600/1000V Mica+XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables to IEC 60502-1 (2-5 Cores)
FFX400 1mRZ1MZ1-R (CU/MGT+XLPE/LSZH/SWA/LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)
Application
The cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports, petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals and high-rise buildings.
Standards
Basic design adapted from IEC 60502-1
Fire Performance
| Circuit Integrity | IEC 60331-21; EN 6387; BS 8491 |
| Flame Retardance (Single vertical wire or cable test) | IEC 60332-1-2; EN 60332-1-2 |
| Reduced fire Propagation (Vertically-mounted bundled wires & cables test) | IEC 60332-3-24; EN 60332-3-24 |
| Halogen Free | IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1 |
| No Corrosive Gas emission | IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2 |
| Minimum smoke emission | IEC 61034-2; EN 61034-2 |
Voltage Rating
600/1000V
Cable Construction
Conductor: The conductors shall be class 2 plain or metal-coated annealed copper in accordance with IEC 60228. Class 1 and class 5 conductor can be offered as option.
Fire Barrier : Mica glass tape.
Insulation: Thermosetting XLPE material as per IEC 60502-1.
Inner Covering : Thermoplastic halogen free compound ST8 as per IEC 60502-1.
Armouring : Steel wire armour.
Outer Sheath : Thermoplastic halogen free compound ST8 as per IEC 60502-1.
Outer Sheath Option : UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.
Colour Code
Insulation Colour
2 - Core : Brown & Blue
3 - Core : Brown, Black & Grey
4 - Core : Brown, Black, Grey & Blue
5 - Core : Green-and-yellow, blue, brown, black, grey.
Sheath Colour
Orange; other colours can be offered upon request.
Physical And Thermal Properties
Maximum temperature range during operation : 90°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds) : 250°C
Minimum bending radius :
circular copper conductors : 6 × Overall Diameter
shaped copper conductors : 8 × Overall Diameter
Construction Parameters
| Conductor | FFX400 1mRZ1MZ1-R | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area | Conductor Class | Nominal Insulation Thickness | Nominal Inner Covering Thickness | Nominal Armour Wire Diameter | Nominal Sheath Thickness | Approx. Overall Diameter | Approx. Weight | |
| No.×mm² | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | kg/km | ||
| 2 cores | ||||||||
| 2×1.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 15.2 | 393 | |
| 2×2.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 16 | 440 | |
| 2×4 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 17.1 | 507 | |
| 2×6 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 19.1 | 732 | |
| 2×10 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 21.0 | 894 | |
| 2×16 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 23.1 | 1103 | |
| 2×25 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 27.2 | 1622 | |
| 2×35 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 29.5 | 1936 | |
| 2×50 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 32.8 | 2368 | |
| 2×70 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 37.8 | 3311 | |
| 2×95 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 42.2 | 4157 | |
| 2×120 | 2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 46.2 | 4950 | |
| 2×150 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 51.3 | 6286 | |
| 2×185 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 56.7 | 7551 | |
| 2×240 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 62.5 | 9218 | |
| 2×300 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 68.6 | 11064 | |
| 2×400 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 75.7 | 13459 | |
| 3 cores | ||||||||
| 3×1.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 15.8 | 436 | |
| 3×2.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 495 | |
| 3×4 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 17.9 | 581 | |
| 3×6 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 20.0 | 838 | |
| 3×10 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 22.0 | 1050 | |
| 3×16 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 24.3 | 1328 | |
| 3×25 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 28.7 | 1973 | |
| 3×35 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 31.2 | 2398 | |
| 3×50 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 34.7 | 2976 | |
| 3×70 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 40.2 | 4200 | |
| 3×95 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 44.9 | 5346 | |
| 3×120 | 2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 49.0 | 6402 | |
| 3×150 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 55.0 | 8187 | |
| 3×185 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 60.3 | 9822 | |
| 3×240 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 66.5 | 12141 | |
| 3×300 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 73.0 | 14682 | |
| 3×400 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.15 | 3.3 | 82.2 | 19088 | |
| 3 cores + 1 core earth conductor | ||||||||
| 3 cores | 1 core | |||||||
| 3×16/10 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 25.6 | 1442 |
| 3×25/16 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 29.5 | 2148 |
| 3×35/16 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 32.3 | 2573 |
| 3×50/25 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 36.1 | 3254 |
| 3×70/35 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.2 | 42.0 | 4578 |
| 3×95/50 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.3 | 46.6 | 5857 |
| 3×120/70 | 2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2 | 2.5 | 51.0 | 7135 |
| 3×150/70 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 57.2 | 8920 |
