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products or equipment in dry and ventilated place

6. Store cables and accessories in environmental (service) conditions close to operating
conditions
7. The Contractor shall be held responsible for damage of the cables and accessories
during storage or transportation
PART 2 PRODUCTS
2.01 GENERAL
A. All goods and products covered in these Specifications shall be procured, when available,
from an in-Kingdom manufacturer. However, procurement of all goods and products
manufactured out-of-Kingdom or in-Kingdom must be approved by the Royal Commission
B. Where Royal Commission utilities interface with power company (SEC) the cables and
related materials shall be approved by SEC
2.02 MV SINGLE CORE AND MULTICONDUCTOR CABLES
A. General
1. The insulated cables are to be furnished in accordance with the cable specification
sheets covered under this clause, and the other codes and standards mentioned therein
2. Cable material and construction shall be suitable for storage, installation and operation in
the stated service conditions. The impact of the higher ambient temperature on ampacity
will be factored in cable selection and application during system design
3. Cable shall be suitable for installation in wet and dry locations
B. Conductor Design Requirements
1. Unless otherwise specified, the cable shall be manufactured and tested in accordance
with IEC 60502-2
2. Cables shall be designed to withstand a conductor temperature of 130°C without any
detrimental effects on any of its components. However, the cable sizing shall be based
on a maximum permissible continuous temperature of 90°C and emergency loading
temperature of 105°C
3. Conductor
a. Conductors shall be concentric-lay, uncoated, annealed copper; strand Class B
insulation complying with IEC 60228
b. The conductor size and material shall be as specified in Table 2D
TABLE 2D: CONDUCTOR MATERIAL

Conductor Size (mm2) Material

25, 50, 70, 95, 185, 240, 500 Copper

120, 300, 400 Aluminum

4. Conductor Shield
a. The conductor shield shall consist of an extruded black thermosetting semi-
conducting material compatible with the conductor and the insulation. A suitable
semi-conducting tape may be applied between the conductor and the specified
extruded semi-conducting layer
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average thickness
C. Insulation Design Requirements
1. Insulation shall consist of cross-linked thermosetting polyethylene (XLPE) in accordance
with IEC 60502-2, containing no carbon black. The insulation shall consist of semi-
conducting paint, semi-conducting tape and uncoated copper tape or wire
2. The minimum thickness of the insulation shall not be less than 90% of the average
thickness
3. Cable insulation materials shall be in accordance with Table 2E
TABLE 2E: CABLE INSULATION MATERIAL

Emergency Short Circuit

Insulatio
Voltage Rating Temperature Operating Operating
n
(kV) Rating (°C) Temperature Temperature
Material
(°C) (°C)

XLPE 6 - 36 90 105 250

4. Insulation Shield
a. The insulation shield shall consist of an extruded black thermosetting semi-
conducting material compatible with XPLE insulation
b. The average thickness of the insulation shield shall not be less than 125% of the
minimum point thickness
5. Metallic Shield
a. Helically applied soft drawn copper wires or tapes may be used as metallic shield,
with prior approval from the Royal Commission, and as well as SEC when required to
interface with the Royal Commission facilities
b. When copper tape is used as a metallic shield, the tape shall have a minimum
thickness of 0.178 mm applied at 25% overlap
c. Calculations shall be provided by the manufacturer to determine the effective cross-
sectional area of the metallic shield and its short circuit current carrying capability
6. Moisture Impervious Layer
a. The moisture impervious layer shall be applied over the metallic shield to prevent top
ingress of moisture
b. Aluminum coated with ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, copper coated with
chlorinated polyethylene and cross-linked synthetic super absorbent polymer water
blocking tapes are acceptable materials for the moisture impervious layer
7. Jacket
a. The jacket material shall be black polyvinyl chloride (PVC), type ST 2 per IEC 60502.
A suitable binder tape may be applied between the moisture impervious layer and the
outer jacket
b. For services wherein the power cable will be continuously exposed to saline water,
the jacket material shall be linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) or linear medium
density polyethylene (LMDPE)
c. The jacket thickness of single and multi-conductor cables (for all voltages and uses)
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8. Overall Diameter
a. The power cable shall have a maximum overall diameter as provided below in the
Table 2F and 2G. For power cables with copper tape metallic shield refer to Table
2F. For power cables with copper wire metallic shield refer to Table 2G
TABLE 2F: POWER CABLES WITH COPPER TAPE METALLIC SHIELD (APPLICABLE TO BOTH
ALUMINUM AND COPPER CONDUCTORS)

Conductor Size (mm2) Overall Diameter (mm)

70 40

95 41

120 43

185 47

240 49

400 56

500 59

TABLE 2G: FOR POWER CABLES WITH COPPER WIRE METALLIC SHIELD

Conductor Size (mm2) Overall Diameter (mm)

