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Metal Theft
April 2012
As an aid to deterring to metal theft this booklet has been put together to help identify the types of utility power cables and associated underground equipment stolen from the ScottishPower network. Contents
Page Abbreviations Cable Identification 33,000 Volt Plastic Cables 33,000 Volt Paper Insulated Cables 11,000 Volt Three Core Plastic Cables 11,000 Volt Single Core Plastic Cables 11,000 Volt Three Core Paper Insulated Cables Low Voltage Plastic Mains Cables Low Voltage Paper Insulated Mains Cables Low voltage Plastic Service Cables Low voltage Paper Insulated Service Cables Alternative Cable Designs (LSOH) Earth Cable & Tape Substation Equipment ScottishPower Contact Details 3 4,5,6 7,8 9 10 11,12 13,14 15,16,17 18 19 20 21 22,23 24 25
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N.B. All cable measurements given as an aide to identification are nominal sizes taken from British Standards or supplier specifications, actual cable sizes will vary slightly depending on the manufacturer and material quality.
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Identification
To assist in identifying cable types and equipment the booklet is laid out in sections covering: How to identify cable types from their external markings. Depth LV, 11kV & 33kV cables are buried in the ground. Types of identification / warning marker tapes placed over cables. Range of LV, 11kV & 33kV cables currently being installed on the network, and previous versions used. Earth wire & tapes Associated equipment Substation LV distribution board, transformer winding. External Markings
All cables with a plastic covering (oversheath) will have the information below embossed or indented onto it for identification purposes.
ScottishPower current list of approved manufacturers for the supply of power cables up to and including 33kV: Copper Cable Company Ericsson Nexans NKT Prysmian Cabelte
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Cable Identification
Depth of Cover
Cables and ducts (pipes containing cables) shall be installed so as to provide the minimum depth of cover. Standard depths for each voltage category in the footway are highlighted below.
11kV Tape Marker tape laminated onto polyethylene 2.5mm thick, 200mm wide
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Cable Identification
33kV Tile Thick tiles supplied with a plastic pin interlocking system 1000mm long x 244mm wide x 12mm thick
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Recently a 800mm2 version of this cable has been installed on a windfarm job in Scotland.
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Cable Construction A. Aluminium conductor 95, 185, 300mm2 solid round B. XLPE insulation thickness 3.4mm C. Copper wire earth screen - 35mm2 CSA on all 3 sizes of cable D. Red MDPE oversheath
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Figs 3 & 4 show an older Paper Insulated Lead Covered (PILC) cable used for the same application.
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Cable Construction A. Aluminium conductor 3 x stranded sector shaped, range available in figs1,2 & 3 B. Layers of paper insulation impregnated with mineral oil compound thickness 3.4mm between conductor and sheath C. Corrugated Aluminium sheath (bitumen coated) D. Red PVC oversheath
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Fig. 2 shows waveform cable with aluminium neutral / earth (N/E) wires used before the copper version in fig.1 Fig. 3 shows one of the first designs of waveform cable introduced with black numbered cores, and aluminium N/E wires.
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ScottishPower Cables
Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cables (LSOH)
For all the plastic low voltage service, mains and 11kV cables shown on the previous pages ScottishPower also buy versions with a LSOH oversheath, coloured orange. These are used where significant cable runs inside buildings are required, and have the advantage of not giving off toxic fumes in the event of a fire.
Examples of LSOH service and mains cables below, identical to standard cable construction apart from the oversheath material:
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Cable Construction A. Copper conductor stranded round Also available (but not shown) are 10mm2 & 6mm2 cables B. PVC Oversheath green / yellow
Earth Tape
The copper & aluminium earth tapes are used to connect all the metalwork / switchgear within substation buildings and outdoor compounds.
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Fig.1
3 x Copper earth cables connected to main aluminium substation earth tape. Fig.2 Copper earth tape connected to main aluminium earth tape. Fig.3 Aluminium to aluminium tape connection. N.B. Copper earth tape and cable has been a major target for theft in a number of areas. To help combat this there have been a number of increased security measures introduced into the company: Use of `identifiable` aluminium earth tape in place of copper where possible At selected sites the use of a high security steel pin fixing system for copper
earth tape Superior high security steel padlocks and `lock-keeper` devices for installation at vulnerable sites.
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