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1 Cable Resistance 1.1 DC Resistance 1.2 AC Resistance 2 Cable Reactance 3 References
Cable Resistance
The dc and ac resistance of cable conductors can be calculated based on IEC 60287-1 Clause 2.1.
DC Resistance
The dc resistance of cable conductors is calculated as follows:
Where
is the dc resistance at the conductor operating temperature ( / km) is the resistivity of the conductor material at 20o C (.km). For copper conductors, For aluminium conductors, = 1.7241 x 10-5 = 2.8264 x 10-5
is the cross-sectional area of the conductor (mm2) is the temperature coefficient of the conductor material per K at 20o C. For copper conductors, For aluminium conductors, = 3.93 x 10-3 = 4.03 x 10-3
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AC Resistance
The ac resistance of cable conductors is the dc resistance corrected for skin and proximity effects.
Where
is the ac resistance at the conductor operating temperature ( / km) is the dc resistance at the conductor operating temperature ( / km) is the skin effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_effect) factor (see below) is the proximity effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity_effect_%28electromagnetism%29) factor (see below)
Where is the dc resistance at the conductor operating temperature ( / km) is the supply frequency (Hz) is a constant (see table below) Note that the formula above is accurate provided that 2.8.
The proximity effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity_effect_%28electromagnetism%29) factor varies depending on the conductor geometry. For round conductors, the following formulae apply. For 2C and 2 x 1C cables:
Where
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is the dc resistance at the conductor operating temperature ( / km) is the supply frequency (Hz) is the diameter of the conductor (mm) is the distance between conductor axes (mm) is a constant (see table below) Note that the formula above is accurate provided that 2.8.
For shaped conductors, the proximity effect factor is two-thirds the values calculated above, and with: equal to the diameter of an equivalent circular conductor of equal cross-sectional area and degree of compaction (mm) where is the thickness of the insulation between conductors (mm)
Type of Conductor
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Cable Reactance
The series inductive reactance of a cable can be approximated by the following equation:
Where
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is the supply frequency (Hz) is the axial spacing between conductors (mm) is the diameter of the conductor, or for shaped conductors, the diameter of an equivalent circular conductor of equal cross-sectional area and degree of compaction (mm) is a constant factor pertaining to conductor formation (see below for typical values)
K 0.0778 0.0642 0.0554 0.0528 0.0514 0.0500 depends on the geometry of the conductors:
References
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IEC 60287-1-1, Electric cables Calculation of current rating Part 1: Current rating equations (100% load factor) and calculation of losses Section 1: General (http://webstore.iec.ch/ppreview/info_iec60287-1-1%7Bed1.2%7Den_d.pdf) , 2006 G.F. Moore, Electric Cables Handbook (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0632040750/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=openelect20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0632040750) , Third Edition, 1997, an excellent reference book for cables Retrieved from "http://www.openelectrical.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cable_Impedance_Calculations" Category: Cables This page was last modified on 12 June 2013, at 06:35.
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