XLPE INSULATED ARMOURED CABLES
XLPE INSULATED ARMOURED CABLES
Application
Indoors or Outdoors in cable ducts, cable trays, conduits or underground locations under mechanical stresses in power and switching stations.
Local distribution systems, Industrial and Commercial units for basic power & lighting purpose.
| Standards | BS 5467, IEC 60502-1 & VDE 0276 |
|---|---|
| Operating Temperature | 90° C |
| Short Circuit Temp | 250° C |
| Working Voltage | 600 / 1000 |
| Volts Test Voltage | 3 KV r m s for 5 minutes |
Conductor
Aluminium / Annealed plain copper solid* / stranded conductor conform to BS 6360 and IEC 60228, Class 2 (Circular / Sector shaped).
Insulation
Cross linked polyethylene (XLPE)
| Single core | Red. Yellow, Blue, Black, Grey or Natural |
| 2 Core | Red, Black |
| 3 Core | Red, Yellow, Blue |
| 4 Core | Red , Yellow, Blue, Black |
| 5 Core | Red, Yellow, Blue, Black & Grey |
| 6 Core | Blue , Yellow and remaining core Grey each layer |
Assembly
Insulated conductors are laid up together, if necessary interstices may be filled with fillers.
Fillers
Non-hygroscopic Poly propylene fillers are included between laid-up cores wherever required.
A non-hygroscopic polypropylene material separator tape is applied over the laid-up core wherever necessary.
Bedding
Bedding Extruded PVC compatible with operating temperature.
Armour
For Single Core – Aluminium round wire / flat Strep.
For Multicore – Galvanised Steel round wire / flat wire/tape.
Outer Sheath
Extruded PVC / Special PVC compounds such as Flame Retardant (FR), Flame Retardant Low Smoke (FRLS), and Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSOH) can be used for the outer sheaths to suit a variety of environment and fire risk conditions. Flamabillity test confirms to IEC 332 & Swidish chimeny. For installation where fire and associated problems such as the emission of smoke and toxic fumes offer a serious potential threat, a special LSF (Low smoke & fumes) compound can be provided. LSF compound is Halogen free (Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine) when tested as per BS 6425 (Pt 1) & IEC 60754 (Pt 1). The acid gas evolved during combustion is less than 0.5% by weight of the material.
Minimum Bending Radius
12 times the cable diameter
Admissible Pulling Force
Aluminium-30/mm2