Type G-GC Three-Conductor Round Portable Power Cable 2kV
Applications
These cables are suitable for use with mobile mining equipment such as continuous miners, drills, cutters, loading machines, AC shuttle cars and pumps. Type G-GC is for applications where grounding conductors and a ground check conductor are required.
Standards
- ICEA S-75-381/NEMA WC 58
- ASTM B 172
- ASTM B 33
- CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 96
Construction
Conductors | Stranded annealed tinned copper conductor. |
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Insulation | Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPR). |
Ground Check Conductor | Tinned copper conductor with a yellow polypropylene insulation. |
Grounding Conductor | Tinned copper conductor with an optional green outer covering. |
Jacket | Reinforced heavy-duty/extra-heavy-duty Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE), black. (Cables having a nominal outside diameter of more than 2.0 inches require extra-heavy-duty jackets.) |
Options
Other jacket materials such as CSP/PCP/NBR/PVC are available upon request.
Two-layer jacket with reinforcing fibre between the two layers can be offered as an option.
Mechanical and Thermal Properties
Minimum Bending Radius | 6×OD |
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Maximum Conductor Operating Temperature | +90℃ |
Dimensions and Weight
Construction | No. of Strands | Grounding Conductor Size | Ground Check Conductor Size | Nominal Insulation Thickness | Nominal Jacket Thickness | Nominal Overall Diameter Height×Width | Nominal Weight | Ampacity | ||||
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No. of cores × AWG/kcmil | - | AWG/kcmil | AWG/kcmil | inch | mm | inch | mm | inch | mm | lbs/kft | kg/km | A |
3×8 | 133 | 10 | 10 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 0.125 | 3.2 | 0.97 | 24.6 | 600 | 893 | 59 |
3×6 | 133 | 10 | 10 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 0.140 | 3.6 | 1.05 | 26.7 | 735 | 1094 | 79 |
3×4 | 259 | 8 | 10 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 0.155 | 3.9 | 1.19 | 30.2 | 1065 | 1585 | 104 |
3×3 | 259 | 8 | 10 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 0.155 | 3.9 | 1.25 | 31.8 | 1245 | 1853 | 120 |
3×2 | 259 | 7 | 10 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 0.155 | 3.9 | 1.34 | 34.0 | 1480 | 2202 | 138 |
3×1 | 259 | 6 | 8 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.170 | 4.3 | 1.51 | 38.4 | 1885 | 2805 | 161 |
3×1/0 | 266 | 5 | 8 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.170 | 4.3 | 1.65 | 41.9 | 2290 | 3408 | 186 |
3×2/0 | 329 | 4 | 8 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.190 | 4.8 | 1.75 | 44.5 | 2710 | 4033 | 215 |
3×3/0 | 418 | 2 | 8 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.190 | 4.8 | 1.89 | 48.0 | 3270 | 4866 | 249 |
3×4/0 | 532 | 2 | 8 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.205 | 5.2 | 2.04 | 51.8 | 3975 | 5915 | 287 |
3×250 | 627 | 2 | 6 | 0.095 | 2.4 | 0.220 | 5.6 | 2.39 | 60.7 | 4950 | 7366 | 320 |
3×350 | 888 | 1/0 | 6 | 0.095 | 2.4 | 0.235 | 6.0 | 2.68 | 68.1 | 6625 | 9859 | 394 |
3×500 | 1221 | 2/0 | 6 | 0.095 | 2.4 | 0.250 | 6.4 | 3.03 | 77.0 | 8890 | 13230 | 487 |
Ampacity-Based on a conductor temperature of 90℃ and an ambient air temperature of 40℃, per ICEA S-75-381.