Product Data Sheet

34.5 KV CONCENTRIC NEUTRAL CABLE, 345 MILS TR-XLPE

(100% INSULATION LEVEL), LLDPE JACKET FOR COLLECTION
SCOPE: SYSTEMS
This specification describes Tree-Retardant Cross-Linked Polyethylene (TR-XLPE) insulated Linear
Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) jacketed concentric wire neutral power cables to be used in
underground collection systems. The cables are designed for use in three phase systems with voltage
not exceeding 35000 volts phase to phase and conductor temperatures not exceeding 90°C for
normal operation, 130°C for emergency overload conditions, and 250°C for short circuit conditions.
The cables are suitable for direct burial and installation in ducts.

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:
The cables produced under this specification will comply with all applicable requirements of
the following standards, which are the principle standards of this product:

• ICEA S-94-649-2013 (Standard for Concentric Neutral Cables Rated 5 through 46 KV)
• AEIC CS8-2007 (Specification for Extruded Dielectric, Shielded Power Cables Rated 5 through 46 KV)

Cable components, raw materials, and testing procedures shall meet the requirements of
publications referenced in relevant parts of the principal standards including, but not limited to

• ASTM B 231 (Standard Specification for Concentric-Lay-Stranded Aluminum 1350 Conductors)

• ASTM B 3 (Standard Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire)

• ASTM B 5 (Standard Specification for High Conductivity Tough-Pitch Copper Refinery Shapes)

• ICEA T-31-610 (Test Method for Conducting Longitudinal Water Penetration Resistance Tests)

NOTE: Upon request, WTEC can manufacturer Medium-Voltage cables conforming to UL1072
MV90 and Canadian Standard CAN-CSA –C68.5-13.

CONSTRUCTION:
A “DISCHARGE-FREE” design concept underpins the manufacture of these cables. Conductor shield,
insulation, and insulation shield are extruded simultaneously over the conductor by using triple-
extrusion and dry-curing technology. The insulation shield is designed to be strippable.

NOTE: Upon customer request, a water-swellable compound can be added between the insulation
shield and the jacket to prevent the progression of moisture in the cable.

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 A) CONDUCTOR
Conductor is class B stranded compressed aluminum. The stranded
conductor shall be water-blocked. The wires before stranding shall meet
requiremeMnts of ASTM B 230. Typical conductor sizes are 1/0 AWG, 4/0
AWG, 350 KCMIL, 500 KCMIL, 750 KCMIL, 1000 KCMIL, and 1250 KCMIL, 1500
KCMIL, other sizes available upon request.

B) CONDUCTOR SHIELD
The semi-conducting shield is extruded over the stranded conductor.

C) INSULATION
A layer of tree-retardant cross-linked polyethylene (TR-XLPE) is extruded
over the conductor shield. Nominal thickness of the insulation shall be 345
MILS. Minimum thickness shall not be less than 330 mils and maximum
thickness shall not exceed 375 mils.

D) INSULATION SHIELD
The semi-conducting shielding thermosetting compound is extruded over
the insulation.

E) ELECTRICAL NEUTRAL
Bare annealed copper wires are helically applied over the extruded
insulation shield in one layer. They shall be spaced around the cable core.
Number and size of the neutral wires shall be specified by the customer;
otherwise the ones most commonly used in underground collection
systems of the wind farms will be assumed (these values are referenced in
Section 5 of this specification). The wires shall meet the chemical
requirments of ASTM B5 and resistivity, tensile, and elongation requirements
of ASTM B3.

F) NON-CONDUCTING JACKET
Black linear low-density polyethylene shall be extruded (Extruded-to-Fill)
over the outer surface of the cable. Three red stripes spaced 120° apart
around the cable center shall be extruded longitudinally on the jacket
surface.

TESTING:
Cables shall be tested as described in Part 9 of ICEA S-94-649-2013 and part G of AEIC CS8-2007.
Corresponding production tests shall be done in accordance with ICEA T-27-581, ICEA T-28-562, ICEA T-
24-380, and ICEA T-31-610. Factory test reports are available upon request.

