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How to select the appropriate Subscribed Demand (Meter size)?

Subscribed Demand
Subscribed Demand

The subscribed demand may be assessed by taking account of the loads of all the appliances that are intended to operate simultaneously, as shown in the table below:

Sum of loads of all the appliances
that are intended to operate simultaneously
Subscribed Demand
Up to 3,400 W3.4 kVA
From 3,400 to 6,900 W6.9 kVA
From 6,900 to 11,500 W11.5 kVA
From 11,500 to 13,800 W13.8 kVA [*]
From 13,800 to 20,700 W20.7 kVA [*]

Subscribed Demand / Service Circuit-Breaker Equivalence

For control of the subscribed demand, we will install a service circuit-breaker with a rating, as shown below:

Subscribed DemandService Circuit-Breaker
3.4 kVA1x16 A
6.9 kVA1x32 A
11.5 kVA1x50 A
13.8 kVA3x20 A
20.7 kVA3x32 A

Typical Loads of Electrical Appliances

To simplify the calculation of your subscribed demand, we provide you the most common appliances and their corresponding loads in the table below.

ApplianceLoad(W) [**]
Incandescent lamp 5 - 250
Compact fluorescent lamp 4 - 30
Fluorescent tube 14 - 65
Television 50 - 400
Computer 80 - 300
Stereo 20 - 100
Fan 20 - 60
Air-conditioner 1,000 - 3,000
Space heater 1,000 - 3,000
Dehumidifier 200 - 500
Refrigerator100 - 300
Rice cooker 300 - 1,500
Exhaust hood 40 - 150
Microwave oven500 - 1,500
Electric oven1,000 - 5,000
Induction cooker1,500 - 4,000
Electric pot600 - 2,000
Toaster600 - 1,000
Washing machine500 - 3,000
Clothes dryer1,000 - 3,000
Vacuum cleaner300 - 1,000
Dishwasher2,000 - 3,000
Dish disinfecting cabinet500 - 1,000
Iron400 - 1,000
Hair dryer600 - 1,500
Storage-type water heater1,500 - 6,000

Notes:

[*] Three-phase installation

[**] The power of the electrical appliance is an estimate only. Please refer to your electrical appliance manual for the actual power.