Current Carrying Capacities and Voltage Drop

Conductor Operating Temperature : 90°C

Ambient Temperature : 30°C

Conductor Cross Sectional Area	Reference Method 4 (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc)		Reference Method 3 (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc)		Reference Method 1 (clipped direct)		Reference Method 11 (on a perforated cable tray, horizontal or vertical)		Reference Method 12 (free air)
					Reference Method 1 (clipped direct)				Horizontal flat spaced	Vertical flat spaced	Trefoil
	2 cables, single phase a.c. or d.c.	3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c.	2 cables, single phase a.c. or d.c.	3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c.	2 cables, single phase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching	3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil	2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or flat and touching	3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil	2 cables, single phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three phase	2 cables, single phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three phase	3 cables, trefoil 3-phase phase a.c.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
mm²	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
1.0	13	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-
1.5	18	17	22	19	25	23	-	-	-	-	-
2.5	24	23	30	26	34	31	-	-	-	-	-

Nominal Cross Section Area	2 cables d.c.	2 cables, single-phase a.c.		3 or 4 cables, 3-phase a.c.
		Ref. Methods 3 and 4 (enclosed in conduit etc, in or on a wall)	Ref. Methods 1 and 11 (clipped direct or on trays touching)	Ref. Methods 3 and 4 (enclosed in conduit etc, in or on a wall)	Ref. Methods 1, 11 and 12	Ref. Methods 1 and 11
			Ref. Methods 1 and 11 (clipped direct or on trays touching)		(in trefoil)	(Flat and touching)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
mm²	mV/A/m	mV/A/m	mV/A/m	mV/A/m	mV/A/m	mV/A/m
1.0	46	46	-	-	-	-
1.5	31	31	27	27	27	27
2.5	19	19	16	16	16	16