EPR/Copper Wire Shield/CPE, Medium-Voltage Power,
Shielded 15KV, UL Type MV-105, 133% Ins. Level, 220 Mils

Application

These cables are suitable for use in wet or dry locations when installed in accordance with NEC, use in aerial, conduit, open tray and underground duct installations and use in direct burial if installed in a system with a ground conductor that is in close proximity, and conforms with NEC 250.4 (A) (5). Besides, they are installed in a broad range of commercial, industrial and utility projects such as pulp and paper mills, petrochemical plants, steel mills, textile mills, water and sewage treatment facilities, environmental protection systems, railroads, mines and fossil fuel utility generating stations.

Standard:

National Electrical Code (NEC)
UL 1072
ICEA S-93-639/NEMA WC74
ICEA S-97-682
AEIC CS8
UL 1685 (Sizes 1/0 AWG and larger) UL Flame Exposure Test
IEEE 1202 (70,000 BTU/hr)/CSA FT4
Meets EPA 40 CFR, Part 2671 for leachable lead content per TCLP method
Optional Flame Tests:
ICEA T-29-520 (210,000 BTU/hr)

Cable Construction

Conductor: Annealed bare copper Class B strand.
Extruded Strand Shield (ESS): Extruded thermoset semi-conducting stress-control layer over conductor.
Insulation: Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPR) insulation colored to contrast with black conducting shield layers.
Composite Insulation Shield and Jacket: Six corrugated copper drain wires embedded in composite layers of semi-conducting thermoset copolymer and semi-conducting black flame-retardant Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE).

 

Cable Parameter

CON. Size	Nominal  CON. Diameter		Insulation Diameter				Ground Wire	Nominal Jacket Thickness		Appr.Cable O.D.		Appr. Cable Weight		Ampacity
	Inches	mm	Min.		Max.			Inches	mm	Inches	mm	LBS/ 1000 FT	kg/km	In Air	GND.
(AWG/ kcmil)			Inches	mm	Inches	mm	AWG
2	0.27	6.86	0.710	18.03	0.800	20.32	19	0.93	23.88	555	835	230	342	-	3
1/0	0.34	8.89	0.780	19.81	0.865	21.97	18	1.01	25.91	734	1102	358	533	220	3.5
2/0	0.38	9.65	0.820	20.83	0.905	22.99	18	1.05	27.18	844	1259	443	659	250	3.5
3/0	0.43	10.92	0.865	21.97	0.955	24.26	18	1.10	28.45	978	1458	550	818	290	3.5
4/0	0.48	12.19	0.920	23.37	1.005	25.53	18	1.16	29.72	1151	1716	685	1019	335	4
250	0.53	13.46	0.970	24.64	1.060	26.93	17	1.23	31.50	1325	1984	813	1210	370	4
350	0.62	15.75	1.070	27.18	1.155	29.34	17	1.33	33.78	1691	2530	1122	1669	460	5
500	0.74	18.80	1.190	30.23	1.275	32.39	17	1.46	37.08	2238	3344	1585	2358	575	5
750	0.91	23.11	1.370	34.80	1.460	37.08	16	1.67	42.42	3174	4739	2368	3523	745	6
1000	1.06	26.92	1.520	38.61	1.610	40.89	16	1.86	47.24	4122	6133	3138	4669	890	6