300/500V XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables to BS 7211 (2-3 Cores)

FTX200 05RZ1-U/R (CU/XLPE/LSZH 300/500V Class 1/2)

BS Code : 6242B/6243

APPLICATION

The cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports, petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals and high-rise buildings.

STANDARDS

Basic design to BS 7211:2012

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Flame Retardance (Single vertical wire or cable test)	IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2
Reduced Fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cables test)	IEC 60332-3-24; EN 60332-3-24
Halogen Free	IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1
No Corrosive Gas Emission	IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2
Minimum Smoke Emission	IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2

VOLTAGE RATING

300/500V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor : Annealed copper conductor, solid or stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 1 or class 2.

Insulation : XLPE type GP8 according to BS 7655-1.3. Crosslinked polyolefin material type EI 5 according to EN 50363-5 can be offered as option.

CPC (Circuit Protective Conductor) : Uninsulated copper conductor.

Outer Sheath : Extruded LSZH type LTS 2 according to BS 7655-6.1.

Outer Sheath Option : UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.

COLOUR CODE

Insulation Colour :

Twin : Brown and blue or, for 2x1.0 and 2x1.5 cables, brown and brown.

Three cores : Brown, black (centre core) and grey.

Position of CPC :

Twin : Centrally placed between cores in same plane.

Three cores : Centrally placed between black and grey cores in same plane.

Sheath Colour : White; other colours can be offered upon request.

PHYSICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Maximum temperature range during operation : 90°C

Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds) : 250°C

Minimum bending radius :

OD<8mm : 4 × Overall Diameter

8mm≤OD≤12mm : 5 × Overall Diameter

OD>12mm : 6 × Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor		FTX200 05RZ1-U/R
No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area	Conductor Class	Nominal Insulation Thickness	Cross-sectional Area of CPC	Class of CPC	Nominal Sheath Thickness	Min. overall Dimensions	Max. overall Dimensions	Approx. Weight
No.×mm²		mm	mm²		mm	mm	mm	kg/km
2×1.0	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	4.1×7.6	5.0×9.2	68
2×1.5	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	4.4×8.1	5.3×9.7	85
2×2.5	1	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	4.9×9.3	6.0×11.2	120
3×1.0	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	4.1×10.0	5.0×12.1	91
3×1.5	1	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	4.4×10.7	5.3×12.9	115
3×2.5	1	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	4.9×12.0	6.0×14.6	170
2×1.0	2	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	4.2×7.8	5.1×9.4	73
2×1.5	2	0.7	1.0	1	0.9	4.5×8.3	5.4×10.0	90
2×2.5	2	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	5.0×9.5	6.1×11.4	125
2×4	2	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	5.5×10.4	6.7×12.6	175
2×6	2	0.7	2.5	1	1.1	6.2×12.0	7.5×14.6	240
2×10	2	0.7	4.0	2	1.2	7.3×14.5	8.8×17.5	390
2×16	2	0.7	6.0	2	1.3	8.4×17.0	10.1×20.5	560
3×4	2	0.7	1.5	1	1.0	5.5×14.0	6.7×16.9	196
3×6	2	0.7	2.5	1	1.1	6.2×16.2	7.5×19.5	291
3×10	2	0.7	4.0	2	1.2	7.3×19.5	8.8×23.6	440
3×16	2	0.7	6.0	2	1.3	8.4×22.8	10.1×27.6	670

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Conductor operating temperature : 90°C

Ambient temperature : 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2A

Conductor Cross-sectional area	Ref. Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc.)		Ref. Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc.)		Ref. Method C (clipped direct)		Ref. Method E (free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical)
Conductor Cross-sectional area	1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-or four core cable*, three- phase a.c.	1 two-core cable*, single- phase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-or four core cable*, three-phase a.c.	1 two-core cable*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-or four core cable*, three- phase a.c.	1 two-core cable*, single- phase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-or four core cable*, three- phase a.c.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
mm²	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
1.0	14.5	13	17	15	19	17	21	18
1.5	18.5	16.5	22	19.5	24	22	26	23
2.5	25	22	30	26	33	30	36	32
4	33	30	40	35	45	40	49	42
6	42	38	51	44	58	52	63	54
10	57	51	69	60	80	71	86	75
16	76	68	91	80	107	96	115	100

Note: With or without a protective conductor.

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2B

Conductor cross-sectional area	Two-core cable, d.c.	Two-core cable, single-phase a.c.	Three or four core cable, three-phase a.c.
1	2	3	4
mm²	mV/A/m	mV/A/m	mV/A/m
1.0	46	46	40
1.5	31	31	27
2.5	19	19	16
4	12	12	10
6	7.9	7.9	6.8
10	4.7	4.7	4.0
16	2.9	2.9	2.5

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