Power Cables
PVC Insulated & Sheathed Unarmoured XLPE Insulated PVC/LSOH Sheathed LSOH Insulated Conduit Wires Fire Resistant Medium Voltage

Power Cables

600/1000V Three Core, XLPE Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Unarmoured & Armoured to IEC 60502

Construction

Conductor : Plain annealed copper

Insulation : XLPE Compound

Filler : PVC or Polypropylene yarn

Binder Tape : Polyester (mylar) tape

Bedding : Flame retardant PVC compound

Armouring : Steel wire armored

Sheath : Flame retardant PVC compound

Colour of identification : Red, Yellow and Blue

Sheath Colour : Black, Grey or White

 

Size of Conductor Nominal Thickness of Insulation UNARMOURED CABLE STEEL WIRE ARMOURED(SWA) CABLE
Nominal Thickness of Sheath Approx. Overall Diameter Approx Weight of Cable Nominal Thickness of Bedding Nominal Dia. of Armour Wire Nominal Thickness of Sheath Approx. Overall Diameter Approx. Weight of Cable
mm2 mm mm mm kg/km mm mm mm mm kg/km
1.5 0.7 1.8 10.5 145 1.0 0.9 1.8 14.0 370
2.5 0.7 1.8 11.0 185 1.0 0.9 1.8 15.0 435
4 0.7 1.8 12.5 250 1.0 0.9 1.8 16.0 520
6 0.7 1.8 14.0 310 1.0 0.9 1.8 17.5 610
10 0.7 1.8 16.0 460 1.0 0.9 1.8 20.0 910
16 0.7 1.8 18.0 670 1.0 1.25 1.8 22.5 1180
25 0.9 1.8 19.0 935 1.0 1.6 1.8 24.5 1610
35 0.9 1.8 21.5 1245 1.0 1.6 1.8 26.5 2000
50 1.0 1.8 25.5 1655 1.0 1.6 1.9 30.5 2560
70 1.1 1.9 28.0 2320 1.2 2.0 2.0 34.0 3585
95 1.1 2.0 32.0 3125 1.2 2.0 2.2 38.5 4590
120 1.2 2.1 35.5 3905 1.2 2.0 2.3 42.0 5530
150 1.4 2.3 39.5 4800 1.4 2.5 2.5 47.5 7050
185 1.6 2.4 44.0 6010 1.4 2.5 2.6 52.0 8515
240 1.7 2.6 53.5 8010 1.6 2.5 2.8 62.0 11180
300 1.8 2.7 60.0 9995 1.6 2.5 3.0 68.5 13530
400 2.0 3.0 65.5 12680 1.6 2.5 3.2 74.0 16520