Annex C: Derating Factors

Table C.1
Derating factors for ambient ground temperature

Max. Conductor Ambient ground temperature ºC

temperature
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55
90 ºC 1.20 1.17 1.12 1.08 1.04 1.00 0.96 0.90 0.85 0.80

Table C.2
Derating factors for ambient air temperature

Max. Conductor Ambient ground temperature ºC

temperature
15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
90 ºC 1.23 1.19 1.14 1.10 1.05 1.00 0.96 0.90 0.84 0.78

Table C.3
Derating factors for depth of laying

Depth of laying Cables cross section

(mt.) Up to 70 mm² 95 up to 240 mm² 300 mm² & above

0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00
0.60 0.99 0.98 0.97

0.80 0.97 0.96 0.94

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