Medium Voltage Cables Datas for cables with XLPE insulation, rated voltage 12/20 kV aluminum conductor

6 ... 30 kV

Nominal cross-section of conductor [mm2] 70 95 120 150 185 240 300 400 500

Nominal cross-sectional area of screen [mm 2] 16 16 16 25 25 25 25 35 35

Pulling force [N] 2100 2850 3600 4500 5550 7200 9000 12000 15000

d.c. res/unit length at 90 C [/km] 0.568 0.410 0.324 0.264 0.210 0.160 0.128 0.0997 0.0776

d.c. res/unit length at 20 C [/km] 0.443 0.320 0.253 0.206 0.164 0.125 0.100 0.0778 0.0605

Operating capacitance/unit length [ F/km] 0.196 0.216 0.235 0.254 0.273 0.304 0.329 0.368 0.402

Charging current [A/km] 0.710 0.780 0.850 0.920 0.990 1.100 1.190 1.330 1.460

Earth fault current [A/km] 2.13 2.34 2.55 2.76 2.97 3.30 3.57 3.99 4.38

Installation in ground, trefoil

Current-carrying capacity [A] 186 221 252 281 317 367 414 470 -

Permissible transmission power [MVA] 7.31 8.73 9.91 11.1 12.5 14.5 16.4 18.6 21.1

Effective a.c. resistance/unit length at 90 C [/km] 0.571 0.413 0.328 0.269 0.215 0.165 0.133 0.107 0.0852

Effective a.c. resistance/unit length at 20 C [/km] 0.446 0.323 0.256 0.211 0.169 0.130 0.105 0.0849 0.0681

Ohmic losses per cable [kW/km] 25.4 26.3 26.8 27.5 28.0 29.0 29.7 30.8 31.7

Inductance/unit length per conductor [mH/km] 0.438 0.419 0.403 0.389 0.377 0.361 0.350 0.335 0.326

Resistance/unit length in zero-phase sequential system [/km] 1.297 1.172 1.103 0.847 0.804 0.764 0.738 0.566 0.548

Reactance/unit length in zero-phase sequential system [/km] 0.554 0.549 0.546 0.297 0.294 0.291 0.289 0.179 0.177

Reduction factor [-] 0.567 0.570 0.572 0.417 0.419 0.422 0.424 0.325 0.327
Medium Voltage Cables Datas for cables with XLPE insulation, rated voltage 12/20 kV aluminum conductor
6 ... 30 kV

Nominal cross-section of conductor [mm2] 70 95 120 150 185 240 300 400 500

Nominal cross-sectional area of screen [mm 2] 16 16 16 25 25 25 25 35 35

Installation in free air, trefoil

Current-carrying capacity [A] 230 280 324 368 424 502 577 673 -

Permissible transmission power [MVA] 8.00 9.70 11.2 12.7 14.5 17.2 19.7 22.9 26.5

Effective a.c. resistance/unit length at 90 C [/km] 0.571 0.413 0.328 0.269 0.215 0.165 0.133 0.107 0.0853

Ohmic losses per cable [kW/km] 30.5 32.4 34.4 36.0 38.0 40.9 43.1 46.9 50.1

Inductance/unit length per conductor [mH/km] 0.438 0.419 0.403 0.389 0.377 0.361 0.350 0.335 0.325

Short-circuit

Rated short-time current of conductor (1s) [kA] 6.58 8.93 11.3 14.1 17.4 22.6 28.2 37.6 47.0

Rated short-time current of screen (1s) [kA] 3.3 3.3 3.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 7.1 7.1