Table 23 2.

2
8.7
1.5
0.25
Trefoil
0.19
0.25
0.29
0.33
0.15
0.18
0.17
0.21
0.20
0.16
0.19
0.22
0.24
0.28
0.40
0.41
21.5
o0.47
0.68
0.90
1.7
1.3
0.32
0.29
0.27
0.37
0.79
1.0
3.4
5.6
1.4
13.2
0.33
0.34
0.48
0.49
0.46
0.45
0.47
0.69
0.71
0.38
0.39
0.58
0.54
0.83
1.2
0.60
0.61
0.92
0.94
1.1
1.7
1.6
2.3
3.5
5.9
2.4
13.8
22.5
22.6
0.66
8.3
5.6
0.21
0.23
0.56
3.5
13.20.17
0.19
0.22
0.24
0.45
1.4
Flat
0.16
0.44
0.57
2.2
8.3
21.5
0.56
0.82
1.3
0.88
3.7
5.8
13.9
2.2
3.4
0.80
0.59
1.0
0.29
0.38
0.33 pve
pve rated
Copperconductor
.4D
mV/amp/m
rated85De
70De Aluminium
mV/amp/m conductor

PVC insulation,
Nominal area
Approximate PVC sheath
voltage drop at 600/1000
60 Hz for volts.
single core stranded plain copper/aluminium conductors,

/ Table 24
Approximate voltage drop at 60 Hz for three and four core stranded plain copper/aluminium conductors,
PVC insulation, PVC sheath 600/1000 volts ..
pve
pve
21.5
5.5 0.27
0.15
0.44
5.8
13.8
0.32
0.37
0.58
823.5
2.1
1.4
2.2
0.77.6
0.23
0.18
0.20
1.10.17
0.15 Jrated
2.5 rated
:;.-'conductor Aluminium conductor
10Nominalarea 13.2
8.2
0.56
0.42
3.30.35
0.30
1.00.22'
0.19
0.80
e')Pper
0.26/ 70De
85De
mV/amp/m
mV/amp/m
pve rated 70De pve rated 85De

3.5 3.6
2.3
1.7
1.3
0.91
0.55
0.47
0.39
0.32
0.27
0.23
0.20
0.68
1.2
0.22
0.65
0.45
0.37
0.30
0.26
0.19
1.6
0.87
2.2
0.53

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Rating factors for low Rating factors for variation in air
Air temperature (OCI 25
temperature
- ----
30
--- --
35 40
- 45 50
voltage cables XLPE Insul. cables 1.14 1.10 1.05 1.0 0.95 0.89
?U

0.84
PVC (rated 85C) cables 1.15 1.11 1.05 1.0 0.94 0.88 0.82
If the site conditions are not the same as the standard conditions for
which the ampacities are evaluated, the current ratings in tables 1-14 PVC (rated 70C) cables 1.22 1.15 1.08 1.0 0.91 0.82 0.71
are to be multiplied with the appropriate rating factors given in
tables 15-20.

Table 19
Table 15 Group rating factors for multicore cables in flat
formation
Rating factors for variation in ground temperature
0.78
0.91
0.77
0.84
0.70
0.68 Touching
0.3m
0.81
0.74
0.87
0.15m 0.63
0.55
0.59
0.81
0.70
Spacing
~
Gr~~~mperature (OC) 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 2
46
3
5 No of0.90
cables0.85
in group
XLPE Insul. cables 1.09 1.04 1.0 0.95 0.80
PVC (rated 85C) cables 1.10 1.05 1.0 0.95 0.89 0.84 0.77
PVC (rated 70C) cables 1.13 1.07 1.0 0.93 0.85 0.76 0.65

Table 16
Rating factors for variation in depth of burial
(to centre of cable in the trefoil group of cables)
Depth of 600/1000 volt cables Table 20
laying M . up to 70 mm' to Above Group rating factors for three single core cables
50 rnm' 300 mm' 300 mm' in trefoil formation
0.60
0.80
,-----
3
6
5
0.99
0.97
4
0.98
---"7-
0.96
0.97
-------~-
0.94
No of circuits
2
0.3m
0.15m
0.83
0.88
0.79
0.73
0.64
0.71
0.61 0.66
0.78
0.68 Touching
0.56
0.53
0.61
Spacing

1.00 0.95 0.93 0.92

1.25 0.94 0.92 0.89
1.50 0.93 0.90 0.87
1.75 0.92 0.89 0.86
2.00 0.91 0.88 0.85

Table 17
Rating factors for variation in thermal re'sistivity of
soil
'Thermal resistivity of
'soil (K.m/W)
Rating factors
0.8
1.17
0.9
1.12
1.0
1.07
1.2
1.0
-------'
1.5
0.91
2.0
0.80
2.5
0.73

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Ohm/km
458
655
229
395
584
516
350
3'13
276
128
187
120
trefoil'
~744
654
676
847
505
143
204
274
385
436
425
222
112
116
301
49
38
29
22
573
507
66
172
175
144
251
345
326
367
583
327
In
000
2
7
Free
90C
Direct
laid
Laid
22
2.33
779
3.93
5.88
9.45
15.4
673
600
431
752
382
151
127
165 12.1
27
AC
Unarmoured
0.248
229
3.93
0.927
0.494
0.669
1.47
0.0998
372
346
496
0.0656
635
454
665
0.0536
420
295
387
321
557
394
283
368
258
251
226
220
272
0.343
38
37
45
5.88
46
56
50
48
104
67
149
182
129
107
158
125
98
80
89
538
4t~
549
571
310
274
57
128
62
188
88
196
161
9.45
29
35
0.343
238
225
290
363
107
105
83
87
2.33
47
65
38
50
52
29
39
40
22
30
1009
1184
195
168
109
4.61
7.41
19 2
0
2
7
6
0&
-...
293.08
515
760
597
478
494
322
76
1.47
in145
DC
2.33
280
2290.193
98
705
491
0.129
0.0812
0.160
0.197
0.0790
900
0.159
0.128
88
0.0543
0.0504
0.0661
0.0629
411
0.0453
0.0407
361
0.0980
474
112
0.494
603
205
0.196
237
269
0.129
0.668
134
0.248
286
0.927
137
70
5
4
3
2 218
277
9
31
82
4
0
2
865
178
409
461
8
6
3
0.524
534
0.268
0.193
1.15
1.83
AC/90C
Free
AC/90C
Direct
laid
20C 4.61
ducts
ducts
15.4
157
Ohm/km
418
363
316
31
39
118
52
175
142
68
183
90
formation -inat ----
at
Ohm/km
0.268
0.387
Conductor
0.0601
.153
.124
.0366
.0470
Conductor
24
18
0.342
469
0.0815
532
0.100
0.197
0.160
410
308
0.669
0.247
550
533
489
615
330
258
63
3.08
187
740
638
0.387
344
0.727
Amos
pipes
In
Amp-s
Approx
Approx
AmRs
A~p"s 0.0991
0.124
0.0366
0.727
1.83
0.524
1.15
0.153
0.0754
0.0470
0.0601
7.41
.0991
.0754
.0283
pipes
Approx
Approx
Amps 20C
DC .,.flat
~~-....-...--~~ Armoured
resistance
reslstiinc'Ej- ~~~
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laid
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