12.

7/22kV
ALUMINIUM XLPE 3C SWA
HEAVY DUTY

APPLICATION

STANDARD

AS/NZS 1429 1:2000

Primary supply to urban networks. Suitable unenclosed where

subject to mechanical damage, buried direct or in underground
ducts.

VOLTAGE

12700/22000V

CONDUCTOR

Compacted Annealed
Aluminium

INSULATION

TR-XLPE
Numbered Cores

SCREEN

Annealed Copper Wire

Heavy Duty

ARMOUR

Galvanised Steel Wire

SHEATH

PVC, 5V-90 or
PVC, 5V-90 / HDPE

MAX. OPERATING TEMP.

90 C

Suitable for glanding.

Heavy duty screen A minimum screen fault current rating of
13.1kA for 1 second but not exceeding the conductor rating.

Conductor

Overall Diameter

Approximate
Mass

mm2
35

No of
strands
7

Minimum
mm
61.8

Maximum
mm
68.3

kg/km
5070

Bending Radius
Minimum
Minimum
Installed
During
Installation
mm
mm
PVC
HDPE
PVC
HDPE
820
1030
1230
1710

50

19

64.4

70.9

5450

860

1070

1280

1780

70

19

68.5

75.0

6050

900

1130

1350

1880

95

19

72.6

79.1

6670

950

1190

1430

1980

120

19

77.0

83.6

8080

1010

1260

1510

2090

150

19

80.6

87.3

8830

1050

1310

1580

2190

185

36

84.5

91.2

9600

1100

1370

1650

2280

240

36

90.0

96.7

10720

1170

1460

1750

2420

300

36

95.6

102.3

11880

1230

1540

1850

2560

Lengths and packing can be supplied to customers requirements.

For glanding details, contact your local service centre.
NB: Stranding in compacted conductors may be subject to minor variations.

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CONDUCTOR
Nominal Area

CURRENT RATING (a)

Unenclosed
Buried
Buried In
In Air
Direct
Ducts (c)

mm
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300

A
128
155
189
225
258
289
330
383
430

A
132
159
192
226
254
283
320
363
410

A
114
137
165
194
218
248
374
310
352

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (CONT.)

1 Sec Fault Rating(b)
Max.
Stress
3 Phase
Screen
Symmetrical
kV/mm
kA
kA
3.3
4.0
3.5
4.7
4.3
3.4
6.6
4.6
3.2
9.0
4.8
3.1
11.3
5.1
3.0
14.2
5.3
2.9
17.5
5.6
2.9
22.7
5.8
2.8
28.3
6.3
2.7

Nominal Area

Nominal
Diameter

mm2
35
50
70
95
120
150
185
240
300

mm
7.0
8.1
9.8
11.6
12.9
14.3
16.0
18.4
20.8

CONDUCTOR
Min.Average
Insulation
Thickness
mm
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5

Max. DC
Resistance
@ 20C

ohm/km
0.868
0.641
0.443
0.320
0.253
0.206
0.164
0.125
0.100

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Max. AC
Equivalent Star
Capacitance
Resistance
Reactance
@ 90C

ohm/km
1.113
0.822
0.568
0.411
0.325
0.265
0.211
0.161
0.130

ohm/km
0.140
0.131
0.123
0.117
0.113
0.109
0.105
0.100
0.097

F/km
0.16
0.17
0.19
0.22
0.23
0.25
0.27
0.30
0.33

mV/A/m
1.94
1.44
1.01
0.74
0.60
0.50
0.41
0.33
0.28

(a)- Based on 40C ambient air temperature and where applicable,

burial depth of 0.8m, soil temperature of 25C and
thermal resistivity of 1.2Cm/W.
(b)- For fault durations other than one second, divide the appropriate
given value by the square root of the required time (in seconds).
(c)- Based on a duct size of 150mm internal diameter.
Sceen fault ratings are based on an initial temperature of 80C
and a final temperature of 250C.
Conductor fault ratings are based on an initial temperature of
90C and a final temperature of 250C.

Diameter over
Insulation Screen
Minimum
Maximum
mm
mm
20.5
23.1
21.6
24.2
23.3
25.9
25.1
27.7
26.5
29.1
27.9
30.5
29.5
32.1
31.9
34.5
34.4
37.0

SCREEN
Nominal Area
Total 3 Cores

ARMOUR
Wire size

mm2
27.2
28.9
30.6
32.3
34.0
35.7
37.5
39.2
42.6

mm
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
3.15
3.15
3.15
3.15
3.15

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