Low Voltage Cables

Section Three

CURRENT RATINGS
Copper conductor
PVC insulation
Unarmoured
Sheathed or unsheathed

Table 3.15 Single Conductor Cu PVC Cables Three Phase Ratings (A)
Conductor
Size
(mm2)

18

16

15

14

11

18

18

21

1.5

23

19

18

17

14

22

22

26

2.5

33

29

26

24

19

14

30

30

36

43

38

35

32

26

18

40

40

47

56

48

46

40

32

23

50

50

58

10

76

66

62

54

42

31

65

65

77

16

101

88

82

71

57

41

114

86

99

25

137

117

111

92

73

55

147

110

129

35

169

145

136

114

91

67

176

134

154

50

206

178

166

136

108

209

158

185

70

262

225

210

173

139

256

198

226

95

327

280

262

209

168

307

239

275

120

382

327

304

247

197

349

277

311

150

439

376

351

278

222

392

311

349

185

510

437

407

324

259

442

358

402

240

610

521

486

377

302

512

415

464

300

707

603

561

442

355

576

477

537

400

828

701

653

504

402

652

541

608

500

964

809

754

596

477

735

628

705

630

1129

931

866

670

537

823

703

795

Note:
Content from AS/NZS 3008.1.2:2010 has been reproduced with the permission from Standards New Zealand under
Copyright Licence 000926. Please see the Standard for full details.
The values in this table are for typical New Zealand installation conditions of:Ambient Air Temperature
30C
Soil Thermal Resistivity
Soil Temperature
15C
Depth of Burial

1.2 K.m/W
0.5 m

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