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600/1000V XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables to IEC 60502-1(2-5 Cores & Multicore)

FTX400 1RZ1-R (CU/XLPE/LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)

Applications

IEC 60502-1 600/1000V XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports,petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals and high-rise buildings.

Standard

Basic design to IEC 60502-1

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Flame Retardance (Single vertical wire or cable test) IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2
Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cables test) IEC 60332-3-24; EN 60332-3-24
Halogen Free IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1
No Corrosive Gas Emission IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2
Minimum Smoke Emission IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Construction

600/1000V XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed, Power Cables Power Cables to IEC 60502-1(2-5 Cores & Multicore)
Conductor The conductors shall be class 2 plain or metal-coated annealed copper in accordance with IEC 60228. Class 1 and class 5 conductor can be offered as option.
Insulation Thermosetting XLPE material and thickness shall be as per IEC 60502-1.
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic halogen free compound ST8 as per IEC 60502-1.
Outer Sheath Option UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.

Colour Code

Insulation Colour 2-core: Brown and blue. 3-core: Brown, black and grey. 4-core: Blue, brown, black and grey. 5-core: Green and yellow, blue, brown, black, grey. Above 5 Cores: Black cores with white numerals. Other colours can be offered upon request.
Sheath Colour Black; other colours can be offered upon request.

PHYSICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Maximum temperature range during operation: 90°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds): 250°C
Minimum bending radius: circular copper conductors OD≤25mm : 4 × Overall Diameter circular copper conductors OD﹥25mm: 6 × Overall Diameter shaped copper conductors: 8 × Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor FTX400 1RZ1-R
No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area Conductor Class Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Sheath Thickness Approx. Overall Diameter Approx. Weight
No.×mm2 　 mm mm mm kg/km
2 Cores
2×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 9.6 117
2×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 10.4 146
2×4 2 0.7 1.8 11.5 190
2×6 2 0.7 1.8 12.6 244
2×10 2 0.7 1.8 14.5 349
2×16 2 0.7 1.8 16.6 495
2×25 2 0.9 1.8 20.0 735
2×35 2 0.9 1.8 22.3 963
2×50 2 1.0 1.8 25.4 1261
2×70 2 1.1 1.8 29.4 1751
2×95 2 1.1 1.9 33.4 2359
2×120 2 1.2 2.0 37.2 2950
2×150 2 1.4 2.2 41.5 3633
2×185 2 1.6 2.3 46.3 4523
2×240 2 1.7 2.5 52.3 5877
2×300 2 1.8 2.6 57.8 7285
2×400 2 2 2.9 65.1 9294
3 Cores
3×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 10.0 143
3×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 10.9 183
3×4 2 0.7 1.8 12.1 244
3×6 2 0.7 1.8 13.3 321
3×10 2 0.7 1.8 15.3 472
3×16 2 0.7 1.8 17.6 681
3×25 2 0.9 1.8 21.3 1027
3×35 2 0.9 1.8 23.8 1360
3×50 2 1.0 1.8 27.1 1795
3×70 2 1.1 1.9 31.6 2530
3×95 2 1.1 2.0 36.1 3441
3×120 2 1.2 2.1 40.2 4307
3×150 2 1.4 2.3 44.6 5276
3×185 2 1.6 2.4 49.9 6607
3×240 2 1.7 2.6 56.3 8593
3×300 2 1.8 2.7 62.2 10668
3×400 2 2.0 3.0 69.9 13570
3 Cores + 1 Core Earth Conductor
　 　 3 Cores 1 Core 　 　 　
3×16/10 2 0.7 0.7 1.8 17.5 792
3×25/16 2 0.9 0.7 1.8 21.2 1201
3×35/16 2 0.9 0.7 1.8 23.8 1533
3×50/25 2 1.0 0.9 1.8 27.5 2069
3×70/35 2 1.1 0.9 2.0 31.7 2906
3×95/50 2 1.1 1.0 2.1 35.8 3949
3×120/70 2 1.2 1.1 2.3 39.9 5036
3×150/70 2 1.4 1.1 2.4 44.6 6005
3×185/95 2 1.6 1.1 2.6 49.5 7608
3×240/120 2 1.7 1.2 2.8 55.7 9856
3×300/150 2 1.8 1.4 3.0 61.4 12224
3×400/185 2 2.0 1.6 3.2 70.4 15523
4 Cores
4×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 10.8 172
4×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 11.8 223
4×4 2 0.7 1.8 13.1 303
4×6 2 0.7 1.8 14.5 402
4×10 2 0.7 1.8 16.8 599
4×16 2 0.7 1.8 19.3 873
4×25 2 0.9 1.8 23.4 1328
4×35 2 0.9 1.8 26.2 1767
4×50 2 1.0 1.8 29.9 2339
4×70 2 1.1 2.0 35.1 3326
4×95 2 1.1 2.1 39.9 4505
4×120 2 1.2 2.3 44.7 5669
4×150 2 1.4 2.4 49.6 6948
4×185 2 1.6 2.6 55.5 8701
4×240 2 1.7 2.8 62.7 11322
4×300 2 1.8 3.0 69.4 14105
4×400 2 2.0 3.2 78.0 17943
Multicore
5×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 10.8 172
5×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 11.8 223
7×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 13.1 303
7×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 14.5 402
10×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 16.8 599
10×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 19.3 873
12×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 23.4 1328
12×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 26.2 1767
14×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 29.9 2339
14×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 35.1 3326
19×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 39.9 4505
19×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 44.7 5669
21×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 19.4 628
21×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 21.7 873
24×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 21.5 713
24×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 24.1 994
30×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 22.8 856
30×2.5 2 0.7 1.8 25.5 1203
40×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 25.4 1100
40×2.5 2 0.7 1.9 28.7 1572
48×1.5 2 0.7 1.8 28.0 1300
48×2.5 2 0.7 1.9 31.6 1862
61×1.5 2 0.7 1.9 30.7 1624
61×2.5 2 0.7 2.0 34.7 2332

