600/1000V XLPE Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Unarmoured Power Cables to IEC 60502 (2-5 Cores & Multicore)

FGD400 1RV-R (CU/XLPE/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)

VDE Code: N2XY

Application

The cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports, petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals, and high-rise buildings. This product type is TUV approved.

Standards

Basic design adapted to IEC 60502-1

Approvals

TUV Certification (Z1 17 01 98200 004)

Fire Performance

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test)

IEC 60332-1

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Cable Construction

Conductor	Annealed copper wire, stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 2.
Insulation	XLPE according to IEC 60502-1.
Inner Covering Option	Extruded PVC or polymeric compound.
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. Alternatively, green-and-yellow, blue, brown
Four-core: Blue, brown, black, grey. Alternatively, green-and-yellow, brown, black, grey
Five-core: Green-and-yellow, blue, brown, black, grey
Note: Depending on their intended use, the cables might be subject to the core colour requirements specified
in BS 7671 or other standards, or in statutory requirements.

Sheath Colour

Black, other colours can be offered upon request

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Maximum temperature range during operation	80°C (For ST1 Sheath); 90°C (For ST2 Sheath)
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds)	250°C

Minimum bending radius	12 x Overall Diameter

Construction Parameters

Conductor		FGD400 1RV-R
No. of Cores x Cross Section	Class of Conductor	Nominal Insulation Thickness		Nominal Sheath Thickness	Nominal Overall Diameter	Approx. Weight
No.xmm2		mm		mm	mm	mm
2 Cores
2x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	9.2	109
2x2.5	2	0.7		1.8	10.0	138
2x4.0	2	0.7		1.8	11.0	182
2x6.0	2	0.7		1.8	12.0	234
2x10	2	0.7		1.8	13.6	333
2x16	2	0.7		1.8	15.4	468
2x25	2	0.9		1.8	18.4	686
2x35	2	0.9		1.8	20.6	926
2x50	2	1.0		1.8	23.6	1269
2x70	2	1.1		1.8	26.8	1699
2x95	2	1.1		1.9	30.2	2269
2x120	2	1.2		2.0	33.7	2853
2x150	2	1.4		2.2	37.5	3539
2x185	2	1.6		2.3	41.6	4329
2x240	2	1.7		2.5	46.7	5607
2x300	2	1.8		2.6	51.4	6892
2x400	2	2.0		2.9	58.9	9202
3 Cores
3x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	9.6	133
3x2.5	2	0.7		1.8	10.5	174
3x4.0	2	0.7		1.8	11.6	236
3x6.0	2	0.7		1.8	12.6	310
3x10	2	0.7		1.8	14.4	452
3x16	2	0.7		1.8	16.3	648
3x25	2	0.9		1.8	19.5	963
3x35	2	0.9		1.8	21.9	1315
3x50	2	1.0		1.8	25.1	1818
3x70	2	1.1		1.9	28.7	2451
3x95	2	1.1		2.0	32.4	3287
3x120	2	1.2		2.1	36.1	4142
3x150	2	1.4		2.3	40.3	5140
3x185	2	1.6		2.4	44.6	6298
3x240	2	1.7		2.6	50.2	8170
3x300	2	1.8		2.7	55.2	10063
3x400	2	2.0		3.0	63.3	13451
3 Cores+1 Earth Conductor
		power conductor	earth conductor
3x16/10	2	0.7	0.7	1.8	17.5	793
3x25/16	2	0.9	0.7	1.8	21.2	1070
3x35/16	2	0.9	0.7	1.8	23.8	1349
3x50/25	2	1.0	0.9	1.8	27.5	1890
3x70/35	2	1.1	0.9	2.0	31.7	2660
3x95/50	2	1.1	1.0	2.1	35.8	3650
3x120/70	2	1.2	1.1	2.3	39.9	4610
3x150/70	2	1.4	1.1	2.4	44.6	5450
3x185/95	2	1.6	1.1	2.6	49.5	6680
3x240/120	2	1.7	1.2	2.8	55.7	8690
3x300/150	2	1.8	1.4	3.0	61.4	11170
3x400/185	2	1.8	1.6	3.2	70.4	11480
4 Cores
4x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	10.4	169
4x2.5	2	0.7		1.8	11.3	220
4x4.0	2	0.7		1.8	12.5	297
4x6.0	2	0.7		1.8	13.7	392
4x10	2	0.7		1.8	15.7	585
4x16	2	0.7		1.8	17.8	851
4x25	2	0.9		1.8	21.5	1200
4x35(S)	2	0.9		1.8	24.1	1600
4x50(S)	2	1.0		1.8	27.8	2200
4x70(S)	2	1.1		2.0	32.0	3050
4x95(S)	2	1.1		2.1	36.1	4070
4x120(S)	2	1.2		2.3	40.2	5915
4x150(S)	2	1.4		2.4	44.9	6350
4x185(S)	2	1.6		2.6	49.8	7890
4x240(S)	2	1.7		2.8	56.0	10400
4x300(S)	2	1.8		3.0	61.7	12810
4x400(S)	2	2.0		3.2	70.7	15869
(S) - Sectoral Stranded Conductors
5 Cores
5x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	11.6	205
5x2.5	2	0.7		1.8	12.8	265
5x4.0	2	0.7		1.8	14.3	360
5x6.0	2	0.7		1.8	15.8	478
5x10	2	0.7		1.8	18.3	720
5x16	2	0.7		1.8	21.2	1059
5x25	2	0.9		1.8	25.8	1620
5x35	2	0.9		1.8	28.9	2164
5x50	2	1.0		2.1	33.6	2924
5x70	2	1.1		2.2	39.2	4130
5x95	2	1.1		2.4	44.8	5618
5x120	2	1.2		2.5	49.8	7039
5x150	2	1.4		2.7	55.5	8655
5x185	2	1.6		2.9	62.1	10833
5x240	2	1.7		3.1	70.1	14091
7 Cores
7x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	12.4	225
7x2.5	2	0.7		1.8	13.8	303
7x4.0	2	0.7		1.8	15.5	422
10 Cores
10x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	15.6	325
10x2.5	2	0.7		1.8	17.5	426
10x4.0	2	0.7		1.8	19.7	597
12 Cores
12x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	16.2	370
12x2.5	2	0.7		1.8	18.1	489
12x4.0	2	0.7		1.8	20.3	690
19 Cores
19x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	19.0	516
19x2.5	2	0.7		1.8	21.3	725
19x4.0	2	0.7		1.8	24.0	1037
27 Cores
27x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	22.7	712
27x2.5	2	0.7		1.8	25.5	1004
27x4.0	2	0.7		1.8	28.8	1445
37 Cores
37x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	25.5	941
37x2.5	2	0.7		1.8	28.7	1334
37x4.0	2	0.7		1.8	32.5	1932
48 Cores
48x1.5	2	0.7		1.8	29.0	1186
48x2.5	2	0.7		1.9	32.9	1706
48x4.0	2	0.7		1.9	37.3	2479

