The two methods “International Standards” and “Cable Reinforcement” have different use cases that they can used for. These depend on the mode of the calculation and whether you want that new cable types are recommended to you or just verify the existing ones. A comparison of the two methods can be found in the attached document.

In general, the “Cable Reinforcement” method should be used, when existing cable types from the project library shall be used and the cables shall be recommended or verified considering used defined constraints.

The “International Standards” method should be used, if the cable types shall only be recommended or verified according to the selected standard. No load flow calculations are executed here. In addition, the derating factor considering installation and environmental conditions can be determined.