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ARP1H5EX 12/20kV 3x1x185 IT
ARP1H5EX 12/20kV 3x1x185 IT
- Nexans ref. : 10546371
Description
Description
Standards
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                                            NationalGSC001
Description
Single core and helically bundled tripolar cables with aluminium conductor, HPTE insulation, aluminium tape screen, PE outer sheath.
Cables compliant with the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation “CPR (EU) n° 305/2011”.
Fire performance class: Fca
Application:
Suitable for fixed installation laying indirectly buried.
Construction
- Conductor: stranded, compacted, round aluminium – Cl. 2 (IEC 60228).
- Conductor screen: extruded semiconducting compound.
- Insulation: extruded high performance polypropylene thermoplastic elastomer (HPTE) compound.
- Insulation screen: extruded semiconducting compound – easy strippable.
- Longitudinal watertightness: semiconducting water blocking tape.
- Screen and radial watertightness: aluminium tape longitudinally applied (nominal thickness: 0,3 mm).
- Outer sheath: extruded polyethylene (PE) compound. Colour: red.
Functional characteristics
- Rated voltages U0/U: 12/20 kV
- Max. operating temperature of conductor: 90°C
- Max. short circuit temperature of conductor: 250°C (max 5s)
- Max. short circuit temperature of screen: 150°C
- Min. installation temperature: -25°C
- Max. tensile strength on the conductor during installation: 50 N/mm2
- Min. bending radius during installation (single core cables): 14 Dcable
- Min. bending radius during installation (tripolar cables): 21 Dphase
Characteristics
Characteristics
Construction characteristics
Construction characteristics
                                                                Conductor material
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Aluminum 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Conductor shape
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Round, stranded and compacted 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Conductor flexibility
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Class 2 acc. to IEC 60228 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Material of the inner semi-conductor
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Extruded semiconducting compound 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Insulation
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Extruded HPTE compound 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Material of the external semi-conductor
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Extruded semiconducting compound - easy strippable 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Material used for longitudinal water tightness
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Semiconducting swellable tape 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Screen
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Aluminium tape 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Outer sheath
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Extruded PE compound 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Sheath colour
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Red 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Lay Up
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Twisted single cores 
                                                            
                                                        Dimensional characteristics
Dimensional characteristics
                                                                Number of cores
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                3 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Number of phases
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                3 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Conductor cross-section
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                - mm²
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Phase Conductor Cross Section
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                185 mm²
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Conductor diameter
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                - mm
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Phase Conductor Diameter
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                16 mm
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Nominal insulation thickness
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                4.9 mm
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Minimum insulation thickness
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                4.31 mm
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Diameter over insulation
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                26.4 mm
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Screen thickness
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                300 µm
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Nominal outer sheath thickness
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                2.75 mm
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Nominal outer diameter
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                - mm
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Nominal overall diameter of each phase cable
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                35.5 mm
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Nominal overall diameter
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                76.4 mm
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Approximate weight
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                3560 kg/km
                                                            
                                                        Electrical characteristics
Electrical characteristics
                                                                Rated Voltage Uo/U (Um)
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                12 / 20 (24) kV 
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Max. DC resistance of the conductor at 20°C
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                0.164 Ohm/km
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                A.C. Conductor resist. 50Hz and at 90 °C
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                0.211 Ohm/km
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Perm. current rating buried 20°C - trefoil formation
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                314 A
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Permissible current rating in air 40°C - trefoil formation
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                369 A
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Permissible short circuit current conductor 1s
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                17.5 kA
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Permissible short circuit current screen 0.5s
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                2.8 kA
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Thermal soil resistivity dry zone
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                1.5 °K.m/W
                                                            
                                                        
                                                                Grounding type
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Solid bonding 
                                                            
                                                        Usage characteristics
Usage characteristics
                                                                Laying depth, center of system
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                800 mm
                                                            
                                                        Resources
Resources
Declaration of Performance
- Declaration of Performance n� : 1000817-ITBP
- Certification Date : 7/3/25
- AVCP (Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance) : System 3
- Notified body : 0051
- Declared performance : Fca
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