Control Transformer Sizing

Input control load and voltage to automatically generate transformer and fuse sizing.

Enter inputs to automatically resolve transformer size, calculated currents, fuse protection, and generated data.

Primary Voltage240 or 480 V
Control Voltage24 or 120 V
Sizing RuleRequired VA = load x 1.25
Lookup OutputTransformer + fuse selection

Automatic transformer sizing and protection

This sizing result is generated directly from the same logic used in the workspace.

  • At 50 VA load: 75 VA transformer, 1 A primary fuse, 5 A secondary fuse.
  • At 500 VA load: 750 VA transformer, 5 A primary fuse, 50 A secondary fuse.

Change load or voltage and the sizing updates automatically.

Control Load: 50 VA
Control Transformer Sizing example showing a 75 VA transformer with 1 A primary fuse for a 50 VA control load
Control Load: 500 VA
Control Transformer Sizing example showing a 750 VA transformer with 5 A primary fuse for a 500 VA control load

Increasing load steps transformer size from 75 VA to 750 VA and scales fuse protection automatically.

These changes are reflected directly in structured output data.

Control Load (VA)Transformer (VA)Primary Fuse (A)Secondary Fuse (A)
507515
500750550

Geometry and data stay aligned because they are generated from the same logic.

Inputs and outputs

Control load and voltage resolve the transformer selection, calculated currents, and protection values together.

Inputs

  • Primary voltage
  • Control voltage
  • Control load

Outputs

  • Transformer VA
  • Primary and secondary currents
  • Primary and secondary fuse sizing

Rule-driven sizing logic

The sizing logic follows standard electrical calculations, encoded directly in the model.

Calculation flow

  1. Calculate required VA as control load multiplied by 1.25.
  2. Select the next standard transformer size with lookup logic.
  3. Calculate primary current from transformer VA and primary voltage.
  4. Calculate secondary current from transformer VA and control voltage.
  5. Select primary and secondary fuse sizes from standard ratings.

Standard ratings

The example uses standard fuse sizes of 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 50 A. Fuse protection is selected by rounding each calculated current up to the next available standard rating.

Because the calculations are encoded directly in the model, the transformer symbol and both fuse symbols stay aligned with the resolved values without extra manual checking.

Generated Data

The resolved transformer produces usable engineering data that can be exported and kept aligned with the visible sizing result.

Required VA, transformer size, currents, and fuse values are available as generated data from the same evaluated model.

Exported data stays aligned with the schematic, so schedules and downstream checks can use the same resolved values.

Generated Data50 VA load sample
CSV / JSON
Required VA62.5
Transformer Size (VA)75
Primary Current (A)0.31
Secondary Current (A)3.13
Primary Fuse (A)1
Secondary Fuse (A)5

Manual sizing versus LogiDraft

Transformer sizing is repetitive work. Encoding it once keeps the calculation, the schematic, and the generated data aligned.

Manual workflow

Calculate, round, then redraw

  • Apply the safety factor by hand.
  • Pick the next standard transformer size manually.
  • Recalculate currents for every voltage change.
  • Choose standard fuse ratings separately from the schematic.
LogiDraft workflow

One rule set drives the result

  • The sizing factor is applied consistently every time.
  • The transformer VA comes from the defined standard-size lookup.
  • Current and fuse calculations stay tied to the same resolved values.
  • The drawing and the structured output remain correct together.

Open the example and see the system in action

Open the example, change load or voltage, and review the updated result.