Description
Standards
International : IEC 60332-1-2; IEC 60684-2; IEC 60754-1; IEC 60754-2; IEC 61034-2National : ASTM B 8; FAA L-824 Type C; ICEA S-66-524; ICEA S-96-659; UL 2556
Description
Application:
Power distribution in medium voltage. As feeders of electrical and electronic systems for use in national airports and airfields, for continuous use, under any weather conditions, whether on the surface of the land exposed to sunlight, buried directly underground or installed in pipelines in wet places.
Construction:
1. Conductor: Flexible soft copper, class C.
2. Inner semi-conductor: Extruded.
3. Insulation: Cross linked polyethylene XLPE.
4. Outer sheath: Low Linear Dendsity Polyethylene LLDPE-UV.
Main characteristics:
Excellent properties against heat aging. The outer sheath has the following characteristics: Fire retardant, low emission dense smoke and halogen free. Adequate resistance to oils. Resistance to sunlight.
Gauge:
8 AWG.
Marking:
INDECO S.A. N2X2Y 5 kV Gauge ICEA S-96-659 Month(letters) - Year (numbers)- “Propiedad Fiscal” - Chile DGAC - Sequential length.
Packing:
Non returnable wooden reels.
Colour:
Insulation: Natural.
Outer sheath: Violet-UV.
International standards
ASTM B8: Concentric-Lay-Stranded copper conductors, hard, medium-hard, or soft.
ICEA S-96-659: Nonshielded Cables Rated 2001-5000 V for Use in the Distribution of Electric Energy.
DGAC-Chile: Technical specifications airport cable No. 8 AWG Class 5 kV., National Manufacturing.
FAA L-824 Type C: Specification for L-824 underground electrical cable for airport lighting circuits.
IEC 60332-1-2: Test for vertical flame propagation for a single insulated wire or cable - Procedure for 1 kW pre-mixed flame.
UL 2556: Wire and Cable Test Methods. Section 9.3: FT1 (Vertical-Specimen) Flame Test.
IEC 60684-2: Flexible insulating sleeving - Part 2: Methods of test.
IEC 60754-1: Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 1: Determination of the halogen acid gas content.
IEC 60754-2: Determination of degree of acidity of gases evolved during the combustion of materials taken from electric cables by measuring pH and conductivity.
IEC 61034-2: Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions.
ICEA S-96-659: Nonshielded Cables Rated 2001-5000 V for Use in the Distribution of Electric Energy. Section 7.7.2: Oil Immersion Test.
UL 2556:Wire and Cable Test Methods. Section 4.2.8.5:Carbon-Arc and Xenon-Arc Tests- Sunlight resistance.
ICEA S-66-524: Cross-Linked-Thermosetting-Polyethylene-Insulated Wire and Cable for the Transmission and Distribution of Electrical Energy.
Characteristics
| Construction characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Conductor material | Soft copper |
| Type of conductor | Class C |
| Material of the inner semi-conductor | Extruded |
| Insulating material | XLPE |
| Outer sheath | LLDPE-UV |
| Sheath colour | Violet |
| Halogen free | IEC 60754-1 |
| Electrical characteristics | |
| Dielectric strength | 13.0kV |
| Time of application Dielectric strength core to screen DC | 5min. |
| Usage characteristics | |
| U.V resistance | UL 2556 - Sunlight Resistance |
| Oil resistance | ICEA S-96-659 |
| Gases toxicity | Low toxicity to IEC 60684-2 |
| Gases corrosivity | Low pH Corrosivity IEC 60754-2 |
| Smoke density | IEC 61034-2 |
| Flame retardant | IEC 60332-1-2; FT1 |
| Maximum operating temperature | 90°C |
| Overload maximum core temperature | 130°C |
| Short-circuit max. conductor temperature | 250°C |
| Specific characteristics | |
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Docs and info
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Calculation of Current Condition: Copper conductor Single-core AWG/kcmil M.V.; 90°C
CURRENT CAPACITY VALUES AND CURRENT CALCULATION CONDITIONS BASED ON NEC:
TABLE 310.69 (Air in flat formation)
TABLE 310.67 (Air in tringular formation)
TABLE 310.81 (Directly buried in flat formation)
TABLE 310.85 (Directly buried in tringular formation)Horizontal flat formation clearance: 190 mm.
Maximum conductor temperature: 90°C.
Ambient air temperature: 40°C.
Ground temperature: 20°C.
Depth of laying: 0,9 m.
Thermal resistance: 0,9 K.m/W.
