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MEDIUMVOLTAGESHIELDEDCABLEPARAMETERCALCULATOR
Thefollowingcalculatorcomputestheresistance,inductance,inductivereactance,capacitance,chargingcurrent,andsurgeimpedancefor
mediumvoltageshieldedpowercables.Thiscalculatorprovidesagoodestimatebasedonindustrystandardcalculationmethodsandcable
manufacturingdata.Typicaldata,whenyourspecificdataisnotavailable,isprovidedinTable1throughTable3.

Calculator1
Knownvariables:
CableData:Length(feet),ConductorDiameter(inches),CableInsulationThickness(inches),InsulationDielectricConstant,andOperatingFrequency(Hertz),
andVoltage(kV).Whendataisnotavailable,useTable1throughTable3forrepresentativevalues
CableInstallationDetail:CableSpacing(seefiguresbelow)A,B,C,andCorrectionFactorsforTypeofInstallation(SeeTable4)
ConductorOperatingTemperature(C):Forcableoperationattemperaturesotherthan20C,enterexpectedoperatingtemperature

CableData

ApproximateCopperConductorProperesTable1

InputCableOperangVoltage(kV):

34.5

InputCableLength():

420

InputConductorDiameter(in):

0.814

InputCableInsulaonthickness(in):

0.345

InputInsulaonDielectricConstant:

3.3

InputSheathThickness(in):
CalculatedCableRadius(in):

0.2

Size

Stranding

Conductor
Diameter(In)

Rdc@20C
(ohm/1000)

Rac@20approx.
50/60Hz(ohm/1000)

1/0

19

0.373

0.1042

0.10420

2/0

19

0.418

0.0827

0.08270

3/0

0.464
0.528

0.0656
0.0520

0.06560
0.05200

0.952

4/0

60

250

19

0.574

0.0440

0.04422

350

0.03821
0.2868
5.719

19
37
61
61

0.679
0.814
0.998
1.152

0.0314
0.0220
0.0147
0.0110

0.03168
0.02240
0.01527
0.01174

INSULATION
TYPE
DIELECTRICCONTSTANT

Charging&CapacitanceCalculaons

Reactance&InductanceCalculatons

500
750
1000

CableSpacingDiagramseeFigure1

CableInsulaonThicknessTable2

CableSpacingA(in):

CableSpacingB(in):

CableSpacingC(in):

1.5

5
5

100
133

CorreconFactorInstallaonTypeTable4:

7
19

InputCableOperangFrequency(Hz):
TotalCapacitanceCalculated:(uF):
TotalChargingCurrrent(Amps):
ChargingVarsperCable(KVAR):

Voltage

InsulaonTypeTable3

XLPE

2.3

EPR

0.09
0.09

PVC

CorreconFactorfor
InstallaonTable4

Thickness

Inductance(mH):

0.07971

Reactance(ohms):

0.03004

100

0.115

133

0.14

15

100

0.175

Air

Burrial

Steel
Conduit
Al.Conduit

1.5
1.2

ResistanceCalculaon
ACResistance@20C:/1000':
ConductorOperangTemperature(deg.C):
ACResistance@OperangTemperature(ohm):
ConcutorX/Rrao:

0.02240
50

15

133

0.22

0.01052
2.86

25
25

100
133

0.26
0.32

45.68

35
35

100
133

0.345
0.42

IMTConduit
EMTConduit
PVCConduit
TraySteel
TrayAl.

SurgeImpedanceCalculaon
SurgeImpedance(ohms):

1.5
1.5
1.2
1.5
1.2

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CalculatedOutput:CableDiameter,TotalCapacitance(uF),TotalChargingCurrent(Amps),ChargingVarsperphase(kVAR),ChargingReactance(Mohm*1000
ft),Inductance(mH),Reactance(ohms),ACResistance,X/Rratio,andSurgeImpedance(ohms).

BasisofCalculation
CapacitanceofCables,ChargingCurrent,andChargingReactivePower
Thecapacitanceofaoneconductorshieldedcableisgivenbytheformulabelow:

Where:
C=Totalcapacitanceofthecable(microfarads)

Icharge=Chargingcurrentofthecable

SIC=Dielectricconstantofthecableinsulation(Table3)
d=Diameteroftheconductor(in)

D=Diameterovertheinsulation(in)
VLL=Systemoperatingvoltagein(kV)

f=Systemoperatingfrequency(Hz)
Icharge=Chargingcurrent(amps)

L=LengthoftheCableinFeet
KVARcharge=SinglephaseKVARorchargingVARspercable

InductanceandReactanceoftheCable
Theinductanceandinductivereactanceofthreesinglephasecablesisprovidedbytheformulasbelow.Theformulasassumeacableconfigurationasshownin
thefigureabove.Additionally,sincetheinductanceisdependentuponitsmaterialsurrounding,useTable4todetermineanappropriate"K"factor(multiplier)for
theinductance.

Where:
XL=Conductorinductivereactance(ohms)

LC=CableInductance(mH)

L=LengthoftheCableinFeet
K=InstallationcorrectionfactorshowninTable4

A,B,C=Spacingperthefigureabove(in)
d=Diameteroftheconductor(in)

CableResistanceatOperatingTemperature
Theresistanceoftheconductorisprovidedat20deg.CinTable1.Whenoperatingatadifferenttemperature,theresistancevariesandisgivenbythefollowing
formula:

Where:
RAC=ACresistanceoftheconductoratoperatingtemperature(ohms)
RAC20C=ACresistanceoftheconductorat20C(ohm)
T=operatingtemperatureoftheconductor(C)

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SurgeImpedance
Thesurgeimpedanceofthecablecanbecalculatedwiththefollowingformula:

Where:
Zo=SurgeImpedanceoftheCable(ohm)
LC=conductorinductance(mH)
C=totalcapacitanceofthecable(microfarads)

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