| 3×185/95 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 62.5 | 10826 |
| 3×240/120 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 69.9 | 13407 |
| 3×300/150 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 76..0 | 16243 |
| 3×400/185 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.15 | 3.6 | 85.7 | 21047 |
| 4 cores | ||||||||
| 4×1.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 16.8 | 491 | |
| 4×2.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 17.8 | 565 | |
| 4×4 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 19.1 | 702 | |
| 4×6 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 21.4 | 968 | |
| 4×10 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 23.7 | 1233 | |
| 4×16 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 26.9 | 1755 | |
| 4×25 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 31.0 | 2369 | |
| 4×35 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 34.0 | 2928 | |
| 4×50 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 38.9 | 3972 | |
| 4×70 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 44.3 | 5233 | |
| 4×95 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 49.1 | 6636 | |
| 4×120 | 2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 55.3 | 8608 | |
| 4×150 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 60.4 | 10203 | |
| 4×185 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 66.1 | 12264 | |
| 4×240 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 73.9 | 15427 | |
| 4×300 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 80.4 | 18565 | |
| 4×400 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.15 | 3.6 | 91.1 | 24233 | |
| 5 cores | ||||||||
| 5x1.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 17.9 | 578 | |
| 5×2.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 19.0 | 668 | |
| 5×4 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 20.5 | 799 | |
| 5×6 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 22.9 | 1140 | |
| 5×10 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 25.4 | 1465 | |
| 5×16 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 29.0 | 2083 | |
| 5×25 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 33.8 | 2853 | |
| 5×35 | 2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 37.1 | 3544 | |
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Conductor operating temperature : 90°C
Air ambient temperature : 30°C
Ground ambient temperature : 20°C
Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E4A
| Conductor cross-sectional area | Ref. Method C (clipped direct) | Ref. Method E (in free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical) | Ref. Method D (direct in in groud or in ducting in groud. in or around buildings) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 two-core cable, single-phase a.c. or d.c. | 1 three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c. | 1 two-core cable, single-phase a.c. or d.c. | 1 three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c. | 1 two-core cable, single-phase a.c. or d.c. | 1 three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| mm² | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| 1.5 | 27 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
| 2.5 | 36 | 31 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 28 |
| 4 | 49 | 42 | 52 | 44 | 43 | 36 |
| 6 | 62 | 53 | 66 | 56 | 53 | 44 |
| 10 | 85 | 73 | 90 | 78 | 71 | 58 |
| 16 | 110 | 94 | 115 | 99 | 91 | 75 |
| 25 | 146 | 124 | 152 | 131 | 116 | 96 |
| 35 | 180 | 154 | 188 | 162 | 139 | 115 |
| 50 | 219 | 187 | 228 | 197 | 164 | 135 |
| 70 | 279 | 238 | 291 | 251 | 203 | 167 |
| 95 | 338 | 289 | 354 | 304 | 239 | 197 |
| 120 | 392 | 335 | 410 | 353 | 271 | 223 |
| 150 | 451 | 386 | 472 | 406 | 306 | 251 |
| 185 | 515 | 441 | 539 | 463 | 343 | 281 |
| 240 | 607 | 520 | 636 | 546 | 395 | 324 |
| 300 | 698 | 599 | 732 | 628 | 446 | 365 |
| 400 | 787 | 673 | 847 | 728 | - | - |
Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E4B
| Conductor cross-sectional area | Two-core cables, d.c. | Two-core cable, single-phase a.c. | Three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| mm² | mV/A/m | mV/A/m | mV/A/m | ||||
| 1.5 | 31 | 31 | 27 | ||||
| 2.5 | 19 | 19 | 16 | ||||
| 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.8 | ||||
| 10 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | ||||
| 16 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||||
| r | x | z | r | x | z | ||
| 25 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 0.160 | 1.90 | 1.60 | 0.140 | 1.65 |
| 35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 0.155 | 1.35 | 1.15 | 0.135 | 1.15 |
| 50 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.155 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.135 | 0.87 |
| 70 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.150 | 0.69 | 0.59 | 0.130 | 0.60 |
| 95 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.150 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.130 | 0.45 |
| 120 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.145 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.130 | 0.37 |
| 150 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.145 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.125 | 0.30 |
| 185 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.145 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.125 | 0.26 |
| 240 | 0.195 | 0.200 | 0.140 | 0.24 | 0.175 | 0.125 | 0.21 |
| 300 | 0.155 | 0.160 | 0.140 | 0.21 | 0.140 | 0.120 | 0.185 |
| 400 | 0.120 | 0.130 | 0.140 | 0.190 | 0.115 | 0.120 | 0.165 |
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance
