CONDUCTOR RESISTANCE

The details to the above Guidelines are given in tables.

Table - 1 *Conductor Technical Information for Single Core and Multicore cables conforming to
IS-8130 /1984 (Stranded –Class-2) Copper & Aluminium Conductors.
Nominal Minimum no. of wires Max. D.C. Resistance at 20° C A.C. Resistance at 90° C
Size of
Conductor Compacted Round Plain Copper Aluminium Plain Copper Aluminium
Sq.mm CU. ALU. Ohm/Km Ohm/Km Ohm/Km Ohm/Km
25 6 6 0.727 1.20 0.930 1.54
35 6 6 0.524 0.868 0.671 1.11
50 6 6 0.387 0.641 0.495 0.82
70 12 12 0.268 0.443 0.343 0.567
95 15 15 0.193 0.320 0.247 0.410
120 18 15 0.153 0.253 0.196 0.324
150 18 15 0.124 0.206 0.159 0.264
185 30 30 0.0991 0.164 0.127 0.210
240 34 30 0.0754 0.125 0.0965 0.160
300 34 30 0.0601 0.100 0.0769 0.130
400 53 53 0.0470 0.0778 0.0602 0.10
500 53 53 0.0366 0.0605 0.0468 0.0774
630 53 53 0.0283 0.0469 0.0362 0.060
800 53 53 0.0221 0.0367 0.0283 0.0470
1000 53 53 0.0176 0.0291 0.0225 0.0372

* Conductor meeting requirements of IEC-60228 and BS 6360 can also be manufactured.

Table - 2 SHORT CIRCUIT RATING FOR 1 SECOND DURATION FOR COPPER AND ALUMINIUM
XLPE CABLES (CURRENT IN K. AMPS)
Nominal Size XLPE Insulated XLPE Cables as per IS-7098 (Part-2)-1985
Sq.mm Copper Aluminium
1) Max. Conductor Temperature during operation: 90° C
25 3.6 2.4
2) Max. Conductor Temperature during short Circuit: 250° C
35 5.0 3.3
50 7.1 4.7 Formula relating Short Circuit Rating with duration
70 10.0 6.6
95 13.6 9.0
It = I sh Where
120 17.1 11.3 3}t It = Short Circuit Rating for t Seconds.
150 21.4 14.2 t = duration in seconds
185 26.4 17.5
I sh = Short Circuit rating for 1 second.
240 34.3 22.6
300 42.9 28.3
400 57.1 37.7
500 71.4 47.2
630 90.0 59.4
800 114.3 75.5
1000 142.9 94.3

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 RATING FACTORS
A). FOR AIR AND GROUND TEMPERATURE.
A. Rating factors for variation in ambient air temperature.
Ambient Temp (oC) 25 30 35 40 45 50
Rating Factors 1.14 1.10 1.04 1.00 0.95 0.90
B. Rating factors for variation in ground temperature.
Ground Temp (oC) 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Rating Factors 1.12 1.08 1.03 1.00 0.96 0.91 0.87

B). FOR DEPTH OF LAYING (CABLES LAID DIRECT IN THE GROUND)

Depth of laying (cm) 3.3kV, 6.6kV & 11kV all sizes 22kV & 33 kV all Size
90 1 __
105 0.99 1
120 0.98 0.99
150 0.96 0.97
180 or more 0.95 0.96

C). FOR VARIATION IN THERMAL RESISTIVITY OF SOIL

Thermal Resistivity
100 120 150 200 250 300
of Soil (oCcm/w)
Factor 1.20 1.11 1.0 0.89 0.80 0.73

GROUP RATING FACTORS FOR SINGLE-CORE CABLES

A). Cables laid direct in the ground in horizontal formation.
Number of
trefoils in Spacing between trefoils 3.3 to 22kV cables 33 kV Cables.
group
Touching 15 cm 30 cm 45 cm Touching 15 cm 30 cm 45 cm
2 0.78 0.81 0.85 0.88 0.80 0.82 0.85 0.88
3 0.68 0.71 0.77 0.81 0.68 0.71 0.76 0.79
4 0.61 0.65 0.72 0.76 0.62 0.65 0.71 0.75
5 0.56 0.61 0.68 0.73 0.57 0.60 0.67 0.72

B). Cables laid on Racks / Trays in covered trench with removable covers where air circulation is restricted,
Trefoils are separated by two cable diameter horizontally and the trays are in tiers having 300 mm distance.
No. of Trefoils in Horizontal formation
No. racks/trays in tiers
1 2 3
1 0.95 0.90 0.88
2 0.90 0.85 0.83
3 0.88 0.83 0.81
6 0.86 0.81 0.79

