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Australian Standard (Medium Voltage)

12.7/22kV Three Core Individual Screened & PVC PVC/SWA/PVC Sheathed (Al Conductor)

Application

12.7/22kV Three Core Individual Screened & PVC PVC/SWA/PVC Sheathed (Al Conductor) cables are designed to be used for the supply of electrical energy in fixed applications up to the rated voltages at a nominal power frequency between 49Hz and 61Hz., 12.7/22kV Three Core Individual Screened & PVC PVC/SWA/PVC Sheathed (Al Conductor) cables are suitable for use in distribution installation, electrical power station ,12.7/22kV Three Core Individual Screened & PVC PVC/SWA/PVC Sheathed (Al Conductor) cables are applied for installation, outdoors, underground where subject to mechanical damage.

Standard

AS/NZS 1429.1

Cable Construction

12.7/22kV Three Core Individual Screened & PVC PVC/SWA/PVC Sheathed (Al Conductor)

CONDUCTOR: Plain circular compacted aluminium to AS/NZS1125 Maximum Continuous Operating Temperature: 90°C

CONDUCTOR SCREEN: Extruded semi-conducting compound, bonded to the insulation and applied in the same operation as the insulation

INSULATION: Cross Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) – standard Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPR) – alternative

INSULATION SCREEN: Extruded semi-conducting compound

METALLIC SCREEN: Plain annealed copper wire: 10kA for nominal 1 second(HEAVY DUTY)

BEDDING: PVC

ARMOURING: Galvanised steel wires

SHEATH: Black 5V-90 polyvinyl chloride (PVC) – standard

Orange 5V-90 PVC inner plus black high density polyethylene (HDPE) outer – alternative Low smoke zero halogen (LSOH) – alternative

Technical Characteristics

Nominal conductor area Maximum Conductor DC resistance at 20°C Cond. AC resistance at 50Hz and 90°C Inductive reactance at 50Hz Insulation resistance at 20°C Conductor to screen capacitance Charging current per phase Dielectric loss per phrase Maxi
mum diael
ectric stress
Scree
nDC resista
nce at 20°C
ArmourDC resistance at 20°C Zero sequence resistance at 20°C Zero seq. react. at 50Hz
mm2 Ohm/km Ohm/km Ohm/km MegOhm. km µF x km A x km W x km kV x
mm
Ohm
/km
Ohm/km Ohm/km Ohm/km
35 0.868 1.11 0.14 15000 0.157 0.626 31.8 3.62 0.759 0.487 1.76 0.0919
50 0.641 0.821 0.134 14000 0.172 0.685 34.8 3.47 0.56 0.465 1.4 0.0855
70 0.443 0.568 0.124 13000 0.192 0.768 39 3.3 0.393 0.431 1.06 0.0757
95 0.32 0.41 0.117 11000 0.214 0.855 43.4 3.17 0.294 0.408 0.833 0.0697
120 0.253 0.325 0.113 10000 0.232 0.926 47 3.08 0.265 0.307 0.68 0.0657
150 0.206 0.265 0.11 9700 0.25 0.997 50.7 3.01 0.266 0.293 0.624 0.0622
185 0.164 0.211 0.106 9000 0.269 1.07 54.5 2.95 0.265 0.28 0.573 0.0591
240 0.125 0.161 0.102 8100 0.298 1.19 60.4 2.87 0.265 0.261 0.52 0.055
300 0.1 0.13 0.0996 7400 0.327 1.3 66.3 2.81 0.265 0.244 0.482 0.0527
400 0.0778 0.102 0.0951 6700 0.363 1.45 73.5 2.75 0.266 0.226 0.446 0.0484
500 0.0617 0.0819 0.0915 5900 0.407 1.62 82.4 2.69 0.265 0.209 0.414 0.045

Cable Parameter

Sectional Area of Conductor Nom. Conductor Diameter Nom. Insulation Thickness Nom. Diamete Over insulation Screen Area on cores No. and Diamter of Screened Wires Nom. Diamete Over Screened Wires Nom. Diamete Over Bedding Nom. Diamete of Armour Nom. Diamete Over Armour Nom. Overall Diameter Approx. mass
mm2 mm mm mm mm2 no x mm mm mm mm mm mm kg/100m
35 6.9 5.5 19.2 23.8 14 x 0.85 22.5 52.3 2.5 57.3 63.3 535
50 8.1 5.5 20.3 32.3 19 x 0.85 23.6 54.9 2.5 59.9 66.1 585
70 9.6 5.5 21.9 46 27 x 0.85 25.2 58.6 2.5 63.6 70 665
95 11.4 5.5 23.6 61.3 36 x 0.85 26.9 62.3 2.5 67.3 74.1 750
120 12.8 5.5 25 68.1 40 x 0.85 28.3 65.5 3.15 71.8 78.8 900
150 14.2 5.5 26.4 68.1 40 x 0.85 29.7 68.7 3.15 75 82.3 975
185 15.7 5.5 27.9 68.1 40 x 0.85 31.2 72 3.15 78.3 85.9 1040
240 18 5.5 30.3 68.1 40 x 0.85 33.6 77.1 3.15 83.4 91.3 1160
300 20.1 5.5 32.6 68.1 40 x 0.85 36.1 82.8 3.15 89.1 97.3 1300
400 23 5.5 35.4 68.1 40 x 0.85 38.9 89.3 3.15 95.6 104.2 1480
500 26.5 5.5 39 68.1 40 x 0.85 42.5 97.1 3.15 103.4 112.5 1700