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600/1000V PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables to BS 6346 (Single Core)

FGD300 1VVMAV-R (CU/PVC/PVC/AWA/PVC 600/1000V Class 2

Applications

BS 6346-1 600/1000V PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed Armoured 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 BS 6346

Fire Performance

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test) BS EN 50265-2-1

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Construction

600/1000V PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables Power Cables to BS 6346 (Single Core)
Conductor Annealed copper wire, stranded according to BS 6360 class 2.
Insulation PVC TI 1 according to BS 7655-3.1.
Bedding: PVC.
Armouring: Aluminium wire
Outer Sheath PVC TM 1 according to BS 7655-4.1.
Outer Sheath Option UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti rodent and anti termite properties can be offered as option. Compliance to fire performance standard (IEC 60332-1, IEC 60332-3, UL 1581, UL 1666 etc) depends on the oxygen index of the PVC compound and the overall cable design. LSPVC can also be provided upon request.

Colour Code

Insulation Colour Brown or blue
Sheath Colour Black, other colours can be offered upon request

Mechanical and Electrical Properties

Maximum temperature range during operation (PVC): 70°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds): 160°C
Minimum bending radius  
  Circular copper conductor 6 x Overall Diameter
  Shaped copper conductor 8 x Overall Diameter

Parameter

Conductor FGD300 1VVMAV-R
No. of Cores x Cross Section Class of Conductor Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Bedding Thickness Nominal Armour Wire Diameter Nominal Sheath Thickness Approx. Overall Diameter Approx. Weight
No.xmm² 　 mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
1x50 2 1.4 0.8 1.25 1.5 19.1 820
1x70 2 1.4 0.8 1.25 1.6 21.1 1070
1x95 2 1.6 0.8 1.25 1.6 23.4 1390
1x120 2 1.6 1.0 1.6 1.7 26.3 1600
1x150 2 1.8 1.0 1.6 1.7 28.3 1900
1x185 2 2.0 1.0 1.6 1.8 30.8 2450
1x240 2 2.2 1.0 1.6 1.9 34.1 3100
1x300 2 2.4 1.0 1.6 1.9 37.0 3760
1x400 2 2.6 1.2 2.0 2.1 42.0 4850
1x500 2 2.8 1.2 2.0 2.1 45.6 5930
1x630 2 2.8 1.2 2.0 2.2 49.7 7390
1x800 2 2.8 1.4 2.5 2.4 55.8 9400
1x1000 2 3.0 1.4 2.5 2.5 61.0 11430

Electrical Properties

Conductor Operating Temperature 70°C
Ambient Temperature 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671: 2008 table 4D3A

Conductor cross- sectional area Reference Method C (clipped direct) Reference Method F (in free air or on a perforated cable tray, horizontal or vertical)
　Touching 　Touching 　Spaced by on cable diameter
2 cables, singlephase a.c. or d.c. flat 3 or 4 cables, threephase a.c. flat 2 cables, singlephase a.c. or d.c. flat 3 cables, threephase a.c. flat 3 cables threephase a.c. trefoil 　2 cables, d.c. 2 cables, single-phase a.c. three-phase a.c.
Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
mm2 A A A A A A A A A A A
50 193 179 205 189 181 229 216 229 217 230 212
70 245 225 259 238 231 294 279 287 272 286 263
95 296 269 313 285 280 357 340 349 332 338 313
120 342 309 360 327 324 415 396 401 383 385 357
150 393 352 413 373 373 479 458 449 429 436 405
185 447 399 469 422 425 548 525 511 489 490 456
240 525 465 550 492 501 648 622 593 568 566 528
300 594 515 624 547 567 748 719 668 640 616 578
400 687 575 723 618 657 885 851 737 707 674 632
500 763 622 805 673 731 1035 997 810 777 721 676
630 843 669 891 728 809 1218 1174 893 856 771 723
800 919 710 976 777 886 1441 1390 943 905 824 772
1000 975 737 1041 808 945 1685 1627 1008 967 872 816

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671: 2008 table 4D3B

Nominal Cross Section Area 2 cables d.c. Ref. Methods C&F(clipped direct, on trays or in free air)
2 cables, single-phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.
Touching Spaced* Trefoil and touching Flat and touching Flat and spaced*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
mm2 mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m
　 　 r x z r x z r x z r x z r x z
50 0.93 0.93 0.22 0.95 0.92 0.30 0.97 0.80 0.19 0.82 0.79 0.26 0.84 0.79 0.34 0.86
70 0.63 0.64 0.21 0.68 0.66 0.29 0.72 0.55 0.18 0.58 0.57 0.25 0.62 0.59 0.32 0.68
95 0.46 0.48 0.20 0.52 0.51 0.28 0.58 0.42 0.175 0.45 0.44 0.25 0.50 0.47 0.31 0.57
120 0.36 0.39 0.195 0.43 0.42 0.28 0.50 0.33 0.170 0.37 0.36 0.24 0.43 0.40 0.30 0.50
150 0.29 0.31 0.190 0.37 0.34 0.27 0.44 0.27 0.165 0.32 0.30 0.24 0.38 0.34 0.30 0.45
185 0.23 0.26 0.190 0.32 0.29 0.27 0.39 0.22 0.160 0.27 0.25 0.23 0.34 0.29 0.29 0.41
240 0.18 0.20 0.180 0.27 0.23 0.26 0.35 0.175 0.160 0.23 0.20 0.23 0.30 0.24 0.28 0.37
300 0.145 0.160 0.180 0.24 0.19 0.26 0.32 0.140 0.155 0.21 0.165 0.22 0.28 0.20 0.28 0.34
400 0.105 0.140 0.175 0.22 0.18 0.24 0.30 0.12 0.130 0.195 0.160 0.21 0.26 0.21 0.25 0.32
500 0.086 0.120 0.170 0.21 0.165 0.23 0.29 0.105 0.145 0.18 0.145 0.20 0.25 0.19 0.24 0.30
630 0.068 0.105 0.165 0.195 0.150 0.22 0.27 0.091 0.145 0.17 0.135 0.195 0.23 0.175 0.22 0.28
800 0.053 0.095 0.160 0.185 0.145 0.21 0.25 0.082 0.140 0.160 0.125 0.180 0.22 0.170 0.195 0.26
1000 0.042 0.091 0.155 0.180 0.140 0.19 0.24 0.079 0.135 0.155 0.125 0.165 0.21 0.165 0.170 0.24

Note: *Spacings larger than one cable diameter will result in a large voltage drop.
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance