NEMA WC 74 ICEA S-93-639 5-46 KV SHIELDED POWER CABLE FOR USE IN THE TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY Reproduced By GLOBAL ENGINEERING DocuMENTs th The Permission of NEMA ‘Under Rea AgreementNEMA Standards Publication No. WC 74-2000 ICEA Publication No. S-93-639 5-46kV Shielded Power Cable For Use In The Transmission & Distribution of Electric Energy Prepared and Sponsored by: Insulated Cable Engineers Association, Inc. P.O. Box 440 South Yarmouth, MA 02664 Published by National Electrical Manufacturers Association 1300N. 17th Street Rosslyn, Virginia 22209 © 2000 by National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the Insulated Cable Engineers Association, Al rights including translation into other languages, reserved under the Universal Copyright Convention, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literacy and Artistic Works, and the International and Pan ‘American Copyright Conventions.ICEA $-03-639 We 74-2000 Page i SECTION 1 GENERAL 14 SCOPE. 42 GENERAL INFORMATION. 13. INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY PURCHASER... 1.3.1 Characteristics of System on Which Cable is to be Used. 1.3.2 Quantities and Description of Cable...... o SECTION 2 CONDUCTOR 4 4 1 1 } 2 3 2.0 GENERAL 3 21 PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES. 3 2.4.4 Copper Conductors. oo 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 2.1.2 Aluminum Conductors. 2.2 OPTIONAL SEALANT FOR STRANDED CONDUCTORS. 23 CONDUCTOR SIZE UNITS. 2.4 CONDUCTOR DC RESISTANCE PER UNIT LENGTH 2.4.1 Direct Measurement of de Resistance. 2.4.2 Calculation of de Resistance Per Unit Length 2.5 CONDUCTOR DIAMETER SECTION 3 CONDUCTOR SHIELD (STRESS CONTROL LAYER) 34 MATERIAL, 32 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS = = i, 3 33° ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS... : 3 3.3.4 Extruded Semiconducting Material... 13 3.3.2 Extruded Nonconducting Material (For EPR insulation Snip 14 3.3.3 Semiconducting Tape. . . —_ 44 34 WAFER BOIL TEST. : 4 SECTION 4 INSULATIOI 41 MATERIAL. = sons 15 4.2 INSULATION THICKNESS... i" 5 4.2.1 Selection of Proper Thickness. : 16 4.3 INSULATION REQUIREMENTS os 6 4.3.1 Insulation for DISCHARGE-FREE Cable Designs Only. ard 4.32 Insulation For DISCHARGE-RESISTANT Cable Designs Only... 20) SECTION 5 INSULATION SHIELDING 5.1 SHIELDING OF INSULATED CABLE... 28 5.4.1 Insulation Shield....... ene Sn 25 5.2 REMOVABILITY OF INSULATION SHIELD... = 26 5.2.1 Discharge-Free Cable Designs With Extruded Insulation Shields nee 5 5.2.2 Discharge-Resistant Cable Designs With Extruded Insulation Shieids 25 SECTION 6 METALLIC SHIELDING (SEE APPENDIX 6). 61 GENERAL. ; : 2 62 METAL TAPES (See ICEA 1-27-58 1/NEMA WC-53) : 2 6.2.1 Helically Applied Tape(s).... ae 27 6.2.2 Longitudinally Applied Corrugated Tape . 27 63 COPPER WIRES, STRAPS, SHEATH OR ARMOR... 27 64 | MULTIPLE-CONDUCTOR CABLES. oe 28 SECTION 7 COVERINGS, 7.4 JACKETS o : 29