MEDIUM VOLTAGE CABLE (1CORE)
/ BS 7835
1 x 500 5.5 2.5 2.6 52.0 6440
1 x 630 5.5 2.5 2.8 56.0 7980
1 x 800 5.5 2.5 2.9 60.0 9800
1 x 1000 5.5 2.5 3.0 65.0 11940
1 x 500 8.0 2.5 2.8 57.0 6970
1 x 630 8.0 2.5 2.9 62.0 8530
1 x 800 8.0 2.5 3.1 66.0 10420
1 x 1000 8.0 2.5 3.2 71.0 12590
TABLE 7 CURRENT RATINGS FOR SINGLE-CORE CABLES WITH
XLPE INSULATION-RATED VOLTAGE 3.6/6 kV TO 18/30 kV COPPER CONDUCTOR
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TABLE 8 CURRENT RATINGS FOR SINGLE-CORE CABLES WITH
XLPE INSULATION-RATED VOLTAGE 3.6/6 kV TO 18/30 kV ALUMINIUM CONDUCTOR
TABLE 9 CURRENT RATINGS FOR THREE-CORE CABLES WITH XLPE
CABLE-RATED VOLTAGE 3,6/6 kV TO 18/30kV - COPPER CONDUCTOR,
ARMOURED AND UNARMOURED
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TABLE 10 CURRENT RATING FOR THREE-CORE CABLES WITH XLPE INSULATED
CABLE-RATED VOLTAGE 3,6/6 kV TO 18/30 kV-ALUMINIUM CONDUCTOR, ARMOURED
AND UNARMOURED
TABLE 11 CORRECTION FACTORS FOR AMBIENT AIR
AEMPERATURE OTHER THAN 30°C
TABLE 12 CORRECTION FACTORS FOR AMBIENT GROUND
TEMPERATURE OTHER THAN 20°C
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EHV CABLES
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IMPORTANT FORMULAE
IMPORTANT FORMULAE * TO CALCULATE VARIOUS 6) Capacitance:
ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS OF CABLES Er
C= ( mf / km)
18 loge (D/d)
1) Inductance :
where Er = Relative Permitivity for XLPE : 2.3
L = K + 0.2 loge 2S (mH/km)
D = Dia over Insulation in mm
d
d = Dia over conductor screen in mm
where K = Constant for different stranded conductors
7) Dielectric loss in watts per km/phase:
S = Axial Spacing between Cables Conductors
2pf x C Uo2 tan´ 10-6 (watt / km per phase)
in mm.
d = Conductor Diameter where C = Capacitance in mf/km
No. of wires in Conductor K Uo = Power frequency voltage between
7 0.0642 conductor & earth -V
19 0.0554 Tand = Dielectric power factor
37 0.0528 = 0.004 for XLPE
61 and above 0.0514
8) Voltage Induced in Sheath :
1(Solid) 0.0500
Es = I Xm
2) Reactance:
where I = conductor current (A)
X = 2p f x L x 10-3 W/km Xm = 2pfM x 10–3 (W / km)
where f = frequency
M = 0.2 loge 2S (mH/km)
L = Inductance dm
S = Distance between Cable Centres,
3) Impedance : dm = Mean Diameter of Sheath
Z = (R2 + X2)½ W/km
9) Short Circuit Rating:
where R = A.C Resistance at operating
( )
2 2
temperature W/km I2 = K S loge q1+b
T q0+b
X = Reactance
where I = Short circuit (R.M.S over duration) in Amps.
4) Charging Current :
T = Duration of short circuit in second
-6
A = Uo x 2p x f x C x 10 Amp/km
K = Constant – 226 for Copper, 148 for
C = Cable capacitance in mf/km
Aluminium, 78 for Steel
Uo= Voltage in Voltes S = Area of Conductor in mm2
q1 = Final Temperature of Conductor or Armour
5) Voltage Drop :
q0 = Initial Temperature of Conductor or Armour
For 3 Core Cables : √ 3 x Z mv/A/mtr b = Reciprocal of the temperature coefficient of
For 1 Core Cables : 2 x Z mv/A/mtr resistance of the conductor per ° C at 0° C
where Z = Impedance in ohm/km (228 for Aluminium, 202 for Steel, & 234.5
for Copper)
* Source BICC handbook
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EARTHED SYSTEM: UNEARTHED SYSTEM:
In the initial years, the generators and transformers Today generators of 500 MVA capacity are incommercial
were having capacities of few MVA and hence fault use. More over several mega power stations are
current was also less. The star point or neutral point was connected to grid. Due to this, the fault level has
solidly grounded and this is called earthed system. increased tremendously. In case of an earth fault, a
heavy current flows in to the fault and this may damage
the costly generators and power transformers.
N
Y N EARTH
V Y
R
B B
In this case if an earth fault occurs on R phase, the
In this system if an earth fault occurs on any of the voltage of the faulty phase with respect to the earth (R)
phases, the voltages of other two healthy phases with appears across the current limiting resistance or
respect to the earth remain the same. reactance in the earth circuit of the star point and as a
result the voltage of the star point which was at earth
potential under normal conditions rises to VR. Due to this
the voltages of other two healthy phases (B and Y) with
respect to the earth rises by 1.7 times (Vector sum of VR
and VB). If the insulation of these phases are not
designed for these increased voltages they may develop
earth fault. This is called Unearthed System.
* source BICC handbook
* Source BICC handbook
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