IEC/BS Standard 18-30kV-XLPE Insulated MV Middle Voltage Power Cable

IEC/BS Standard 18-30kV-XLPE Insulated MV Middle Voltage Power Cable

Specifications:

    The single core cables are designed for distribution of electrical power with nominal voltage Uo/U ranging from 3.8/6.6KV to 19/33KV and frequency 50Hz. They are suitable for installation mostly in power supply stations, indoors and in cable ducts, outdoors, underground and in water as well as for installation on cable trays for industries, switchboards and power stations.

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Application :

Suitable for energy networks such as power stations. For installation in ducts, underground and outdoor. Please note: Red outer sheath can be prone to fading when exposed to UV rays.

Standards:

Flame propagation to BS EN60332
BS6622
IEC 60502

Characteristics :

Conductor: stranded plain annealed circular compacted copper conductors or aluminium conductor
Insulation: cross link polyethylene (XLPE)
Metallic Screen: individual or overall copper tape screen
Bedding: polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Armouring: Steel Wire Armour (SWA), Aluminium Wire Armour (AWA)
Sheath: PVC outer sheath
Sheath color: Black

Electrical data:

Maximum conductor operating temperature: 90°C
Maximum screen operating temperature: 80°C
Maximum conductor temperature during S.C: 250°C
Laying conditions at trefoil formation are as below:
Soil thermal resistivity: 120˚C. Cm/Watt
Burial depth: 0.5m
Ground temperature: 15°C
Air temperature: 25°C
Frequency: 50Hz

Construction Code:

N2XSY: PVC sheathed single core copper cable
N2XS2Y: Polyethylene (PE) sheathed single core copper cable
NA2XSY: PVC sheathed single core aluminium cable
NA2XS2Y: PE sheathed single core aluminium cable
N2XS(F)2Y: waterblocked PE sheathed single core copper cable
NA2XS(F)2Y: waterblocked PE sheathed single core aluminium cable
NA2XS(FL)2Y: PE sheathed single core aluminium cable with dual waterblocking layers

Single-core-18/30 kV

Nominal area conductor Conductor diameter Insulation thickness Nominal overall diameter Maximum overall diameter Approximate cable weight kg/km Minimum bending radius
mm² mm mm mm mm Cu Al mm
1x 35 7.0 8.0 32.3 33.3 1315 1098 466
1x 50 8.2 8.0 33.7 34.7 1512 1198 486
1x 70 9.9 8.0 35.6 36.6 1792 1350 512
1x 95 11.5 8.0 37.4 38.4 2114 1516 538
1×120 12.9 8.0 38.8 39.8 2406 1650 558
1×150 14.2 8.0 40.1 41.1 2742 1798 576
1×185 16.2 8.0 42.3 43.3 3176 2010 606
1×240 18.2 8.0 44.5 45.5 3788 2277 640
1×300 21.2 8.0 47.7 48.7 4502 2613 680
1×400 23.4 8.0 49.8 50.8 5534 3015 710
1×500 27.3 8.0 54.2 55.2 6662 3513 710
1×630 30.5 8.0 55.4 57.4 7820 3953 775

Three-cores-18/30 kV

Nominal area conductor Conductor diameter Insulation thickness Nominal overall diameter Maximum overall diameter Approximate cable weight kg/km Minimum bending radius
mm² mm mm mm mm Cu Al mm
3x 35 7.0 8.0 61.4 62.8 4138 3482 873
3x 50 8.2 8.0 68.9 69.9 6273 5328 980
3x 70 9.9 8.0 72.8 73.8 7319 5997 1030
3x 95 11.5 8.0 76.5 77.5 8469 6674 1080
3×120 12.9 8.0 79.7 80.7 9575 7308 1130
3×150 14.2 8.0 82.7 83.7 10806 7972 1170
3×185 16.2 8.0 87.4 88.4 12420 8925 1240
3×240 18.2 8.0 91.9 92.9 14563 10030 1300

Armoured three-cores-18/30 kV

Nominal area conductor Conductor diameter Insulation thickness Nominal overall diameter Maximum overall diameter Approximate cable weight kg/km Minimum bending radius
mm² mm mm mm mm Cu Al mm
3x 35 7.0 8.0 67.3 69.3 6981 6330 956
3x 50 8.2 8.0 74.2 75.2 8212 7267 1050
3x 70 9.9 8.0 78.1 79.1 9360 8038 1100
3x 95 11.5 8.0 81.8 82.8 10610 8815 1160
3×120 12.9 8.0 85.0 86.0 11812 9545 1200
3×150 14.2 8.0 88.0 89.0 13136 10302 1240
3×185 16.2 8.0 92.7 93.7 14890 11395 1310
3×240 18.2 8.0 97.2 98.2 17166 12630 1370