Electrical Cable Engineering Knowledge Base
Technical guidance, cable calculation notes, software documentation, standards references, and practical engineering articles grouped by topic.
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Cable Design
Construction, insulation, standards, dielectric losses and cable performance.
Cable Installation
Routing, ducts, supports, burial conditions and site practice.
Cable Sizing
Capacity, voltage drop, derating, methods, standards and worked examples.
Software Help
myCableEngineering software guidance for projects, cables, reports and common tasks.
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Useful starting points for software guidance, cable sizing standards, and a practical worked calculation.
Software guide
myCableEngineering Software Basics
Get oriented with the dashboard, projects, cables, reports and tutorial resources.
Standards reference
Cable Sizing Standards: BS 7671, ERA 69-30 and IEC 60502
Review the standards framework used for cable sizing and current-carrying capacity.
Worked example
BS 7671 Voltage Drop Worked Example
Follow a practical voltage-drop calculation with equations, substitutions and result.
Technical Articles
Create a Project Cable Sizing Report — Video Tutorial
Watch how to generate a Project Cable Sizing report in myCableEngineering.
Updated October 13, 2026
myCableEngineering Software Reports and Export
Generate PDF cable reports, reopen Recent Reports and export project data, with a video demonstration of the Project Cable Sizing report.
Updated October 13, 2026
How to Size a Cable in myCableEngineering — Video Tutorial
Watch a step-by-step cable sizing tutorial in myCableEngineering, from design inputs and cable selection to voltage drop and fault checks.
Updated October 6, 2026
BS 7671 Current-Carrying Capacity Calculations
How to use BS 7671 Appendix 4 to select cable ratings, apply correction factors and check current-carrying capacity, with a worked example.
Updated October 5, 2026
Pricing & Credits
Learn about myCableEngineering plans, included credits, pay-as-you-go charges, budgets and payments.
Updated September 4, 2026
AC and DC Cable Performance Worked Examples
Textbook-style AC and DC cable performance worked examples with equations for temperature, resistance, voltage drop, power loss and indicative life.
Updated June 1, 2026
Cable Fault Calculation Worked Example
Cable fault calculation worked example using complex impedance for phase and earth fault currents.
Updated August 19, 2026
Standard Cable Sizes to IEC 60228
Reference table of standard metric conductor and cable sizes defined by IEC 60228, from 0.5 mm² to 1000 mm².
Updated May 27, 2026
Metric to AWG Cable Size Conversion Table
Metric to AWG and MCM conductor size conversion table with circular mils, stranding and approximate overall diameter.
Updated May 27, 2026
Photovoltaic (PV) Design: Array Voltage, Current and Grid Connection
PV array design overview covering array voltage and current, design correction factors, cable checks and UK G98/G99 grid connection requirements.
Updated June 5, 2026