CALCULATIO

S.No.

Conductor

Al

Cu

Cross - sectional area of

proposed conductor(mm2)

R20 =DC
resistence at
20*c(From IEC )/m
0.0000754000

CALCULATION OF AC RES

CALCULATION OF SKIN EFFEC

CALCULATION OF
8f

R'

8f/R'

10^-7

1256.64

0.0000961425

13070592.89

0.0000001

Xs^2

PROXIMITY FACTOR CALCULA

Kp

Xp2 = 8f/R'
*kp*10^-7

Xp^4

192 +
(0.8*Xp^4)

0.8

1.045647431

1.093378551

192.8747028

AC RESISTANCE OF CONDUCTOR
S. No.

DC RESISTANCE R'

skin effect factor Ys

proximity
effect factor
Yp

0.0000961425

0.00883505

0.003839679

CALCULATION OF DC RESISTANCE

(K)

(Per k at 20oc)
From IEC

70

0.00393

dc = Dia of metal t1 = Thickness of

AT 90OC ,
R'= R20 (1+) Conductor (mm) Insulation (XLPE)

0.0000961425

18.6

1.8

Xs^2

XS^4
1.70840399

CALCULATION OF AC RESISTANCE
CALCULATION OF SKIN EFFECT FACTOR Ys
CALCULATION OF

Xs^2
C13*D13

Ks

Xs2

1.307059289

1.307059289

1.307059289

PROXIMITY FACTOR CALCULATION (Yp)

Xp^4/
(192+0.8*Xp
^4)

dc/s

dc/s^2

Yp

0.005668854

0.823

0.677329

0.003839679

DUCTOR
R = AC
resistance
1+Ys+Yp
R=R'(1+Ys+Y
p) /m
1.01267473 0.00009736

t2 = Thickness of
Sheath

2.2

Ys
=XS^4/192+0.8XS^4
0.00883505

Thickness of
Screening

Thickness of
Armour

S.No.

Pb sheath

Al sheath

CALCULATION OF LOSS FACTORS

Trefoil
Flat
Formation
Formation

1 = SHEATH LOSS FACTOR

S.No.

X= SHEATH
1='1+1"
Rs=SHEATH INDUCTANCE
SHEATH LOSS
RESISTANCE
(from IEC
FACTOR
60287) /m

0.274264777

S.No.
1

2 = 2' + 2"

0.000201

0.000079

Rs/R

Rs/X

{1+[Rs/X] (1/{1+[Rs/
^2})
X]^2})

2.0497128 2.544304 7.473482 0.133806

2 = ARMOUR LOSS FACTOR

1'=(Rs/R)
*(1/{1+[Rs
/X]^2})

1"

m = w/Rs*(10^-7)

0.274265

0.156298507

CALCULATION OF THERMAL RESISTANCES

t= RESISTIVITY
S.No.

T1

0.098557664

OF INSULATION
(XLPE)
3.5

T2

t= RESISTIVITY

3.5

OF INSULATION

t= RESISTIVITY
T3
3

0.087490154

T4

1.071459312

OF INSULATION
(PVC)
7

t1/dc

1+ (2t1/dc)

ln(1+
(2t1/dc))

0.0967742

1.1935484

0.176930719

t2 = thickness of Ds=external dia

bedding (mm) of sheath (mm)
2

t3 = thicknes of
outer covering

Da' = external
dia of armour

(1+(2*t3/Da'))

2.2

22.2

1.198198198

h = heat
De = external dia
dissipation
of conductor (m) coefficient from
IEC 60287
0.0266

(1+{2t2/Ds})

4.2

s = excess of
surface
temperature
above
ambient(K)
50

(s)^(1/4)

2.659147948

MAL RESISTANCES
T1 =(t/2*3.1416)*ln
(1+ (2t1/dc))
0.098557664
T2= (

log(1+{2t2/Ds})

t
/2)log(1+{2t
2/Ds})

0.301029996

0.167691387

log(1+(2*t3/Da'))

T3 =
(t/2)log(1+(2*t3/
Da'))

0.078528662

0.087490154

T4 = 1/
De*h*(s)^(1/4) {De*h*(s)^(1/4)
}
0.933306556

1.071459312

Formulae for perm

F

S. No.

T4=
T2=THER T3=THER
T1=
THERMAL
n=
MAL
MAL
THERMAL
RESISTAN NUMBER
RESISTAN RESISTAN
RESISTAN
CE PER
OF LOAD
R= AC
CE PER
CE PER
Wd=DIELE CE PER
UNIT
CARRYIN
=
CURRENT
UNIT
UNIT
CTRIC
UNIT
LENGTH
G
CONDOCT RESISTANCE
LENGTH LENGTH
LOSS
LENGTH
B/W THE CONDUCT
OR TEMP . AT MAXIMUM
OF THE
OF THE
/UNIT
B/W ONE
CABLE
ORS IN
RISE (K)
OPERATING
BEDDING EXTERNA
LENGTH
COND.
SURFACE
THE
TEMP.
B/W
L
AND
AND THE CABLE OF
SHEATH SERVING
SHEATH(K
SURROUN EQUAL
AND
OF THE
m/W)
DING
SIZE
ARMOUR
CABLE
MEDIUM

70

0.00009806

0.098558

0.08749

1.071459

S.No.

R'= DC
RESISTANCE

T1

T2

T3

T4

n*R'*T2

70

0.0000807

0.445

1.071459

FOR DC

PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN AMPACITY OF DC With respect to AC

S.No.

Idc

Iac

Idc/Iac

578.9445 483.6073 1.197138

percentage increase

19.71376626

Formulae for permissible current rating

FOR AC
1= RATIO
OF
LOSSES IN
2= RATIO OF
THE
LOSSES IN THE
METAL
ARMOURING
Wd[0.5
SHEATH
-Wd[0.5
TO TOTAL
T1+n(T2+T
TO TOTAL
T1+n(T2+T3+T4)]
LOSSES IN ALL
3+T4)]
LOSSES IN
COND.IN THAT
IN ALL
CABLE
COND. IN
THAT
CABLE

RT1

0.274265

70

0.00000966

n*R'

T3+T4

R'*T1

/(R'T1+nR'T2+
nR'(T3+T4))

Value of Idc

0.000161

1.071459312

3.59E-05

335176.7529

578.9445162

FOR DC

AMPACITY OF DC With respect to AC

percentage increase

19.71376626

nR
nRT2(1+1) *(1+1+2)(T
3+T4)

0.00029

RT1 +
{-Wd[1/2
nRT2(1+1) +
T1+n(T2+T3+T4)] } / [
{nR(1+1+2)(T3
RT1 + nRT2(1+1) +
+T4) }
{nR(1+1+2)(T3+T4) } ]

0.00029930

233876.0234

VALUE OF I ac

483.6073029