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Continuous current-carrying capacity of copper-clad aluminium conductors (DIN 43 670, Part 2)

Table 13-11
Copper-clad aluminium conductors of rectangular cross-section in indoor installations, ambient temperature 35 °C, conductor temperature
65 °C. Conductor width vertical: clearance between conductors equal to conductor thickness; with alternating current, clearance between
phases > 0.8 × phase centre-line distance.

Width Cross- Weight1) Continuous current in A Continuous current in A

× section AC up to 60 Hz DC and AC 16²⁄₃ Hz
thickness painted bare painted bare
no. of conductors no. of conductors no. of conductors no. of conductors
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

mm mm2 kg/m

12 × 15 59.8 0.217 177 324 440 154 292 416 177 324 442 154 292 416
12 × 10 120 0.434 284 542 796 248 488 722 285 544 778 248 488 722
20 × 15 98.7 0.358 265 464 594 225 415 562 265 464 600 225 415 565
20 × 10 192 0.698 408 760 1 100 350 680 985 408 763 1 060 350 632 985
30 × 15 148 0.538 370 630 772 313 555 733 370 632 780 313 556 736
30 × 10 292 1.06 555 993 1 390 472 870 1 260 558 1 000 1 330 475 876 1 240
40 × 15 198 0.719 474 794 937 400 700 895 475 798 953 400 702 905
40 × 10 392 1.42 705 1 230 1 720 2 280 595 1 090 1 540 2 000 710 1 250 1 640 600 1 100 1 540

Material: E-AI to DIN 40 501 Parts 2 and 3 and E-Cu to DIN 40 500 Parts 2 and 3, copper cladding comprises 15 % of cross-section area.
1) Calculated for a density of 3.63 kg/dm3
2) Minimum clearance given in mm.
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 Table 13-11 (continued)
Copper-clad aluminium conductors of rectangular cross-section in indoor installations. Ambient temperature 35 °C. Conductor temperature
65 °C. Conductor width vertical: clearance between conductors equal to conductor thickness; with alternating current, clearance between
phases > 0.8 × phase centre-line distance.

Width Cross- Weight1) Continuous current in A Continuous current in A

× section AC up to 60 Hz DC and AC 16²⁄₃ Hz
thickness painted bare painted bare
no. of conductors no. of conductors no. of conductors no. of conductors
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

mm mm2 kg/m

150 × 15 248 0.901 577 953 1 100 1 650 485 830 1 040 1 580 580 962 1 130 485 840 1 070
150 × 10 492 1.79 850 1 460 2 020 2 650 705 1 280 1 890 2 340 860 1 500 1 930 713 1 320 1 810

160 × 15 298 1.08 680 1 120 1 250 1 900 566 965 1 190 1 840 685 1 130 1 300 1 690 570 980 1 230 1 620
160 × 10 592 2.15 990 1 680 2 290 2 990 820 1 470 2 030 2 590 1 010 1 750 2 220 2 930 836 1 530 2 100 2 770

180 × 15 398 1.45 890 1 420 1 540 2 340 733 1 230 1 480 2 260 900 1 450 1 630 2 110 740 1 260 1 550 2 020
180 × 10 792 2.88 1 270 2 070 2 780 3 600 1 030 1 820 2 500 3150 1 310 2 240 2 800 3 670 1 070 1 950 2 650 3 500

100 × 10 992 3.60 1 540 2 500 3 230 4 180 1 270 2 170 2 940 3 670 1 600 2 740 3 360 4 420 1 320 2 390 3 200 4 200
120 × 10 1 192 4.32 1 870 2 850 3 640 4 540 1 540 2 480 3 250 3 980 1 980 3 320 4 330 5 620 1 630 2 880 4 130 5 360

Material: E-AI to DIN 40 501 Parts 2 and 3 and E-Cu to DIN 40 500 Parts 2 and 3, copper cladding comprises 15 % of cross-section area.
1) Calculated for a density of 3.63 kg/dm3
2) Minimum clearance given in mm
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Table 13-12
Copper-clad aluminium conductors of round cross-section in indoor installations,
ambient temperature 35 °C, conductor temperature 65 °C; with alternating current,
phase centre-line distance ≥ 1.25 × diameter.

