300/500V XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed Power Cables to BS 7211 (Single Core)

FTX300 05RZ1-U (CU/XLPE/LSZH 300/500V Class 1)
BS Code: 6241B

Firetox Flame Retardant Cables

Application

The cables are mainly used in power stations, mass transit underground passenger systems, airports, petrochemical plants, hotels, hospitals, and high-rise buildings.

Standards

Basic design to BS 7211:2012

Fire Performance

Flame Retardance
(Single Vertical Wire Test)

EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2

Reduced Fire Propagation
(Vertically-mounted bundled wires& cables test)

EN 60332-3-24; IEC 60332-3-24

Halogen Free

IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1

No Corrosive Gas Emission

IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2

Minimum Smoke Emission

IEC 61034-2; EN 61034 -2

Voltage Rating

300/500V

Cable Construction

Conductor: Annealed copper conductor, solid according to BS EN 60228 class 1.
Insulation: XLPE type GP8 according to BS 7655-1.3. Crosslinked polyolefin material type EI 5 according to EN 50363-5 can be offered as option.
CPC (Circuit Protective Conductor): Uninsulated copper conductor
Outer Sheath: Extruded LSZH type LTS 2 according to BS 7655-6.1.
Outer Sheath Option: UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti-rodent and anti-termite properties can be offered as option.

Colour Code

Insulation Colour: Brown or blue.
Sheath Colour: White; other colours can be offered upon request.

Physical And Thermal Properties

Maximum temperature range during operation: 90°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds): 250°C
Minimum bending radius: 4 × Overall Diameter

Construction Parameteres

Conductor FTX300 05RZ1-U
No. of Cores × Cross-sectional Area Conductor Class Nominal Insulation Thickness Cross- sectional Area of CPC Class of CPC Nominal Insulation Thickness Min. overall Dimensions Max. overall Dimensions Approx. Weight
No.×mm²   mm mm²   mm mm mm kg/km
1×1.0 1 0.70 1.0 1 0.9 4.1x5.2 5.0x6.3 45
1×1.5 1 0.70 1.0 1 0.9 4.4x5.4 5.3x6.6 55

Electrical Properties

Conductor Operating Temperature : 90°C
Ambient Temperature : 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E1A

Conductor cross- ectional area Ref. Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc.) Ref. Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc.) Ref. Method C (clipped direct)
2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. 2 cables, single- phase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
mm² A A A A A A
1.0 14 13 17 15 19 17.5
1.5 19 17 23 20 25 23

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E1B

Conductor cross- sectional area 2 cables d.c. 2 cables, single-phase a.c. 3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.
Ref. Methods A&B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) Ref. Methods C, F&G (clipped direct, on trays or in free air) Ref. Methods A&B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) Ref. Methods C, F&G (clipped direct, on trays or in free air)
Cables touching, Trefoil Cables touching, flat Cables spaced*, flat
Cables touching Cables spaced*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
mm² mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m
1.0 46 46 46 46 40 40 40 40
1.5 31 31 31 31 27 27 27 27

Note: *Spacings larger than one cable diameter will result in a large voltage drop.