47100 Puchong, Selangor MALAYSIA Tel : +603-80601222, +603-8061112, +80601100 Fax : +603-80601212 Website : www.southerncable.cc Email : sc@southerncable.cc Head Office & Factory : Lot 42, Jalan Merbau Pulas, Kawasan Perindustrian Kuala Ketil, 09300 Kuala Ketil, Baling, Kedah MALAYSIA Tel : +604-4161600 Fax : +604-4161599 Website : www.southerncable.cc Email : sc@southerncable.cc ISO9001 : 2000 Reg. No. : AR1757 Sheathed cables clipped direct to or lying on a non- metallic surface
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Methods of Installation of Cables Installation Method
Number
Description
Installation Method
Appropriate Reference for determining Current-carrying Capacity Open and Clipped Direct Sheathed cables clipped direct to or lying on a non- metallic surface
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In Conduit Single core non sheathed cables in metallic or non- metallic conduit on a wall or ceiling 2
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Installation Method
Number
Description
Installation Method
Appropriate Reference for determining Current-carrying Capacity In Trunking Cables in trunking on a wall or suspended in air
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Cables in flush floor trunking
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Single core cables in skirting trunking
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Methods of Installation of Cables Installation Method
Number
Description
Installation Method
Appropriate Reference for determining Current-carrying Capacity On Trays Sheathed cables on a perforated cable tray, bunched and unenclosed. A perforated cable tray is considered as a tray in which the holes occupy at least 30% of the surface area. 11
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In Free Air Sheathed single core cables in free air (any supporting metal work under the cables occupying less than 10% of the plan area) : 2 or 3 cables vertically one above the other, distance between cables equal to the overall diameter (De); distance from the wall not less than 0.5 (De)
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Methods of Installation of Cables Installation Method
Number
Description
Installation Method
Appropriate Reference for determining Current-carrying Capacity In Free Air Sheathed Multicores cables in free air distance between wall and cable surface not less than 0.3 De (any supporting metalwork occupying less than 10% of the plan area)
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Methods of Installation of Cables Nom. Cross Sectional Area for Cu. Cu. Conductor Current Rating Voltage Drop Cu. Conductor Voltage Drop Al. Conductor Equivalent Current Rating of Al. Conductor Nom. Cross Sectional Area for Al. mm 2 (A) mV/A/m mV/A/m (A) mm 2
1.5 18 25 11.82 28 6 2.5 25 15 11.82 28 6 4 33 9.5 7.91 39 10 6 43 6.4 4.2 57 16 10 59 3.8 4.2 57 16 16 79 2.4 2.7 79 25 25 104 1.5 1.35 123 35 35 129 1.1 1.35 123 50 50 167 0.84 0.94 159 70 70 214 0.6 0.58 226 120 95 261 0.47 0.48 261 150 120 303 0.4 0.41 299 185 150 349 0.34 0.35 354 240 185 400 0.31 0.31 410 300 240 472 0.27 0.28 472 400 300 545 0.25 0.26 546 500 400 634 0.24 0.24 626 630 500 723 0.23 0.23 709 800 630 826 0.22 0.22 823 1000 The continuos current carrying capacities are based on the following condition : a) Ambient temperature 30oC b) Maximum continuos loading temperature of conductor 70oC c) Clipped direct 3 or 4 cable, 3 phase a.c Cu and Al Equivalent Size Comparison Nom. Cross Sectional Area for Cu. Cu. Conductor Current Rating Voltage Drop Cu. Conductor Voltage Drop Al. Conductor Equivalent Current Rating of Al. Conductor Nom. Cross Sectional Area for Al. mm 2 (A) mV/A/m mV/A/m (A) mm 2
