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600/1000V XLPE Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables to IEC 60502 (2-4 Cores)

FGD400 1RVMV-R (CU/XLPE/PVC/SWA/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)

Applications

IEC 60502 600/1000V XLPE 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 IEC 60502-1

Approvals:
TUV Certification (Z1 17 01 98200 004)

Fire Performance

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test) IEC 60332-1

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Construction

600/1000V XLPE Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables Power Cables to IEC 60502 (2-4 Cores)
Conductor Annealed copper wire, stranded according to IEC 60228 class 2.
Insulation XLPE according to IEC 60502-1.
Inner Covering: Extruded PVC or polymeric compound.
Armouring Galvanized steel wire
Outer Sheath Extruded PVC Type ST1/ST2 according to IEC 60502-1.
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 Two-core: Brown, blue Three-core: Brown, black, grey Four-core: Blue, brown, black, grey Five-core: Green-and-yellow, blue, brown, black, grey 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: 80°C (For ST1 Sheath); 90°C (For ST2 Sheath)
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds): 250°C
Minimum bending radius: 12 x Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor FGD400 1RVMV-R
No. of Cores x Cross Section Class of Conductor Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Inner Covering Thickness Nominal Armour Wire Diameter Nominal Sheath Thickness Nominal Overall Diameter Approx. Weight
No.xmm2   mm mm mm   mm kg/km
2 Cores
2x1.5 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 13.2 325
2x2.5 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 14.0 372
2x4.0 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 15.1 438
2x6.0 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 17.1 645
2x10 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 19.0 806
2x16 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 21.1 1015
2x25 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 25.2 1517
2x35 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 27.5 1830
2x50 2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.9 30.8 2259
2x70 2 1.1 1.0 2.0 2.0 35.8 3182
2x95 2 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.1 40.2 4022
2x120 2 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.3 44.2 4810
2x150 2 1.4 1.2 2.5 2.4 49.3 6120
2x185 2 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.6 54.7 7375
2x240 2 1.7 1.4 2.5 2.7 60.5 9037
2x300 2 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.9 66.6 10871
2x400 2 2.0 1.6 2.5 3.1 73.7 13256
3 Cores
3x1.5 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 13.6 361
3x2.5 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 14.5 420
3x4.0 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 15.7 505
3x6.0 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 17.8 742
3x10 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 19.8 954
3x16 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 22.1 1231
3x25 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 26.5 1857
3x35 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 29.0 2281
3x50 2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.9 32.5 2856
3x70 2 1.1 1.0 2.0 2.1 38.0 4056
3x95 2 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.2 42.7 5196
3x120 2 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.3 46.8 6247
3x150 2 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.5 52.8 8000
3x185 2 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.7 58.1 9626
3x240 2 1.7 1.4 2.5 2.8 64.3 11939
3x300 2 1.8 1.6 2.5 3.0 70.8 14468
3x400 2 2.0 1.6 3.2 3.3 80.0 18832
3 Cores+1 Earth Conductor
    power conductor earth  conductor          
3x16/10 2 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 22.7 1446
3x25/16 2 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 26.5 1925
3x35/16 2 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.9 29.0 2607
3x50/25 2 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.6 2.1 33.0 3413
3x70/35 2 1.1 0.9 1.2 2.0 2.2 38.0 4710
3x95/50 2 1.1 1.0 1.2 2.0 2.3 42.4 6179
3x120/70 2 1.2 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.5 48.0 8195
3x150/70 2 1.4 1.1 1.4 2.5 2.7 52.0 10304
3x185/95 2 1.6 1.1 1.4 2.5 2.8 57.2 13172
3x240/120 2 1.7 1.2 1.6 2.5 3.1 64.0 16711
3x300/150 2 1.8 1.4 1.6 2.5 3.2 69.8 21094
3x400/185 2 2.0 1.6 1.6 3.2 3.6 78.6 27130
4 Cores
4x1.5 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 14.4 406
4x2.5 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 15.4 479
4x4.0 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 17.6 718
4x6.0 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 19.0 859
4x10 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 21.3 1124
4x16 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 24.5 1628
4x25 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.8 28.6 2237
4x35 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.9 31.6 2794
4x50 2 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.1 36.5 3813
4x70 2 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.2 41.9 5065
4x95 2 1.1 1.2 2.0 2.3 46.7 6463
4x120 2 1.2 1.4 2.5 2.5 52.9 8401
4x150 2 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.7 58.0 9987
4x185 2 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.8 63.7 12040
4x240 2 1.7 1.6 2.5 3.1 71.5 15186
4x300 2 1.8 1.6 2.5 3.2 78.0 18316
4x400 2 2.0 1.8 3.2 3.6 88.7 23930
5 Cores
5x1.5 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 15.5 467
5x2.5 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 16.6 558
5x4.0 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 18.1 692
5x6.0 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 20.3 972
5x10 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 22.8 1300
5x16 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 26.4 1899
5x25 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.9 31.2 2671
5x35 2 0.9 1.0 1.6 2.0 34.5 3371
Multicore
7C1.5 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 16.4 540
8C1.5 2 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.8 18.0 692
10C1.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 20.1 819
12C1.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 20.5 882
19C1.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 23.1 1137
27C1.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 27.2 1618
37C1.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 29.7 1958
48C1.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.9 33.4 2378
7C2.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 17.6 657
8C2.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 19.4 834
10C2.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 21.7 995
12C2.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.25 1.8 22.3 1082
19C2.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 25.2 1428
27C2.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 29.8 2033
37C2.5 2 0.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 32.7 2499
48C2.5 2 0.7 1.0 2.0 1.9 36.8 3063
Note: Other conductor sizes & core configurations are available upon request.

Electrical Properties

Conductor Operating Temperature 90°C
Ambient Temperature 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS7671:2008 table 4E4A

Conductor cross- sectional area  Reference Method C (clipped direct) Reference Method E (in free air or on a perforated cable tray, horizontal or vertical) Reference Method D (direct in in groud or in ducting in groud. in or around buildings)
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
mm2 A A A A A A
1.5 27 23 29 25 25 21
2.5 36 31 39 33 33 28
4.0 49 42 52 44 43 36
6.0 62 53 66 56 53 44
10 85 73 90 78 71 58
16 110 94 115 99 91 75
25 146 124 152 131 116 96
35 180 154 188 162 139 115
50 219 187 228 197 164 135
70 279 238 291 251 203 167
95 338 289 354 304 239 197
120 392 335 410 353 271 223
150 451 386 472 406 306 251
185 515 441 539 463 343 281
240 607 520 636 546 395 324
300 698 599 732 628 446 365
400 787 673 847 728 - -

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671: 2008 table 4E4B

Conductor cross- sectional area Two-core cables, 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
4.0 12 12 10
6.0 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

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