70 Cu 43

95 Cu 45

120 Al 47

185 Cu 51

240 Cu 54

400 Al 59

500 Cu 66

9. Fabrication
a. The conductor shield, cross-linked polyethylene insulation and insulation shield shall
be extruded by the double tandem or triple extrusion method to assure homogeneity
between the insulation and the semi-conducting shields
b. The insulation shield shall be strippable type
c. The cross-linking process shall be by the dry-cure method
d. The power cable shall be free of material and manufacturing defects that would
prevent it from meeting the requirement of this Specification

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2.03 CABLE MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION

A. The jacket for all the cables shall be marked by embossing in English at intervals not
exceeding 1 m with the following minimum information:
1. Electric Cable
2. Voltage designation, 6 kV 15 kV, and 34.5 kV
3. Type of insulation, PVC, XLPE
4. Insulation thickness (in mm)
5. Conductor cross sectional area in mm2 and material
6. The manufacturer’s name or trademark and country of origin
7. Year of manufacture
8. Cumulative length at every 1 m with the highest length mark on the outer end of the cable
B. Marking by matrix print is not acceptable
C. The conductor insulation shall be colored as per SECTION 26 05 53
2.04 SPLICES, TERMINATIONS AND ACCESSORIES
A. Medium Voltage Splice and Termination
1. General
a. The splice or termination kits shall meet or exceed the requirements of this
Specification in all respects
b. System neutral shall be solidly grounded
c. Manufacturer's drawings shall show the outline of the splice or termination, together
with all pertinent dimensions. Any variations in these dimensions due to
manufacturing tolerances shall be indicated
2. Design Criteria
a. Splices
i. Splices may be installed underground wherein the maximum thermal resistivity of
the ground may reach 240°C.cm/W
ii. The splice system shall meet all requirements of IEEE 404, and shall be
designed such that no insulating or semi-conducting tapes are required. Only
heat-shrinkable polyolefin material shall be acceptable
iii. Splices shall provide waterproofing, mechanical and electrical protection; and be
completely sealed from cable jacket to cable jacket
iv. The diameter of heat-shrinkable materials shall reduce to a predetermined size
upon application of heat in excess of 120°C yielding a minimum shrink ratio of 3
to 1, and maximum longitudinal shrinkage of 5%
v. The recovered wall thickness of insulation tubing over the connector shall be
uniform and equal to, or greater than, the cable insulation thickness as given in
IEC 60502 or in the manufacturer’s data schedule
vi. The adhesive shall have a softening temperature not less than 90°C be
compatible with other components of joint and cables and shall not flow after
curing at normal service temperature
vii. The insulation tubing shall be generally suitable for indoor and outdoor
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coating. It shall be capable of being stored without damage at temperatures not

exceeding 50°C
3. Termination
a. In addition to criteria stated in par. 2.06 A.2.a.2 to 7, the terminations shall be
designed to provide a complete moisture seal, including the crotch area of multi-core
cables and complete re-jacketing of the individual cores, conforming to Class 1
terminations as per IEEE 48
b. Creepage distance for outdoor termination shall be minimum 690 and 1725 mm for
13.8 and 34.5 kV terminations, respectively
4. Fabrication
a. Splices
i. Splices shall be supplied in complete kit form with all materials and components
required to complete the installation. Connectors will not be included in the kits
ii. Components shall not be adversely affected in any manner by contact with other
materials normally used in the construction of cable joints and shall not increase
the rate of corrosion of any metal with which they may come into contact
iii. All components of a splice shall perform without distress under the normal
conditions, cyclic loading and fault conditions
iv. Components supplied with adhesive coating shall have means to prevent the
coated surfaces from adhering to each other
v. In case of tape armored and shielded cable, all items needed for wire or tapes
clamping shall also be included. Ratings shall be provided for such applications
vi. Reinstatement of mechanical protection for armored cables shall be in form of
galvanized steel wrap-around and not steel tubing. The steel wrap-around shall
be protected with heat-shrinkable wrap-around tube
b. Termination
i. Terminations shall be supplied in complete kit form with all materials and
components required to complete the installation, Fabrication shall be as
stipulated in par. 2.06 A.4.a.1 to 5
c. Marking
i. All components of splices and terminations shall be clearly marked with the
supplier’s name and reference numbers
ii. Electrically conducting components shall be marked “conducting” clearly and
permanently
iii. All components shall be capable of being stored without deterioration within the
temperature range - 10°C to + 50°C. Components or materials, if subject to a
shelf life limitation, shall have the final date of use prominently and permanently
shown on
PART 3 EXECUTION
3.01 GENERAL
A. The Contractor shall provide all equipment and labor as deemed necessary to show proper
execution of the work
B. All SEC direct interface work shall be done with prior SEC approval and in strict accordance
with SEC standards

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