Application
This cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports, petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals, and high-rise buildings.
Standards
Basic design to to BS EN 50525-2-31(formerly BS 6004:2000)
Fire Performance
Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test) |
EN 60332-1-2 |
Voltage Rating
450/750V
Cable Construction
Conductor |
H05V-U: Class 1 solid copper conductor to BS EN 60228. |
|
H05V-R: Class 2 stranded copper conductor to BS EN 60228. |
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H05V-K: Class 5 stranded copper conductor to BS EN 60228. |
Insulation |
PVC Type TI 3 according to BS EN 50363-3 |
Colour Code
Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Orange, Pink, Red, Turquoise, Violet, White, Green and Yellow.
Physical and Thermal Properties
Maximum temperature range during operation (PVC) |
90°C |
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds) |
160°C |
Minimum bending radius |
Up to 8mm^2: 4 x overall diameter |
|
8mm^2 to 12mm^2: 5 x overall diameter |
|
Above 12mm^2: 6 x overall diameter |
Construction Parameters
Conductor |
FGD100 07V-U/R/K |
No. of Cores x Cross Section |
Class of Conductor |
Nominal Insulation Thickness |
Maximum Overall Diameter |
Approx. Weight |
No.xmm² |
|
mm |
mm |
kg/km |
1x1.5 |
1 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
21 |
1x2.5 |
1 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
33 |
1x4.0 |
1 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
49 |
1x6.0 |
1 |
0.8 |
5.0 |
69 |
1x10 |
1 |
1.0 |
6.4 |
115 |
1x1.5 |
2 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
23 |
1x2.5 |
2 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
35 |
1x4.0 |
2 |
0.8 |
4.6 |
51 |
1x6.0 |
2 |
0.8 |
5.2 |
71 |
1x10 |
2 |
1.0 |
6.7 |
120 |
1x16 |
2 |
1.0 |
7.8 |
170 |
1x25 |
2 |
1.2 |
9.7 |
260 |
1x35 |
2 |
1.2 |
10.9 |
350 |
1x50 |
2 |
1.4 |
12.8 |
480 |
1x70 |
2 |
1.4 |
14.6 |
680 |
1x95 |
2 |
1.6 |
17.1 |
930 |
1x120 |
2 |
1.6 |
18.8 |
1160 |
1x150 |
2 |
1.8 |
20.9 |
1430 |
1x185 |
2 |
2.0 |
23.3 |
1780 |
1x240 |
2 |
2.2 |
26.6 |
2360 |
1x300 |
2 |
2.4 |
29.6 |
2940 |
1x400 |
2 |
2.6 |
33.2 |
3740 |
1x500 |
2 |
2.8 |
36.9 |
4950 |
1x630 |
2 |
2.8 |
41.1 |
6300 |
1x800 |
2 |
2.8 |
45.7 |
8610 |
1x1000 |
2 |
3.0 |
51.0 |
10820 |
1x1.5 |
5 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
20 |
1x2.5 |
5 |
0.8 |
4.1 |
31 |
1x4.0 |
5 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
48 |
1x6.0 |
5 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
69 |
1x10 |
5 |
1.0 |
6.8 |
121 |
1x16 |
5 |
1.0 |
8.1 |
211 |
1x25 |
5 |
1.2 |
10.2 |
303 |
1x35 |
5 |
1.2 |
11.7 |
417 |
1x50 |
5 |
1.4 |
13.9 |
539 |
1x70 |
5 |
1.4 |
16.0 |
730 |
1x95 |
5 |
1.6 |
18.2 |
900 |
1x120 |
5 |
1.6 |
20.2 |
1135 |
1x150 |
5 |
1.8 |
22.5 |
1410 |
1x185 |
5 |
2.0 |
24.9 |
1845 |
1x240 |
5 |
2.2 |
28.4 |
2270 |
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Conductor Operating Temperature |
90°C |
Ambient Temperature |
30°C |
Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E1A
Conductor cross- sectional area |
Reference Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc) |
