Power Cables 

Power Cables

BS 6622 Single Core Armoured 15KV XLPE Stranded Copper Conductors

Construction

cross-sectional area mmsq

Minimum average thickness of insulation mm

Nominal area of copper tape screen
mm sq

 

Nominal thickness of PVC bedding
mm

Nominal number and diameter of armoured wires no./mm

Nominal thickness of PVC oversheath
mm

Nominal overall diameter of cable mm

50

4.5

19.4

1.2

43/1.6

1.9

30.3

70

4.5

21.2

1.2

46/1.6

1.9

32.1

95

4.5

22.9

1.2

40/2.0

2.0

34.8

120

4.5

24.4

1.2

42/2.0

2.1

36.5

150

4.5

25.7

1.2

44/2.0

2.1

37.8

185

4.5

27.5

1.2

46/2.0

2.2

40.0

240

4.5

29.7

1.2

49/2.0

2.3

42.4

300

4.5

32.0

1.2

53/2.0

2.3

44.7

400

4.5

34.7

1.3

46/2.5

2.5

49.0

500

4.5

37.6

1.3

49/2.5

2.6

52.1

630

4.5

41.0

1.4

53/2.5

2.7

55.9

800

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1000

Installation

cross-sectional area mmsq

Approximate cable weight kg/m

Nominal drum length
m

Minimum bending radius mm

Nominal internal diameter of ducts mm

50

1.4

1000

550

100

70

1.7

1000

600

100

95

2.1

500

650

100

120

2.4

500

700

100

150

2.7

500

700

100

185

3.2

500

750

100

240

3.8

500

800

100

300

4.5

500

850

100

400

5.6

300

900

100

500

6.7

300

950

100

630

8.2

300

1050

100

800

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1000

Electrical Performance

cross-sectional area mmsq

Maximum DC resistance of conductor at 20 ℃ uohms/m

Maximum AC resistance of conductor at 90 ℃ uohms/m

Reactance at 50Hz
uohms/m

Impedance at 50Hz uohms/m

Maximum Capacitace PF/m

Maximum charging current at normal voltage and frequency mA/m

50

387

494

144

514

204

0.56

70

268

343

135

368

232

0.63

95

193

248

129

279

258

0.7

120

153

196

124

232

281

0.77

150

124

159

121

198

301

0.82

185

99.1

128

117

172

329

0.9

240

75.4

98

113

148

363

0.99

300

60.1

80

108

133

398

1.09

400

47

64

107

124

439

1.2

500

36.6

51

103

114

483

1.32

630

28.3

42

99.5

107

534

1.46

800

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1000

Ratings

Cross-sectional area
mmsq

Current Ratings

Short circuit ratings

Laid direct in ground
Amps

Drawn into ducts
Amps

650Laid in air
Amps

One second short circuit rating of conductor
KA

One second short circuit rating of copper per core
KA

50

220

220

250

6.8

Typically

less

then

1kA

70

270

260

310

9.8

95

320

305

375

13.3

120

360

640

430

17.2

150

410

375

490

21.2

185

455

410

550

26.6

240

520

460

650

34.9

300

580

500

740

43.8

400

650

530

840

57.3

500

710

570

930

72.3

630

760

620

1040

91.2

800

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1000