Ask HN: Review my project - An automated cable sizing tool

http://www.cablesizer.com

by vitaminj • 15 years ago

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vitaminj• 15 years ago

I'm an electrical engineer (power systems) by background and this is my little project - an automated cable sizing tool to IEC standards. A little background to how it was conceived:

Over the years in the design consulting / engineering industry, I noticed that cable sizing was either done by hand (tedious) or by integrated power systems packages (overkill). Cable sizing is a pretty well defined task with all the requirements set out in international standards (e.g. IEC, NEC, BS, etc), so there's really no reason why it should be done manually. And yet there aren't many standalone tools to do it. So I wanted to make a simple tool that was also completely transparent - all the information is there for you to check the outputs yourself against the standards should you desire.

I'd like some feedback on how useful this is and whether or not its clear enough to non EE's. Thanks!

Ask HN: Review my project - An automated cable sizing tool

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