Switchboard form checker
Tingnan ang separation, access at clearances ng switchboard.
Reads AS/NZS 3000:2018. Tables checked 26 Sept 2026.
Subukan ang isang job 5
Nilalagyan ng halimbawang value ang bawat job. Palitan ang mga ito ng sarili mong value.
- Check the access to a main switchboardThe access clearances and separation rules for an 800 A main switchboard.
- Check access to a house switchboardThe clear space a domestic switchboard needs.
- Check a long board for two exitsWhether a 3.6 m board needs two exits.
- Check a board in a cupboardThe access for a 400 A board that is not in a room.
- Check the impulse clearancesThe clearance for a 6 kV impulse withstand.
Mga input
Worked example gamit ang mga default na input.
- Rating ng board bawat phase
- 400 A
- Haba ng board
- 2 m
- Pang-tahanang installation
- Hindi
- Rated impulse withstand voltage Uimp
- 6 kV, origin of installation
- Nasa silid ang board na kailangan mong pasukin para maabot ito
- Oo
- Malinaw na espasyo sa harap ng board
- 0 m
Nalalapat ang Cl 2.5.5 sa board na ito
Hindi
- Mga incoming supply conductor, Cl 2.5.5.1
- Hindi kailangan
- Internal separation, ang Cl 2.5.5.2 na ruta
- Hindi kailangan
- Mga porma na angkop sa rutang iyon, halimbawa ng App K
- 3b or 4a or 4b
- Clearance mula sa bawat mukha na kailangang lapitan
- 1m
- Walang hadlang na espasyo sa paligid ng board
- 0.6m
- Mga emergency exit path
- Sapat para makalabas, walang nakatakdang bilang
- Clearance sa Uimp 6 kV, halimbawa ng App K
- 5.5mm
Design aid lang ang resultang ito. I-verify ito laban sa kasalukuyang standard.
Mga hakbang ng kalkulasyon
- Naaangkop ang Cl 2.5.5 sa board na itoResultaHindi
AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.5.5
- I-insulate o paghiwalayin ang mga papasok na supply conductor, Cl 2.5.5.1Hindi kailangan
AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.5.5
- Internal separation, ruta ng Cl 2.5.5.2Hindi kailangan
AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.5.5
- Tinatanggap na anyo ng separation, gumamit ng alin man dito, App K example3b or 4a or 4b
AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Para K6.2
- Tinatanggap na form suffixes, App K examplei, h, ih
AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Para K6.2
- Ano ang hinihiwalay ng bawat form, App K exampleTable K2
AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Table K2
- Clearance mula sa bawat mukha na kailangang lapitan1m
AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.10.2.2
- Walang sagabal na espasyo sa paligid ng board0.6m
AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.10.2.2
- Mga emergency exit pathSapat para makalabas, walang nakatakdang bilang
AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.10.2.2
- Pinakamababang malinaw na lapad ng pintuanWalang figure para sa board na ito
AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.10.2.2
- Pinakamababang malinaw na taas ng pintuanWalang figure para sa board na ito
AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.10.2.2
- Overvoltage category sa Uimp 6 kV, App K exampleIV
AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Para K6.4
- Clearance sa Uimp 6 kV, App K example5.5mm
AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Para K6.4
- Alternatibong test voltage sa Uimp 6 kV, kV r.m.s., App K example5.1
AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Para K6.4
- Creepage sa Ui 440 V, pollution degree 3, material group III, App K example6.3mm
AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Para K6.5
Tungkol sa calculator na ito
How this is calculated
The tool checks whether Clause 2.5.5 of AS/NZS 3000:2018 asks for separation inside a switchboard. It also reads the access and exit figures of Clause 2.10.2.2 and the Appendix K examples.
- Scope. It compares the board rating with the Cl 2.5.5 threshold. At or above it, Cl 2.5.5 applies.
- Incoming conductors. Where Cl 2.5.5 applies, the incoming supply conductors are insulated or separated (Cl 2.5.5.1).
- Internal separation. The tool says if the Cl 2.5.5.2 route needs internal separation. It lists the forms that suit that route, from Paragraph K6.2 and Table K2.
- Access. From Cl 2.10.2.2 it gives the clearance from each face that needs access. It also gives the unimpeded space around the board. A domestic board has its own front clearance.
- Exits. A switchroom can pass the rating or length trigger. Then the tool gives the exit count and doorway size.
