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600/1000V PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables to IEC 60502 (2-4 Cores)

FGD400 1VVMV-R (CU/PVC/PVC/SWA/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)

Applications

IEC 60502 600/1000V PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed Armoured Power Cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports,petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals, and high-rise buildings.

Standard

Basic design adapted to IEC 60502-1

Fire Performance

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

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Construction

600/1000V PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables Power Cables to IEC 60502 (2-4 Cores)
Conductor Annealed copper wire, stranded according to IEC 60228 class 2.
Insulation PVC/A according to IEC 60502-1.
Inner Covering: Extruded PVC or polymeric compound.
Armouring Galvanized steel wire
Outer Sheath Extruded PVC Type ST1/ST2 according to IEC 60502-1.
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 Two-core: Brown, blue Three-core: Brown, black, grey Four-core: Blue, brown, black, grey Five-core: Green-and-yellow, blue, brown, black, grey Other colours can be offered upon request.
Sheath Colour Black, other colours can be offered upon request.

PHYSICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Maximum temperature range during operation (PVC): 70°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds): 160°C(≤300 mm²); 140°C(>300 mm²)
Minimum bending radius:  
  Circular copper conductor 6 x Overall Diameter
  Shaped copper conductor 8 x Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor FGD400 1VVMV-R
No. of Cores x Cross Section Class of Conductor Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Inner Covering Thickness Armour Wire Diameter Nominal Sheath Thickness Nominal Overall Diameter Approx. Weight
No.xmm2 　 mm mm mm mm mm kg/km
2 Cores
2x2.5 2 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.8 14.0 380
2x4.0 2 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 16.7 604
2x6.0 2 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 17.7 689
2x10 2 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 19.3 841
2x16 2 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 21.1 1037
2x25 2 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.8 24.8 1513
2x35 2 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.8 27.0 1843
2x50 2 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.9 30.7 2356
2x70 2 1.4 1.0 2.0 2.1 34.5 3179
2x95 2 1.6 1.2 2.0 2.2 39.2 4042
2x120 2 1.6 1.2 2.0 2.3 42.2 4764
2x150 2 1.8 1.2 2.5 2.5 47.2 6095
2x185 2 2.0 1.4 2.5 2.6 51.6 7207
2x240 2 2.2 1.4 2.5 2.8 57.2 8861
2x300 2 2.4 1.6 2.5 3.0 62.8 10608
2x400 2 2.6 1.6 2.5 3.2 70.3 13385
3 Cores
3x2.5 2 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.8 14.5 432
3x4.0 2 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 17.4 689
3x6.0 2 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 18.4 800
3x10 2 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 20.2 1001
3x16 2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.8 22.8 1405
3x25 2 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.8 26.0 1860
3x35 2 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.9 28.5 2325
3x50 2 1.4 1.0 2.0 2.0 33.3 3266
3x70 2 1.4 1.2 2.0 2.1 37.0 4108
3x95 2 1.6 1.2 2.0 2.3 41.6 5245
3x120 2 1.6 1.2 2.5 2.4 45.9 6677
3x150 2 1.8 1.4 2.5 2.6 50.4 8016
3x185 2 2.0 1.4 2.5 2.7 54.8 9466
3x240 2 2.2 1.5 2.5 2.9 61.2 11805
3x300 2 2.4 1.6 2.5 3.1 66.8 14181
3x400 2 2.8 1.6 3.15 3.4 76.7 19235
3x500 2 2.8 1.8 3.15 3.7 83.6 23011
3 Cores+1 Earth Conductor
3x10/6 2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 21.9 1140
3x16/10 2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.8 24.2 1633
3x25/16 2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.8 27.9 2145
3x35/16 2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.9 30.8 2659
3x50/25 2 1.4 1.2 1.0 2.0 2.0 36.4 3739
3x70/35 2 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.0 2.1 40.1 4720
3x95/50 2 1.6 1.4 1.2 2.5 2.3 46.3 6398
3x120/70 2 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.4 50.3 7746
3x150/70 2 1.8 1.4 1.4 2.5 2.6 55.0 9128
3x185/95 2 2.0 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.7 60.3 10916
3x240/120 2 2.2 1.6 1.6 2.5 2.9 67.0 13713
3x300/150 2 2.4 1.8 1.6 3.15 3.1 74.6 17403
3x400/185 2 2.6 2.0 1.8 3.15 3.4 84.1 20704
3x500/240 2 2.8 2.2 2.0 3.15 3.7 91.8 25817
4 Cores
4x4.0 2 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 18.5 792
4x6.0 2 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 19.7 931
4x10 2 1.0 1.0 1.25 1.8 22.3 1185
4x16 2 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.8 24.5 1672
4x25 2 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.9 28.2 2260
4x35 2 1.2 1.0 1.6 2.0 31.1 2854
4x50 2 1.4 1.0 2.0 2.1 36.7 4013
4x70 2 1.4 1.2 2.0 2.3 40.4 5104
4x95 2 1.6 1.2 2.5 2.5 46.6 6996
4x120 2 1.6 1.4 2.5 2.6 50.6 8400
4x150 2 1.8 1.4 2.5 2.7 55.3 10008
4x185 2 2.0 1.4 2.5 2.9 60.6 11906
4x240 2 2.2 1.6 2.5 3.1 67.3 14963
4x300 2 2.4 1.6 3.15 3.4 74.9 18944
4x400 2 2.6 1.8 3.15 3.7 84.4 24304
4x500 2 2.8 2.0 3.15 3.9 92.1 29351
Note: Other conductor sizes & core confi gurations are available upon request.

