Type G Two-Conductor Round Portable Power Cable 2kV
Applications
These cables are designed for use in heavy duty services as power supply cable, mobile and portable electrical.
Standards
- ICEA S-75-381/NEMA WC 58
- ASTM B 172
- ASTM B 33
- CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 96
Construction
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Conductors | Stranded annealed tinned copper conductor. |
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Insulation | Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPR). |
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 | 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 | inch | mm | inch | mm | inch | mm | lbs/kft | kg/km | A |
2×8 | 133 | 10 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 0.110 | 2.8 | 0.81 | 20.6 | 495 | 736 | 72 |
2×6 | 259 | 10 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 0.125 | 3.2 | 0.93 | 23.6 | 650 | 967 | 95 |
2×4 | 259 | 8 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 0.140 | 3.6 | 1.08 | 27.4 | 940 | 1399 | 127 |
2×2 | 259 | 6 | 0.06 | 1.5 | 0.155 | 3.9 | 1.27 | 32.3 | 1360 | 2023 | 167 |
2×1 | 259 | 5 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.170 | 4.3 | 1.44 | 36.6 | 1730 | 2574 | 191 |
2×1/0 | 259 | 4 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.170 | 4.3 | 1.52 | 38.6 | 2000 | 2976 | 217 |
2×2/0 | 259 | 3 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.170 | 4.3 | 1.65 | 41.9 | 2240 | 3333 | 250 |
2×3/0 | 259 | 2 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.190 | 4.8 | 1.77 | 45.0 | 2860 | 4255 | 286 |
2×4/0 | 259 | 1 | 0.08 | 2.0 | 0.190 | 4.8 | 1.92 | 48.8 | 3500 | 5207 | 328 |
Ampacity-Based on a conductor temperature of 90℃ and an ambient air temperature of 40℃, per ICEA S-75-381.