12.

7/22kV
COPPER XLPE 3C
HEAVY DUTY

APPLICATION

STANDARD

AS/NZS 1429 1:2000

Primary supply to urban networks. Suitable unenclosed where not

subject to mechanical damage, buried direct or in underground
ducts.

VOLTAGE

12700/22000V

CONDUCTOR

Compacted Annealed Copper

INSULATION

TR-XLPE
Numbered Cores

SCREEN

Annealed Copper Wire

Heavy Duty

SHEATH

PVC, 5V-90 or
PVC, 5V-90 / HDPE

MAX. OPERATING TEMP.

90 C

Suitable for glanding.

Heavy duty screen A minimum screen fault current rating of
13.1kA for 1 second but not exceeding the conductor rating.

Conductor

Overall Diameter

Approximate
Mass

Bending Radius
Minimum
Minimum
Installed
During
Installation
mm
mm
PVC
HDPE
PVC
HDPE

mm2

No of
strands

Minimum
mm

Maximum
mm

kg/km

35

53.2

59.4

2720

720

900

1070

1490

50

19

56.0

62.2

3330

750

930

1120

1550

70

19

59.9

66.1

4250

800

990

1190

1650

95

19

63.6

69.8

5330

840

1050

1260

1750

120

19

67.1

73.3

6170

880

1100

1320

1840

150

19

70.3

76.6

7070

920

1150

1380

1920

185

37

74.0

80.3

8260

970

1210

1450

2010

240

37

79.7

86.0

10200

1040

1290

1550

2150

300

37

85.1

91.4

12150

1100

1380

1650

2290

Lengths and packing can be supplied to customers requirements.

For glanding details, contact your local service centre.
NB: Stranding in compacted conductors may be subject to minor variations.

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CONDUCTOR
Nominal Area

CURRENT RATING (a)

Unenclosed
Buried
Buried In
In Air
Direct
Ducts (c)

mm
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300

A
161
197
240
289
331
373
422
499
569

A
174
210
253
300
341
384
431
493
558

A
147
179
216
253
290
326
360
420
474

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (CONT.)

1 Sec Fault Rating(b)
Max.
Stress
3 Phase
Screen
Symmetrical
kV/mm
kA
kA
5.0
5.1
3.5
7.2
7.3
3.4
10.0
10.1
3.2
13.6
13.2
3.1
17.2
13.2
3.0
21.5
13.2
2.9
26.5
13.2
2.9
34.3
13.2
2.8
42.9
13.2
2.7

Nominal Area

Nominal
Diameter

mm2
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300

mm
7.0
8.1
9.8
11.4
12.9
14.3
16.0
18.4
20.8

CONDUCTOR
Min.Average
Insulation
Thickness
mm
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5

Max. DC
Resistance
@ 20C

ohm/km
0.524
0.387
0.268
0.193
0.153
0.124
0.0991
0.0754
0.0601

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Max. AC
Equivalent Star
Capacitance
Resistance
Reactance
@ 90C

ohm/km
0.668
0.494
0.342
0.247
0.196
0.159
0.128
0.098
0.079

ohm/km
0.140
0.131
0.123
0.117
0.113
0.109
0.105
0.100
0.097

F/km
0.16
0.17
0.19
0.21
0.23
0.25
0.27
0.30
0.33

mV/A/m
1.18
0.88
0.63
0.47
0.39
0.33
0.29
0.24
0.22

(a)- Based on 40C ambient air temperature and where applicable,

burial depth of 0.8m, soil temperature of 25C and
thermal resistivity of 1.2Cm/W.
(b)- For fault durations other than one second, divide the appropriate
given value by the square root of the required time (in seconds).
(c)- Based on a duct size of 150mm internal diameter.
Sceen fault ratings are based on an initial temperature of 80C
and a final temperature of 250C.
Conductor fault ratings are based on an initial temperature of
90C and a final temperature of 250C.

Diameter over
Insulation Screen
Minimum
Maximum
mm
mm
20.5
23.1
21.6
24.2
23.3
25.9
24.9
27.5
26.5
29.1
27.9
30.5
29.5
32.1
31.9
34.5
34.4
37.0

SCREEN
Nominal Area
Total 3 Cores
mm2
34.0
49.4
68.1
88.5
88.5
88.5
88.5
88.5
88.5

4.2.11.7.3.3.2

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