10 73 4 4.2 76 16 16 94 2.5 2.7 90 25 25 124 1.65 1.45 136 50 35 154 1.15 0.97 174 70 50 187 0.87 0.72 211 95 70 238 0.6 0.58 245 120 95 289 0.45 0.47 283 150 120 335 0.37 0.39 323 185 150 386 0.3 0.31 382 240 185 441 0.26 0.26 440 300 240 520 0.21 0.22 517 400 300 599 0.185 0.19 605 500 400 673 0.165 0.175 691 630 Cu and Al Equivalent Size Comparison CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC/AL/XLPE/SCT/PE The continuos current carrying capacities are based on the following condition : a) Ambient temperature 30oC b) Maximum continuos loading temperature of conductor 70oC c) Clipped direct 3 or 4 cable, 3 phase a.c Cu and Al Equivalent Size Comparison XLPE/PVC The continuos current carrying capacities are based on the following condition : a) Ambient temperature 30 deg.C b) Maximum continuos loading temperature of conductor 90 deg.C c) Clipped direct 3 or 4 cable, 3 phase a.c Nom. Cross Sectional Area for Cu. Cu. Conductor Current Rating Voltage Drop Cu. Conductor Voltage Drop Al. Conductor Equivalent Current Rating of Al. Conductor Nom. Cross Sectional Area for Al. mm 2 (A) mV/A/m mV/A/m (A) mm 2
10 74 4 4.2 80 16 16 99 2.5 2.7 97 25 25 130 1.6 1.45 149 50 35 161 1.15 0.98 189 70 50 209 0.87 0.73 234 95 70 268 0.61 0.59 273 120 95 326 0.45 0.47 314 150 120 379 0.37 0.39 366 185 150 436 0.31 0.32 438 240 185 500 0.26 0.27 507 300 240 590 0.22 0.23 594 400 300 681 0.195 0.2 692 500 400 793 0.175 0.185 791 630 500 904 0.16 0.17 911 800 630 1033 0.15 0.16 1072 1000 800 1179 0.145 0.15 1217 1200 Current-carrying Capacity for Single Core Copper Conductor, Non-armoured or without Sheath to BS6004 & BS6346 Conductor Cross Sectional Area Current Carrying Capacity Method of Installation Enclosed in Conduit in Thermally Insulated Wall etc. Enclosed in Conduit on Wall or Trunking etc. Clipped Direct On a Perforated Cable Tray Horizontal or Vertical In Free Air Horizontal Spaced Vertical Flat Spaced Trefoil 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c 3 or 4 cables, three phase 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c 3 or 4 cables, three phase 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c flat touching 3 or 4 cables, three phase a.c flat & touching @ trefoil 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c flat touching 3 or 4 cables, three phase a.c flat & touching @ trefoil 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c or 3 cables three phase a.c 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c or 3 cables three phase a.c 3 cables, trefoil three phase a.c mm 2 (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) 1.25 13 12 16 14 19 17 - - - - - 1.5 14.5 13.5 17.5 15.5 20 18 - - - - - 2.5 19.5 18 24 21 27 25 - - - - - 4 26 24 32 28 37 33 - - - - - 6 34 31 41 36 47 43 - - - - - 10 46 42 57 50 65 59 - - - - - 16 61 56 76 68 87 79 - - - - - 25 80 73 101 89 114 104 126 112 146 130 110 35 99 89 125 110 141 129 156 141 181 162 137 50 119 108 151 134 182 167 191 172 219 197 167 70 151 136 192 171 234 214 246 223 281 254 216 Current-carrying Capacity for Single Core Copper Conductor, Non-armoured or without Sheath to BS6004 & BS6346 Conductor Cross Sectional Area Current Carrying Capacity Method of Installation Enclosed in Conduit in Thermally Insulated Wall etc. Enclosed in Conduit on Wall or Trunking