Reference Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc) |
Reference Method C (clipped direct) |
Reference Method F (in free air or on a perforated cable tray, horizontal or vertical etc) Touching |
Reference Method G (in free air) Spaced by one cable diameter |
2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c. |
3 or 4 cables, three -phase a.c. |
2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c |
3 or 4 cables, three- phase a.c. |
2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching |
3 or 4 cables, three- phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil |
2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c. flat |
3 cables, three- phasea.c. flat |
3cables, three- phase a.c. trefoil |
2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three- phase a.c. flat |
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 |
1.5 |
19 |
17 |
23 |
20 |
25 |
23 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
26 |
23 |
31 |
28 |
34 |
31 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
35 |
31 |
42 |
37 |
46 |
41 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
45 |
40 |
54 |
48 |
59 |
54 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
61 |
54 |
75 |
66 |
81 |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
81 |
73 |
100 |
88 |
109 |
99 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
106 |
95 |
133 |
117 |
143 |
130 |
161 |
141 |
135 |
182 |
161 |
35 |
131 |
117 |
164 |
144 |
176 |
161 |
200 |
176 |
169 |
226 |
201 |
50 |
158 |
141 |
198 |
175 |
228 |
209 |
242 |
216 |
207 |
275 |
246 |
70 |
200 |
179 |
253 |
222 |
293 |
268 |
310 |
279 |
268 |
353 |
318 |
95 |
241 |
216 |
306 |
269 |
355 |
326 |
377 |
342 |
328 |
430 |
389 |
120 |
278 |
249 |
354 |
312 |
413 |
379 |
437 |
400 |
383 |
500 |
454 |
150 |
318 |
285 |
393 |
342 |
476 |
436 |
504 |
464 |
444 |
577 |
527 |
185 |
362 |
324 |
449 |
384 |
545 |
500 |
575 |
533 |
510 |
661 |
605 |
240 |
424 |
380 |
528 |
450 |
644 |
590 |
679 |
634 |
607 |
781 |
719 |
300 |
486 |
435 |
603 |
514 |
743 |
681 |
783 |
736 |
703 |
902 |
833 |
400 |
- |
- |
683 |
584 |
868 |
793 |
940 |
868 |
823 |
1085 |
1008 |
500 |
- |
- |
783 |
666 |
990 |
904 |
1083 |
998 |
946 |
1253 |
1169 |
630 |
- |
- |
900 |
764 |
113 |
1033 |
1254 |
1151 |
1088 |
1454 |
1362 |
800 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1288 |
1179 |
1358 |
1275 |
1214 |
1581 |
1485 |
1000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1443 |
1323 |
1520 |
1436 |
1349 |
1775 |
1671 |
Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E1B
Nominal Cross Section Area |
2 cables d.c. |
2 cables, single-phase a.c. |
3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. |
Ref. Methods A and B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) |
Ref. Methods C, F & G(clipped direct, on trays or in free air) |
Ref. Methods A & B (enclosed in conduit or trunking |
Ref. Methods C, F & G (clipped direct, on trays or in free air) |
Cables touching |
Cables spaced* |
Cables touching, Trefoil |
Cables touching, Flat |
Cables spaced*, Flat |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
