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Contents
1 Air Temperature
2 Soil Temperature
3 Soil Thermal Resistivity
4 Depth of laying for underground cables
5 Derating factor due to solar radiation
6 Grouping derating factor for cables layed in air
7 Grouping derating factor for cables layed in ground
Air Temperature
Derating factor for cables layed in air, at temperature different from 30 oC.
Ambient Temperature
oC Derating Factor
PVC PR / EPR
10 1.22 1.15
15 1.17 1.12
20 1.12 1.08
25 1.06 1.04
30 1 1
35 0.94 0.96
40 0.87 0.91
45 0.79 0.87
50 0.71 0.82
55 0.61 0.76
60 0.5 0.71
65 – 0.65
70 – 0.58
75 – 0.5
80 – 0.41
85 – –
90 – –
95 – –
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Soil Temperature
Derating factor for cables layed in ground, at temperature different from 20 oC.
Soil Temperature
oC Derating Factor
PVC PR / EPR
10 1.1 1.07
15 1.05 1.04
20 1 1
25 0.95 0.96
30 0.89 0.93
35 0.84 0.89
40 0.77 0.85
45 0.71 0.8
50 0.63 0.76
55 0.55 0.71
60 0.45 0.65
65 – 0.6
70 – 0.53
75 – 0.46
80 – 0.38
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Valid for cables layed in air, exposed to direct sun rayes. If exposed, derating factor is 0.85, otherwise 1.
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