etc. Clipped Direct On a Perforated Cable Tray Horizontal or Vertical In Free Air Horizontal Spaced Vertical Flat Spaced Trefoil 2 cables , single phase a.c or d.c 3 or 4 cables, three phase 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c 3 or 4 cables, three phase 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c flat touching 3 or 4 cables, three phase a.c flat & touching @ trefoil 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c flat touching 3 or 4 cables, three phase a.c flat & touching @ trefoil 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c or 3 cables three phase a.c 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c or 3 cables three phase a.c 3 cables, trefoil three phase a.c mm 2 (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) 95 182 164 232 207 284 261 300 273 341 311 264 120 210 188 269 239 330 303 349 318 396 362 308 150 240 216 300 262 381 349 404 369 456 419 356 185 273 245 341 296 436 400 463 424 521 480 409 240 320 286 400 346 515 472 549 504 615 569 485 300 367 328 458 394 594 545 635 584 709 659 561 400 - - 546 467 694 634 732 679 852 795 656 500 - - 626 533 792 723 835 778 982 920 749 630 - - 720 611 904 826 953 892 1138 1070 855 800 - - - - 1030 943 1086 1020 1265 1188 971 1000 - - - - 1154 1058 1216 1149 1420 1337 1079 Current-carrying Capacity for Multicore Copper Conductor, Non-armoured to BS6004 & BS6346 Conductor Cross Sectional Area Current Carrying Capacity Method of Installation Enclosed in Conduit in Thermally Insulated Wall etc. Enclosed in Conduit on Wall or Trunking etc. Clipped Direct On a Perforated Cable Tray Horizontal or Vertical 1 two- cores cable, single phase a.c or d.c 1 three- core cable or four- core cable, three phase a.c 1 two-cores cable, single phase a.c or d.c 1 three- core cable or four- core cable, three phase a.c 1 two-cores cable, single phase a.c or d.c 1 three- core cable or four- core cable, three phase a.c 1 two- cores cable, single phase a.c or d.c 1 three- core cable or four- core cable, three phase a.c mm 2 (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) 1.5 14 13 16.5 15 19.5 17.5 22 18.5 2.5 18.5 17.5 23 20 27 24 30 25 4 25 23 30 27 36 32 40 34 6 32 29 38 34 46 41 51 43 10 43 39 52 46 63 57 70 60 16 57 52 69 62 85 76 94 80 25 75 68 90 80 112 96 119 101 35 92 83 111 99 138 119 148 126 50 110 99 133 118 168 144 180 153 70 139 125 168 149 213 184 232 196 95 167 150 201 179 258 223 282 238 120 192 172 232 206 299 259 328 276 150 219 196 258 225 344 299 378 319 185 248 223 294 255 392 341 434 364 240 291 261 344 297 461 403 514 430 300 334 298 394 339 530 464 593 497 400 - - 470 402 634 557 715 597 Current-carrying Capacity for Single Core Copper Conductor, Armoured to BS6346 Conductor Cross Sectional Area Current-Carrying Capacity Method of Installation (in free air) Clipped Direct On a Perforated Cable Tray Horizontal or Vertical 2 cables, single phase a.c 2 cables, single phase d.c 3 or 4 cables, three phase a.c 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c flat & touching 3 or 4 cables, three phase a.c, flat & touching 2 cables, single phase a.c or d.c flat & touching 3 or 4 cables, three phase a.c, flat & touching Horizontal Spaced Vertical Flat Spaced Horizont al Spaced Vertical Flat Spaced Horizon tal Spaced Vertical Flat Spaced 3 cables Trefoil mm 2 (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) 50 193 179 205 189 229 217 229 216 230 212 181 70 245 225 259 238 287 272 294 279 286 263 231 95 296 269 313 285 349 332 357 340 338 