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HV XLPE Rating Factors in Ground

The document outlines the rating factors for high voltage XLPE insulated cables laid directly in the ground under standard and other conditions. It provides tables for factors affecting current ratings based on soil thermal resistivity, temperature, depth of burial, and configurations of cables in trefoil and flat formations. The standard conditions include a soil thermal resistivity of 1.2 K.m/W and a burial depth of 1200mm at a temperature of 25°C.

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HV XLPE Rating Factors in Ground

The document outlines the rating factors for high voltage XLPE insulated cables laid directly in the ground under standard and other conditions. It provides tables for factors affecting current ratings based on soil thermal resistivity, temperature, depth of burial, and configurations of cables in trefoil and flat formations. The standard conditions include a soil thermal resistivity of 1.2 K.m/W and a burial depth of 1200mm at a temperature of 25°C.

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High Voltage XLPE Insulated

Rating Factors for Cables Laid Direct in Ground


Standard laying conditions Other laying conditions
Soil thermal resistivity 1.2K.m/W Istandard = Standard current rating in ground
Depth of burial 1200mm Irated = Istandard x k1 x k2 x k3 x k4
k1 = Table 1 : k2 = Table 2 : k3 = Table 3 :
Soil temperature 25°C
k4 = Table 4
Table 1 – Rating factor for variation in thermal resistivity of soil (k1)

Soil thermal resistivity K.m/W


0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
1.21 1.16 1.11 1.07 1.00 0.92 0.81 0.74 0.68
Table 2 – Rating factor for variation in soil temperature (k2)

Soil temperature °C
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
1.11 1.08 1.04 1.0 0.96 0.92 0.88 0.83 0.78

Table 3 – Rating factor for variation in depth of laying (k3)

Depth of laying (m) 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.50 3.00
Rating factor 1.06 1.03 1.00 0.97 0.95 0.94 0.91 0.90

Table 4 – Group Rating factors for circuits of three single core cables in Trefoil formation touching,
laid direct in ground (Single Point/Cross Bonded Systems) (k4)

Number of
Circuits in
Trefoil
Touching 300mm 450mm 600mm 800mm 1000mm
2 0.78 0.80 0.83 0.85 0.88 0.89
3 0.66 0.69 0.73 0.76 0.79 0.81
4 0.60 0.64 0.68 0.71 0.75 0.78
Number of
Circuits
in Flat
Formation
Touching 600mm 800mm 1000mm 1200mm 1400mm
2 0.80 0.85 0.87 0.89 0.90 0.91
3 0.69 0.75 0.78 0.81 0.83 0.84
4 0.63 0.70 0.74 0.78 0.80 0.82

CBi Electric African Cables


PO Box 172, Vereeniging 1930 • Tel: +27 16 430 6000 • Fax: +27 16 423 6103
www.cbi-electric.com • afcab@cbi-electric.com
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