The details to the above Guidelines are given in tables.

Table –1
*Conductor Technical Information for Single Core and Multicore cables conforming to IS-8130
/1984 ( Stranded –Class-2) Copper & Aluminium Conductors.
Nominal Minimum Max. D.C. Resistance A.C. Resistance at 90oC
Size of No. of wires at 20oC
Conductor Compacted Plain Copper Aluminium Plain Copper Aluminium
Round /Shaped
Sq.mm CU. ALU. Ohm/Km Ohm/Km Ohm/Km Ohm/Km
25 6 6 0.727 1.20 0.930 1.54
35 6 6 0.524 0.868 0.671 1.11
50 6 6 0.387 0.641 0.495 0.82
70 12 12 0.268 0.443 0.343 0.567
95 15 15 0.193 0.320 0.247 0.410
120 18 15 0.153 0.253 0.196 0.324
150 18 15 0.124 0.206 0.159 0.264
185 30 30 0.0991 0.164 0.127 0.210
240 34 30 0.0754 0.125 0.0965 0.160
300 34 30 0.0601 0.100 0.0769 0.130
400 53 53 0.0470 0.0778 0.0602 0.10
500 53 53 0.0366 0.0605 0.0468 0.0774
630 53 53 0.0283 0.0469 0.0362 0.060
800 53 53 0.0221 0.0367 0.0283 0.0470
1000 53 53 0.0176 0.0291 0.0225 0.0372
* Conductor meeting requirements of IEC-60228 and BS 6360 can also be manufactured.

Table-2
SHORT CIRCUIT RATING FOR 1 SECOND DURATION FOR COPPER AND ALUMINIUM XLPE
CABLES (CURRENT IN K. AMPS)

Nominal Size XLPE Insulated

Sq.mm Copper Aluminium XLPE Cables as per IS-7098 (Part-2)-1985
25 3.6 2.4
35 5.0 3.3 1) Max. Conductor Temperature during operation: 90oC
50 7.1 4.7
70 10.0 6.6 2) Max. Conductor Temperature during short Circuit: 250oC
95 13.6 9.0
120 17.1 11.3 Formula relating Short Circuit Rating with duration
150 21.4 14.2 It =I sh Where
185 26.4 17.5 √t It = Short Circuit Rating for t Seconds.
240 34.3 22.6 t = duration in seconds
300 42.9 28.3 I sh = Short Circuit rating for 1 second.
400 57.1 37.7
500 71.4 47.2
630 90.0 59.4
800 114.3 75.5
1000 142.9 94.3

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CABLE ARMOURED CABLE ARMOURED CABLE CARRYING
35 3.6 0.5 2.4 42.5 1950 0.8 1.72 42.5 2500 2.0 1.88 45.5 3250 115 97 125 500

50 3.6 0.5 2.6 46.0 2250 0.8 1.88 46.0 2850 2.5 2.04 49.5 4000 130 115 150 500

70 3.6 0.5 2.6 48.5 2650 0.8 1.88 49.0 3300 2.5 2.04 52.5 4600 160 140 190 500

95 3.6 0.6 2.8 53.0 3150 0.8 2.04 53.0 3850 2.5 2.20 56.5 5250 190 165 230 500

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240 3.6 0.7 3.4 68.0 5700 0.8 2.52 38.0 6600 3.15 2.68 73.0 9250 315 275 395 500

300 3.6 0.7 3.6 73.0 6650 0.8 2.68 73.0 7600 3.15 2.84 78.0 10400 355 310 450 250

400 3.6 0.7 3.8 80.0 8100 0.8 2.84 80.0 9100 4.0 3.0 86.5 13450 400 350 520 250

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35 3.6 0.5 2.4 42.5 2580 0.8 1.72 42.5 3130 2.0 1.88 45.5 3880 145 125 165 500

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400 3.6 0.7 3.8 80.0 15540 0.8 2.84 80.0 16540 4.0 3.0 86.5 20890 500 440 650 250

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* Delivery Length tolerance is + 5 %. Length more than normal as per customer request.

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 RATING FACTORS
A). FOR AIR AND GROUND TEMPERATURE.
A. Rating factors for variation in ambient air temperature.
Ambient Temp (oC) 25 30 35 45 40 50
Rating Factors 1.14 1.10 1.04 1.00
0.95 0.90
B. Rating factors for variation in ground temperature.
Ground Temp (oC) 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Rating Factors 1.12 1.08 1.03 1.00 0.96 0.91 0.87
B). FOR DEPTH OF LAYING (CABLES LAID DIRECT IN THE GROUND)
Depth of laying (cm) 3.3kV, 6.6kV & 11kV all sizes 22kV & 33 kV all Size
90 1.00 __
105 0.99 1.00
120 0.98 0.99
150 0.96 0.97
180 or more 0.95 0.96
C). FOR VARIATION IN THERMAL RESISTIVITY OF SOIL
Thermal 100 120 150 200 250 300
Resistivity of
Soil (occm/w)
Factor 1.20 1.11 1.0 0.89 0.80 0.73

