Cable construction
| Conductor | Class 2 stranded copper conductor according to BS EN 60228 |
| Conductor screen | Semi-conductive XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) |
| Insulation | XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) |
| Insulation screen | Semi-conductive XLPE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) |
| Metallic screen | Individual or overall copper tape screen according to BS 6622 |
| Filler | PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) fibres |
| Separator | Binding tape |
| Bedding | LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) |
| Armour | Single core: AWA (Aluminium Wire Armoured) Multi-core: SWA (Steel Wire Armoured) |
| Sheath | LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) |
Dimensions
| No. of Cores | Nominal Cross Sectional Area mm² | Nominal Diameter | Nominal Weight kg/km | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under Armour | Over Armour | Overall | |||
| 1 | 70 | 32.6 | 36.6 | 41 | 2300 |
| 1 | 95 | 34.3 | 38.3 | 42.9 | 2650 |
| 1 | 120 | 35.9 | 39.9 | 44.5 | 3000 |
| 1 | 150 | 37.5 | 42.5 | 47.3 | 3500 |
| 1 | 185 | 39.3 | 44.3 | 49.3 | 4000 |
| 1 | 240 | 41.7 | 46.7 | 51.7 | 4650 |
| 1 | 300 | 44.2 | 49.2 | 54.4 | 5450 |
| 1 | 400 | 47.3 | 52.3 | 57.7 | 6350 |
| 1 | 500 | 50.5 | 55.5 | 61.1 | 7600 |
| 1 | 630 | 54.2 | 59.2 | 65 | 9150 |
| 1 | 800 | 60.5 | 65.5 | 71.6 | 11100 |
| 1 | 1000 | 65 | 70 | 76.5 | 13400 |
| 3 | 50 | 65.1 | 71.4 | 78.2 | 9150 |
| 3 | 70 | 68.8 | 75.1 | 82.1 | 10300 |
| 3 | 95 | 72.6 | 78.9 | 86.1 | 11600 |
| 3 | 120 | 76.3 | 82.6 | 90 | 12800 |
| 3 | 150 | 79.3 | 85.6 | 93.2 | 14050 |
| 3 | 185 | 83.4 | 89.7 | 97.5 | 15650 |
| 3 | 240 | 88.8 | 95.1 | 103.3 | 18200 |
| 3 | 300 | 93.9 | 100.2 | 108.8 | 21100 |
| 3 | 400 | 100.8 | 107.1 | 116.1 | 24200 |
| Nominal Cross Sectional Area mm² | Minimum No. Of Wires In Conductor | Maximum Resistance of Conductor At 20ºC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circular | Circular Compacted | Shaped | Annealed Copper Conductor | ||||
| Cu | Al | Cu | Al | Cu | Al | Plain Wires ohms/km | |
| 50 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0.387 |
| 70 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0.268 |
| 95 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0.193 |
| 120 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 0.153 |
| 150 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 0.124 |
| 185 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0.0991 |
| 240 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 0.0754 |
| 300 | 61 | 61 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 0.0601 |
| 400 | 61 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0.047 |
| 630 | 91 | 91 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0.0283 |
| 800 | 91 | 91 | 53 | 53 | - | - | 0.0221 |
| 1000 | 91 | 91 | 53 | 53 | - | - | 0.0176 |
| Nominal Cross Sectional Area mm² | Continuous Current Rating | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Ground Amps | In Ducts Amps | In Air Amps | ||||
| Trefoil | Flat | Trefoil | Flat | Trefoil | Flat | |
| 70 | 270 | 280 | 260 | 270 | 310 | 370 |
| 95 | 320 | 335 | 305 | 325 | 375 | 460 |
| 120 | 360 | 380 | 340 | 370 | 430 | 530 |
| 150 | 410 | 430 | 375 | 410 | 490 | 600 |
| 185 | 455 | 485 | 410 | 460 | 550 | 690 |
| 240 | 520 | 560 | 470 | 540 | 650 | 820 |
| 300 | 580 | 640 | 500 | 610 | 740 | 940 |
| 400 | 650 | 730 | 530 | 690 | 840 | 1100 |
| 500 | 710 | 830 | 570 | 780 | 930 | 1280 |
| 630 | 760 | 940 | 620 | 890 | 1040 | 1480 |
| 800 | 810 | 1060 | 660 | 990 | 1140 | 1690 |
| 1000 | 860 | 1170 | 690 | 190 | 1230 | 1900 |
| 50 | 210 | 210 | 180 | 180 | 220 | 220 |
| 70 | 250 | 250 | 215 | 215 | 270 | 270 |
| 95 | 300 | 300 | 255 | 255 | 330 | 330 |
| 120 | 340 | 340 | 290 | 290 | 380 | 380 |
| 150 | 380 | 380 | 330 | 330 | 430 | 430 |
| 185 | 430 | 430 | 370 | 370 | 490 | 490 |
| 240 | 500 | 500 | 430 | 430 | 570 | 570 |
| 300 | 540 | 540 | 470 | 470 | 650 | 650 |
| 400 | 600 | 600 | 530 | 530 | 740 | 740 |
| Air Temperature °C | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 |
| DE-RATING FACTOR | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.73 |
| Ground Temperature | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
| DE-RATING FACTOR | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.82 |
| Ground Thermal Resistivity | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| DE-RATING FACTOR | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.68 |
| Depth Of Laying | 0.80 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 2.0 | 2.50 |
| DE-RATING FACTOR | 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.90 |
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