A single-phase motor is located 250 ft from its power source. The conductors supplying power to the motor are 10 AWG copper. The motor has a fullload current draw of 24 A. What is the voltage drop across the conductors when the motor is in operation?
\mathrm{E}_{\mathrm{D}}=\frac{2 \times 10.4 ~\Omega-\mathrm{CM} / \mathrm{ft} \times 24 \mathrm{~A} \times 250 ~\mathrm{ft}}{10,380 ~\mathrm{CM}}
E_D=12.023 \mathrm{~V}
A slightly different formula can be used to compute the voltage drop on a three-phase system. Instead of multiplying KIL by 2, multiply KIL by the square root of 3:
E_D=\frac{\sqrt{3} ~\mathrm{KIL}}{C M}