313 280 120 342 309 360 327 401 383 415 396 385 357 324 150 395 354 413 373 456 436 479 461 438 407 373 185 447 399 469 422 511 489 548 525 490 456 425 240 525 465 550 492 593 568 648 622 566 528 501 300 594 515 624 547 668 640 748 719 616 578 567 400 687 575 723 618 737 707 885 851 674 632 657 500 763 622 805 673 810 777 1035 997 721 676 731 630 843 669 891 728 893 856 1218 1174 771 723 809 800 919 710 976 777 943 905 1441 1390 824 772 866 1000 975 737 1041 808 1008 967 1685 1627 872 816 945 Current-carrying Capacity for Multicore Copper Conductor, Armoured to BS6346 Conductor Cross Sectional Area Current-Carrying Capacity Method of Installation (in free air) Clipped Direct On a Perforated Cable Tray Horizontal or Vertical or in free air 1 two-cores cable, single phase a.c or d.c 1 three-core cable or four-core cable, three phase a.c 1 two-cores cable, single phase a.c or d.c 1 three-core cable or four-core cable, three phase a.c mm 2 (A) (A) (A) (A) 1.5 21 18 22 19 2.5 28 25 31 26 4 38 33 41 35 6 49 42 53 45 10 67 58 72 62 16 89 77 97 83 25 118 102 128 110 35 145 125 157 135 50 175 151 190 163 70 222 192 241 207 95 269 231 291 251 120 310 267 336 290 150 356 306 386 332 185 405 348 439 378 240 476 409 516 445 300 547 469 592 410 400 621 540 683 590 Current-carrying Capacity for Aluminum Conductor Nominal Sectional Area (mm 2 ) Continuous Current Rating (Unit Amperes) Short Circuit Current Rating for 1 sec. In Air at 40 o C On Ground at 25 o C Single Conductor 3 cables S=2d Twin Conductor Three or Four Conductors Single Conductor 3 cables S=2d Twin Conductor Three or Four Conduct ors 4 - 29 24 - 38 32 305A 6 - 36 31 - 47 41 405 10 - 49 41 - 63 53 760 16 - 66 55 - 82 69 1.22 kA 25 - 86 72 - 105 89 1.9 35 - 105 90 - 130 105 2.66 50 150 125 105 150 150 125 3.8 70 185 170 140 185 190 155 5.32 95 220 205 165 215 225 185 7.22 120 265 230 195 250 260 215 9.12 150 285 270 235 280 285 240 11.4 185 350 305 255 320 325 270 14.1 240 405 360 295 365 380 320 18.2 300 460 420 355 420 430 355 22.8 400 570 - - 495 - - 25.8 500 650 - - 550 - - 32.6 630 750 - - 640 - - 40.8 800 890 - - 725 - - 50.3 1000 1015 - - 815 - - 65.3 Single conductor : Single point bonded Short Circuit Ratings Short Circuit Rating (A) Copper Conductor Aluminum Conductor Up to and including 300mm 2 115 X (S/t) 76 X (S/t) Greater than 300mm 2 103 X (S/t) 68 X (S/t) t : Short circuit duration time in second S : Cross sectional area in mm 2
Conditions : Max. permissable continuous operating temperature 70
deg.C Max. permissable temperature at short-circuit 160 deg.C Air Temperature ( o C) 25 30 35 40 45 Rating factor (max. conductor temperature 70 o C) 1.22 1.15 1.08 1.00 0.91 Rating Factor for Variation in Ambient Temperature Ground Temperature ( o C) 10 15 20 25 30 Rating factor (max. conductor temperature 70 o C) 1.15 1.11 1.05 1.00 0.94 Rating Factor for Variation in Ground Temperature (Direct Laid on the Ground) Rating Factors for Depth Laying for Cables Laid Direct on the Ground Depth of Laying (meter) 600/1000V Cables Up to 50 mm 2 70 mm2 to 300 mm 2 Above 300 mm 2
1.Minimum bending radius and permissable pulling tension - to prevent damage on electrical and physical properties of the cable
Lifting by crane Drum rolling direction Do not lay on flanges Lifting drum by forklift correctly Drums secure adequately during transportation HANDLING AND INSTALLATION OF CABLE DO NOT attempt coiling on the ground On the ground cable can be FLAKED in a figure of eight formation HANDLING AND INSTALLATION OF CABLE