TEMPERATURE RATINGS:
• Conductor maximum continuous temperature = 90°C
• Emergency temperature = 130°C
• Storing & working temperature range = -40…+90°C
• Installation & handling temperature = -10…+40°C

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 PHYSICAL PARAMETERS:

Phase Conductor Copper Neutral Thickness (Mils) Diameter (Mils) Approx Ampacity
imate
Size Wire Weight
# Insulatio Insulation Shied Bare Phase Insulation
(AWG/ Stranding Size Size Jacket (Min/Max) Jacket (Nom.) (lb/kft) Trefoil Flat
Wires n (Nom.) (Min/Max) Conductor (Nom.)
KCMIL) (AWG)
1/0 19 Full 16 14 345 40/75 45/80 362 1110 1460 957 186 209
1/0 19 2/3 17 16 345 40/75 45/80 362 1110 1460 902 186 209
1/0 19 2/3 11 14 345 40/75 45/80 362 1110 1460 902 186 209
1/0 19 2/3 7 12 345 40/75 45/80 362 1110 1460 902 186 209
1/0 19 1/2 5 12 345 40/75 45/80 362 1110 1460 857 186 209
1/0 19 1/3 6 14 345 40/75 45/80 362 1110 1460 840 186 209
2/0 19 Full 13 12 345 40/75 45/80 406 1155 1510 1105 188 211
2/0 19 Full 20 14 345 40/75 45/80 406 1155 1510 1105 188 211
2/0 19 1/2 7 12 345 40/75 45/80 406 1155 1510 991 189 211
2/0 19 1/2 10 14 345 40/75 45/80 406 1155 1510 960 189 211
2/0 19 1/3 7 14 345 40/75 45/80 406 1155 1510 911 188 211
3/0 19 Full 18 12 345 40/75 45/80 456 1205 1590 1231 191 214
3/0 19 1/2 8 12 345 40/75 45/80 456 1205 1590 1079 191 214
3/0 19 1/3 9 14 345 40/75 45/80 456 1205 1590 1003 190 213
4/0 19 Full 20 12 345 40/75 45/80 or 70/120 512 1260 1660 or 1710 1421 271 306
4/0 19 Full 32 14 345 40/75 45/80 or 70/120 512 1260 1660 or 1710 1421 271 306
4/0 19 3/4 15 12 345 40/75 45/80 or 70/120 512 1260 1660 or 1710 1316 271 306
4/0 19 3/4 22 14 345 40/75 45/80 or 70/120 512 1260 1660 or 1710 1316 271 306
4/0 19 1/2 10 12 345 40/75 45/80 or 70/120 512 1260 1660 or 1710 1231 272 306
4/0 19 1/2 16 14 345 40/75 45/80 512 1260 1610 1130 272 306
4/0 19 1/3 11 14 345 40/75 45/80 or 70/120 512 1260 1660 or 1710 1120 272 306
250 37 1/3 13 14 345 40/75 70/120 558 1335 1820 1305 296 332
350 37 1/3 11 12 345 40/75 70/120 661 1435 1880 1584 356 400
350 37 1/3 18 14 345 40/75 70/120 661 1435 1880 1584 356 400
500 37 1/3 16 12 345 40/75 or 55/90 70/120 789 1565 2020 or 2050 2001 429 486
500 37 1/3 25 14 345 40/75 70/120 789 1565 2020 2005 430 486
500 37 1/6 13 14 345 40/75 or 55/90 70/120 789 1565 2020 or 2050 1844 432 486
750 61 1/3 15 10 345 55/90 70/120 968 1755 2240 2623 522 606
750 61 1/3 24 12 345 55/90 70/120 968 1755 2240 2623 522 606
750 61 1/6 12 12 345 55/90 70/120 968 1755 2240 2483 532 605
750 61 1/6 19 14 345 55/90 70/120 968 1755 2240 2480 532 605
1000 61 1/3 20 10 345 55/90 70/120 1117 1900 2430 3137 591 706
1000 61 1/6 16 12 345 55/90 70/120 1117 1900 2430 2832 610 705
1000 61 1/6 25 14 345 55/90 70/120 1117 1900 2430 2832 610 705
1000 61 1/9 11 12 345 55/90 70/120 1117 1866 2347 2750 617 705
1000 61 1/9 18 14 345 55/90 70/120 1117 1866 2347 2750 617 705
1000 61 1/12 20 16 345 55/90 70/120 1117 1900 2347 2700 622 705
1000 61 1/12 13 14 345 55/90 70/120 1117 1900 2347 2700 622 705
1000 61 1/12 13 14 345 55/90 70/120 1117 1900 2347 2700 622 705
1250 91 1/6 13 10 345 55/105 70/120 1251 2045 2575 3184 669 789
1250 91 1/6 20 12 345 55/105 70/120 1251 2045 2575 3172 669 789
1250 91 1/6 31 14 345 55/105 70/120 1251 2045 2575 3172 679 789
1250 91 1/8 24 14 345 55/105 70/120 1251 2045 2575 3100 679 789
1250 91 1/8 15 12 345 55/105 70/120 1251 2045 2575 3100 679 789
1250 91 1/12 16 14 345 55/105 70/120 1251 2045 2575 3100 679 789
1500 91 1/6 38 14 345 55/105 70/120 1370 2150 2625 3440 719 837
1500 91 1/8 28 14 345 55/105 70/120 1370 2150 2625 3330 730 845

