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HV XLPE Cable Data Sheet

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Description: COPPER, XLPE, W/B, CSA, LLDPE, HIGH STRESS

Voltage & Specification: 51/88kV, SANS 60840/ NRS 077
Water blocking: Core is standard, conductor on request Last updated: January 2016

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS:
Conductor size mm 300 400 500 630 800 1000
Conductor diameter mm 20.7 24.0 27.2 30.4 34.2 38.7
Diameter over s/c conductor screen mm 24.5 27.8 31.0 34.2 38.1 42.7
Diameter over XLPE insulation mm 48.8 51.1 54.2 57.7 61.9 66.8
Diameter over s/c core screen mm 50.8 53.2 56.3 59.8 64.0 68.9
Diameter over CSA sheath mm 69.8 72.4 75.6 79.2 83.6 87.7
Final diameter of cable (D) mm 80.8 83.4 86.6 90.2 96.8 101.9
Cable mass (approximate) kg/m 7.8 8.8 10.1 11.7 14.1 16.5
Gross mass (500 m) (approximate) kg 5100 5600 6250 7050 8250 9450
Minimum installation bending radius m 1.62 1.67 1.73 1.80 1.94 2.04

RATINGS: Trefoil Flat (2D) Trefoil Flat (2D) Trefoil Flat (2D) Trefoil Flat (2D) Trefoil Flat (2D) Trefoil Flat (2D)
Current rating in ground Amps 542 574 612 654 687 741 765 836 847 937 919 1032
Current rating in air Amps 747 860 861 1003 983 1159 1116 1332 1260 1524 1400 1720
AC Resistance @ 90C /km 0.0778 0.0778 0.0617 0.0614 0.0490 0.0485 0.0391 0.0385 0.0320 0.0311 0.0270 0.0260
Reactance /km 0.1454 0.2035 0.1381 0.1962 0.1326 0.1906 0.1282 0.1862 0.1252 0.1832 0.1205 0.1786
Impedance /km 0.1650 0.2179 0.1513 0.2055 0.1413 0.1967 0.1340 0.1902 0.1292 0.1859 0.1235 0.1805
Sheath standing voltage V/km 32.2 59.1 36.1 66.9 40.1 75.4 44.2 84.6 49.5 95.6 53.8 105.3

ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS:
DC Resistance @ 20C /km 0.0601 0.0470 0.0366 0.0283 0.0221 0.0176
Max Electric stress at conductor screen kV/mm 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.0
Min Electric stress at insulation screen kV/mm 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Capacitance F/km 0.2019 0.2281 0.2485 0.2655 0.2858 0.3091
Zero Sequence Resistance /km 0.1359 0.1174 0.1021 0.0895 0.0794 0.0725
Zero Sequence Reactance /km 0.0861 0.0792 0.0742 0.0704 0.0667 0.0620
Symmetrical fault rating (250C) kA (1s) 43.1 57.4 71.8 90.4 114.8 143.5
Earth fault rating (150C ) kA (1s) 41.5 43.0 44.9 47.1 49.7 51.5

Ratings above are based on standard laying conditions for a single circuit in isolation as follows:
Soil thermal resistance = 1.2Km/W
Soil temperature = 25C
Depth of burial = 1.2m
Air temperature = 30C
Earthing = Cross bonded or single point bonded
Tolerance on dimensions = +5%

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