Name: HVTECK CU 3/C 90NLEPR TS PVC AIA PVC 5kV 100% CSA
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SPEC 26141

HVTECK CU 3/C 90NLEPR TS PVC AIA PVC 5kV 100% CSA

3 Conductor, 90 Mils No Lead Ethylene Propylene Rubber (NL-EPR), 100% Insulation Level, Tape Shield, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Inner Jacket, Aluminum Interlocked Armour (AIA), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Jacket

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Construction:

Conductor:Class B compressed stranded bare copper per ASTM B3 and ASTM B8
Conductor Shield:Semi-conducting cross-linked copolymer
Insulation:90 Mils No Lead Ethylene Propylene Rubber (NL-EPR) 100% insulation level
Insulation Shield:Strippable semi-conducting cross-linked copolymer
Copper Tape Shield:Helically wrapped 5 mil copper tape with 25% overlap
Filler:Interstices filled with non-hydroscoping/non-wicking fillers
Grounding Conductor:Class B compressed stranded bare copper ground per ASTM B3 and ASTM B8
Binder:Polypropylene tape
Inner Jacket:PVC inner jacket
Armour:Aluminum Interlocked Armour (AIA)
Overall Jacket:Orange Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Jacket

Applications and Features:

Southwire's 5kV HVTECK is a CSA armoured cable for industrial and commercial medium voltage applications. Rated FT4, -40°C, Hazardous Locations (HL) and 105°C for use in harsh Canadian environments. For installation in cable trays, duct banks, direct burial, troughs, continuous rigid cable supports and concrete encaseable.

Specifications:

ASTM B3 Standard Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire

ASTM B8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors

CSA C22.2 No. 174 Cables in Hazardous Locations

CSA C22.2 No. 2556 & No. 0.3 Wire and Cable Test Methods

CSA C68.10 Shielded Power Cables for Commercial and Industrial Applications - 5 to 46 KV

CSA C68.3 Shielded & Concentric Neutral Power Cable - 5 to 46 kV

CSA LTGG [-40°C] - as per C68.10 - for Cold Bend and Impact rating

CSA HL - for Hazardous Locations rating

CSA SUN RES - for Sunlight Resistant rating

ICEA S-93-639 (NEMA WC 74) 5-46 KV Shielded Power Cable

ICEA T-29-520 Flame Test (210,000 BTU/Hr)

IEEE 383 Flame Test (70,000 btu)

IEEE 1202 FT4 Flame Test (70,000) BTU/hr Vertical Tray Test

FT1 Flame Test (1,706 BTU/Hr nominal - Vertical Wire Flame Test)

AEIC CS-8 Specification for extruded dielectric shielded power cables rated for 5 through 46KV

Sample Print Legend:

(CSA) SOUTHWIRE (NESC) #P# 3/C [#AWG or #kcmil] CU 90 NLEPR AIA 5kV 100% INS LEVEL 25% TS SUN RES 105°C FT4 HL (-40°C) LTGG RoHS YEAR [SEQUENTIAL METER MARKS]

Table 1 – Weights and Measurements

Stock Number	Cond. Size	Strand	Diameter Over Conductor	Diameter Over Insulation	Insul. Thickness	Diameter Over Insulation Shield	Ground Size	Dia. Over Inner Jacket	Dia. Over Armour	Jacket Thickness¹	Approx. OD	Approx. Weight
	AWG/Kcmil	No.	inch	inch	mil	inch	AWG	inch	inch	mil	inch	lb/1000ft
568787	2	7	0.283	0.500	90	0.560	6	1.425	1.745	60	1.865	1920
TBA	1	19	0.322	0.539	90	0.599	6	1.509	1.829	60	1.949	2162
570970	1/0	19	0.362	0.579	90	0.639	6	1.595	1.915	60	2.035	2457
576703	2/0	19	0.405	0.622	90	0.682	6	1.688	2.018	60	2.138	2875
TBA	3/0	19	0.456	0.673	90	0.733	4	1.858	2.188	60	2.308	3494
576701	4/0	19	0.512	0.729	90	0.789	4	1.979	2.309	60	2.429	4045
568918	250	37	0.558	0.784	90	0.844	4	2.098	2.428	60	2.548	4543
570971	350	37	0.661	0.887	90	0.947	3	2.321	2.651	75	2.801	5861
568919	500	37	0.789	1.015	90	1.075	3	2.597	2.927	75	3.077	7611
TBA	750	61	0.968	1.203	90	1.263	2	3.053	3.383	85	3.553	10746
TBA	1000	61	1.117	1.352	90	1.412	1	3.375	3.705	85	3.875	13589

