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1- Definitions

2- Cable Classifications
- 2.1 Low voltage cables

- 2.2 Medium voltage cables

- 2.3 High voltage cables

3- Cable operation

- 3.1 Electrical Load

- 3.2 Voltage Drop

- 3.3 Neutral Cross Section

4- Connections

- 4.1 Feeders

- 4.2 Nominal current ()

- 4.3 Voltage Drop


- 4.4 Neutral Conductor Cross Section in 3-Phase System

- 4.5 Cross Section of Conductors In Branch Lighting Circuits


- 4.6 Branch Circuits for ( Sockets & Lighting outlets )


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5- Maximum Demand and Diversity Factor

6- Circuit Design

- 6.1 Nominal Current ( )

- 6.2 Protection Current (In)

- 6.3 Choice of Correction Factors

- 6.4 Calculation of Total Correction Factor

- 6.5 Calculation of Current Carrying Capacity (Iz)

- 6.6 Revision of Some items

- 6.7 Example of Calculation of Short Circuit Currents


- 6.8 Example for Choice a Suitable Cable Cross Section Area for Load

7- Cables Installation

- 7.1General Precautions for Cable Installations



- 7.2 Precautions of Installation for Underground Cables

- 7.3 Color Code

8- References

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1 Definition of Cables & Conductors
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( )single conductor
2 Cable Classifications
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2. 1 Low Voltage Cables (0.6/1-1.2) KV
(: )
* (:)PVC

Single core cables with solid or -1


stranded copper conductors and
PVC insulated ()1 PVC

Single core cables with flexible -2


copper conductors and PVC () PVC
insulated ()2

Multi core cable with flexible -3


copper conductors PVC insulated () PVC
and PVC sheathed PVC
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Single core cable,with stranded -4


circular copper conductors, PVC PVC
insulated and PVC sheathed ()4 PVC

Multi core cables with stranded -5


copper conductors PVC insulated PVC
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Multi core cables with stranded -6
Aluminum conductors, PVC PVC
insulated and PVC sheathed. ()6 .PVC

Multi core cables with stranded -7


copper conductors,PVC PVC
insulated, steel tape armoured .PVC
and PVC sheathed.
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Multi core cables with stranded -8


Aluminum conductors, PVC PVC
insulated, steel tape armoured .PVC
and PVC sheathed.
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Multi core cables with stranded -9


copper conductors, PVC PVC
insulated, steelwiresarmoured .PVC
and PVC sheathed.
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Multi core cables with stranded -11


Aluminum conductors, PVC
insulated, steelwiresarmoured PVC
and PVC sheathed. ()11 PVC

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( :) XLPE
Single core cables with stranded -11
circular copper conductors, XLPE
insulated, and PVC sheathed. XLPE PVC
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Multi core cables with stranded -12


circular Copper conductors, XLPE
insulated, and PVC sheathed. XLPE
()12 PVC

Multi core cables with stranded -13


circular Aluminum conductors,
XLPE insulated, and PVC XLPE
sheathed. ()13 PVC

Multi core cables with stranded -14


circular copper conductors, XLPE
insulated, steel tape armoured, and XLPE
PVC sheathed. ()14 PVC

Multi core cables with stranded -15


circular Aluminum
conductors,XLPE insulated steel XLPE

tape armoured and PVC sheathed. PVC


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Multi core cables, with stranded -16


copper conductors, XLPE
insulated steel tape armoured and XLPE

PVC sheathed. .PVC ()16

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Multi core cables, with stranded -17
Aluminum conductors, XLPE
insulated steel tape armoured and XLPE

PVC sheathed. ()17 PVC

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2.2 Medium voltage cables :
From (6 --- 36) KV
* :

