300/500V XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables to BS 7211 (2-3 Cores)

FTX200 05RZ1-U/R (CU/XLPE/LSZH 300/500V Class 1/2)

BS Code : 6242B/6243

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 to BS 7211:2012

FIRE PERFORMANCE

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

300/500V

  • FTX200 05RZ1-U/R
  • 6242B/6243

CABLE CONSTRUCTION

Conductor : Annealed copper conductor, solid or stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 1 or class 2.

Insulation : XLPE type GP8 according to BS 7655-1.3. Crosslinked polyolefin material type EI 5 according to EN 50363-5 can be offered as option.

CPC (Circuit Protective Conductor) : Uninsulated copper conductor.

Outer Sheath : Extruded LSZH type LTS 2 according to BS 7655-6.1.

Outer Sheath Option : UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.

COLOUR CODE

Insulation Colour :

Twin : Brown and blue or, for 2x1.0 and 2x1.5 cables, brown and brown.

Three cores : Brown, black (centre core) and grey.

Position of CPC :

Twin : Centrally placed between cores in same plane.

Three cores : Centrally placed between black and grey cores in same plane.

Sheath Colour : White; 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 :

OD<8mm : 4 × Overall Diameter

8mm≤OD≤12mm : 5 × Overall Diameter

OD>12mm : 6 × Overall Diameter

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor FTX200 05RZ1-U/R
No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area Conductor Class Nominal Insulation Thickness Cross-sectional Area of CPC Class of CPC Nominal Sheath Thickness Min. overall Dimensions Max. overall Dimensions Approx. Weight
No.×mm²   mm mm²   mm mm mm kg/km
2×1.0 1 0.7 1.0 1 0.9 4.1×7.6 5.0×9.2 68
2×1.5 1 0.7 1.0 1 0.9 4.4×8.1 5.3×9.7 85
2×2.5 1 0.7 1.5 1 1.0 4.9×9.3 6.0×11.2 120
3×1.0 1 0.7 1.0 1 0.9 4.1×10.0 5.0×12.1 91
3×1.5 1 0.7 1.0 1 0.9 4.4×10.7 5.3×12.9 115
3×2.5 1 0.7 1.5 1 1.0 4.9×12.0 6.0×14.6 170
2×1.0 2 0.7 1.0 1 0.9 4.2×7.8 5.1×9.4 73
2×1.5 2 0.7 1.0 1 0.9 4.5×8.3 5.4×10.0 90
2×2.5 2 0.7 1.5 1 1.0 5.0×9.5 6.1×11.4 125
2×4 2 0.7 1.5 1 1.0 5.5×10.4 6.7×12.6 175
2×6 2 0.7 2.5 1 1.1 6.2×12.0 7.5×14.6 240
2×10 2 0.7 4.0 2 1.2 7.3×14.5 8.8×17.5 390
2×16 2 0.7 6.0 2 1.3 8.4×17.0 10.1×20.5 560
3×4 2 0.7 1.5 1 1.0 5.5×14.0 6.7×16.9 196
3×6 2 0.7 2.5 1 1.1 6.2×16.2 7.5×19.5 291
3×10 2 0.7 4.0 2 1.2 7.3×19.5 8.8×23.6 440
3×16 2 0.7 6.0 2 1.3 8.4×22.8 10.1×27.6 670

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Conductor operating temperature : 90°C

Ambient temperature : 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2A

Conductor Cross-sectional area Ref. Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc.) Ref. Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc.) Ref. Method C (clipped direct) Ref. Method E (free air or on a perforated cable tray etc. horizontal or vertical)
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 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 8 9
mm² A A A A A A A A
1.0 14.5 13 17 15 19 17 21 18
1.5 18.5 16.5 22 19.5 24 22 26 23
2.5 25 22 30 26 33 30 36 32
4 33 30 40 35 45 40 49 42
6 42 38 51 44 58 52 63 54
10 57 51 69 60 80 71 86 75
16 76 68 91 80 107 96 115 100

Note: With or without a protective conductor.

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E2B

Conductor cross-sectional area Two-core cable, 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
1.0 46 46 40
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
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