CALCULATION BASED ON 500 SQ.MM.

COPPER CABLE
(DOUBLE RUN)

Operating conditions
SINGLE CORE MV POLYMERIC CABLES - UNGROUPED
Environment:
Cable characteristics
Drying out of soil:
Cable Type:
Conductor Temperature, °C:
Conductor Type:
Season (soil conditions):
Conductor Size, mm²:
Soil or Air Temperature, °C:
Insulation Type:
Soil Thermal Resistivity, m °C/W:
Polymeric Sheath Type:
Soil Depth, mm:

Colour of sheath: Load Curve:

Cu Wire Screen Area, mm²: Loss Load Factor Utilisation, %:

(Flat topped load curve):
Bonding Arrangement: Cable Grouping: Limited time, days:

Soil Thermal diffusivity, m²/s:

Soil Depth Definition
Duct characteristics
Measured to:
100 mm ID 150 mm ID Duct ID, mm:
Duct OD, mm:
125 mm ID User Defined
Cable and duct configuration
Duct Type:
Single cores - in trefoil (or Triplex)

Click on 'Go' when you are ready Single cores - laid flat
Current rating result
Three ducts - one cable per duct

Spacing factor:

Three ducts in trefoil - one cable per duct

One duct - 3 single cores in trefoil (or Triplex)

 SINGLE CORE MV POLYMERIC CABLES - GROUPED
Trefoils in tiered formation
Trefoils laid flat

No. of trefoils:
Spacing, mm:

Spacing, mm:

No. of trefoils:

No. of trefoils:
Spacing, mm:

No. of trefoils:
Spacing, mm:

Current Rating Result: Click on 'Calculate' when you are ready

SINGLE CORE MV POLYMERIC CABLES - BANKS OF DUCTS Warning: You cannot save these settings and results to file

Ducts in concrete and soil Vertically touching laid flat ducts Major spacing (b), mm:
(Each circle represents a circuit) (2 columns and 2 tiers.
w L = burial depth Each trio represents a circuit.)
Minor spacing (a), mm:
a a = minor spacing
L L Vertical spacing (v), mm:
b = major spacing
v No. of columns:
h v = vertical spacing
v
w = concrete width a
No. of tiers:
b h = concrete height

Duct Characteristics Duct Type: Ducts spaced or not:

100 mm ID 150 mm ID Layout and Width of concrete, backfill

Dimensions or dry zone (w), mm:
Duct ID, mm:
125 mm ID User Defined Height of concrete, backfill
Duct OD, mm:
or dry zone (h), mm:

Three ducts - one cable per duct Duct Configuration Operating conditions
Burial depth (L), mm:
Soil temperature, °C:
Horizontal spacing factor (fixed):
Conductor temperature, °C:
Three ducts in trefoil - one cable per duct
Soil thermal res, m °C/W: Burial medium:
One duct - 3 single cores in trefoil (or Triplex) Concrete, backfill or
dry zone thermal res, m °C/W:
Cable characteristics

Conductor Type:
Conductor Size, mm²:

Bonding Arrangement:
SINGLE CORE MV POLYMERIC CABLES - UNGROUPED - CURRENT, CALCULATED TEMPERATURES AND OTHER PROPERTIES

Temperatures (°C)
Bonding Laid direct in ground Current (A) q conductor (maximum) q cable surface q duct inner q duct outer
Solid Single cores laid flat (2D separation)
Solid Cables in trefoil or Triplex

Earthenware duct
Solid One core per duct (3 flat ducts)
Solid One core per duct (ducts in trefoil)
Solid Cables in trefoil or Triplex (1 duct)

Plastic duct
Solid One core per duct (3 flat ducts)
Solid One core per duct (ducts in trefoil)
Solid Cables in trefoil or Triplex (1 duct) 654.3 90 81.5 62 55.7

POWER LOSS, CURRENT AND VOLTAGE DROP

Conductor Loss (W/m) 21.37

Screen, Sheath or Armouring Loss (W/m) 1.986711 Rating Type:
Screen, Sheath or Armouring Current (A) 56.52
Screen, Sheath or Armouring Voltage (V/km) N.A.