Electrical Properties

Conductor Operating Temperature 70°C
Ambient Temperature 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671: 2008 table 4D4A

Conductor cross- sectional area 　Reference Method C (clipped direct) Reference Method E (in free air or on a perforated cable tray, horizontal or vertical) Reference Method D (direct in in groud or in ducting in groud. in or around buildings)
1 two-core cable*, single-phase 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*, three-phase a.c. 1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c. 1 three-or four core cable*, three- phase a.c.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
mm2 A A A A A A
1.5 21 18 22 19 22 18
2.5 28 25 31 26 29 24
4.0 38 33 41 35 37 30
6.0 49 42 53 45 46 38
10 67 58 72 62 60 50
16 89 77 97 83 78 64
25 118 102 128 110 99 82
35 145 125 157 135 119 98
50 175 151 190 163 140 116
70 222 192 241 207 173 143
95 269 231 291 251 204 169
120 310 267 336 290 231 192
150 356 306 386 332 261 217
185 405 348 439 378 292 243
240 476 409 516 445 336 280
300 547 469 592 510 379 316
400 621 540 683 590 - -

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671: 2008 table 4D4B

Nominal Cross Section  Area Two-core cables 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
1.5 29 29 25
2.5 18 18 15
4.0 11 11 9.5
6.0 7.3 7.3 6.4
10 4.4 4.4 3.8
16 2.8 2.8 2.4
　 　 r x z r x z
25 1.75 1.75 0.170 1.75 1.50 0.145 1.50
35 1.25 1.25 0.165 1.25 1.10 0.145 1.10
50 0.93 0.93 0.165 0.94 0.80 0.140 0.81
70 0.63 0.63 0.160 0.65 0.55 0.140 0.57
95 0.46 0.47 0.155 0.50 0.41 0.135 0.43
120 0.36 0.38 0.155 0.41 0.33 0.135 0.35
150 0.29 0.30 0.155 0.34 0.26 0.130 0.29
185 0.23 0.25 0.150 0.29 0.21 0.130 0.25
240 0.180 0.190 0.150 0.24 0.165 0.130 0.21
300 0.145 0.155 0.145 0.21 0.135 0.130 0.185
400 0.105 0.115 0.145 0.185 0.100 0.125 0.160

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