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Wire Voltage Drop Calculator

Estimate round-trip DC conductor voltage drop from current, length, resistivity, and cross-sectional area. Inspect the SI equation, substituted inputs, derived result, and physical limitations in one guided workspace.

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Calculation path

Estimate round-trip DC conductor voltage drop from current, length, resistivity, and cross-sectional area. The page evaluates the displayed equation from your supplied values and presents both symbolic and substituted KaTeX working so the arithmetic can be checked.

Calculation path

Delta V=I(2 rho L/A)

What you provide

What you provide

  • Current expressed in A, using the same scenario as the other inputs
  • One-way conductor length expressed in m, using the same scenario as the other inputs
  • Conductor resistivity expressed in ohm m, using the same scenario as the other inputs
  • Conductor area expressed in mm^2, using the same scenario as the other inputs

What you receive

What you receive

  • Estimated voltage drop in V from the stated equation
  • A symbolic formula plus substituted working with your values
  • Visible assumptions, field guidance, and an authoritative learning reference

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Choose the maximum decimal places shown. This does not increase source accuracy.

The two conductors share uniform area and temperature; contacts, AC impedance, and allowable-code limits are excluded.

Use internally consistent units and retain extra precision when carrying the result into another calculation.

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