(6 / 10 12 ) KV
(8.7 / 15- 17.5) KV
(12 / 20 24 ) KV
( 18 / 30 36 ) KV

Single & multi core copper -1


conductor XLPE insulated and XLPE
PVC sheathed. PVC ()18

Single & multi core Aluminum -2


conductor XLPE insulated and XLPE
PVC sheathed. ()19 PVC

Multi core copper & Aluminum -3


conductor XLPE insulated, steel XLPE
tape armoured and PVC sheathed. PVC

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Multi core copper & Aluminum -4


conductor XLPE insulated, steel XLPE
wire armoured and PVC PVC
sheathed.
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3.2 2.3 High voltage cables ) 38/ 66-72.5 ) KV::

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( )

Single core copper conductors, -1


XLPE insulated, copper XLPE
screened and HDPE sheathed HDPE
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Single core copper conductors, -2


XLPE insulated, Lead XLPE
screened and HDPE sheathed HDPE

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3.1 Electrical Load:

91.

3-2 Voltage Drop:


%2.5

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3.3 Neutral Cross Section
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) (harmonics

. ) (3-phase

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4.1 Feeders:
%25 +
4.2 Nominal current:

4.3 Voltage drop:


%2.5

%5

4.4 Neutral conductor cross section in 3 phase-systems


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:

16 2

)(phase
(3525 2 )2

51 2

25 + 51 3( :35+713( )2)2

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4.5 Cross section of conductors in branch lighting circuits
( )

() 111

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%125 .

41 ( )

(221) 1.42 ( )1.43

1.52 1.25

1.23 (

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1.29 1.25 .

2 2 3 2


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)4.6 Branch circuits for( sockets & lighting outlets
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5 .Maximum demand and diversity factor
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6 . Circuit design

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* - :

Design current : ( )

Protection current : ()In

Relevant correction factors :

Calculationof total correction factor : ) (CF

Cable current carrying capacity : ) (IZ

Iz I n
C.F
:
-1 )(Iz
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: 6.1 Nominal current


( )
P

V P.F

)(Output power P: :

)(Nominal voltage v: ( 221) :

)(Power factor P.F: :

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* : 6.2 protection current In

In >In

In

6.3 choice of Correction factor


* : CF :

) (full load

:
) (Ca ()4

) (grouping ) (Cg

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) (IEC-269-3
In ) (0.725Iz :
In 0.725Iz
In

CF 1.725

( )thermal insulation

Ci Ci=0.5

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6.4 Calculation of total correction factorsCF:

CF

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* : Iz

* : Iz

)1
30 A
Cg= 0.7 Ci= 0.5


Ca= 0.97


IEC269-3

In
Iz
CF

Cf = 1

) (Ca Cg

Cg x Ca = 0.7 x 0.97
Ci 1.5

Ci Cg.Ca

= Cf.Ci = 1 x 0.5 = 0.5CF


Iz:

30
Iz 60 A
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()

IEC269-3 Cf 1.725

Iz

30 30
IZ 82.75 A
C f Ci 0.725 0.5

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30 A Cg= 0.5 Ci= 0.5

Ca= 0.97

Ca Cg

1.485 Ci 1.5

IEC269.3 Cf

1.725 CF . :

CF = C f xCa x Cg

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30
Iz 85.3 A
0.725 0.485

6 . 6 Revision of some items


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- 2 voltage drop :

%2.5

5.5
) (single phase 221.
381
9.5.
Calculation of voltage drop :
:

mV I B L
Vc
1000

:
VC:
IB:
L:
mV: //

() 7 6

:
= * 1111
IB* mV
( 5.5) ( 9.5) .

