Consult applicable information provided by national standards cable manufacturers and accessory and other suppliers.
Medium voltage cable installation standards.
Insulated bundled overhead conductors torsade 12 20 24 kv xlpe technical information formulae.
Cables shall be laid directly on ground on 10 cm minimum soft sand and ground will be back filled properly avoiding any aggregate with sharp edges for damaging the cable.
For armoured cables pulling tension kg 5kg total cross section of conductors for unarmoured cables.
The text and pictures below highlight the more important aspects of the installation of cable accessories from the point of view of their effect on system reliability.
Medium voltage power cable installation the contractor shall be required to carry out necessary field surveys and acquaint himself with the routing of all other service lines.
Single and three core medium voltage cables according to international standard iec 60502 1 8 3 3 6 kv cables xlpe insulated pvc or pe sheathed xlpe insulated screened pvc or pe sheathed cables for voltages up to and including 36 kv.
These tests are intended to detect any manufacturing transport and.
Correct size and type.
As a specialist mv cable supplier our standard medium voltage cable portfolio contains cable with single and 3 core copper or aluminium conductors with a steel wire armour or aluminium wire armour for mechanical protection and with various application specific materials including polyvinyl chloride pvc polyethylene pe cross linked polyethylene xlpe and ethylene propylene rubber epr.
Medium voltage power cables 20 low voltage power cables 20 low voltage control cables 20 3.
Types of cable tests.
As defined by the ieee 400 standard cable tests are defined as.
Conducted after the cable is installed but before any accessories joints splices and terminations are installed.
Cables should not be installed at ambient temperatures.
Field diagnostic tests can be performed on cable systems during various stages of their operating life.
Medium voltage underground cables 4 cable l cable power circuit design 7 n conductor 7 8 n conductor screen 8 n insulation 8 n insulation screen 8 9 n metallic screen 9 10 n outer protective sheath 10 11 l table of cable eleents 1 l cable constructions 1 l cable drus 1 l cable tests following production 1 accessories l introduction 1 l connectors and lugs 1.
Standardisedcable installation depth to minimum cover of750 mm and maximum depth of 1500mm section 14 9 added section 14 10 clarified marker tape and protective cover requirements section 14 11 clarified cable sealing exposed cables and terminated cables requirements section 14 13 14 14 and 14 15.
Added section on live end.
What is the permissible leakage current value for a 11kv cable if there any formula for calculating leakage current cable rated voltage 8 7 to 15 kv 2070 meter length ac hi pot test kit applied volt.
