BS 6622 Single Core Unarmoured (Copper Wire Screened) 6.6kV XLPE Stranded Copper Conductors

Construction

cross-sectional area mmsq

Minimum average thickness of insulation mm

Nominal diameter over insulation
mm

 

Nominal area of copperwire screen mmsq

Nominal average thickness of PVC oversheath
mm

Nominal overall diameter of cable mm

50

2.5

15.0

16.0

1.6

21.7

70

2.5

16.8

16.0

1.7

23.5

95

2.5

18.5

16.0

1.7

25.4

120

2.5

20.0

16.0

1.8

26.9

150

2.5

21.3

16.0

1.8

28.5

185

2.5

23.1

16.0

1.9

30.3

240

2.6

25.5

25.0

1.9

32.9

300

2.8

28.3

25.0

2.0

35.9

400

3.0

31.4

35.0

2.2

39.2

500

3.2

34.7

35.0

2.3

42.8

630

3.2

38.1

35.0

2.4

46.5

800

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1000

Installation

cross-sectional area mmsq

Approximate cable weight kg/m

Nominal drum length
m

Minimum bending radius mm

Nominal internal diameter of ducts mm

50

0.9

1000

350

100

70

1.1

1000

400

100

95

1.4

1000

400

100

120

1.7

1000

450

100

150

2.0

500

450

100

185

2.4

500

500

100

240

3.0

500

500

100

300

3.6

500

550

100

400

4.5

500

600

100

500

5.6

500

650

100

630

6.9

300

700

100

800

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1000

Electrical Performance

cross-sectional area mmsq

Maximum DC resistance of conductor at 20 ¡æ uohms/m

Maximum AC resistance of conductor at 90 ¡æ uohms/m

Reactance at 50Hz
uohms/m

Impedance at 50Hz uohms/m

Maximum Capacitace PF/m

Maximum charging current at normal voltage and frequency mA/m

50

387

494

123.0

508.0

321.0

0.39

70

268

343

115.0

361.0

371.0

0.45

95

193

248

109.0

270.0

417.0

0.50

120

153

196

105.0

222.0

459.0

0.55

150

124

159

103.0

189.0

494.0

0.59

185

99.1

128

99.5

162.0

543.0

0.65

240

75.4

98

96.6

138.0

583.0

0.70

300

60.1

80

94.7

124.0

602.0

0.72

400

47.0

64

92.5

112.0

627.0

0.75

500

36.6

51

90.7

104.0

654.0

0.79

630

38.3

42

88.0

97.1

726.0

0.87

800

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1000

Ratings

Cross-sectional area
mmsq

Current Ratings

Short circuit ratings

Laid direct in ground
Amps

Drawn into ducts
Amps

Laid in air
Amps

One second short circuit rating of conductor
KA

One second short circuit rating of copper per core
KA

50

220

225

250

6.8

2.6

70

270

270

310

9.8

2.6

95

320

320

375

13.3

2.6

120

360

360

430

17.2

2.6

150

410

400

490

21.2

2.6

185

460

440

560

26.6

2.6

240

530

505

660

34.9

4.3

300

600

560

760

43.8

4.3

400

680

610

880

57.3

5.8

500

750

680

1000

72.3

5.8

630

830

750

1140

91.2

5.8

800

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1000

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