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600/1000V Mica+LSZH Insulated, Non-sheathed Power Cables to BS EN 50525-3-31 (Single Core)

FFX100 1mZ1-R(CU/MGT+LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)

600/1000V Mica+LSZH Insulated, Non-sheathed Power Cables to BS EN 50525-3-31 (Single Core)

APPLICATION

The cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports, petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals and high-rise buildings.

STANDARDS

Basic design adapted from BS EN 50525-3-31

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Circuit Integrity IEC 60331-21; BS 6387; BS 8491
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

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor: Copper conductor according to BS EN 60228 class 2.
Fire Barrier: Mica glass tape.
Insulation: Thermoplastic compound of type TI 7 to EN 50363-7.
Insulation Option: UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.

COLOUR CODE

Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Orange, Pink, Red, Turquoise, Violet, White, Green and Yellow.

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Maximum temperature range during operation: 70°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds): 160°C
Minimum bending radius
OD<8mm: 4 × Overall Diameter
8mm≤OD≤12mm: 5 × Overall Diameter
OD>12mm: 6 × Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor FFX100 1mZ1-R
No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area Conductor Class Nominal Insulation Thickness Min. Overall Diameter Max. Overall Diameter Approx. Weight
No.×mm2   mm mm mm kg/km
1×1.5 2 0.7 3.7 4.3 28
1×2.5 2 0.8 4.3 5.0 42
1×4 2 0.8 4.8 5.6 59
1×6 2 0.8 5.3 6.2 81
1×10 2 1.0 6.6 7.7 133
1×16 2 1.0 7.4 8.8 197
1×25 2 1.2 9.1 10.7 308
1×35 2 1.2 10.0 11.9 412
1×50 2 1.4 11.6 13.8 558
1×70 2 1.4 13.1 15.6 782
1×95 2 1.6 15.1 18.1 1078
1×120 2 1.6 16.6 19.8 1342
1×150 2 1.8 18.3 21.9 1650
1×185 2 2.0 20.3 24.3 2067
1×240 2 2.2 23 27.6 2703
1×300 2 2.4 25.5 30.6 3378
1×400 2 2.6 28.5 34.2 4267
1×500 2 2.8 31.5 37.9 5359
1×630 2 2.8 35 42.1 6884

Electrical PROPERTIES

Conductor operating temperature: 70°C
Ambient temperature: 30°C

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

Conductor 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 F (in free air or on a perforated cable tray horizontal or vertical)
Touching Spaced by one diameter
2 cables, singlephase a.c. or d.c. 3 or 4 cables, three -phase a.c. 2 cables, singlephase a.c. or d.c 3 or 4 cables, threephase a.c. 2 cables, singlephase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching 3 or 4 cables, threephase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil 2 cables, singlephase a.c. or d.c. flat 3 cables, threephase a.c. flat 3 cables, threephase a.c. trefoil 2 cables, singlephase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three-phase a.c. flat
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
1.5 14.5 13.5 17.5 15.5 20 18 - - - - -
2.5 20 18 24 21 27 25 - - - - -
4 26 24 32 28 37 33 - - - - -
6 34 31 41 36 47 43 - - - - -
10 46 42 57 50 65 59 - - - - -
16 61 56 76 68 87 79 - - - - -
25 80 73 101 89 114 104 131 114 110 146 130
35 99 89 125 110 141 129 162 143 137 181 162
50 119 108 151 134 182 167 196 174 167 219 197
70 151 136 192 171 234 214 251 225 216 281 254
95 182 164 232 207 284 261 304 275 264 341 311
120 210 188 269 239 330 303 352 321 308 396 362
150 240 216 300 262 381 349 406 372 356 456 419
185 273 245 341 296 436 400 463 427 409 521 480
240 321 286 400 346 515 472 546 507 485 615 569
300 367 328 458 394 594 545 629 587 561 709 659
400 - - 546 467 694 634 754 689 656 852 795
500 - - 626 533 792 723 868 789 749 982 920
630 - - 720 611 904 826 1005 905 855 1138 1070

