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21 Current Carrying Capacity and Voltage Drop

MULTI -CORE PVC INSULATED NON - ARMOURED

BS 6004/BS 6346

Ambient air temperature 30°C

PVC PVC Copper 0.310.5, 0.6/1 kV

TABLE - E

Enclosed in conduit Enclosed in conduit Clipped direct In free air or on a Voltage drop
in thermally on a wall or in perforated cable
insulating wall etc. trunking etc. tray etc., horizontal
or vertical
Conductor (Method A) (Method B) (Method C) (Method El (mV/Nm)
cross
sectional
1 Two 1Three or 1 Two 1Three or 1 Two 1Three or 1 Two 1Three or 2 core 2 core 3 or 4
area core cable 4 core core cable 4 core core 4 core core 4 core cable de cable core
single cable, single cable, cable cable, cable cable, single cable
phase ac three phase ac three single three single three phase three
or de phase ac or de phase ac phase ac phase ac phase ac phase ac ac phase
or de or de ac
(mm 2) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A)
1 11 10 13 11.5 15 1.1.5 17 14.5 44 44 38
1.5 14 13 16.5 15 19.5 17.5 22 18.5 29 29 25
2.5 18.5 17.5 23 20 27 24 30 25 18 18 15
4 25 23 30 27 36 32 40 34 11 n 9.5
6 32 29 38 34 46 41 51 43 7.3 7.3 6.4
10 43 39 52 46 63 57 70 60 4.4 4.4 3.8
16 57 52 69 62 85 76 94 80 2.8 2.8 2.4
25 75 68 90 80 112 96 119 101 ·1.75 1 .75 LS
35 92 83 111 99 138 1"19 148 126 1.25 1.25 1 .1
50 110 99 133 118 168 144 180 153 0.93 0.94 0.81
70 139 125 168 149 213 184 232 196 0.63 0.65 0.57
95 167 150 201 179 258 223 282 238 0.46 0.50 0.43
120 192 172 232 206 299 259 328 276 0.36 0.41 0.35
150 219 196 258 225 344 299 379 319 0.29 0.34 0 .29
185 248 223 294 255 392 341 434 364 0.23 0.29 0.25
240 291 261 344 297 461 403 514 430 0.18 0.24 0.21
300 334 298 394 339 530 464 593 497 0.145 0.21 0.185
400 - - 470 402 634 557 715 597 0.105 0.185 0.160

For rating fa tars - Variation in ambient air temperature refer table Y-0 J

Note: -Ref r table X-o-1 for maximum valu of voltag, drop in consumer in tallation
-The data is taken from BS 7 71: 2008, Requiremen ior Ele trical In. tc II tion , IEE Wiring
Regulation -Seventeenth Edition.
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21 Current Carrying Capacity and Voltage Drop

MULTI - CORE XLPEINSULATED NON - ARMOURED

BS 5467

Ambient air temperature 30°C

PVC XLPE Copper 0.6/1 kV

TABLE - F

Enclosed in conduit Enclosed in conduit Clipped direct In free air or on a Voltage drop
in thermally on a wall or in perforated cable
insulating wall etc. trunking etc. tray etc., horizontal
or vertical
Conductor (Method A) (Method 8) (Method Cl (Method E) (mV/A/m)
cross
sectional
area 1 Two 1Three or 1 Two 1Three or 1 Two 1Three or 1 Two 1Three or 2 core 2 core 3 or 4
core cable 4 core core cable 4 core core 4 core core 4 core cable cable core
single cable, single cable, cable cable, cable cable, de single cable
phase ac three phase ac three single three single three phase three
or de phase ac or de phase ac phase ac phase ac phase ac phase ac ac phase
(mm 2 ) ordc or de ac
(A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A) (A)
1 14.5 13 17 15 19 17 21 18 46 46 40
1.5 18.5 16.5 22 19.5 24 22 26 23 31 31 27
2.5 25 22 30 26 33 30 36 32 19 19 16
4 33 30 40 35 45 40 49 42 12 12 10
6 42 38 51 44 .58 52 63 54 7.9 7.9 6.8
10 57 51 69 60 80 71 86 75 4.7 4.7 4
16 76 68 91 80 107 96 11 5 100 2.9 2.9 2.5
25 99 89 119 105 138 119 149 127 1.85 1.9 1.65
35 121 109 146 128 1 71 147 185 158 1.35 1.35 1.15
50 145 no 175 154 209 179 225 192 0.98 1.00 0.87
70 183 164 221 194 269 229 289 246 0.67 0.69 0.60
95 220 197 265 233 328 278 352 298 0.49 0.52 0.45
120 253 227 305 268 382 322 410 346 0.39 0.42 0.37
150 290 259 334 300 441 3 71 473 399 0.31 0.35 0.30
185 329 295 384 340 506 424 542 456 0.25 0.29 0.26
240 386 346 459 398 599 500 641 538 0.195 0.24 0.21
300 442 396 532 455 693 576 741 621 0.155 0.21 0.185
400 - - 625 536 803 667 865 741 0.12 0.19 0.165

For rating factor - Variation in ambient air t rnperc tur refer t. ble Y-0 I

Note: -R"fer tnhle X-01 for ma, imum value of 1oltage drop in onsumer inst,1llcllion
-The data is taken from B 7671: 2008, Requir menL ior Electri Ji Installations, JEE Wiring
Regulations-Seventeenth Edi ! ion.