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600/1000V XLPE Insulated, PVC Sheathed,Armoured Power Cables to BS 5467 (Single Core)

FGD300 1RVMAV-R (CU/XLPE/PVC/AWA/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)
BS Code: 6941X

Applications

The 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 BS 5467

Fire Performance

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test) BS EN 60332-1-2

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Construction

600/1000V PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Unarmoured Power Cables Power Cables to BS 5467 (Single Core)
Conductor Annealed copper wire, stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 2.
Insulation Extruded XLPE GP 8 according to BS 7655-1.3.
Bedding: PVC or polymeric compound.
Armouring: Aluminium wire
Outer Sheath PVC Type 9 according to BS 7655-4.2.
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 Brown or blue,
Sheath Colour Black, other colours can be offered upon request.

Mechanical and Electrical Properties

Maximum temperature range during operation(XLPE) 90°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds) 250°C
Minimum bending radius  
  Circular copper conductors 6 x Overall Diameter
  Shaped copper conductors 8 x Overall Diameter

Parameter

Conductor FGD300 1RVMAV-R
No. of Core X Cross Section Class of Conductor Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Bedding Thickness Nominal Armour Wire Diameter Nominal Sheath Thickness Approx. Overall Diameter Aprrox Weight
No.×mm² 　 mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
1x50 2 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.5 17.5 800
1x70 2 1.1 0.8 1.25 1.5 20.2 990
1x95 2 1.1 0.8 1.25 1.6 22.3 1280
1x120 2 1.2 0.8 1.25 1.6 24.2 1550
1x150 2 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.7 27.4 1900
1x185 2 1.6 1.0 1.6 1.8 30 2320
1x240 2 1.7 1.0 1.6 1.8 32.8 2930
1x300 2 1.8 1.0 1.6 1.9 35.6 3580
1x400 2 2.0 1.2 2.0 2.0 40.5 4600
1x500 2 2.2 1.2 2.0 2.1 44.2 5680
1x630 2 2.4 1.2 2.0 2.2 48.8 7160
1x800 2 2.6 1.4 2.5 2.4 55.4 9315
1x1000 2 2.8 1.4 2.5 2.5 60.6 11490

Electrical Properties

Conductor Operating Temperature 90°C
Ambient Temperature 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671: 2008 table 4E3A

Conductor cross- sectional area Reference Method C (clipped Reference Method F (in free air or on a perforated cable tray, horizontal or vertical)
　Touching 　Touching Spaced by on cable diameter
2 cables, singlephase a.c. or d.c. flat 3 or 4 cables, threephase a.c. flat 2 cables, singlephase a.c. or d.c. flat 3 or 4 cables, threephase a.c. flat 3 cables threephase a.c. trefoil 　2 cables, d.c. 2 cables, single-phase a.c. three-phase a.c.
Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical 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
50 237 220 253 232 222 284 270 282 266 288 266
70 303 277 322 293 285 356 349 357 337 358 331
95 367 333 389 352 346 446 426 436 412 425 393
120 425 383 449 405 402 519 497 504 477 485 449
150 488 437 516 462 463 600 575 566 539 549 510
185 557 496 587 524 529 688 660 643 614 618 574
240 656 579 689 612 625 815 782 749 714 715 666
300 755 662 792 700 720 943 906 842 805 810 755
400 853 717 899 767 815 1137 1094 929 889 848 797
500 962 791 1016 851 918 1314 1266 1032 989 923 871
630 1082 861 1146 935 1027 1528 1474 1139 1092 992 940
800 1170 904 1246 987 1119 1809 1744 1204 1155 1042 978
1000 1261 961 1345 1055 1214 2100 2026 1289 1238 1110 1041

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671: 2008 table 4E3B

Nominal Cross Section Area 2 cables d.c. Ref. Methods C&F(clipped direct, on trays or in free air)
2 cables, single-phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.
Touching Spaced* Trefoil and touching Flat and touching Flat and spaced*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
mm2 mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m
　 　 r x z r x z r x z r x z r x z
50 0.98 0.99 0.21 1.0 0.98 0.29 1.0 0.86 0.18 0.87 0.64 0.25 0.88 0.84 0.33 0.9
70 0.67 0.68 0.20 0.71 0.69 0.29 0.75 0.59 0.170 0.62 0.60 0.25 0.65 0.62 0.32 0.70
95 0.49 0.51 0.195 0.55 0.53 0.28 0.60 0.44 0.170 0.47 0.46 0.24 0.52 0.49 0.31 0.58
120 0.39 0.41 0.190 0.45 0.43 0.27 0.51 0.35 0.165 0.39 0.38 0.24 0.44 0.41 0.30 0.51
150 0.31 0.33 0.185 0.38 0.36 0.27 0.45 0.29 0.160 0.33 0.31 0.23 0.39 0.34 0.29 0.45
185 0.25 0.27 0.185 0.33 0.30 0.26 0.40 0.23 0.160 0.28 0.26 0.23 0.34 0.29 0.29 0.41
240 0.195 0.21 0.180 0.28 0.24 0.26 0.35 0.180 0.155 0.24 0.21 0.22 0.30 0.24 0.28 0.37
300 0.155 0.17 0.175 0.25 0.195 0.25 0.32 0.145 0.150 0.21 0.170 0.22 0.28 0.20 0.27 0.34
400 0.115 0.145 0.170 0.22 0.180 0.24 0.30 0.125 0.150 0.195 0.160 0.21 0.27 0.20 0.27 0.33
500 0.093 0.125 0.170 0.21 0.165 0.24 0.29 0.105 0.145 0.180 0.145 0.20 0.25 0.190 0.24 0.31
630 0.073 0.105 0.165 0.195 0.150 0.23 0.27 0.092 0.145 0.170 0.135 0.195 0.24 0.175 0.23 0.29
800 0.056 0.090 0.160 0.190 0.145 0.23 0.27 0.086 0.140 0.165 0.130 0.180 0.23 0.175 0.195 0.26
1000 0.045 0.092 0.155 0.180 0.140 0.21 0.25 0.080 0.135 0.155 0.125 0.170 0.21 0.165 0.180 0.24

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