1.

Data Transmission Cable

1.1

The Data Transmission Cable shall be utilised for this project. The Data
Transmission Cable shall be used in conjunction with 200,000 panels for a 50MW
PV plant.

2.0

Construction

2.1
2.2
2.3

The Data Transmission Cable shall have a Annealed Tinned Copper Conductor.
The Data Transmission Cable must have an XLPO all weather Insulation.
The Data Transmission Cable shall feature a XLPO Highly weather and UV
Resistant Jacket.

3.0

Durability and features

3.1

The Data Transmission Cable shall be resistant against UV, Water, Ozone,
Fluids, Oil, Salt, attack by rodents, moss and microbes & General weathering.
3.2
The Data Transmission Cable shall have a Cross Linked structure.
3.3
The Data Transmission Cable shall be Halogen free.
3.4
The Data Transmission Cable shall be flame retardant.
3.5
The Data Transmission Cable shall have low smoke emission.
3.6
The Data Transmission Cable shall be RoHS compliant.
3.7
All cables shall be uniquely numbered (permanent labelling) to facilitate later
traceability & fault location. Circuits and cables are planned and installed to
ensure accessibility and ease of maintenance.
3.8
All cable/wires shall be provided with UV resistant printed ferrules for DC side
however, for HT cables, punched/ embossed aluminium tags can be used. The
marking on tags shall be done with good quality letter and number ferrules of
proper sizes so that the cables can be identified easily.
3.9
The Data Transmission Cable shall be able to handle a temperature Range of
-45C to 125C
3.10 The Data Transmission Cable shall handle a minimum Test Voltage of:
Core: 2kV
Shielding: 1kV
3.11

The Data Transmission Cable shall have a minimum Bending Radius of at least
8x Cable Dia (Static).
3.12 The Data Transmission cable shall have a Specific Insulation Resistance > 5G
Ohm x Km.
3.13 The Data Transmission cable shall have Inductivity coefficient less than 0.65
mH/Km
3.14 The Data Transmission cable shall have a Mutual Capacitance of at least:
Core: 60

Shielding: 160
3.15 The Data Transmission cable shall have a Characteristic Impedance of 100 +/15 Ohm.
4.0

Core Specification/Construction

4.1

4.6

The Data Transmission Cable shall have .....number of Core pairs of .... mm2
Cross Section.
The Data Transmission Cable shall have an overall Cable Outer diameter of....
mm2.
The Data Transmission Cable shall have a Copper Index of and weight of
....Kg/Km.
The Data Transmission Cable shall have a weight of ....Kg/Km.
The Data Transmission Cable shall have an Operating temperature between
-40oC ~ +120oC.
The Data Transmission Cable shall have an Operating humidity range of 0-100%.

5.0

Applicable Standards/Certification

5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4

IEC 60754-1/EN 50268-2

IEC 60216/CDE .3.4 part 21
IEC 60228 Conductors of insulated cables
IEC 60229 Electric cables Tests on extruded oversheaths with a special
protective function
IEC 60230 lmpulse tests on cables and their accessories
IEC 60245
IEC 60287 Calculation of permissible current in cables at steady state rating
IEC 60502 Data Transmission cables with extruded insulation and their
accessories for rated voltages from 1kV up to 30W
IEC 60840 Data Transmission cables with extruded insulation and their
accessories for rated voltages above 30 kV up to 150 kV Test methods and
requirements
IEC 60853 Calculation of the cyclic and emergency current rating of cables
lEC 61156 Multicore and symmetrical pair/qud cables for digital communications
lEC 61238 Compression and mechanical connectors for Data Transmission
cables for rated voltages up to 30 kV
IEC 60332-1/ BS EN 60332-2-3-10;2009
IEC 60332-3
IEC 60754-1/BS6425-1
IEC 60754-2
IEC 61034-1&2/ASTM E662
TUV (2Pfg1169:2007)

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5.16
5.17
5.18
6.0

Design Life

6.1

The Data Transmission Cable shall have a warranty period of 25 years, for all
structural and electrical and other components.