All dimensions are nominal and subject to normal manufacturing tolerances

◊ Cable marked with this symbol is a standard stock item

1 Comply with ICEA S-93-639 Appendix C for jacket thickness determination
^ Yellow outer jacket

Table 2 – Electrical and Engineering Data

Cond. Size	Min Bending Radius	Max Pull Tension	DC Resistance @ 25°C	AC Resistance @ 90°C	Capacitive Reactance @ 60Hz	Inductive Reactance @ 60Hz	Zero Sequence Impedance*	Positive Sequence Impedance*	Phase Short Circuit Current @ 60Hz	Allowable Ampacity in Vented Cable Tray 90°C‡	Allowable Ampacity Directly Buried 90°C‡
AWG/Kcmil	inch	lb	Ω/1000ft	Ω/1000ft	MΩ*1000ft	Ω/1000ft	Ω/1000ft	Ω/1000ft	kAmp	Amp	Amp
2	13.1	1593	0.162	0.203	0.031	0.038	0.568+j0.540	0.203+j0.038	4.5	172	201
1	13.6	2009	0.129	0.161	0.028	0.037	0.530+j0.517	0.161+j0.037	5.7	197	228
1/0	14.2	2534	0.102	0.128	0.025	0.035	0.500+j0.494	0.128+j0.035	7.2	225	257
2/0	15.0	3194	0.081	0.102	0.023	0.034	0.477+j0.470	0.102+j0.034	9.0	260	292
3/0	16.2	4027	0.0642	0.081	0.021	0.033	0.457+j0.444	0.081+j0.033	11.4	297	330
4/0	17.0	5078	0.051	0.064	0.019	0.032	0.440+j0.418	0.064+j0.032	14.3	342	372
250	17.8	6000	0.0431	0.054	0.018	0.032	0.428+j0.394	0.054+j0.032	16.9	376	410
350	19.6	8400	0.0308	0.039	0.016	0.030	0.408+j0.353	0.039+j0.030	23.7	460	487
500	21.5	12000	0.0216	0.028	0.014	0.029	0.387+j0.309	0.028+j0.029	33.9	556	573
750	24.9	18000	0.0144	0.020	0.012	0.028	0.362+j0.258	0.020+j0.028	50.8	678	668
1000	27.1	24000	0.0108	0.016	0.010	0.027	0.343+j0.225	0.017+j0.027	67.8	798	772

* Calculations are based on 5 mil 25 % over lapping copper tape shield / Conductor temperature of 90°C / Shield temperature of 45°C / Earth resistivity of 100 ohms-meter
† Ampacities are based on Table D17N of the 2015 Canadian Electrical Code Part I (40°C Ambient Air Temperature, indoor installation)
‡ Ampacities are based on Table D17E of the 2015 Canadian Electrical Code Part I

Table 3 – Weights and Measurements (Metric)

Stock Number	Cond. Size	Strand	Diameter Over Conductor	Diameter Over Insulation	Insul. Thickness	Diameter Over Insulation Shield	Ground Size	Dia. Over Inner Jacket	Dia. Over Armour	Jacket Thickness¹	Approx. OD	Approx. Weight
	AWG/Kcmil	No.	mm	mm	mm	mm	AWG	mm	mm	mm	mm	kg/km
568787	2	7	7.19	12.70	2.29	14.22	6	36.20	44.32	1.52	47.37	2857
TBA	1	19	8.18	13.69	2.29	15.21	6	38.33	46.46	1.52	49.50	3217
570970	1/0	19	9.19	14.71	2.29	16.23	6	40.51	48.64	1.52	51.69	3656
576703	2/0	19	10.29	15.80	2.29	17.32	6	42.88	51.26	1.52	54.31	4278
TBA	3/0	19	11.58	17.09	2.29	18.62	4	47.19	55.58	1.52	58.62	5200
576701	4/0	19	13.00	18.52	2.29	20.04	4	50.27	58.65	1.52	61.70	6020
568918	250	37	14.17	19.91	2.29	21.44	4	53.29	61.67	1.52	64.72	6761
570971	350	37	16.79	22.53	2.29	24.05	3	58.95	67.34	1.91	71.15	8722
568919	500	37	20.04	25.78	2.29	27.30	3	65.96	74.35	1.91	78.16	11326
TBA	750	61	24.59	30.56	2.29	32.08	2	77.55	85.93	2.16	90.25	15992
TBA	1000	61	28.37	34.34	2.29	35.86	1	85.73	94.11	2.16	98.43	20223

All dimensions are nominal and subject to normal manufacturing tolerances

◊ Cable marked with this symbol is a standard stock item

1 Comply with ICEA S-93-639 Appendix C for jacket thickness determination
^ Yellow outer jacket

Table 4 – Electrical and Engineering Data (Metric)

Cond. Size	Min Bending Radius	Max Pull Tension	DC Resistance @ 25°C	AC Resistance @ 90°C	Capacitive Reactance @ 60Hz	Inductive Reactance @ 60Hz	Zero Sequence Impedance*	Positive Sequence Impedance*	Phase Short Circuit Current @ 60Hz	Allowable Ampacity in Vented Cable Tray 90°C‡	Allowable Ampacity Directly Buried 90°C‡
AWG/Kcmil	mm	newton	Ω/km	Ω/km	MΩ*km	Ω/km	Ω/1000ft	Ω/1000ft	kAmp	Amp	Amp
2	332.74	7089	0.5315	0.67	0.0094	0.1247	0.568+j0.540	0.203+j0.038	4.5	172	201
1	345.44	8940	0.4232	0.53	0.0085	0.1214	0.530+j0.517	0.161+j0.037	5.7	197	228
1/0	360.68	11276	0.3346	0.42	0.0076	0.1148	0.500+j0.494	0.128+j0.035	7.2	225	257
2/0	381.00	14213	0.2657	0.33	0.0070	0.1115	0.477+j0.470	0.102+j0.034	9.0	260	292
3/0	411.48	17920	0.2106	0.27	0.0064	0.1083	0.457+j0.444	0.081+j0.033	11.4	297	330
4/0	431.80	22597	0.1673	0.21	0.0058	0.1050	0.440+j0.418	0.064+j0.032	14.3	342	372
250	452.12	26700	0.1414	0.18	0.0055	0.1050	0.428+j0.394	0.054+j0.032	16.9	376	410
350	497.84	37380	0.1010	0.13	0.0049	0.0984	0.408+j0.353	0.039+j0.030	23.7	460	487
500	546.10	53400	0.0709	0.09	0.0043	0.0951	0.387+j0.309	0.028+j0.029	33.9	556	573
750	632.46	80100	0.0472	0.07	0.0037	0.0919	0.362+j0.258	0.020+j0.028	50.8	678	668
1000	688.34	106800	0.0354	0.05	0.0030	0.0886	0.343+j0.225	0.017+j0.027	67.8	798	772

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