- Clearance example. It reads the Appendix K clearance for the impulse voltage you pick (Paragraphs K6.4 and K6.5).
| Step | Table or clause | What it decides |
|---|---|---|
| Scope and separation | AS/NZS 3000 Cl 2.5.5 | Whether the board needs separation |
| Forms | App K Para K6.2 and Table K2 | The forms that suit |
| Access and exits | Cl 2.10.2.2 | Clearances, exits and doorways |
| Clearances | App K Para K6.4 and K6.5 | The worked examples |
Worked example
A 1000 A commercial board in a switchroom. Cl 2.5.5 applies and internal separation is required. Forms 3b, 4a or 4b suit. The tool gives 2 exit paths, set well apart. The Appendix K clearance at 6 kV is 5.5 mm.
Limits
- Appendix K is informative. Its clearance and creepage figures are examples. Verify them to AS/NZS 61439.1.
- The tool holds the Cl 2.5.5.2 route only. Cl 2.5.5.1 offers other routes.
- Under the trigger, the tool gives no exit count and no doorway size.
- Measure each clearance with the doors and gear in the positions the clause names.
- Door swing and hold-open rules appear as warnings only.
See also: Industrial switchboards, Switchboard fault rating and busbar withstand and the fault rating calculator.
Mga tanong
Design aid ang resulta. I-verify ito laban sa kasalukuyang standard.
Kailan kailangan ng switchboard ng internal separation?
Sakop ng AS/NZS 3000:2018 Clause 2.5.5 ang switchboard na nasa 800 A kada phase o higit pa. I-enter ang rating at sasabihin sa iyo ng AmpSize kung natutugunan ng board ang trigger na iyon. Hinihingi rin ng Clause 2.5.5.1 na i-insulate o paghiwalayin ang incoming supply conductors, sa bawat route. Itinatakda naman ng Clause 2.5.5.2 ang internal separation na kailangan ng board.
Anong form of separation ang tinatanggap?
Binabanggit ng Appendix K Paragraph K6.2 ang Form 3b, Form 4a at Form 4b, at ang parehong form na may i, h at ih suffix. Ipinapakita ng Table K2 kung ano ang hinihiwalay ng bawat form. Informative ang Appendix K, kaya ituring ang mga ito bilang halimbawang route papunta sa Clause 2.5.5.2, hindi bilang figure na itinatakda ng standard.
Gaano karaming espasyo ang kailangan sa paligid ng switchboard?
Itinatakda ng Clause 2.10.2.2.1 ang 1.0 m mula sa bawat mukha na kailangang maabot. Puwedeng gumamit ang domestic installation ng 0.6 m sa harap ng board. Ina-apply ng AmpSize ang relief na iyon sa front face. Nananatili sa 1.0 m ang iba pang mukha. Nagtatakda ang clause ng 0.6 m na walang harang sa paligid ng board. Basahin ang clause para sa posisyon ng pinto at switchgear na ipinapalagay nito.
Kailan kailangan ang dalawang emergency exit path?
Nagtatakda ang Clause 2.10.2.2.2 ng dalawang exit path, na malayo sa isa't isa, kung kailangan mong pumasok sa room para maabot ang board. Nalalapat ito mula 800 A kada phase, o higit sa 3 m ang haba. Sapat na ang isang path kung may 3 m na malinaw sa harap na nakabukas ang pinto at nailabas ang gear. Ang ibang board ay kailangan ng sapat na exit path, walang nakatakdang bilang.
Aling edition ang binabasa ng tool, at ano ang hindi nito kasama?
Binabasa ng tool ang AS/NZS 3000:2018 kasama ang Amendments 1, 2 at 3. Muling isinulat ng Amendment 2 ang Clause 2.10.2.2. Inalis lang ng Amendment 3 ang mga reference sa AS/NZS 3439 mula sa Clause 2.5.5. Hawak ng tool ang Clauses 2.5.5 at 2.10.2.2 at ang Appendix K Paragraphs K6.2, K6.4 at K6.5. Nasa AS/NZS 61439 series ang rated diversity factor at temperature rise checks, kaya wala sa dalawa ang hawak ng tool.
Mga worked example
Background
Mga clause at table na binabasa ng tool na ito
- AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Para K6.2Form of internal separation
- AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Para K6.4Overvoltage category
- AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Para K6.5Creepage
- AS/NZS 3000:2018 App K Table K2Internal separation, the least each form needs
- AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.5.5Protection against arcing faults inside a switchboard
- AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.10.2.2Switchboard access and emergency exits
- AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 2.5.5, Cl 2.10.2.2 and App K Table K2Switchboard internal separation, access and clearances
Bawat clause at table, kasama kung paano ito na-verify
Huling na-check ang mga table noong 26 Sept 2026.
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