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4D1B

Conductor crosssectional area 2 cables d.c. 2 cables, single-phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.
Ref. Methods A&B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) Ref. Methods C & F(clipped direct, on trays or in free air) Ref. Methods A & B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) Ref. Methods C & F (clipped direct, on trays or in free air)
Cables touching Cables spaced* Cables touching, Trefoil Cables touching, Flat Cables spaced*, Flat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
mm2 mV/a/m mV/a/m mV/a/m mV/a/m mV/a/m mV/a/m mV/a/m
1.5 29 29 29 29 25 25 25 25
2.5 18 18 18 18 15 15 15 15
4 11 11 11 11 9.5 9.5 9,5 9.5
6 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4
10 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
16 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
    r x z r x z r x z r x z r x z r x z r x z
25 1.75 1.80 0.33 1.80 1.75 0.20 1.75 1.75 0.29 1.80 1.50 0.29 1.55 1.50 0.175 1.50 1.50 0.25 1.55 1.50 0.32 1.55
35 1.25 1.30 0.31 1.30 1.25 0.195 1.25 1.25 0.28 1.30 1.10 0.27 1.10 1.10 0.170 1.10 1.10 0.24 1.10 1.10 0.32 1.15
50 0.93 0.95 0.3 1.0 0.93 0.19 0.95 0.93 0.28 0.97 0.81 0.26 0.85 0.8 0.165 0.82 0.8 0.24 0.84 0.8 0.32 0.86
70 0.63 0.65 0.29 0.72 0.63 0.185 0.66 0.63 0.27 0.69 0.56 0.25 0.61 0.55 0.16 0.57 0.55 0.24 0.6 0.55 0.31 0.63
95 0.46 0.49 0.28 0.56 0.47 0.18 0.50 0.47 0.27 0.54 0.42 0.24 0.48 0.41 0.155 0.43 0.41 0.23 0.47 0.4 0.31 0.51
120 0.36 0.39 0.27 0.47 0.37 0.175 0.41 0.37 0.26 0.45 0.33 0.23 0.41 0.32 0.15 0.36 0.32 0.23 0.4 0.32 0.3 0.44
150 0.29 0.31 0.27 0.41 0.3 0.175 0.34 0.29 0.26 0.39 0.27 0.23 0.36 0.26 0.15 0.3 0.26 0.23 0.34 0.26 0.3 0.40
185 0.23 0.25 0.27 0.37 0.24 0.17 0.29 0.24 0.26 0.35 0.22 0.23 0.32 0.21 0.145 0.26 0.21 0.22 0.31 0.21 0.3 0.36
240 0.18 0.195 0.26 0.33 0.185 0.165 0.25 0.185 0.25 0.31 0.17 0.23 0.29 0.16 0.145 0.22 0.16 0.22 0.27 0.16 0.29 0.34
300 0.145 0.16 0.26 0.31 0.15 0.165 0.22 0.15 0.25 0.29 0.14 0.23 0.27 0.13 0.14 0.19 0.13 0.22 0.25 0.13 0.29 0.32
400 0.105 0.13 0.26 0.29 0.12 0.16 0.20 0.115 0.25 0.27 0.12 0.22 0.25 0.105 0.14 0.175 0.105 0.21 0.24 0.1 0.29 0.31
500 0.086 0.11 0.26 0.28 0.098 0.155 0.185 0.093 0.24 0.26 0.1 0.22 0.25 0.086 0.135 0.16 0.086 0.21 0.23 0.081 0.29 0.30
630 0.068 0.094 0.25 0.27 0.081 0.155 0.175 0.076 0.24 0.25 0.08 0.22 0.24 0.072 0.135 0.15 0.072 0.21 0.22 0.066 0.28 0.29

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