Voltage Drop Calculation Using American Wire Gauge

Example #1. one power supply per module (3x power supplies): A 18 AWG wire will drop 0.042 V/ft at 2.6

A at maximum ambient temperature. Using 100 feet between the QuickTrip and the power supply would

provide a voltage drop of 100×0.042 = 4.2V.

Example #2. one power supply for all three modules (1x power supply): A 18 AWG wire will drop 0.125

V/ft at 7.8 A at maximum ambient temperature. Using 100 feet between the QuickTrip and the power

supply would provide a voltage drop of 100×0.125 = 12.5V.

It is very important to ensure the voltage at the QuickTrip’s input terminal is within the product power

input specification to achieve maximum performance.

A standard wire cross-sectional area voltage drop at maximum ambient temperature is provided in Table

3-6 and Table 3-7 to assist with cable selection.

Extended Power Input

The Power Wiring Requirements section above specifies the maximum length of 30 meters between the

power source and the QuickTrip. Installations that require a longer power cable run also require a much

larger wire gauge to account for voltage drop. Figure 3-6 below gives a possible solution for installations

required to run at longer distances.