600/1000V PVC Insulated, Non-sheathed Flexible Cables (Single Core)

FGD100 1V-K (CU/PVC 600/1000V class 5)

BS Code: TYPE BK/TYPE CK(CU/PVC)

Application

BS 6231 600/1000V PVC insulated,non-sheathed flexible cables are intended for use in the wiring of switch, control, metering, relay and instrument panels of power switchgear, and for such purposes as internal connections in rectifier equipment and its motor starters and controllers.

Standards

Basic design to to BS 6231: 2006

Fire Performance

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test)

BS EN 60332-1-2

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Cable Construction

Conductor : Annealed copper conductor, class 5 according to BS EN 60228.

Insulation : PVC Type TI 1 according to BS EN 50363-3 for cable type BK, and type TI 3 according to BS EN 50363-3 for cable type CK.

Colour Code

Black, Blue, Brown, Red, White, Grey, Violet, Pink, Green and Yellow. Other colours can be offered upon request.

Physical and Thermal Properties

Maximum temperature range during operation (PVC) : 70°C (TYPE BK) ; 90°C (TYPE CK)

Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds) : 160°C

Minimum bending radius : 6 × overall diameter

Construction Parameters

Conductor	FGD100 1V-K
No. of Cores ×Cross Section	Class of Conductor	Nominal Insulation Thickness	Maximum Overall Diameter	Approx.Weight
No.× mm²		mm	mm	kg/km
1x0.50	5	0.8	3	12
1x0.75	5	0.8	3.1	15
1x1.0	5	0.8	3.3	18
1x1.5	5	0.8	3.6	23
1x2.5	5	0.8	4.1	34
1x4.0	5	0.8	4.8	48
1x6.0	5	0.8	5.3	67
1x10	5	1	7.2	119
1x16	5	1	9	187
1x25	5	1.2	11.5	291
1x35	5	1.2	12.5	406
1x50	5	1.4	15.4	580
1x70	5	1.4	17.5	780
1x95	5	1.6	19.2	1055
1x120	5	1.6	21.2	1175
1x150	5	1.8	23.9	1425
1x185	5	2	25.9	1735
1x240	5	2.2	28.9	2310

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Conductor Operating Temperature : 70°C

Ambient Temperature : 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4D1A

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)
					Reference Method C (clipped direct)		Touching			Spaced by one cable diameter
	2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	3 or 4cables, 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-phase a.c. flat	3 cables, three-phase a.c. trefoil	2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three-phase a.c. flat
	2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	3 or 4cables, 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		2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. flat	3 cables, three-phase a.c. flat	3 cables, three-phase a.c. trefoil	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	11	10.5	13.5	12	15.5	14	-	-	-	-	-
1.5	14.5	13.5	17.5	15.5	20	18	-	-	-	-	-
2.5	20	18	24	21	27	25	-	-	-	-	-
4	26	24	32	28	37	33	-	-	-	-	-
6	34	31	41	36	47	43	-	-	-	-	-
10	46	42	57	50	65	59	-	-	-	-	-
16	61	56	76	68	87	79	-	-	-	-	-
25	80	73	101	89	114	104	131	114	110	146	130
35	99	89	125	110	141	129	162	143	137	181	162
50	119	108	151	134	182	167	196	174	167	219	197
70	151	136	192	171	234	214	251	225	216	281	254
95	182	164	232	207	284	261	304	275	264	341	311
120	210	188	269	239	330	303	352	321	308	396	362
150	240	216	300	262	381	349	406	372	356	456	419
185	273	245	341	296	436	400	463	427	409	521	480
240	321	286	400	346	515	472	546	507	485	615	569

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4D1B

Nominal Cross Section Area	2 cables d.c.	2 cables, single-phase a.c.									3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.
Nominal Cross Section Area	2 cables d.c.	Ref. Methods A and B (enclosed in conduit or trunking)			Ref. Methods C & F (clipped direct, on trays or in free air)						Ref. Methods A & B (enclosed in conduit or trunking)			Ref. Methods C & F (clipped direct, on trays or in free air)
					Cables touching			Cables spaced*			Ref. Methods A & B (enclosed in conduit or trunking)			Cables touching, Trefoil			Cables touching, Flat			Cables spaced*, Flat
1	2	3			4			5			6			7			8			9
mm²	mV/A/m
1	44	44			44			44			38			38			38			38
1.5	29	29			29			29			25			25			25			25
2.5	18	18			18			18			15			15			15			15
4	11	11			11			11			9.5			9.5			9.5			9.5
6	7.3	7.3			7.3			7.3			6.4			6.4			6.4			6.4
10	4.4	4.4			4.4			4.4			3.8			3.8			3.8			3.8
16	2.8	2.8			2.8			2.8			2.4			2.4			2.4			2.4
		r	x	z	r	x	z	r	x	z	r	x	z	r	x	z	r	x	z	r	x	z
25	1.75	1.8	0.33	1.8	1.75	0.2	1.75	1.75	0.29	1.8	1.5	0.29	1.55	1.5	0.175	1.5	1.5	0.25	1.55	1.5	0.32	1.55
35	1.25	1.3	0.31	1.3	1.25	0.195	1.25	1.25	0.28	1.3	1.1	0.27	1.1	1.1	0.17	1.1	1.1	0.24	1.1	1.1	0.32	1.15
50	0.93	0.95	0.3	1	0.93	0.19	0.95	0.93	0.28	0.97	0.81	0.26	0.85	0.8	0.165	0.82	0.8	0.24	0.84	0.8	0.32	0.86
70	0.63	0.65	0.29	0.72	0.63	0.185	0.66	0.63	0.27	0.69	0.56	0.25	0.61	0.55	0.16	0.57	0.55	0.24	0.6	0.55	0.31	0.63
95	0.46	0.49	0.28	0.56	0.47	0.18	0.5	0.47	0.27	0.54	0.42	0.24	0.48	0.41	0.155	0.43	0.41	0.23	0.47	0.4	0.31	0.51
120	0.36	0.39	0.27	0.47	0.37	0.175	0.41	0.37	0.26	0.45	0.33	0.23	0.41	0.32	0.15	0.36	0.32	0.23	0.4	0.32	0.3	0.44
150	0.29	0.31	0.27	0.41	0.3	0.175	0.34	0.29	0.26	0.39	0.27	0.23	0.36	0.26	0.15	0.3	0.26	0.23	0.34	0.26	0.3	0.4
185	0.23	0.25	0.27	0.37	0.24	0.17	0.29	0.24	0.26	0.35	0.22	0.23	0.32	0.21	0.145	0.26	0.21	0.22	0.31	0.21	0.3	0.36
240	0.18	0.195	0.26	0.33	0.185	0.165	0.25	0.185	0.25	0.31	0.17	0.23	0.29	0.16	0.145	0.22	0.16	0.22	0.27	0.16	0.29	0.34

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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