CABLE AND DUCT DIMENSIONS

Single core OD, mm 56.3

Effective Cable OD, mm 121.3
Duct ID, mm 200
Clearance between Cable(s) and Duct, mm 89.2
CALCULATION OF RATINGS AND TEMPERATURES Warning: Diagram is not exactly to scale

Output: Emergency Ratings

0 200 400 600 800 1000 (Calculate Cyclic First)
0 Input
Cyclic Status
200
Time, min:
400
Final, °C:
Calculate
600 Cyclic Ratings

800 Calculate
Emergency
Go Back to
1000 Cable Choice
1200 Results
Emergency Status
1400 Initial, °C:

Circuit 1 Circuit 2 Circuit 3 Circuit 4 Circuit 5 Circuit 6 Circuit 7 Circuit 8

Initial Amps:
Circuit 9 Circuit 10 Circuit 11 Circuit 12 Circuit 13 Circuit 14 Circuit 15 Circuit 16
Circuit 17 Circuit 18 Circuit 19 Circuit 20 Circuit 21 Circuit 22 Circuit 23 Circuit 24 Final Amps:

Circuit 1 Circuit 2 Circuit 3 Circuit 4 Circuit 5 Circuit 6 Circuit 7 Circuit 8 Circuit 9 Circuit 10 Circuit 11 Circuit 12
Cyclic Ratings (Ref)
Peak Current (A) 438 438 438 438 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Conductor Temp (°C) 71.25 76.84 76.84 71.25 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Maximum Temp (°C) 90 90 90 90 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Circuit 13 Circuit 14 Circuit 15 Circuit 16 Circuit 17 Circuit 18 Circuit 19 Circuit 20 Circuit 21 Circuit 22 Circuit 23 Circuit 24
Cyclic Ratings
Peak Current (A) #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Conductor Temp (°C) #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Maximum Temp (°C) #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A

NOTE: The minimum current required per circuit will be 438 A.

CALCULATION OF RATINGS AND TEMPERATURES Warning: Diagram is not exactly to scale

Output: Emergency Ratings

0 200 400 600 800 1000 (Calculate Cyclic First)
0 Input
Cyclic Status
200
Time, min:
400
Final, °C:
Calculate
600 Cyclic Ratings

800 Calculate
Emergency
Go Back to
1000 Cable Choice
1200 Results
Emergency Status
1400 Initial, °C:

Circuit 1 Circuit 2 Circuit 3 Circuit 4 Circuit 5 Circuit 6 Circuit 7 Circuit 8

Initial Amps:
Circuit 9 Circuit 10 Circuit 11 Circuit 12 Circuit 13 Circuit 14 Circuit 15 Circuit 16
Circuit 17 Circuit 18 Circuit 19 Circuit 20 Circuit 21 Circuit 22 Circuit 23 Circuit 24 Final Amps:

Circuit 1 Circuit 2 Circuit 3 Circuit 4 Circuit 5 Circuit 6 Circuit 7 Circuit 8 Circuit 9 Circuit 10 Circuit 11 Circuit 12
Cyclic Ratings (Ref)
Peak Current (A) 470 470 470 470 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Conductor Temp (°C) 80.51 87.06 87.06 80.51 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Maximum Temp (°C) 90 90 90 90 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Circuit 13 Circuit 14 Circuit 15 Circuit 16 Circuit 17 Circuit 18 Circuit 19 Circuit 20 Circuit 21 Circuit 22 Circuit 23 Circuit 24
Cyclic Ratings
Peak Current (A) #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Conductor Temp (°C) #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Maximum Temp (°C) #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A

NOTE: The maximum current capability per circuit will be 470 A