PVC INSULATED 600/1000 VOLT CABLES WITH ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS SUSTAINED

CURRENT RATING (AMP) (50Hz) PARAMETERS

NOMINAL
CONDUCTOR AREA
mm

600/1000 VOLT THREE SINGLE CORE CABLES IN TREFOIL ARRANGEMENT

DIRECT ARMOURED

DUCT ARMOURED

AIR ARMOURED

AIR ARMOURED

50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300
380
480
600
740
960
1200

154
188
266
257
288
326
337
424
475
532
586
648
701
755

154
188
222
252
280
306
347
384
411
449
483
523
550
588

137
174
215
251
288
335
400
464
542
629
717
825
968
1096

141
177
218
254
289
337
399
458
529
605
678
765
854
940

NOMINAL
CONDUCTOR
AREA
mm

600/1000 VOLT
ONE TWIN CORE ARMOURED CABLE

600/1000 VOLT
ONE THREE OR FOUR CORE ARMOURED CABLE

DIRECT

DUCT

AIR

DIRECT

DUCT

AIR

16
25
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300

91
118
142
168
209
250
-

75
96
115
137
170
204
-

77
98
120
145
227
-

77
100
120
143
176
213
243
272
309
360
407

62
81
97
116
144
174
199
223
254
298
338

65
85
104
128
161
200
232
264
306
336
421

MULTICORE ARMOURED PVC INSULATED CABLES

ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS
BS 6346; KS 04-194
BS 7671 - 16th EDITION, IEE WIRING REGULATIONS
Ambient temperature: 30c
Conductor operating temperature: 70c

CURRENT - CARRYING CAPACITY (Amperes)

CONDUCTOR CROSSSECTION
AREA

REFERENCE METHOD 1
(Clipped Direct)
1 TWO-CORE
CABLE SINGLEPHASE
AC. OR DC.
2

1 THREE-OR FOURCORE CABLE

THREE-PHASE AC
3

Amp
68
89
109
131
165
199

Amp
58
76
94
113
143
174
202
232
265
312
360

Mm
16
25
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300

NORMAL
CONDUCTOR
AREA
mm

1.5
2.5
4
6
10
16
25
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300
400

600/1000 VOLT
ONE TWIN CORE ARMOURED CABLE
DIRECT
DUCT
AIR

32
41
55
69
92
119
158
190
225
277
332
377
422
478
551
615
693

26
34
45
57
76
98
129
154
183
225
271
309
346
393
455
510
57 4

24
33
44
56
77
102
136
166
201
252
312
360
409
273
558
636
729

REFERENCE METHOD 11
(On a perforated cable try) OR REFERENCE METHOD 13
(free air)
1 TWO CORE
1 THREE- OR FOUR
CABLE SINGLE-PHASE
CORE CABLE,
AC. OR DC
THREE-PHASE A.C.
4

Amp
71
94
115
139
175
211

Amp
61
80
99
119
151
186
216
250
287
342
399

600/1000 VOLT ONE THREE OR FOUR CORE

ARMOURED CABLE
DIRECT
DUCT
AIR

27
35
47
59
78
101
132
159
188
233
279
317
355
401
462
517
580

22
29
38
48
64
83
107
129
153
190
228
260
292
331
382
428
490

21
28
38
48
66
87
116
142
172
218
268
310
355
407
480
547
627

Cables shall only be continuously operated at their tabulated rating if the minimum current at which
circuit protection is designed to operate does not exceed 1.45 times (in the case of cables in air or
in ducts) or 1.3 times (in the case of cables laid direct in the ground) the values given above.
Standard depth of laying
Thermal resistivity of soil
Standard ground temperature
Ambient air temperature

0.5
1.2 K.m/W
15c
25c

Maximum conductor temperature

70c