2018 Edition
Engineering Data for Copper and
Aluminum Conductor Electrical Cables
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 Three Conductor
General Conductor Information 1-8 Underground Ducts 30 - 31
Stranding 1-2 Underground Direct Burial 32 - 33
dc Resistance 3-4 In Air 36
ac/dc Ratios 5-7 In Conduit 38
Physical & Mechanical Properties 8 N.E.C. Code Table 38
SECTION 2 General Information 9 - 11 SECTION 7 Installation Practices 39 - 51
Motor Currents 9 - 10 Conduit Sizes 39 - 40
Systems Diagrams 10 Maximum Pulling Tensions 40
Voltage Rating 11 Example Problems 41
Electrical Formulas 11 Minimum Bending Radii 42
SECTION 3 Voltage Regulation 12 - 12 Installation Procedures 43 - 45
Borehole Cables (Safety Factor) 46
SECTION 4 Short Circuit Currents 14 - 15
Sag and Tension Calculations 47 - 51
Conductor Currents 14
Shielding Currents 15 SECTION 8
High Voltage Proof Testing 52 - 53
SECTION 5 Shielding 16 - 20 High Voltage dc Field Testing 52
Discussion 16 - 18
dc Field Acceptance Testing 52
Induced Voltage, Current, and loss,
Test Limitations 52
Formulas 19
Test Notes 53
Example Problems 20
Maintenance Proof Testing 53
SECTION 6 - Ampacity Tables 21 - 38
Frequency of Tests 53
Discussion and Correction Factors 21
Tables 22-38 SECTION 9
Miscellaneous Information 54 - 60
Single Conductors Formulas for Calculating
Underground ducts 22 - 23
Charging Current 54
Underground Direct Burial 24 - 25
Capacitance of Cables 54
In Air 34
Insulation Resistance 54
In Conduit 37
Jacket Materials Selection Chart 55
Triplexed Conductors Decimal Equivalents & Temperature
Underground Ducts 26 - 27
Conversion Table 56
Underground Direct Burial 28 - 29
Equivalents of Sq. MM. 57
In Air 35
Sq. In. and Circular Mils
In Conduit 37
Reel Capacities
Reusable Reels 58
Reusable Reels 59 - 60
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SECTION 1 General Conductor Information
TABLE 1 - 1 Compact and Compressed Diameters 1
TABLE 1 - 1 Solid and Concentric Stranding 1
TABLE 1 - 2 Flexible Stranding 2
TABLE 1 - 3 Resistance in Ohms per 1000 feet per Conductor at 20°C
and 25°C of solid wire and Class B Concentric Strands Copper
and Aluminum Conductors 3
TABLE 1 - 4 Copper and Aluminum Resistance-Temperature Correction Factors 4
TABLE 1 - 5 AC/DC Resistance Ratios - for Copper and Aluminum Conductors,
60 Hertz (65°C) 5
TABLE 1 - 6 Conductor Resistance and Ampacities at High Frequencies 6
TABLE 1 - 7 Copper Conductor Resistance and Ampacities at High Frequencies 7
TABLE 1 - 8 Physical & Mechanical Properties of Conductor Materials 8
TABLE 1 - 9 Breaking Strength - Bare Copper and Aluminum Wire 8
SECTION 2 General Information
TABLE 2 - 1 Full-Load Currents of Motors in Amperes 9
TABLE 2 - 2 Full-Load Currents of Motors in Amperes 10
TABLE 2 - 3 Electrical Formulas for Determining Amperes, Horsepower,
Kilowatts and Kilovolt-Amperes 11
SECTION 3 Voltage Regulation
TABLE 3 - 1 Reactance of Conductors at 60Hz 13
SECTION 4 Short Circuit Currents
TABLE 4 - 1 Allowable Short Circuit Currents of Insulated Copper and
Aluminum Conductors 14
TABLE 4 - 2 Permissible Short Circuit Currents for Copper Shielding
Tape-Amperes 15
SECTION 5 Shielding
TABLE 5 - 1 Operating Voltage Limits, kV, above which Insulation Shielding
is required 16
TABLE 5 - 2 Maximum Lengths for Single Conductor Cables with Shields 18
TABLE 5 - 3 Formulas for Calculating Shield Voltages-Currents and Losses for
Single-Conductor Cables 19
SECTION 6 Ampacity Tables
TABLE 6 - 1 Correction Factors for Various Ambient Air Temperatures 21
