Crane Grapple data :

Rated Power = 50 kW
Rated Current = 95 A
Cable sizing current = 95 x 1.25 = 119 A
Estimated cable length = 88 m

No. of cores 4 core

Conductor cross-section area (mm2) 35
Rated current at 45oC (A) 138
Derating factor 0.9
Derated ampacity (A) 0.9 x 138 = 124.2
Quantity of cables per phase (round up) 119 124.2 = 0.95 1
Total cable cross-sectional area (mm2) (4c x 35)
Total number of cables installed 1 cable per phase
Resistance at 90oC (/km) (XLPE) 0.677
Reactance at 50 Hz (/km) 0.117
Power factor, Cos 0.8
Sin 0.6
Percentage volt drop (%) 2.42 < 5 %
% VDrop = (3 x 88 x 95 x ((0.677 x 0.8) + (0.117 x 0.6)) x 100)/(380 x 1 x 1000)
= 2.42

Cable Current Rating (Kabelindo Technical Data)

Posted on Agustus 7, 2012 by ivanemmoy
Table 1 Conductor Short Circuit Current Capacity
Conductor Short Circuit Rating (kA) Conductor Short Circuit Rating (kA)
area (mm2) 0.5 second 1 second area (mm2) 0.5 second 1 second
2.5 0.41 0.29 95 15.45 10.93
4 0.65 0.46 120 19.52 13.80
6 0.98 0.69 150 24.40 17.25
10 1.63 1.15 185 30.09 21.28
16 2.60 1.84 240 39.03 27.60
25 4.07 2.88 300 48.79 34.50
35 5.69 4.03 400 65.05 46.00
50 8.13 5.75 500 81.32 57.50
70 11.38 8.05 630 102.46 72.45
Table 2 Current Carrying Capacity at 30oC
Conductor Current rating (A) Conductor Current rating (A)
area (mm2) 1 Core 4 Core area (mm2) 1 Core 4 Core
2.5 35 25 95 335 245
4 46 34 120 390 285
6 58 44 150 445 325
10 80 60 185 510 370
16 105 80 240 620 435
25 140 105 300 710 500
35 175 130 400 850
50 215 160 500 1000
70 270 200 630 1195