Continuous current in A
Diameter Cross section Weight1) DC and AC up to 60 Hz
mm mm2 kg/m painted bare

15 19.6 0.0713 78 70
18 50.3 0.182 148 132
10 78.5 0.285 201 177
16 201 0.730 386 335
20 314 1.14 525 452
32 804 2.92 1 000 850
50 1960 7.13 1 750 1 500

Material: E-AI to DIN 40501 Parts 2 and 3 and E-Cu to DIN 40500 Parts 2 and 3, copper cladding
comprises 15 % of cross-section area.
1) Calculated for a density of 3.63 kg/dm3

Correction factors for deviations from the assumptions

If there are differences between the actual conditions and the assumed conditions, the
value of the continuous current taken from Tables 13-4 to 13-9, 13-11 and 13-12 must
be multiplied by the following correction factors (DIN 43670, DIN 43670 Part 2 and
DIN 43671):
k1 correction factor for load capacity variations relating to conductivity,
k2 correction factor for other air and/or busbar temperatures,
k3 correction factor for thermal load capacity variations due to differences in layout,
k4 correction factor for electrical load capacity variations (with alternating current) due
to differences in layout,
k5 correction factor for influences specific to location.

The current-carrying capacity is then

Icont = Itable · k1 · k2 · k3 · k4 · k5.

The load capacity values for three-phase current with a frequency of 16²⁄₃ Hz are the
same as for direct current.
For frequencies fx > 50 Hz, the load capacity value are calculated with the formula


50
Ix = I50 —
fx

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Correction factor k1
for load capacity variations relating to conductivity, see Fig. 13-3.
For example, in the case of the aluminium alloy E-AlMgSi 0.5 (κ = 30 m/Ωmm2), the
factor k1 = 0.925.

Fig. 13-3
Correction factor k1 for variation of load capacity when conductivity differs a) from 35.1
m/ Ωmm2 for aluminium materials and b) from 56 m/ Ωmm2 for copper materials and c)
factor k1 for load capacity variation with copper-clad aluminium conductors having other
than 15 % copper.

Correction factor k2
for deviations in ambient and/or busbar temperature, see Fig. 13-4.

Fig. 13-4
Correction factor k2 for
load capacity variation
at ambient temperatures
other than 35 °C and/or
busbar temperatures
other than 65 °C;
ϑs busbar temperature,
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ϑu mean ambient
temperature over
24 hours, short-time
maximum value 5 K
above mean value.

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When selecting the busbar cross-sections, attention must be paid to the maximum
permissible operating temperature of the equipment and its connections, and also to
heat-sensitive insulating materials. This applies in particular to metal-clad installations.
For example, at an ambient temperature of ϑu = 35 °C and an ultimate busbar
temperature of ϑs = 80 °C (temperature rise 45 K), the factor k2 = 1.24. With an ambient
temperature of ϑu = 45 °C and an ultimate busbar temperature of ϑs = 65 °C
(temperature rise 20 K), factor k2 = 0.77.

Correction factor k3
for thermal capacity load variations due to differences in layout, see Table 13-13.

Table 13-13
Correction factor k3 for load capacity reduction with long side (width) of bus conductors
in horizontal position or with busbars vertical for more than 2 m for Al = aluminium
conductors DIN 43670, Al/Cu = copper-clad aluminium conductors DIN 43670 Part 2,
Cu = copper conductors DIN 43671

Number of conductors Width of Thickness of Factor k3 when conductors

busbar conductor and
clearance painted bare
mm mm Al Al/Cu Cu Al Al/Cu Cu

50…100 5…10 — 0.85 — — 0.8 —

2 50…200 0.85 — 0.85 0.8 — 0.8

50…80 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.8 0.8 0.8

3 100 5…10 — 0.8 — — 0.75 —
100…200 0.8 — 0.8 0.75 — 0.75

up to 100 — 0.8 — — 0.75 —

4 160 0.75 — 0.75 0.7 — 0.7
200 0.7 — 0.7 0.65 — 0.65

2 up to 200 0.95 — — 0.9 — —

Correction factor k4
for electrical load capacity variations (with alternating current) due to different layout,
Fig. 13-5 for copper conductors, Fig. 13-6 for aluminium conductors and 13-7 for
copper-clad aluminium conductors. Factor k4 need be considered only if there is no
branching within a distance of at least 2 m.

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