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 WEIGHT, DIMENSION DATA & CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY OF CABLES
TABLE 23 - 6.35 / 11 KV (E) HT XLPE THREE CORE ALUMINIUM CONDUCTOR CABLES
“POLYCAB” THREE CORE ALUMINIUM CONDUCTOR, XLPE INSULATED, UNARMOURED & ARMOURED CABLES CONFORMING
TO IS: 7098 PART-2/1985:
UNARMOURED CABLE FORMED WIRE / STRIP ARMOURED CABLE ROUND WIRE ARMOURED CABLE CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY
Minimum
Nominal Nominal
Thickness Nominal Approx. Approx Nominal Minimum Approx. Approx. Nominal Minimum Approx. Approx. In In Duct at In Air at *Normal
Size Thickness
of PVC Thickness Overall Weight Dimension Thickness Overall Weight of Dimension Thickness Overall Weight of Ground at 30° C. 40° C. Delivery
of of XLPE of PVC Diameter of Cable of GI Flat of PVC Diameter Cable of GI of PVC Diameter Cable 30° C.
Inner Length
Conductor Insulation
Sheath Outer of Cable Strip Outer of Cable Round Outer of Cable
Sheath Sheath Wire Sheath
Sq.mm. mm mm mm Kg/Km mm mm mm mm Kg/Km mm mm mm Kg/Km Amps. Amps. Amps. Mtrs.
35 3.6 0.5 2.4 43.5 1950 0.8 1.72 44.0 2500 2.0 1.88 45.5 3250 115 97 125 500
50 3.6 0.5 2.6 46.5 2250 0.8 1.88 46.5 2850 2.5 2.04 49.5 4000 130 115 150 500
70 3.6 0.5 2.6 50.5 2650 0.8 1.88 50.5 3300 2.5 2.04 53.5 4600 160 140 190 500
95 3.6 0.6 2.8 54.5 3150 0.8 2.04 54.5 3850 2.5 2.20 58.0 5250 190 165 230 500
120 3.6 0.6 2.8 58.0 3600 0.8 2.2 58.5 4400 2.5 2.20 61.5 5850 220 190 260 500
150 3.6 0.6 3.0 61.0 4100 0.8 2.2 61.0 4900 2.5 2.36 64.5 6450 245 210 295 500
185 3.6 0.7 3.2 66.0 4850 0.8 2.36 66.0 5650 3.15 2.52 71.0 8100 275 240 335 500
240 3.6 0.7 3.4 71.5 5700 0.8 2.52 71.5 6600 3.15 2.68 76.0 9250 315 275 395 500
300 3.6 0.7 3.6 76.5 6650 0.8 2.68 76.5 7600 3.15 2.84 81.0 10400 355 310 450 250
400 3.6 0.7 3.8 83.5 8100 0.8 2.84 83.5 9100 4.0 3.0 90.0 13450 400 350 520 250

TABLE 24 - 6.35 / 11 KV (E) HT XLPE THREE CORE COPPER CONDUCTOR CABLES

“POLYCAB” THREE CORE COPPER CONDUCTOR, XLPE INSULATED, UNARMOURED & ARMOURED CABLES CONFORMING
TO IS: 7098 PART-2/1985:
UNARMOURED CABLE FORMED WIRE / STRIP ARMOURED CABLE ROUND WIRE ARMOURED CABLE CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY
Minimum
Nominal Nominal
Thickness Nominal Approx. Approx Nominal Minimum Approx. Approx. Nominal Minimum Approx. Approx. In In Duct at In Air at *Normal
Size Thickness
of PVC Thickness Overall Weight Dimension Thickness Overall Weight of Dimension Thickness Overall Weight of Ground at 30° C. 40° C. Delivery
of of XLPE of PVC Diameter of Cable of GI Flat of PVC Diameter Cable of GI of PVC Diameter Cable 30° C.
Inner Length
Conductor Insulation
Sheath Outer of Cable Strip Outer of Cable Round Outer of Cable
Sheath Sheath Wire Sheath
Sq.mm. mm mm mm Kg/Km mm mm mm mm Kg/Km mm mm mm Kg/Km Amps. Amps. Amps. Mtrs.
35 3.6 0.5 2.4 43.5 2600 0.8 1.72 44.0 3150 2.0 1.88 45.5 3900 145 125 165 500
50 3.6 0.5 2.6 46.5 3150 0.8 1.88 46.5 3750 2.5 2.04 49.5 4950 170 150 195 500
70 3.6 0.5 2.6 50.5 3950 0.8 1.88 50.5 4600 2.5 2.04 53.5 5900 210 180 240 500
95 3.6 0.6 2.8 54.5 4950 0.8 2.04 54.5 5600 2.5 2.20 58.0 7000 250 215 295 500
120 3.6 0.6 2.8 58.0 5850 0.8 2.2 58.5 6650 2.5 2.20 61.5 8100 280 240 335 500
150 3.6 0.6 3.0 61.0 6900 0.8 2.2 61.0 7650 2.5 2.36 64.5 9250 310 270 380 500
185 3.6 0.7 3.2 66.0 8300 0.8 2.36 66.0 9100 3.15 2.52 71.0 11550 350 305 430 500
240 3.6 0.7 3.4 71.5 10200 0.8 2.52 71.5 11050 3.15 2.68 76.0 13700 400 350 500 250
300 3.6 0.7 3.6 76.5 12200 0.8 2.68 76.5 13150 3.15 2.84 81.0 15950 445 390 570 250
400 3.6 0.7 3.8 83.5 15550 0.8 2.84 83.5 16550 4.0 3.0 90.0 20900 500 440 650 250

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* Delivery Length tolerance is ± 5 %. Length more than normal as per customer request.

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