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Tables of Voltage Drop / Ampere / meter for each cross section :

* For Copper Cables: - * For Aluminum

Cross section mV/A/m Cross section mV/A/m


4 mm 9.2 16 mm 3.9
6mm 6.2 25mm 2.5
10mm 3.7 35mm 1.8
16mm 3.2 50mm 1.3
25mm 1.5 70mm 0.93
35mm 1.1 95mm 0.69
50mm 0.82 120mm 0.56
70mm 0.59 150mm 0.48
95mm 0.45 185mm 0.4
120mm 0.38 240mm 0.34
150mm 0.34 300mm 0.3
185mm 0.3
240mm 0.27
300mm 0.18

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Calculation of short circuit current -3 :

Breaking capacity

selectivity

U S 1.05U n
Is.c
Zt Zt
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Is.c :
Zt :
Us :
Un :
Zt :

Zt

) :
Rs.c
:
2
3U S
Xs.c m.ohm.
)PS .C ( K .V . A

XSC : .
US : :
PSC(KVA) :
.
USC: Short circuit impedance voltage for transformers
)PSC(KVA ) US ( VOLTS )RSC (M.OHM )XSC(M.OHM
250000 231 0.095 0.633
500000 231 0.047 0.316

) Transformer:
:
2
3U S
Zs.c )Us.c (m. ohm
PSC ( KVA) *10 3
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Zs.c :
Us :
Us.c :
( ) 1.16 1.15 1.14 ()8

221/381 ( )7

Xs.c .

Rs.cPcu=3 Rsc

: Pcu .

Rs.c .

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) Circuit Breakers

Rs.c Xs.c .

Rs.c

Xs.c 1.15 .

) Cables & conductors

Rs.c :

Rsc L
A

L A 71 :

= 21mm.ohm.mm2/m
= 33mm.ohm.mm2/m
Xs.c :

Xs.c = 0.07x L
Xs.c = 0.15 x LWHRE: L = LENGTH OF CABLE .

25 2 .
) Bus bars:
L
Rb
A

L A
21 . ./2
33 . ./2
( Xb .) = Xb = 0.15 x L
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6.7 Example for Calculation of Short Circuit Currents:

[ (])1

) Medium voltage:

R1 X1 X1 Un = 380v
511 . . X1 :

3Us 2
X1 m.ohm )(Us = 1.05Un
)PSC ( K .V . A

( 3 * 220 *1.05) 2
X1 m.ohm
)PSC ( K .V . A

(380 1.05) 2
0.32m.ohm
500 103
) Transformer :

R2 X2
Us.c 1.15 ()8
X2 :
(380 1.05)2 0.05
X2 7.96m.Ohm
1000

X1 +X2 = 0.32 + 7.96 = 8.28m.ohm


) Bus duct:

X3 R3 :

L
R
A

21X 5
R3 0.088m.ohm
1200

)X3 = 0.15 x 5 = 0.75 m.ohm(Where length of bus bar =5 meters

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SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM FIG (1)
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) Main circuit breaker :

ra Xa:

Xa = 0.15m. ohm
) Bus bars :
)Xb = 0.15 x 2 = 0.3m.ohm (Where length of bus bar =2 m
) Branch circuit breaker :
Rs.c Xs.c

Xs.c = 0.15m.ohm
:
=R4

X4 = 0.6m.ohm
Aluminum cable )

R5 = L = 33 50 11m.ohm
A 150

)X5 = 0.07 x 50 = 3.5m.ohm (Where length of cable=50 m


Wherethe cross sectional areaof cable =150mm2

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) )(a

R1 + R2 = negligibly small
X1 + X2 = 8.28m.ohm
220 1.05
Is.c(a) 27.9 28kA
( R1 R 2) 2 ( X 1 X 2) 2

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(b) )

R1 + R2 + R3 = negligibly small
X1 + X2 + X3 = 0.32 + 7.96 + 0.75 = 9.03m.ohm
220 1.05
Is.c(b)
( R1 R 2 R3) 2 ( X 1 X 2 X 3) 2

220 1.05
Is.c(a)
( X 1 X 2 X 3)

