XLPE INSULATED

DISTRIBUTION CABLES
( IEC 60502-1 : 2004 )
600/1000V

Table 1 : Voltage drop ( 50Hz per A/m)

Conductor Copper Aluminium

Size
Single corea 2 - core 3 or 4 core Single corea 2 - core 3 or 4 core
(mm2)
(mV) (mV) (mV) (mV)
b b
Trefoil Flat Trefoil Flat
(mV) (mV) (mV) (mV)
16 2.9 2.5 4.8 4.2
25 1.9 1.65 3.1 2.7
35 1.35 1.15 2.2 1.95
50 0.87 0.90 1.00 0.87 1.4 1.4 1.65 1.45
70 0.62 0.70 0.69 0.60 0.98 1.05 1.15 0.97

95 0.47 0.58 0.52 0.45 0.74 0.83 0.84 0.72

120 0.39 0.51 0.42 0.37 0.60 0.7 0.58
150 0.33 0.45 0.35 0.30 0.49 0.6 0.47
185 0.28 0.41 0.29 0.26 0.41 0.53 0.39
240 0.24 0.37 0.24 0.21 0.34 0.46 0.31

300 0.21 0.34 0.21 0.185 0.29 0.41 0.26

400 0.195 0.33 0.19 0.165
500 0.18 0.31
630 0.17 0.29
800 0.165 0.26
1000 0.155 0.24

a
Data for aluminium wire armoured cables, 3-phase circuit
b
Twice cable diameter spacing between cores

For the relevant conditions see the notes at the beginning of this appendix
XLPE INSULATED
DISTRIBUTION CABLES
( IEC 60502 - 1:2004 )
600/1000V - armoured

Table 2 : Electriccal characteristics

Conductor A.C. resistance at 90oC Reactance (50Hz)

Size
Copper Aluminium Armoured Single core a
(mm2) Armoured or
Ω /km Ω /km unarmoured
Trefoil Flat b muticore
(Ω/km)
Ω /km Ω /km
16 1.47 2.45 0.081
25 0.927 1.54 0.079
35 0.668 1.11 0.077
50 0.494 0.822 0.106 0.164 0.076
70 0.342 0.568 0.103 0.161 0.075

95 0.247 0.411 0.098 0.156 0.073

120 0.197 0.325 0.096 0.154 0.072
150 0.160 0.265 0.097 0.155 0.073
185 0.128 0.211 0.096 0.154 0.073
240 0.989 0.162 0.092 0.15 0.072

300 0.0802 0.130 0.090 0.148 0.072

400 0.0640 0.090 0.148
500 0.0515 0.089 0.146
630 0.0420 0.086 0.144
800 0.0363 0.086 0.144
1000 0.0316 0.084 0.142

a
Aluminium wire armoured
b
Twice cable diameter spacing between centres

For the relevant conditions see the notes at the beginning of this appendix
PVC INSULATED
DISTRIBUTION CABLES
( IEC 60502-1:2004 )
600/1000V

Table 3 : Voltage drop ( 50Hz per A/m)

Conductor Copper Aluminium

Size
Single corea 2 - core 3 or 4 core Single corea 2 - core 3 or 4 core
(mm2)
(mV) (mV) (mV) (mV)
Trefoil Flat Trefoil Flat
(mV) (mV) (mV) (mV)
Armoured cables
16 2.8 2.4 4.5 3.9
25 1.75 1.5 2.9 2.5
35 1.25 1.1 2.1 1.8
50 0.82 0.86 0.94 0.81 1.35 1.35 1.55 1.35
70 0.58 0.68 0.65 0.57 0.93 1.00 1.05 0.92

95 0.45 0.57 0.50 0.43 0.70 0.80 0.79 0.68

120 0.37 0.5 0.41 0.35 0.57 0.38 0.55
150 0.32 0.45 0.34 0.29 0.47 0.58 0.44
185 0.27 0.41 0.29 0.25 0.39 0.51 0.37
240 0.23 0.37 0.24 0.21 0.32 0.44 0.30

300 0.21 0.34 0.21 0.185 0.27 0.40 0.25

400 0.195 0.32 0.185 0.16
500 0.18 0.30
630 0.17 0.28
800 0.16

1000 0.155
b
380 0.24 0.38
b
480 0.22 0.35
b
600 0.20 0.32
b
740 0.185 0.30

960b 0.175 0.27

1200b 0.17 0.25
Unarmoured cables
16 2.8 2.4 4.5 3.9
25 1.75 1.5 2.9 2.5
35 1.25 1.1 2.1 1.8
50 0.82 0.86 0.94 0.81 1.35 1.4 1.55 1.35
70 0.57 0.63 0.65 0.57 0.92 0.96 1.05 0.92
PVC INSULATED
DISTRIBUTION CABLES
( IEC 60502-1:2004 )
600/1000V

Table 3 : continued

Conductor Copper Aluminium

Size a
2 - core 3 or 4 core Single corea 2 - core 3 or 4 core
Single core
(mm2)
(mV) (mV) (mV) (mV)
Trefoil Flat Trefoil Flat
(mV) (mV) (mV) (mV)
95 0.43 0.51 0.50 0.43 0.69 0.74 0.79 0.68
120 0.36 0.44 0.41 0.35 0.55 0.61 0.55
150 0.30 0.4 0.34 0.29 0.45 0.52 0.44
185 0.26 0.36 0.29 0.25 0.37 0.46 0.37
240 0.22 0.34 0.24 0.21 0.30 0.40 0.30

300 0.19 0.32 0.21 0.185 0.26 0.36 0.25

400 0.175 0.31 0.185 0.16
500 0.16 0.30
630 0.15 0.29
800 0.145 0.29

1000 0.14 0.28

b
380 0.22 0.34
b
480 0.195 0.32
b
600 0.18 0.31
740b 0.165 0.30

960b 0.155 0.29

1200b 0.15 0.29
a
Data for aluminium wire armoured cables, 3-phase circuit
b
Twice cable diameter spacing between cores

For the relevant conditions see the notes at the beginning of this appendix