Application
These cables are designed to connect electrical instrumentation and communication systems in and around process plants and similar applications. Generally used to transmit analogue or digital signals in measurement and process control where chemicals may be present. The individual screening of each pair limits the consequence of crosstalk.
Construction
Conductor |
Annealed copper, sizes: 0.5mm^2 mulitistranded(Class 5), 0.5 mm^2 and 1.0 mm^2 solid(Class 1), 1.5mm^2 or 2.5 multistranded(Class 2) to BS EN 60228 |
Insulation |
thermoplastic PE to BS EN 50290-2-23:2002, grade L/MD or a cross-linked PE to BS EN 50290-2-29 |
Pairing |
Two insulated conductors uniformly twisted together with a lay not exceeding 100mm, Two-pair cables without individual pair screens (quads) shall have four cores laid in quad formation round a central dummy |
Colour code |
See technical information |
Individual screen |
Aluminium/polyester tape is applied over each pair metallic side down in contact with tinned copper drain wire, 0.5mm^2 |
Binder tape |
Non-hygroscopic binder tape of minimum thickness 0.023 mm |
Collective screen |
Aluminium/polyester tape is applied over the laid up pairs metallic side down in ontact with tinned copper drain wire, 0.5mm^2 |
Outer sheath |
extruded sheath of a PVC compound conforming to BS EN 50290-2-22:2002, grade TM51 |
Sheath colour |
Generally black |
Electrical Properties
Temperature range |
above 0C( fixed installation) |
|
-15C to +65C(during operation ) |
Conductor Area Size |
mm^2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
Conductor Stranding |
No. x mm |
1 x 0.8 |
16 x 0.2 |
1 x 1.13 |
7 x 0.53 |
7 x 0.67 |
Conductor resistance max |
ohm/km |
36.8 |
39.7 |
18.4 |
12.3 |
7.6 |
Insulation resistance min |
Individual conductor |
Gohm/km |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
individual screen |
Mohm/km |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Capacitance unbalance at 1kHz(pair to pair screen) |
pF/250m |
|
|
250 |
|
|
Max. Mutual Capacitance @ 1 kHz for Non OS or OS cables (exceptone-pair and two-pairs) |
pF/m |
75 |
75 |
75 |
85 |
105 |
Max. Mutual Capacitance @ 1 kHz IS/OS cables (include 1 pair and2 pair) |
pF/m |
115 |
115 |
115 |
120 |
140 |
Max. L/R Ratio for adjacentcores(Inductance/Resistance) |
μH/ohm |
25 |
25 |
25 |
40 |
60 |
Test voltage |
V |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
2000 |
Rated voltage |
V |
300/500 |
300/500 |
300/500 |
300/500 |
300/500 |
Parameter
Number of Pairs |
Number and Diameter of Wires |
Nominal Conductor Cross-Sectional Area |
Nominal Thickness of Insulation |
Nominal Thickness of Sheath |
Nominal Diameter of Cable |
no./mm |
mm^2 |
mm |
mm |
mm |
solid conductor 0.5mm^2 |
2 |
1/0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
8.5 |
5 |
1/0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
10.9 |
10 |
1/0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
15.6 |
15 |
1/0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
18.1 |
20 |
1/0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
20.4 |
30 |
1/0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
24.2 |
50 |
1/0.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
31.2 |
stranded conductor 0.5 mm^2 |
2 |
16/0.2 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
9.7 |
5 |
16/0.2 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1 |
12.6 |
10 |
16/0.2 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
18 |
15 |
16/0.2 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
20.9 |
20 |
16/0.2 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
23.6 |
30 |
16/0.2 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
28.2 |
50 |
16/0.2 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
36.1 |
solid conductor 1.0 mm^2 |
2 |
1/1.13 |
1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
10.3 |
5 |
1/1.13 |
1 |
0.6 |
1 |
13.5 |
10 |
1/1.13 |
1 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
19.4 |
15 |
1/1.13 |
1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
22.7 |
20 |
1/1.13 |
1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
25.7 |
30 |
1/1.13 |
1 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
30.4 |
50 |
1/1.13 |
1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
39.1 |
stranded conductor 1.5 mm^2 |
2 |
7/0.53 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1 |
12.1 |
5 |
7/0.53 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
15.8 |
10 |
7/0.53 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
22.9 |
15 |
7/0.53 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
26.6 |
20 |
7/0.53 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
30.1 |
30 |
7/0.53 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
35.8 |
50 |
7/0.53 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
46.2 |
stranded conductor 2.5 mm^2 |
2 |
7/0.67 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1 |
13.5 |
5 |
7/0.67 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
17.9 |
10 |
7/0.67 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
25.9 |
15 |
7/0.67 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
30.1 |
20 |
7/0.67 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
34.3 |
30 |
7/0.67 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
2 |
40.8 |
50 |
7/0.67 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
52.6 |