Manual
User's Guide — 19
Kerchoff’s Law
The
ElectriCalc LT
utilizes Kerchoff’s
Law in finding volts, amps, volt-amps,
watts, horsepower (theoretical), effi-
ciency and power factor.
Finding Voltage
Find the voltage supply to a single-
phase load drawing 14,605 volt-amps
and 115 amps.
Steps
Keystrokes
Display
Clear calculator [On/C] [On/C] 0.
Set to 1-phase [Set] 1 1 PH
Enter volt-amps 14605 [VA] 14,605. VA
Enter amps 115 [Amps] 115. AMPS
Solve for volts [Volts] 127. VOLT
Finding Amps
What is the current (amps) for a load
drawing 8,250 volt-amps on a 240 volt,
three-phase circuit?
Steps
Keystrokes
Display
Clear calculator [On/C] [On/C] 0.
Set to 3-phase [Set] 3 3 PH
Enter volt-amps 8250 [VA] 8250. VA
Enter volts 240 [Volts] 240. VOLT
Solve for amps [Amps] 19.846416 AMPS