Typical power cable sizes
The tables below give current carrying capacity (I
Lmax
) for aluminum and copper PVC/XLPE
insulated cables. A correction factor K = 0.70 is used. Time const is the temperature time
constant of the cable.
The cable sizing is based on max. 9 cables laid on the cable trays side by side, three ladder
type trays one on top of the other, ambient temperature 30 °C (EN 60204-1 and
IEC 60364-5-52).
XLPE insulation
Conductor temperature 90°
PVC insulation
Conductor temperature 70°
Aluminum cable
Time const. [s]I
Lmax
[A]Time const. [s]I
Lmax
[A]⌀ [mm]Size
6698473667263 × 35 + 10 Cu
87410295982293 × 50 + 15 Cu
10791311182105323 × 70 + 21 Cu
13761591492128383 × 95 + 29 Cu
16371841776148413 × 120 + 41 Cu
18812132042171443 × 150 + 41 Cu
22372432422196493 × 185 + 57 Cu
27402862967231543 × 240 + 72 Cu
32293303478267583 × 300 + 88 Cu
107926211822102 × 322 × (3 × 70 + 21 Cu)
137631814922562 × 382 × (3 × 95 + 29 Cu)
163736817762972 × 412 × (3 × 120 + 41 Cu)
188142520423432 × 442 × (3 × 150 + 41 Cu)
223748624223922 × 492 × (3 × 185 + 57 Cu)
274057229674622 × 542 × (3 × 240 + 72 Cu)
322965934785332 × 582 × (3 × 300 + 88 Cu)
188163820425143 × 443 × (3 × 150 + 41 Cu)
223772824225883 × 493 × (3 × 185 + 57 Cu)
274085929676933 × 543 × (3 × 240 + 72 Cu)
322998934788003 × 583 × (3 × 300 + 88 Cu)
223797124227844 × 494 × (3 × 185 + 57 Cu)
2740114529679244 × 544 × (3 × 240 + 72 Cu)
32291319347810674 × 584 × (3 × 300 + 88 Cu)
2237121424229805 × 495 × (3 × 185 + 57 Cu)
27401431296711555 × 545 × (3 × 240 + 72 Cu)
32291648347813335 × 585 × (3 × 300 + 88 Cu)
27401718296713866 × 546 × (3 × 240 + 72 Cu)
32291978347816006 × 586 × (3 × 300 + 88 Cu)
27402004296716177 × 547 × (3 × 240 + 72 Cu)
32292308347818677 × 587 × (3 × 300 + 88 Cu)
27402290296718488 × 548 × (3 × 240 + 72 Cu)
32292637347821338 × 588 × (3 × 300 + 88 Cu)
27402577296720799 × 549 × (3 × 240 + 72 Cu)
32292967347824009 × 589 × (3 × 300 + 88 Cu)
274028672967231010 × 5410 × (3 × 240 + 72 Cu)
322932973478266710 × 5810 × (3 × 300 + 88 Cu)
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