TABLE 6 - 2 Correction Factors for Various Ambient Earth temperatures 21
TABLE 6 - 3 Group Correction Factors - Cables in Air 21
TABLE 6 - 4 Group Correction Factors - Conduits in Air 21
TABLE 6 - 5 Single Conductor Cable Underground Ducts - One Circuit, Three Cables
in Separate Ducts 22
TABLE 6 - 6 Single Conductor Cable Underground Ducts - Two Circuits, Six Cables
in Separate Ducts 23
TABLE 6 - 7 Single Conductor Cable Underground Ducts - Three Circuits, Nine
Cables in Separate Ducts 23
TABLE 6 - 8 Single Conductor Cable Direct Burial - One Circuit, Three Cables 24
TABLE 6 - 9 Single Conductor Cable Direct Burial - Two Circuits, Six Cables 25
TABLE 6 - 10 Triplexed Cable Underground Ducts - One Circuit, Three Single or
Triplexed Conductors per Duct 26
TABLE 6 - 11 Triplexed Cable Underground Ducts - Three Circuits, Three Single
or Triplexed Conductors per Duct 27
TABLE 6 - 12 Triplexed Cable Underground Ducts - Six Circuits, Three Single or
Triplexed Conductors per Duct 27
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TABLE 6 - 13 Triplexed Cable Direct Burial - One Circuit 29
TABLE 6 - 14 Triplexed Cable Direct Burial - Two Circuits 29
TABLE 6 - 15 Three Conductor Cable Underground Ducts - One Circuit, One Cable
in Duct Bank 30
TABLE 6 - 16 Three Conductor Cable Underground Ducts - Three Circuits, Three
Cables in Duct Bank 31
TABLE 6 - 17 Three Conductor Cable Underground Ducts - Six Circuits, Six Cables
in Duct Bank 31
TABLE 6 - 18 Three Conductor Cable Direct Burial - One Circuit, One Cable 33
TABLE 6 - 19 Three Conductor Cable Direct Burial - Two Circuits, Two Cables 33
TABLE 6 - 20 Single Conductor Cable in Air 34
TABLE 6 - 21 Three Single Conductor Cables in Air 35
TABLE 6 - 22 Three Conductor Cable in Air 36
TABLE 6 - 23 Three Single Conductor Cables in Conduit - in Air 37
TABLE 6 - 24 Three Conductor Cable - Conduit in Air - One Isolated Cable 38
TABLE 6 - 25 NEC Code Installations Ampacity at 75°C Conductor Temperature
30°C Ambient 38
SECTION 7 Installation Practices
TABLE 7 - 1 Dimensions of Conduit 39
TABLE 7 - 2 Percent Internal Area of Conduit or Tubing 39
TABLE 7 - 3 Percent Internal Diameter of Conduit or Tubing 39
TABLE 7 - 4 Maximum Allowable Diameter (in Inches) of Individual Cables in
Given Size of Conduit 39
TABLE 7 - 5 Values of efa 40
TABLE 7 - 6 Minimum Bending Radii - Power Cables without Metallic Shielding
or Armor 42
TABLE 7 - 7A Minimum Bending Radii - Twisted Pair Instrumentation Cable 42
TABLE 7 - 7 Minimum Bending Radii - Power Cables with Metallic Shielding
or Armor 42
TABLE 7 - 8 Minimum Bending Radii - Rubber Jacketed Flexible Portable
Power and Control Cables used on Take-up Reels and Sheaves 42
TABLE 7 - 9 Galvanized Steel Wire - Tensile Strength - Weight - Diameters 46
TABLE 7 - 10 Sag Messenger Characteristics 47
TABLE 7 - 11 Sag Tables 49
TABLE 7 - 12 Sag Calculating Charts 50
TABLE 7 - 13 Sag Calculating Charts 51
SECTION 8 High Voltage Proof Testing
TABLE 8 - 1 High Voltage Field Acceptance Test 52
TABLE 8 - 2 High Voltage Maintenance Test 53
TABLE 8 - 3 Frequency of Proof Testing 53
SECTION 9 Miscellaneous Information
TABLE 9 - 1 Jacket Materials Selection Chart 55
TABLE 9 - 2 Decimal Equivalents of One Inch 56
TABLE 9 - 3 Temperature Conversion Table 56
TABLE 9 - 4 Equivalents of Sq. mm, Sq. in. and Circular Mils 57
TABLE 9 - 5 Capacity of Reusable Reels, Feet 58
TABLE 9 - 6 Dimensions and Capacities of Reusable Reels for Wires and Cables 59-60
Motor Currents
