Power Cables 

Power Cables

BS 6622 Single Core Unarmoured (Copper Wire Screen) 15KV XLPE Stranded Copper Conductors

Construction

cross-sectional area

mmsq

Minimum average thickness of insulation

mm

Nominal area of copper tape screen
mm sq

 

Nominal area of copper wire screen

mm sq

Nominal thickness of PVC oversheath

mm

Nominal overall diameter of cable

mm

50

4.5

19.4

16

1.7

26.3

70

4.5

21.2

16

1.8

28.1

95

4.5

22.9

16

1.9

30.1

120

4.5

24.4

16

1.9

31.8

150

4.5

25.7

16

2

33.1

185

4.5

27.5

16

2

35.1

240

4.5

29.7

25

2.1

37.3

300

4.5

32.0

25

2.2

39.8

400

4.5

34.7

35

2.3

42.7

500

4.5

37.6

35

2.4

45.9

630

4.5

41.0

35

2.5

49.5

800

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1000

Installation

cross-sectional area mmsq

Approximate cable weight

kg/m

Nominal drum length
m

Minimum bending radius

mm

Nominal internal diameter of ducts

mm

50

1.1

1000

500

100

70

1.4

1000

550

100

95

1.6

500

550

100

120

1.9

500

600

100

150

2.2

500

600

100

185

2.6

500

650

100

240

3.3

500

700

100

300

3.9

500

750

100

400

4.8

500

800

100

500

5.9

500

850

100

630

7.2

300

900

100

800

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1000

Electrical Performance

cross-sectional area mmsq

Maximum DC resistance of conductor at 20 ℃ uohms/m

Maximum AC resistance of conductor at 90 ℃ uohms/m

Reactance at 50Hz
uohms/m

Impedance at 50Hz uohms/m

Maximum Capacitace

PF/m

Maximum charging current at normal voltage and frequency

mA/m

50

387

494

135

511

204

0.56

70

268

343

127

365

232

0.63

95

193

248

120

275

258

0.7

120

153

196

116

228

281

0.77

150

124

159

112

194

301

0.82

185

99.1

128

109

167

329

0.9

240

75.4

98

105

143

363

0.99

300

60.1

80

101

128

398

1.09

400

47

64

97.9

116

439

1.2

500

36.6

57

95.1

107

483

1.32

630

28.3

42

91.9

101

534

1.46

800

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1000

Ratings

Cross-sectional area
mmsq

Current Ratings

Short circuit ratings

Laid direct in ground
Amps

Drawn into ducts
Amps

Laid in air
Amps

One second short circuit rating of conductor
KA

One second short circuit rating of copper per core
KA

50

220

225

250

6.8

2.6

70

270

270

310

9.8

2.6

95

320

320

375

13.3

2.6

120

360

360

430

17.2

2.6

150

410

400

490

21.2

2.6

185

460

440

560

26.6

2.6

240

530

505

660

34.9

4.3

300

600

560

760

43.8

4.3

400

680

610

880

57.3

5.8

500

750

680

1000

72.3

5.8

630

830

750

1140

91.2

5.8

800

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1000