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Distribution cables are na amed accordi to their insulation, the ing i erefore there are paper- i insulated cabl PVC les, bles, XLPE in nsulated cables, etc. The PV and XLPE insulated ca VC E ables due to th popularit will be heir ty insulated cab discussed in brief because it the mostly used in indu b e y ustry.
Cable Am mpacity
Cable curre carrying capacity (am ent mpacity) is defined as t d the continuo maximum current the cable ous h can carry at its maximum operating temperature t m e.
Conditions: Ambient air temperat A ture = 40 C Ground tem G mperature = 35 C Ground the G ermal resis stivity = 12 C. Cm/ 20 /Watt Burial dept = 0.5 M B th
Determinati of the sh ion hort- circuit current ratin of a cable by calcula ng e ation is very complex. H However, graphs and tables are available that simplify th process. A shown in Fig 2 the short-circuit current t he As n t an d tical axis and the cable s on the horizontal ax with the series of d size xis, that cable ca withstand on the vert diagonal lin indicatin the durati of the fa (the tot al clearing t nes ng ion ault time of the over curren device nt protecting the conducto The pro t or). ovided chart shows the maximum short circui currents to which t it various size copper con e nductors can be subjected for variou times with us hout injuring the insulati g ion. It is based on a 90C condu uctor operati temperat ing ture and the maximum current for short circuit ratings e t e ine t rent for a certain cable that can 250C. For example if its desirable to determi the short circuit curr withstand which has cro sectional area 400 kcmil during 100 cycle b using the following e w oss k g by e equation plus Fig 2 to get Isc o
. . = 400 * .
Isc = A*
= 22.2 kA. 29
Fig. 2 Time Curren characteristi for short-c nt ics circuit curren circuit break nt ker.
References s: [1] http p://www.okon nite.com/eng gineering/sh hort-circuit-cu urrents.html [2] T. Gonen ,Electr rical Power Distribution System Eng D gineering. 2nd Edition, Ta aylor &Francis Grou 2008. up, [3] Elec ctric Power Distribution and Transmission by Fa D a aulkenberry and Coffer, Prentice Hall 1996 [4] ,Des sign of An Electrical Pow Distribut wer tion Network for An Industrial Plant Final year project, k t, r EE Department, QU, Fall 20 D 011.