Note: Other conductor sizes & core configurations are available upon request.

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Conductor Operating Temperature	90°C
Ambient Temperature	30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2A

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 E (free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical)
Conductor cross- sectional area	1 two-core cable, singlephase a.c. or d.c.	1 three- or four-core cable, three -phase a.c.	1 two-core cable, singlephase a.c. or d.c.	1 three- or four-core cable, three -phase a.c.	1 two-core cable, singlephase a.c. or d.c.	1 three- or four-core cable, three -phase a.c.	1 two-core cable, singlephase a.c. or d.c.	1 three- or four-core cable, three -phase a.c.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
mm2	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
1.5	18.5	16.5	22	19.5	24	22	26	23
2.5	25	22	30	26	33	30	36	32
4.0	33	30	40	35	45	40	49	42
6.0	42	38	51	44	58	52	63	54
10	57	51	69	60	80	71	86	75
16	76	68	91	80	107	96	115	100
25	99	89	119	105	138	119	149	127
35	121	109	146	128	171	147	185	158
50	145	130	175	154	209	179	225	192
70	183	164	221	194	269	229	289	246
95	220	197	265	233	328	278	352	298
120	253	227	305	268	382	322	410	346
150	290	259	334	300	441	371	473	399
185	329	295	384	340	506	424	542	456
240	386	346	459	398	599	500	641	538
300	442	396	532	455	693	576	741	621
400	-	-	625	536	803	667	865	741

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2B

Nominal Cross Section Area	Two-core cable 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	31	31			27
2.5	19	19			16
4.0	12	12			10
6.0	7.9	7.9			6.8
10	4.7	4.7			4.0
16	2.9	2.9			2.5
		r	x	z	r	x	z
25	1.85	1.85	0.160	1.90	1.60	0.140	1.65
35	1.35	1.35	0.155	1.35	1.15	0.135	1.15
50	0.98	0.99	0.155	1.00	0.86	0.135	0.87
70	0.67	0.67	0.150	0.69	0.59	0.130	0.60
95	0.49	0.50	0.150	0.52	0.43	0.130	0.45
120	0.39	0.40	0.145	0.42	0.34	0.130	0.37
150	0.31	0.32	0.145	0.35	0.28	0.125	0.30
185	0.25	0.26	0.145	0.29	0.22	0.125	0.26
240	0.195	0.200	0.140	0.24	0.175	0.125	0.21
300	0.155	0.160	0.140	0.21	0.140	0.120	0.185
400	0.120	0.130	0.140	0.190	0.115	0.120	0.165

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

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