Planning the electrical installation  73
 Typical power cable sizes
The table below gives copper cable types with concentric copper shield for the drives 
with nominal current. The value separated by the plus sign means the diameter of the 
PE conductor.
See also section Terminal and lead-through data for the power cables on page 178.
IEC
type
ACS580
-01-
Frame
size
IEC
1)
US 
3)
North
America
type
ACS580
-01-
Cu cable
type
AI cable
type
2)
Cu cable
type
AI cable
type
4)
mm
2
mm
2
AWG/kcmil AWG/kcmil
3-phase U
N
 = 400 V (380…480 V)
02A7-4 R1 3×1.5 + 1.5 - 16 - 02A1-4
03A4-4 R1 3×1.5 + 1.5 - 16 - 03A0-4
04A1-4 R1 3×1.5 + 1.5 - 16 - 03A5-4
05A7-4 R1 3×1.5 + 1.5 - 16 - 04A8-4
07A3-4 R1 3×1.5 + 1.5 - 16 - 06A0-4
09A5-4 R1 3×2.5 + 2.5 - 14 - 07A6-4
12A7-4 R1 3×2.5 + 2.5 - 14 - 012A-4
018A-4 R2 3×2.5 + 2.5 - 14 - 014A-4
026A-4 R2 3×6 + 6 - 10 - 023A-4
033A-4 R3 3×10 + 10 - 8 - 027A-4
039A-4 R3 3×10 + 10 - 8 - 034A-4
046A-4 R3 3×16 +16 - 6 - 044A-4
062A-4 R4 3×25 + 16 - 4 - 052A-4
073A-4 R4 3×35 + 16 - 2 - 065A-4
088A-4 R5 3×50 + 25 3×70
1/0 - 078A-4
106A-4 R5 3×70 + 35 3×70
2/0 - 096A-4
145A-4 R6 3×95 + 50 3×120 3/0 - 124A-4
169A-4 R7 3×120 + 70 3×150 250 MCM - 156A-4
206A-4 R7 3×150 + 70 3×240 300 MCM - 180A-4
246A-4 R8 2×(3×70+35) 2×(3×95) 2×2/0 - 240A-4
293A-4 R8 2×(3×95+50) 2×(3×120) 2×3/0 - 260A-4
363A-4 R9 2×(3×120+70) 2×(3×185) 2×250 MCM - 361A-4
430A-4 R9 2×(3×150+70) 2×(3×240) 2×300 MCM - 414A-4
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1)
 The cable sizing is based on max. 6 cables laid on a cable ladder side by side, ambient temperature 30 °C, 
PVC insulation, surface temperature 70 °C (EN 60204-1 and IEC 60364-5-52/2001). For other conditions, 
size the cables according to local safety regulations, appropriate input voltage and the load current of the 
drive. See also page 178 for the accepted cable sizes of the drive.
2)
 Aluminum cables must not be used with frames R1…R4.
3)
 The cable sizing is based on NEC Table 310-16 for copper wires, 75 °C (167 °F) wire insulation at 40 °C 
(104 °F) ambient temperature. Not more than three current-carrying conductors in raceway or cable or 
earth (directly buried). For other conditions, size the cables according to local safety regulations, 
appropriate input voltage and the load current of the drive. See also page 180 for the accepted cable sizes 
of the drive. 
4)
 In the USA, aluminum cables must not be used.