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Please check my math:

(22) 1500 watt metal halide light standard fixtures @208 volts, 8.2 amps each. They will be balanced on a 120/208 volt, three phase, 4 wire service.

37,523 watt load divided by 208 x 1.73=104 amps.
The load would be considered continuous thus multiply by 1.25 = 130 amps total load.

Am I correct?

I dunno.

Try this, 21 fixtures installed so they balance out on all 3 phases equals 114.8 amps, add one more fixture on 2 phases brings the total to 123 amps multiply by 1.25 = 153.75 amps

you'll either need a 150 amp panel (your calculation) or a 200 amp panel (my calculation). The price difference is probably non-existant. The only cost that might matter would be the feeder size.

Frank, I did the calculation and came up with the same amperage as you did. I beleive you are correct

Each fixture - 208v x 8.2a = 1705.6 va
22 fixtures + 2 (to balance load) = 24 fixtures
1705.6 va x 24 = 40 934.4 va

40 934.4 va divide by 208 = 196.8 amps
divide by 1.73 = 113.7 amps
113.7 x 1.25 (continuous load) = 142.5 amps

Ed

Frank,

Don't forget to add (10%?) for ballasts.

Is that for power factor?

Am I missing something? Why is everyone trying to change this calculation to volt-amps when Frank has stated that each fixture draws 8.2 amps?

Doing the Volt-Amp thing might be advantageuos if this load could be equally shared by all three phases, but since it can't, I feel the resulting answers are too low. The math is correct, so I'll assume that everyone slipped off their boots to use their toes and they all did their gazintas correctly.

There will be 15 fixtures on A phase x 8.2 = 123 amps, 15 fixtures on B phase x 8.2 amps = 123 amps

C phase only has 14 fixtures x 8.2 amp=114.8 amp.

125 amps x 125% = 153.75 amps, too much for 150 amp feeder or 150 amp panel.

A 1500 watt fixture at 208 volts will draw 7.2amps continuous.Why are we talking 8.2 amps and adding 125% for a continuous load?
What am I missing?
Chris

Chris:
A 1500 watt metal halide sport light draws 8.2 amps at 208 voltsat full illumination, and 4.70 amps starting. Source of info is Lumark/Cooper Lighting.

That is a high power factor, CWA.

HotLine1
John

PS to Frank: Put in a 200 amp feeder and panel please!

John,
Thanks for the info.Does Lumark/Cooper have a WEB site with tech info for their products?
Chris