*Values are calculated using CYMCP 5.0 Rev. 3 by CYME International T&D with the following assumptions:
90°C conductor temperature, 100% load factor, direct buried, 36” burial depth, 25°C ambient temperature, native
soil thermal resistivity is 100 °C•cm/W. Neutrals’ ends are bonded. Neutrals cross-bonded in the flat formation for
phase conductors 750 KCMIL-1250 KCMIL. Cables are spaced 8” between cable centers in the flat formation.
Additional ampacity values can be calculated for other assumptions by request.

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 ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS FOR CABLES IN TREFOIL FORMATION

Positive/Negative Zero
Sequence Sequence
AL Conductor Size and Type
Impedance Impedance
(μΩ/ft) (μΩ/ft)

1/0 AWG (compact) AL 345

212+j55 510+j36
TRXLPE 11X14 2/3 CN LLDPE

4/0 AWG (compact) AL 345

107+j49 311+j31
TRXLPE 16X14 1/2 CN LLDPE

500 KCMIL (compact) AL 345

45+j42 140+j18
TRXLPE 16X12 1/3 CN LLDPE
750 KCMIL (compact) AL 345
32+j41 204+j22
TRXLPE 19X14 1/6 CN LLDPE

1250 KCMIL (compressed) AL

22+j37 123+j19
345 TRXLPE 20X12 1/6 CN LLDPE
1250 KCMIL (compressed) AL
21+j37 158+j19
345 TRXLPE 15X12 1/8 CN LLDPE

1500 KCMIL (compressed) AL

16+j37 82+j18
345 TRXLPE 24X12 1/6 CN LLDPE

AMPACITY (A) VALUES FOR TRIPLEXED CABLES (TREFOIL FORMATION)

AL Shield Soil Resistivity at 100% Load (°Cm/W)

Conductor Cross
Size Section 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00

2/3
1/0 176 161 150 141 133 126 121 116 111
neutral

1/2
4/0 264 241 224 209 198 187 179 171 164
neutral

1/3
500 420 383 354 331 312 296 282 270 259
neutral

1/6
750 513 469 433 404 380 360 343 328 315
neutral

1/6
1000 597 543 501 468 440 417 397 379 364
neutral

1/6
1250 666 605 558 521 490 464 442 423 406
neutral

*The values were calculated using CYMCP 5.0 Rev. 2 by CYME International T&D with the following assumptions:
90°C conductor temperature, load factor per table, direct buried, 36” burial depth, 25°C ambient soil temperature,
native soil thermal resistivity (°C•m/W) per table. Neutrals’ ends are bonded. Additional ampacity values can be
calculated for other criteria by request.

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 DC RESISTANCE OF CABLES

DC resistance AC resistance
Al Conductor (Ω/1000ft) (Ω/1000ft)
Size
(AWG/KCMIL) 20C 90C 20C 90C

1/0 0.18484 0.2369 0.18489 0.237

4/0 0.08757 0.11227 0.08767 0.1124
500 0.03639 0.04667 0.03666 0.047
750 0.025067 0.03213 0.02549 0.03269
1000 0.01822 0.0.2336 0.01881 0.02411
1250 0.01423 0.01825 0.015 0.01923
1500 0.01191 0.01527 0.012844 0.01646

CAPACITANCE AND INDUCTANCE VALUES

Al Conductor
Capacitance Inductance
Size
(μF/1000ft) (mH/1000ft)
(AWG/KCMIL)
1/0 0.04129 0.14045
4/0 0.05116 0.12695
500 0.07053 0.11536
750 0.08243 0.10334
1000 0.09176 0.10322
1250 0.10011 0.09969
1500 0.10676 0.09743

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