BRIMSON CABLES

PRIVATE LIMITED

CURRENT RATINGS (PVC)

Basic assumption and conditions of installation
Max. Conductor temperature at continuous operation .......................................700C
Ambient Air temperature ........................................................................................400C
Ground temperature ............................................................................................... 300C
Thermal Resistivity of soil ........................................................................ 1500C Cm/W
Depth of laying ................................................................................................... 750 mm
Max. Conductor temperature for short circuit .................................................. 1600C
RATING FACTORS FOR VARIATION IN GROUND TEMPERATURE
Ground temperature 0 C
15
20
Rating Factor

1.17

1.12

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

1.06

1.0

0.94

0.87

0.79

0.70

0.60

RATING FACTORS FOR VARIATION IN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE

Air temperature 0 C
25
Rating Factor

1.25

30

35

40

45

50

1.16

1.09

1.00

0.90

0.80

RATING FACTORS CABLES LAID DIRECTLY LAID IN HORIZONTAL FORMATION

No. of Cables

Distance of Cables
Touching
0.78
0.68
0.61
0.53
0.48

2
3
4
6
8

15cm
0.81
0.71
0.65
0.58
0.54

30 cm
0.85
0.77
0.72
0.66
0.62

45 cm
0.88
0.81
0.76
0.71
0.67

RATING FACTOR FOR VARIATION IN DEPTH OF LAYING IN GROUND

Depth of Laying

Size
2

75 cm
90 cm
105 cm
120 cm
150 cm
180>

Up to 25 mm
1.00
0.99
0.98
0.97
0.96
0.95

25 to 300 mm2
1.00
0.98
0.97
0.96
0.94
0.93

Above 300 mm2

1.00
0.97
0.96
0.95
0.92
0.91
AN ISO-9001/2000 CERTIFIED

BRIMSON CABLES
PRIVATE LIMITED

CURRENT RATINGS (XLPE)

Basic assumption and conditions of installation
Max. Conductor temperature at continuous operation .......................................900C
Ambient Air temperature ........................................................................................400C
Ground temperature ............................................................................................... 300C
Thermal Resistivity of soil ........................................................................ 1500C Cm/W
Depth of laying ................................................................................................... 750 mm
Max. Conductor temperature for short circuit .................................................. 2500C
RATING FACTORS FOR VARIATION IN GROUND TEMPERATURE
Ground temperature 0 C
Rating Factor

15

20

25

30

35

40

1.12

1.08

1.03

1.00

0.96

0.91

30

35

40

45

50

1.10

1.04

1.00

0.95

0.90

RATING FACTORS FOR VARIATION IN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE

Air temperature 0 C
25
Rating Factor

1.14

RATING FACTORS CABLES LAID DIRECTLY LAID IN HORIZONTAL FORMATION

No. of Cables

Distance of Cables
Touching
0.79
0.69
0.62
0.58
0.54

2
3
4
5
6

15cm
0.82
0.75
0.69
0.65
0.61

30 cm
0.87
0.79
0.74
0.72
0.69

45 cm
0.90
0.83
0.79
0.76
0.75

RATING FACTOR FOR VARIATION IN DEPTH OF LAYING IN GROUND

Depth of Laying

Size
2

75 cm
90 cm
105 cm
120 cm
150 cm
180>

Up to 25 mm
1.00
0.99
0.98
0.97
0.96
0.95

25 to 300 mm2
1.00
0.98
0.97
0.96
0.94
0.93

Above 300 mm2

1.00
0.97
0.96
0.95
0.92
0.91
AN ISO-9001/2000 CERTIFIED