Calculator preliminar

Breaker selection calculator

Select a preliminary breaker rating using design current, load duty, ambient derating, spare margin, and inrush awareness.

Assumptions used by this calculator

  • This is a preliminary breaker-rating workflow and does not replace code-specific protection coordination.
  • Continuous and motor duty use a basic planning multiplier before rounding to the next standard rating.
  • High inrush loads still require curve and settings verification before procurement or energization.

Adjusted design current

66 A

Design current after applying duty assumptions, spare margin, and derating.

Minimum standard breaker

50 A

Smallest standard breaker at or above the entered design current.

Recommended breaker

80 A

Rounded preliminary breaker rating from the adjusted design current.

Engineering note

Review

Use this as a preliminary rating only. Final coordination and code checks are still required.