300/500V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables to BS 7211 (2-3 Cores)

FFX200 05mRZ1-U/R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH 300/500V Class 1/2)

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 7211:2012

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Circuit Integrity	IEC 60331-21; BS 6387
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

300/500V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor: Annealed copper conductor, solid or stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 1 or class 2.
Fire Barrier: Mica glass tape.
Insulation: XLPE type GP 8 according to BS 7655-1.3. Crosslinked polyolefin material type EI 5 according to EN 50363-5 can be offered as option.
CPC (Circuit Protective Conductor): Uninsulated copper conductor.
Outer Sheath: Extruded LSZH type LTS 2 according to BS 7655-6.1.
Outer Sheath Option: UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.

COLOUR CODE

Insulation Colour:
Twin: Brown and blue or, for 2x1.0 and 2x1.5 cables, brown and brown.
Three cores: Brown, black (centre core) and grey.
Position of CPC:
Twin: Centrally placed between cores in same plane.
Three cores: Centrally placed between black and grey cores in same plane.
Sheath Colour: White; other colours can be offered upon request.

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Maximum temperature range during operation: 90°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds): 250°C
Minimum bending radius
OD<8mm: 4 × Overall Diameter
8mm≤OD≤12mm: 5 × Overall Diameter
OD>12mm: 6 × Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor		FFX200 05mRZ1-U/R
No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area	Conductor Class	Nominal Insulation Thickness	Crosssectional Area of CPC	Class of CPC	Nominal Sheath Thickness	Min. Overall Dimensions	Max. Overall Dimensions	Approx. Weight
No.×mm2		mm	mm2		mm	mm	mm	kg/km
2×1.0	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.1×9.6	6.0×11.2	84
2×1.5	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.4×10.1	6.3×11.7	101
2×2.5	1	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	5.9×11.3	7.0×12.2	136
3×1.0	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.1×13.0	6.0×15.1	108
3×1.5	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.4×13.7	6.3×15.9	135
3×2.5	1	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	5.9×15.0	7.0×17.6	190
2×1.0	2	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.2×9.8	6.1×11.4	89
2×1.5	2	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	5.5×10.3	6.4×12.0	107
2×2.5	2	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	6.0×11.5	7.1×13.4	141
2×4	2	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	6.5×12.4	7.7×14.6	181
2×6	2	0.7	2.5	1	1.1	7.2×14.0	8.5×16.6	256
2×10	2	0.7	4.0	2	1.2	8.3×16.5	9.8×19.5	406
2×16	2	0.7	6.0	2	1.3	9.4×19.0	11.1×22.5	576
3×4	2	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	6.5×17.0	7.7×19.9	216
3×6	2	0.7	2.5	1	1.1	7.2×19.2	7.5×22.5	311
3×10	2	0.7	4.0	2	1.2	8.3×22.5	9.8×26.6	460
3×16	2	0.7	6.0	2	1.3	9.4×25.8	11.1×30.6	690

Electrical PROPERTIES

Conductor operating temperature: 90°C
Ambient temperature: 30°C

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

Conductor crosssectional 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 E (free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical)
	1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-or four core cable*, threephase a.c.	1 two-core cable*, singlephase 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*, threephase a.c.	1 two-core cable*, singlephase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-or four core cable*, threephase a.c.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
mm2	a	a	a	a	a	a	a	a
1.0	14.5	13	17	15	19	17	21	18
1.5	18.5	16.5	22	19.5	24	22	26	23
2.5	25	22	30	26	33	30	36	32
4	33	30	40	35	45	40	49	42
6	42	38	51	44	58	52	63	54
10	57	51	69	60	80	71	86	75
16	76	68	91	80	107	96	115	100

Note: *With or without a protective conductor.

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2B

Conductor crosssectional area	Two-core cable, 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
1.0	46	46	40
1.5	31	31	27
2.5	19	19	16
4	12	12	10
6	7.9	7.9	6.8
10	4.7	4.7	4.0
16	2.9	2.9	2.5