Type W Single Conductor Portable Power Cable 2kV

Applications

These cables are designed for use on electric mining locomotives and other mobile equipment of the gathering-reel type, where the cable must withstand constant flexing and reeling.

Standards

ICEA S-75-381/NEMA WC 58

ASTM B 172ASTM B 33

CAN/CSA C22.2 No.96

Construction

  • Conductors: Stranded annealed tinned copper conductor.
  • Insulation:EPR.
  • Reinforcement: A layer of polyester braid, applied between the insulation and sheath for mechanical strength.
  • Sheath: Chlorinated Polyethylene(CPE), black. Other sheath materials can be offered as an option.

Options

Other jacket materials such as CSP/PCP/NBR/PVC are available upon reques.

Two-layer jacket with reinforcing fibre between the two layers can be offered as an option.

Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Minimum Bending Radius: 6×OD
Maximum Operating Temperature: +90℃

Dimensions and Weight

Construction

No. of Strands

Nominal Insulation Thickness

Nominal Overall Diameter

Nominal Weight

Ampacity

No. of cores×AWG/kcmil

 

inch

mm

inch

mm

lbs/kft

kg/km

A

1×8

133

0.060

1.5

0.44

11.2

150

223

83

1×6

168

0.060

1.5

0.51

13.0

205

305

109

1×4

259

0.060

1.5

0.57

14.5

280

417

145

1×3

329

0.060

1.5

0.63

16.0

350

521

167

1×2

259

0.060

1.5

0.66

16.8

370

550

192

1×1

329

0.080

2.0

0.74

18.8

500

744

223

1×1/0

259

0.080

2.0

0.77

19.6

550

818

258

1×2/0

329

0.080

2.0

0.82

20.1

660

982

298

1×3/0

427

0.080

2.0

0.87

22.1

830

1235

345

1×4/0

532

0.080

2.0

0.93

23.6

950

1413

400

1×250

608

0.095

2.4

1.03

26.2

1240

1845

445

1×300

741

0.095

2.4

1.09

27.7

1400

2083

500

1×350

855

0.095

2.4

1.15

29.2

1480

2202

552

1×500

1221

0.095

2.4

1.31

33.3

2140

3184

695

Ampacity-Based on a conductor temperature of 90℃ and an ambient air temperature of 40℃, per ICEA S-75-381.