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Voltage drop on 2.5 mm² over 30 m

Tātaitai heke voltage

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Worked to AS/NZS 3000:2018 and AS/NZS 3008.1.2:2017 (NZ). Tables checked 27 Sept 2026.

Heke voltage

4.7%

Heke voltage
10.81V
Roa teitei rawa i te rohe
31.91m
Rohe heke voltage
5%
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A drawn result card from the Voltage Drop tool: voltage drop 4.7 %; checked.

A 20 A load on 2.5 mm² copper cable over 30 m drops 10.81 V, which is 4.7 % of 230 V. That is inside the 5 % limit of AS/NZS 3000:2018 Cl 3.6.2, but close to it.

The case

The circuit is single‑phase, multicore PVC cable, at a power factor of 1. The tool reads the cable's resistance and reactance from AS/NZS 3008.1.2:2017 and works the drop at 18.02 mV/A·m. At that rate the run can reach 31.91 m before it meets the limit.

What changes the answer

A larger cable drops less. 4 mm² over the same 30 m drops 2.93 %, and can run 51.25 m.

The limit covers the whole installation, from the point of supply to the load. A drop in the mains or a submain uses part of the 5 %, so a final subcircuit often has less to spend.

See also: AS/NZS 3000 Clause 3.6.2: voltage drop limit and The 5 % voltage drop limit from supply to load.

Whakamātau ki ēnei whakauru

insulation Taura
PVC
Rauemi Taura
Cu
Taura: ngā ara taura whakarite
1
Rahi Taura
2.5 mm²
Ngā matua
Multicore
Iahiko hoahoa
20 A
Roa rerenga
30 m
Rohe heke voltage
5 %
Power factor
1
Ngā wāhanga
Wāhanga kotahi
Puna hiko
a.c.
Voltage
230 V
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