mm² |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
mV/A/m |
1.5 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
2.5 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
4.0 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
6.0 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
10 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
16 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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|
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
r |
x |
z |
25 |
1.85 |
1.85 |
0.31 |
1.90 |
1.85 |
0.190 |
1.85 |
1.85 |
0.28 |
1.85 |
1.60 |
0.27 |
1.65 |
1.60 |
0.165 |
1.60 |
1.60 |
0.190 |
1.60 |
1.60 |
0.27 |
1.65 |
35 |
1.35 |
1.35 |
0.29 |
1.35 |
1.35 |
0.180 |
1.35 |
1.35 |
0.27 |
1.35 |
1.15 |
0.25 |
1.15 |
1.15 |
0.155 |
1.15 |
1.15 |
0.180 |
1.15 |
1.15 |
0.26 |
1.20 |
50 |
0.99 |
1.00 |
0.29 |
1.05 |
0.99 |
0.180 |
1.00 |
0.99 |
0.27 |
1.00 |
0.87 |
0.25 |
0.90 |
0.86 |
0.155 |
0.87 |
0.86 |
0.180 |
0.87 |
0.86 |
0.26 |
0.89 |
70 |
0.68 |
0.70 |
0.28 |
0.75 |
0.68 |
0.175 |
0.71 |
0.68 |
0.26 |
0.73 |
0.60 |
0.24 |
0.65 |
0.59 |
0.150 |
0.61 |
0.59 |
0.175 |
0.62 |
0.59 |
0.25 |
0.65 |
95 |
0.49 |
0.51 |
0.27 |
0.58 |
0.49 |
0.170 |
0.52 |
0.49 |
0.26 |
0.56 |
0.44 |
0.23 |
0.50 |
0.43 |
0.145 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
0.170 |
0.46 |
0.43 |
0.25 |
0.49 |
120 |
0.39 |
0.41 |
0.26 |
0.48 |
0.39 |
0.165 |
0.43 |
0.39 |
0.25 |
0.47 |
0.35 |
0.23 |
0.42 |
0.34 |
0.140 |
0.37 |
0.34 |
0.165 |
0.38 |
0.34 |
0.24 |
0.42 |
150 |
0.32 |
0.33 |
0.26 |
0.43 |
0.32 |
0.165 |
0.36 |
0.32 |
0.25 |
0.41 |
0.29 |
0.23 |
0.37 |
0.28 |
0.140 |
0.31 |
0.28 |
0.165 |
0.32 |
0.28 |
0.24 |
0.37 |
185 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.26 |
0.37 |
0.26 |
0.165 |
0.30 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.36 |
0.23 |
0.23 |
0.32 |
0.22 |
0.140 |
0.26 |
0.22 |
0.165 |
0.28 |
0.22 |
0.24 |
0.33 |
240 |
0.190 |
0.21 |
0.26 |
0.33 |
0.20 |
0.160 |
0.25 |
0.195 |
0.25 |
0.31 |
0.185 |
0.22 |
0.29 |
0.170 |
0.140 |
0.22 |
0.170 |
0.165 |
0.24 |
0.170 |
0.24 |
0.29 |
300 |
0.155 |
0.175 |
0.25 |
0.31 |
0.160 |
0.160 |
0.22 |
0.155 |
0.25 |
0.29 |
0.150 |
0.22 |
0.27 |
0.140 |
0.140 |
0.195 |
0.135 |
0.160 |
0.21 |
0.135 |
0.24 |
0.27 |
400 |
0.120 |
0.140 |
0.25 |
0.29 |
0.130 |
0.155 |
0.20 |
0.125 |
0.24 |
0.27 |
0.125 |
0.22 |
0.25 |
0.110 |
0.135 |
0.175 |
0.110 |
0.160 |
0.195 |
0.110 |
0.24 |
0.26 |
500 |
0.093 |
0.120 |
0.25 |
0.28 |
0.105 |
0.155 |
0.185 |
0.098 |
0.24 |
0.26 |
0.100 |
0.22 |
0.24 |
0.090 |
0.135 |
0.160 |
0.088 |
0.160 |
0.180 |
0.085 |
0.24 |
0.25 |
630 |
0.072 |
0.100 |
0.25 |
0.27 |
0.086 |
0.155 |
0.175 |
0.078 |
0.24 |
0.25 |
0.088 |
0.21 |
0.23 |
0.074 |
0.135 |
0.150 |
0.071 |
0.160 |
0.170 |
0.068 |
0.23 |
0.24 |
800 |
0.056 |
- |
- |
- |
0.072 |
0.150 |
0.170 |
0.064 |
0.24 |
0.25 |
- |
- |
- |
0.062 |
0.130 |
0.145 |
0.059 |
0.155 |
0.165 |
0.055 |
0.23 |
0.24 |
1000 |
0.045 |
- |
- |
- |
0.063 |
0.150 |
0.165 |
0.054 |
0.24 |
0.24 |
- |
- |
- |
0.055 |
0.130 |
0.140 |
0.050 |
0.155 |
0.165 |
0.047 |
0.23 |
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