Isc(b) 220 1.05 25.51 26kA


9.03

(c) )
R1 + R2 + R3 + R4 = negligibly small

X1 + X2 + X3 + X4 = 9.03 + 0.6 = 9.63m.ohm

220 1.05
Is.c(c)
( R1 R 2 R3 R 4) 2 ( X 1 X 2 X 3 X 4) 2

R1 + R2 + R3 + R4 = negligibly small

220 1.05
Is.c(c)
( X 1 X 2 X 3 X 4)
220 1.05
Is.c(C ) 23.921 24k. A
9.63

(d) )

R1 + R2 + R3 + R4+ R5 = 0 + 0 + 0.088 + 0 + 11 = 11.088


X1 + X2 + X3 + X4 + X5 = 9.63 + 3.5 = 13.13 m.ohm

Zt R 2 X 2

(11.088) 2 (13.13) 2

122.94 172.4 295.34 17.19m.ohm


220 1.05
Is.c(d )
( R1 R 2 R3 R 4 R5) 2 ( X 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 X 5) 2

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R1 + R2 + R3 + R4+ R5 = negligibly small

220 1.05
Is.c(d )
)( X 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 X 5
220 1.05
13.44 14kA
17.19

6.8 Example ForChoiceASuitable Cable Cross Section Area For Load


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500k .V.A 10500/380 volt 251.

)1- Current carrying capacity (In

)2- Voltage drop (Vc

)3- Correction factors (Ca& Cg

4- Short circuit current

1 - current carrying capacity :-

power 500 103


In 760 Ampere
3 U 3 380

240mm

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= No. of cables
= 760 amp.
345 amp.
= 2.2 3 Cables

* 3 )(3x240+120 mm
I / cable 760 / 3 253.3 254 Amper

)SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM FIG (2


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2 . Calculation of voltagedrop:
:
Vc mV I n L
mV : // ( )

In : Nominal current

L:

Vc:

= ( 241)2 0.27 x 103 mV /ampere/m

Vc )= 0.27 103 254 (ampere) x 250 (meter


= 17.14 17.2 volt

/ 4.5%= 17.2 = percentage of voltage drop


380

* :
= %2.5 = 9.5 volt

* 9.5
%2.5
VC 10 3
In
mV L
9.5 103
In 140 Ampere
0.27 250

* 240 mm

cables 760 5.4 6


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* ) (In ( 6)

In = 760 126 Amp


6

) ( 3 Application of correction factors :-

a ) Ca Ca = 1

( )

b ) Cg grouping factor

3 Cg Cg = 0.7

* CF

CF =Ca x Cg = 1 x0.7 = 0.7


:

I B 126
Iz 180 ampere
CF 0.7

180 A 126A
:
1 Voltage drop
2 (Iz) . ( )

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a)Medium voltage -:

R1 X1 Un = 380

511.. X1 :

(380 1.05) 2
=X1 =0.32 m.ohm
500( KVA) 10 3

b) Transformer:

R2 X2

U.S.C %4

= X2
380 1.05 0.04
2
12.73 m.ohm
500
X1 + X2 = 12.73 + 0.32 = 13.05 m.ohm
C )Low voltage cable :

Rs.c= L 21 250m
2
21.87 22m.ohm
A 240mm

R/6cable = 22 3.66 m.ohm


6

Xs.c /6cable= 0.07 x 250 (m)/6 = 2.91m.ohm

D )Main circuit breaker

Ra Xa

Xa = 0.15m.ohm

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E) Bus bars:

Rb Xb .3m
Xb = 0.15 x 3 = 0.45 m.ohm

* Short circuit impedance:

X X 2 ... R1 R2 R3 ...
2 2
= Zt 1

= 3.662 13.05 2.91 0.15 0.452

= 13.39 274.2 287.59 16.9 m.ohm

Is.c= 220 1.05 231 13.66KA


Zt 16.9
Is.c = 15K.A

ISC ( )

90 q = 8.6xIs.c t

Where
q = cross section area in mm
t = time in sec.
1 sec

q = 8.6x 15 1 = 129~150 mm
150mm

( )t,q,Is.c

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7.1 General precautions for cable installations
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