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600/1000V XLPE Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables to BS 5467 (Single Core)

FGD300 1RVMAV-R (CU/XLPE/PVC/AWA/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)

BS Code: 6941X

 


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 to to BS 5467

FGD300 1RVMAV-R (CU/XLPE/PVC/AWA/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)

Approvals:

TUV Certification (Z1 17 01 98200 003)

Fire Performance:

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test)

BS EN 60332-1-2

Voltage Rating:

600/1000V

Cable Construction:

Conductor:Annealed copper wire, stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 2.

Insulation:Extruded XLPE GP 8 according to BS 7655-1.3.

Bedding:PVC or polymeric compound.

Armouring:Aluminium wire

Outer Sheath:PVC Type 9 according to BS 7655-4.2.

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 :Brown or blue

Sheath Colour:Black, other colours can be offered upon request.

Mechanical and Electrical Properties:

Maximum temperature range during operation (XLPE)

90°C

Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds)

 250°C

 
Minimum bending radius

 

 

Circular copper conductors

6 x Overall Diameter

 

Shaped copper conductors

8 x Overall Diameter

Construction Parameters:

Conductor FGD300 1RVMAV-R
No. of Cores xCross Section Class of Conductor Nominal Insulation Thickness Nominal Bedding
Thickness
Nominal Armour Wire
Diameter
Nominal Sheath Thickness Approx. Overall
Diameter
Approx. Weight
No.xmm2   mm mm mm mm mm kg/km

1x50

2

1.0

0.8

0.9

1.5

17.5

800

1x70

2

1.1

0.8

1.25

1.5

20.2

990

1x95

2

1.1

0.8

1.25

1.6

22.3

1280

1x120

2

1.2

0.8

1.25

1.6

24.2

1550

1x150

2

1.4

1.0

1.6

1.7

27.4

1900

1x185

2

1.6

1.0

1.6

1.8

30

2320

1x240

2

1.7

1.0

1.6

1.8

32.8

2930

1x300

2

1.8

1.0

1.6

1.9

35.6

3580

1x400

2

2.0

1.2

2.0

2.0

40.5

4600

1x500

2

2.2

1.2

2.0

2.1

44.2

5680

1x630

2

2.4

1.2

2.0

2.2

48.8

7160

1x800

2

2.6

1.4

2.5

2.4

55.4

9315

1x1000

2

2.8

1.4

2.5

2.5

60.6

11490

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES:

Conductor Operating Temperature

90°C

Ambient Temperature

30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671: 2008 table 4E3A


Conductor cross-sectional

area
Reference
Method C (clipped
direct)
Reference Method F (in free air or on a perforated cable tray, horizontal or vertical)
Touching Touching Spaced by on cable diameter
2
cables,
singlephase
a.c. or
d.c. flat
3 or 4
cables,
threephase
a.c. flat
2
cables,
singlephase
a.c. or
d.c. flat
3 or 4
cables,
threephase
a.c. flat
3 cables
threephase
a.c.
trefoil
2 cables, d.c. 2 cables, single-phase
a.c.
3 or 4
cables,
three-phase
a.c.
Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical 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

50

237

220

253

232

222

284

270

282

266

288

266

70

303

277

322

293

285

356

349

357

337

358

331

95

367

333

389

352

346

446

426

436

412

425

393

120

425

383

449

405

402

519

497

504

477

485

449

150

488

437

516

462

463

600

575

566

539

549

510

185

557

496

587

524

529

688

660

643

614

618

574

240

656

579

689

612

625

815

782

749

714

715

666

300

755

662

792

700

720

943

906

842

805

810

755

400

853

717

899

767

815

1137

1094

929

889

848

797

500

962

791

1016

851

918

1314

1266

1032

989

923

871

630

1082

861

1146

935

1027

1528

1474

1139

1092

992

940

800

1170

904

1246

987

1119

1809

1744

1204

1155

1042

978

1000

1261

961

1345

1055

1214

2100

2026

1289

1238

1110

1041

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671: 2008 table 4E3B


Nominal Cross Section Area
2 cables d.c. Ref. Methods C&F(clipped direct, on trays or in free air)
2 cables, single-phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.
Touching Spaced* Trefoil and touching Flat and touching Flat and spaced*

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

mm2

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

 

 

r

x

z

r

x

z

r

x

z

r

x

z

r

x

z

50

0.98

0.99

0.21

1.0

0.98

0.29

1.0

0.86

0.18

0.87

0.64

0.25

0.88

0.84

0.33

0.9

70

0.67

0.68

0.20

0.71

0.69

0.29

0.75

0.59

0.170

0.62

0.60

0.25

0.65

0.62

0.32

0.70

95

0.49

0.51

0.195

0.55

0.53

0.28

0.60

0.44

0.170

0.47

0.46

0.24

0.52

0.49

0.31

0.58

120

0.39

0.41

0.190

0.45

0.43

0.27

0.51

0.35

0.165

0.39

0.38

0.24

0.44

0.41

0.30

0.51

150

0.31

0.33

0.185

0.38

0.36

0.27

0.45

0.29

0.160

0.33

0.31

0.23

0.39

0.34

0.29

0.45

185

0.25

0.27

0.185

0.33

0.30

0.26

0.40

0.23

0.160

0.28

0.26

0.23

0.34

0.29

0.29

0.41

240

0.195

0.21

0.180

0.28

0.24

0.26

0.35

0.180

0.155

0.24

0.21

0.22

0.30

0.24

0.28

0.37

300

0.155

0.17

0.175

0.25

0.195

0.25

0.32

0.145

0.150

0.21

0.170

0.22

0.28

0.20

0.27

0.34

400

0.115

0.145

0.170

0.22

0.180

0.24

0.30

0.125

0.150

0.195

0.160

0.21

0.27

0.20

0.27

0.33

500

0.093

0.125

0.170

0.21

0.165

0.24

0.29

0.105

0.145

0.180

0.145

0.20

0.25

0.190

0.24

0.31

630

0.073

0.105

0.165

0.195

0.150

0.23

0.27

0.092

0.145

0.170

0.135

0.195

0.24

0.175

0.23

0.29

800

0.056

0.090

0.160

0.190

0.145

0.23

0.27

0.086

0.140

0.165

0.130

0.180

0.23

0.175

0.195

0.26

1000

0.045

0.092

0.155

0.180

0.140

0.21

0.25

0.080

0.135

0.155

0.125

0.170

0.21

0.165

0.180

0.24

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