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Single conductor cable

direct burial
1/C group buried 36 deep with cables laid on
7-1/2
centers, open circuited shield operation, i.e. shields
bonded and grounded at
one point only.
Earth ambient temperature 20C

Earth thermal resistivity RHO 90

100% load factor

One circuit three cables

one conductor Copper - direct

burial

one conductor Aluminum - direct burial

Non-Shielded Shielded
Conductor

Size

AWG-

kcmil

Non-Shielded Shielded

600-2000 Volts 2001-5000 Volts 5001-35000 Volts 600-2000 Volts 2001-5000 Volts 5001-35000 Volts

Ampacity

Ampacity

90 C

90 C

Ampacity

(194F)

(194F) (221F)
(194F)
(221F)
(194F)

105C 90 C

105C

Ampacity

Ampacity

90 C

90 C

Ampacity

105C 90 C

105C

(194F) (221F)
(194F)
(221F)

8.........

108.........

110...

.115...

...

...

84.........

85...

90...

.......

...

6.........

139.........

140...

150...

130...

140...

108.........

110...

115...

110...

110...

4.........

180.........

180...

195...

170...

180...

140.........

140...

150...

130...

140...

2.........

231.........

230...

250...

210...

225...

180.........

180...

195...

165...

175...

1.........

261.........

260...

280...

240...

260...

203.........

205...

220...

185...

200...

1/0.........

297.........

295...

320...

275...

295...

231.........

230...

250...

215...

230...

2/0.........

337.........

335...

365...

310...

335...

263.........

265...

285...

245...

260...

3/0.........

384.........

385...

415...

355...

380...

299.........

300...

320...

275...

295...

4/0.........

434.........

435...

465...

405...

435...

338.........

340...

365...

315...

340...

250.........

472.........

470...

510...

440...

475...

368.........

370...

395...

345...

370...

350.........

569.........

570...

615...

535...

575...

444.........

445...

480...

415...

450...

500.........

690.........

690...

745...

650...

700...

540.........

540...

580...

510...

545...

750.........

847.........

845...

910...

805...

865...

667.........

665...

720...

635...

680...

1000.........

980.........

980...

1055...

930...

1005...

778.........

780...

840...

740...

795...

1250.........

1083.........

1085...

1165...

1035...

1115...

868.........

870...

935...

830...

895...

1500.........

1176.........

1175...

1265...

1125...

1210...

952.........

950...

1025...

910...

980...

1750.........

1257.........

1255...

1355...

1200...

1295...

1027.........

1025...

1105...

980...

1060...

2000.........

1325.........

1325...

1430...

1265...

1365...

1094.........

1095...

1180...

1045...

1130...

Single conductor cable

direct burial

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Okonite Ampacity Tables: Single Conductor Electrical Cable Underground Direct Burial

1/C group buried 36 deep with cables laid on

7-1/2
centers, second circuit similarly spaced. Groups
separated 24", open
circuited shield operation, i.e.
shields bonded and grounded at one point only.
Earth ambient temperature 20C

Earth thermal resistivity RHO 90

100% load factor

Two circuits six cables

one conductor Copper - direct

burial

one conductor Aluminum - direct burial

Non-Shielded Shielded
Conductor

Size

AWG-

kcmil

Non-Shielded Shielded

600-2000 Volts 2001-5000 Volts 5001-35000 Volts 600-2000 Volts 2001-5000 Volts 5001-35000 Volts

Ampacity

Ampacity

Ampacity

90 C

90 C

(194F)

(194F) (221F)
(194F)
(221F)
(194F)

105C 90 C

105C

Ampacity

Ampacity

90 C

90 C

Ampacity

105C 90 C

105C

(194F) (221F)
(194F)
(221F)

8.........

101.........

100...

.110...

...

...

79.........

80...

85...

...

...

6.........

130.........

130...

140...

120...

130...

101.........

100...

110...

95...

100...

4.........

167.........

165...

180...

160...

170...

130.........

130...

140...

125...

130...

2.........

214.........

215...

230...

195...

210...

167.........

165...

180...

155...

165...

1.........

241.........

240...

260...

225...

240...

188.........

190...

200...

175...

190...

1/0.........

275.........

275...

295...

255...

275...

214.........

215...

230...

200...

215...

2/0.........

311.........

310...

335...

290...

315...

243.........

245...

260...

225...

245...

3/0.........

354.........

355...

380...

330...

355...

276.........

275...

295...

255...

275...

4/0.........

399.........

400...

430...

375...

405...

311.........

310...

335...

290...

315...

250.........

435.........

435...

470...

410...

440...

339.........

340...

365...

320...

345...

350.........

522.........

520...

560...

495...

530...

408.........

410...

440...

385...

415...

500.........

631.........

630...

680...

600...

645...

494.........

495...

530...

470...

505...

750.........

773.........

775...

835...

740...

795...

609.........

610...

655...

580...

625...

1000.........

892.........

890...

960...

855...

920...

708.........

710...

765...

680...

730...

1250.........

985.........

985...

1060...

945...

1020...

790.........

790...

851...

760...

820...

1500.........

1068.........

1070...

1150...

1025...

1105...

865.........

865...

930...

830...

895...

1750.........

1140.........

1140...

1230...

1095...

1180...

932.........

930...

1005...

895...

965...

2000.........

1200.........

1200...

1295...

1150...

1240...

991.........

990...

1070...

950...

1025...

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