XLPE High Voltage Cables

Single-core Cable for 400/230 (420) kV

with Copper wire screen and Aluminum laminated sheath Cable layout Copper conductor, round stranded or segmented optionally with longitudinal water barrier Inner semiconductive layer firmly bonded to the XLPE insulation XLPE main insulation, cross-linked Outer semiconductive layer firmly bonded to the XLPE insulation Copper wire screen as short-circuit current carrying component with semi-conductive swelling tapes above and below as longitudinal water barrier Aluminum foil, overlapped as radial diffusion barrier laminated to the oversheath Thermoplastic oversheath as mechanical protection optionally with semi-conductive and/or flameretardant layer Features of metallic sheath Low weight Low losses Low cost Internationally proven design Production process The inner semiconductive layer, the XLPE main insulation and the outer semiconductive layer are extruded in a single operation applying a dry curing and a water or nitrogen cooling method. Applicable standards IEC 62067 XDRCU-ALT

Technical data
Copper conductor cross-section mm
2

Outer diameter (approx.) mm 108 109 110 112 116 116 123 131 132

Cable weight (approx.) kg/m 16 17 18 21 24 25 28 33 38

Capacitance

Impedance (90C, 50 Hz) /km 0.23 0.22 0.20 0.19 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.17

Impedance (90C, 50 Hz)

Surge impedance

Min. bending radius mm 2300 2300 2300 2400 2450 2450 2600 2700 2700

Max. pulling force kN 30 38 48 60 72 84 96 120 150

kcmil 1000 1250 1600 2000 2400 2750 3200 4000 5000

F/km 0.12 0.13 0.15 0.17 0.19 0.20 0.20 0.21 0.26

/km 0,15 0,14 0,13 0,12 0,12 0,11 0,11 0,10 0,09

56 53 48 45 43 41 40 39 35

500 630 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2000 2500

Ampacity
Diectly buried

Diectly buried 20C 1.0 Km/W A 822 943 1064 1250 1351 1452 1553 1727 1900

In ducts

In ducts 20C 1.0 Km/W A 776 895 1014 1189 1268 1362 1456 1638 1804

In free air

In free air 35C A 1015 1199 1382 1672 1835 1996 2157 2480 2803

In ductbank 15C 0.8/1.0 Km/W A 829 951 1072 1259 1363 1465 1567 1762 1946

Directly buried

Ambient temp. Soil resistivity mm

2

20C 1.0 Km/W A 751 853 954 1120 1209 1294 1379 1513 1646

20C 1.0 Km/W A 740 843 945 1106 1192 1276 1359 1573 1725

35C A 928 1083 1237 1492 1630 1765 1899 2146 2392

40C 1.4 Km/W A 548 616 683 795 855 913 970 1054 1137

kcmil 1000 1250 1600 2000 2400 2750 3200 4000 5000

500 630 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2000 2500

Calculation basis: Conductor temperature 90C, 50 Hz, load factor 1.0, laying depth 1200 mm, phase distance at flat formation 30 cm Earthing method: Single-Point Bonding or Cross-bonding Values apply for cables with rated voltages from 380 kV to 400 kV acc. to IEC 62067 Brugg Kabel AG 2008, Subject to modifications