Electrical Properties

Conductor Operating Temperature 90°C
Ambient Temperature 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2A

cross-sectional area Ref. Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc.) Ref. Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc.) Ref. Method C (clipped direct) Ref. Method E (in free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical)
1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c. 1 three- or four-core cable*, three- phase a.c. 1 two-core cable*, single- phase a.c. or d.c. 1 three- or four-core cable*, three-phase a.c. 1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c. 1 three- or four-core cable*, three- phase a.c. 1 two-core cable*, single- phase a.c. or d.c. 1 three- or four-core cable*, three- phase a.c.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
mm2 A A A A A A A A
1.5 18.5 16.5 22 19.5 24 22 26 23
2.5 25 22 30 26 33 30 36 32
4 33 30 40 35 45 40 49 42
6 42 38 51 44 58 52 63 54
10 57 51 69 60 80 71 86 75
16 76 68 91 80 107 96 115 100
25 99 89 119 105 138 119 149 127
35 121 109 146 128 171 147 185 158
50 145 130 175 154 209 179 225 192
70 183 164 221 194 269 229 289 246
95 220 197 265 233 328 278 352 298
120 253 227 305 268 382 322 410 346
150 290 259 334 300 441 371 473 399
185 329 295 384 340 506 424 542 456
240 386 346 459 398 599 500 641 538
300 442 396 532 455 693 576 741 621
400 - - 625 536 803 667 865 741
Note: With or without a protective conductor.

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2B

Conductor cross- sectional area Two-core cable, d.c. Two-core cable, single-phase a.c. Three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c.
1 2 3 4
mm2 mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m
1.5 31 31 27
2.5 19 19 16
4 12 12 10
6 7.9 7.9 6.8
10 4.7 4.7 4.0
16 2.9 2.9 2.5
　 　 r x z r x z
25 1.85 1.85 0.160 1.90 1.60 0.140 1.65
35 1.35 1.35 0.155 1.35 1.15 0.135 1.15
50 0.98 0.99 0.155 1.00 0.86 0.135 0.87
70 0.67 0.67 0.150 0.69 0.59 0.130 0.60
95 0.49 0.50 0.150 0.52 0.43 0.130 0.45
120 0.39 0.40 0.145 0.42 0.34 0.130 0.37
150 0.31 0.32 0.145 0.35 0.38 0.125 0.30
185 0.25 0.26 0.145 0.29 0.22 0.125 0.26
240 0.195 0.200 0.140 0.24 0.175 0.125 0.21
300 0.155 0.160 0.140 0.21 0.140 0.120 0.185
400 0.120 0.130 0.140 0.190 0.115 0.120 0.165