GROUP RATING FACTORS

FOR SINGLE-CORE CABLES:-
A). Cables laid direct in the ground in horizontal formation.
Number of Spacing between trefoils 3.3 to 33 kV Cables.
trefoils in group 22kV cables
Touching 15cm 30cm 45cm Touching 15cm 30cm 45cm
2 0.78 0.81 0.85 0.88 0.80 0.82 0.85 0.88
3 0.68 0.71 0.77 0.81 0.68 0.71 0.76 0.79
4 0.61 0.65 0.72 0.76 0.62 0.65 0.71 0.75
5 0.56 0.61 0.68 0.73 0.57 0.60 0.67 0.72
B). Cables laid on Racks / Trays in covered trench with removable covers where air
circulation is restricted, Trefoils are separated by two cable diameter horizontally
and the trays are in tiers having 300 mm distance.
No. racks/trays in No. of Trefoils in Horizontal formation
tiers 1 2 3
1 0.95 0.90 0.88
2 0.90 0.85 0.83
3 0.88 0.83 0.81
6 0.86 0.81 0.79
C). As above B. but cables laid in open air.
1 1 0.98 0.96
2 1 0.95 0.93
3 1 0.94 0.92
6 1 0.93 0.90

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 GROUP RATING FACTORS

FOR MULTI-CORE CABLES:

A). Cables laid inside concrete trench with removable covers ,on cable trays
where air circulation is restricted . The cables spaced by one cable diameter
and trays are in tiers spaced by 300 mm. The clearance between the wall
and the cable is 25 mm.
No. of cables trays in No. of cables
tier
1 2 3 6 9
1 0.95 0.90 0.88 0.85 0.84
2 0.90 0.85 0.83 0.81 0.80
3 0.88 0.83 0.81 0.79 0.78
6 0.86t 0.81 0.79 0.77 0.76
B) Cable laid on cable trays exposed to air , the cables spaced by one cable
diameter and trays are in tiers spaced by 300 mm. The clearance of the
cable from the wall is 25 mm.
No. of cables trays in No. of cables
tier
1 2 3 6 9
1 1 0.98 0.96 0.93 0.92
2 1 0.95 0.93 0.90 0.89
3 1 0.94 0.92 0.89 0.88
6 1 0.93 0.90 0.87 0.86
C).Cables laid on cable trays exposed to air, the cables touching and trays
are in tiers spaced by 300 mm. The clearance between the wall and the cable is
25 mm.
No. of cables trays. No. of cables per tray
1 2 3 6 9
1 1 0.84 0.80 0.75 0.73
2 1 0.80 0.76 0.71 0.69
3 1 0.78 0.74 0.70 0.68
6 1 0.76 0.72 0.68 0.66
D). Cables laid direct in ground in horizontal formation
No. of cables in Distance of cables
group
Touching 15mm 30mm 45mm
2 0.79 0.82 0.87 0.90
3 0.69 0.75 0.79 0.83
4 0.62 0.69 0.74 0.79
5 0.58 0.65 0.72 0.76
6 0.54 0.61 0.69 0.75

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Table – 5
REACTANCE
Approximate Reactance At 50 Hz( Ohms/km) For Single Core Cables

Size Voltage Grade(kV)

1.9/3.3& 3.8/6.6 6.6/6.6 & 11/11 12.7/22 19/33
3.3/3.3 6.35/11
Arm Un-Arm Arm Un-Arm Arm Un-Arm Arm Un-Arm Arm Un-Arm Arm Un-Arm

50 0.115 0.104 0.119 0.110 0.133 0.127 0.133 0.125 0.137 0.130 0.147 0.140
70 0.109 0.098 0.113 0.105 0.123 0.118 0.126 0.119 0.130 0.123 0.141 0.133
95 0.104 0.095 0.108 0.100 0.116 0.111 0.120 0.114 0.124 0.116 0.135 0.127
120 0.100 0.092 0.104 0.101 0.112 0.107 0.117 0.110 0.119 0.112 0.130 0.122
150 0.096 0.088 0.101 0.093 0.109 0.104 0.112 0.106 0.115 0.107 0.126 0.118
185 0.094 0.087 0.099 0.091 0.107 0.101 0.110 0.103 0.114 0.105 0.124 0.115
240 0.091 0.084 0.096 0.089 0.104 0.097 0.106 0.100 0.110 0.101 0.118 0.110
300 0.088 0.081 0.093 0.086 0.100 0.094 0.102 0.096 0.105 0.097 0.112 0.105
400 0.086 0.079 0.091 0.085 0.096 0.091 0.098 0.092 0.101 0.093 0.119 0.102
500 0.085 0.078 0.088 0.083 0.093 0.089 0.095 0.090 0.988 0.091 0.105 0.099
630 0.083 0.077 0.087 0.081 0.092 0.086 0.094 0.087 0.095 0.089 0.101 0.096
800 0.081 0.076 0.085 0.077 0.089 0.084 0.091 0.085 0.092 0.086 0.097 0.092
1000 0.082 0.075 0.084 0.076 0.087 0.082 0.088 0.083 0.090 0.085 0.096 0.090

Table – 6
REACTANCE
Approximate Reactance At 50 Hz( Ohms/km) For Three Core Cables

Size Voltage Grade(kV)

1.9/3.3& 3.8/6.6 6.6/6.6 & 11/11 12.7/22 19/33
3.3/3.3 6.35/11
25 0.098 0.109 0.116 0.152
35 0.094 0.104 0.111 0.144 0.147
50 0.087 0.098 0.104 0.137 0.140 0.133
70 0.084 0.094 0.100 0.129 0.132 0.125
95 0.081 0.090 0.095 0.123 0.125 0.121
120 0.078 0.087 0.092 0.117 0.120 0.116
150 0.076 0.085 0.089 0.114 0.116 0.112
185 0.075 0.083 0.087 0.110 0.113 0.110
240 0.073 0.081 0.085 0.106 0.108 0.105
300 0.072 0.079 0.082 0.103 0.105 0.100
400 0.071 0.078 0.079 0.099 0.101 0.097
Note: All figures given in various tables are indicative only.

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