SWA CABLES

Table 4E4A - Current Carrying Capacity in Ampere

Current Rating Chart for Multicore Armoured Extract from the IEE Wiring Regulations, 17th Edition
Thermoplastic Insulated Cables with Copper 30°C Ambient Air Temperature,
Conductors at 90°C Operating Temperature 90°C Conductor Operating Temperature,
20°C Ambient Ground Temperature

REFERENCE  METHOD  C    -­‐  CLIPPED   Method  D  -­‐  Direct  or  in  ducts,  in   Method  E  -­‐  In  free  air  or  on  a  
1   t wo-­‐core*   1   t hree-­‐core*   o r   1  t wo-­‐core*   1  t hree-­‐core*   Method  tEwo-­‐core*  
o r   1    -­‐  In  free  air  o1  
r  otn  
hree-­‐core*   or  1  
Conductor  cross-­‐sectional   REFERENCE  METHOD  C    -­‐  CLIPPED   Method  D  -­‐  Direct  or  in  ducts,  in   a  
cable,   single 1   f our-­‐core cable,   s ingle 1   f our-­‐core cable,   s
1  two-­‐core*   1  three-­‐core*  or   1  two-­‐core*   1  three-­‐core*  or   1  two-­‐core*   1  three-­‐core*  or  1   ingle four-­‐core
area  
Conductor   mm²
cross-­‐sectional   phase  
cable,   A.C  or   1  four-­‐core
single cable,  three-­‐ cable,  phase  
singleA.C  or  1  four-­‐core
cable,  three-­‐ phase  A.C  ofour-­‐core
cable,  single r   cable,  three-­‐phase  
area  mm²
D.C.
phase  A.C  or   phase  
cable,  three-­‐ A .C. D.C.
phase  A.C  or   phase  
cable,  three-­‐ A .C. D.C.
phase  A.C  or   cable,  three-­‐phase   A.C.
1.5 D.C. 27 phase  A.C. 23 D.C. 25
phase  A.C. 21D.C. 29A.C. 25
1.52.5 27 36 23 31 25 33 21 28 29 39 25 33
2.5 4 36 49 31 42 33 43 28 36 39 52 33 44
4 6 49 62 42 53 43 53 36 44 52 66 44 56
610 62 85 53 73 53 71 44 58 66 90 56 78
1016 85110 73 94 71 91 58 75 90 115 78 99
1625 110146 94 124 91 116 75 96 115 152 99 131
2535 146180 124 154 116 139 96 115 152 188 131 162
35 180 154 139 115 188 162
50 219 187 164 135 228 197
50 219 187 164 135 228 197
70
70 279
279 238
238 203
203 167
167 291
291 251
251
9595 338338 289 289 239 239 197 197 354 354 304 304
120 120 392 392 335 335 271 271 223 223 410 410 353 353
150 150 451 451 386 386 306 306 251 251 472 472 406 406
185 185 515515 441 441 343 343 281 281 539 539 463 463
240 240 607607 520 520 395 395 324 324 636 636 546 546
300 300 698698 599 599 446 446 365 365 732 732 628 628
400 400 787787 673 673 847 847 728 728

Table 4E4B - Voltage drop per ampere, per metre 70°C conductor operating temperature
Conductor  crosssectional   Two-­‐core   Two-­‐core  cable,   Three  or  four-­‐core  cable,  
Conductor  crosssectional   Two-­‐core   Two-­‐core  cable,   Three  or  four-­‐core  cable,  
area  mm² cable,  D.C. single  phase  A.C. three-­‐phase  A.C.
area  mm² cable,  D.C. single  phase  A.C. three-­‐phase  A.C.
mV/A/m mV/A/m mV/A/m
1.5 mV/A/m 31 31mV/A/m 27 mV/A/m
2.51.5 19 31 19 31 16 27
42.5 12 19 12 19 10 16
6 4 7.9 12 7.9 12 6.8 10
10 6 4.7 7.9 4.7 7.9 4.0 6.8
1610 2.9 4.7 2.9 4.7 2.5 4.0
16 2.9
r x 2.9 z r x 2.5 z
25 1.850 r 1.850 x 0.160 z 1.900 r 1.600 x 0.140 1.650z
3525 1.350
1.850 1.3651.850 0.155 0.160 1.365 1.900 1.150 1.600 0.135 1.150
0.140
5035 0.980
1.350 0.9901.365 0.155 0.155 1.000 1.365 0.860 1.150 0.135 0.870
0.135
70 0.670 0.670 0.150 0.690 0.590 0.130 0.600
50 0.980 0.990 0.155 1.000 0.860 0.135
95 0.490 0.500 0.150 0.520 0.473 0.130 0.450
70 0.670 0.670 0.150 0.690 0.590 0.130
120 0.390 0.400 0.145 0.420 0.340 0.130 0.380
15095 0.490
0.310 0.3200.500 0.145 0.150 0.350 0.520 0.280 0.473 0.125 0.130
0.300
185120 0.390
0.250 0.2600.400 0.145 0.145 0.290 0.420 0.220 0.340 0.125 0.130
0.260
240150 0.310
0.195 0.2000.320 0.140 0.145 0.240 0.350 0.175 0.280 0.125 0.125
0.210
300185 0.250
0.155 0.1600.260 0.140 0.145 0.210 0.290 0.140 0.220 0.120 0.125
0.185
400240 0.195
0.120 0.1300.200 0.140 0.140 0.190 0.240 0.115 0.175 0.120 0.125
0.165
300 0.155 0.160 0.140 0.210 0.140 0.120
400 0.120 0.130 0.140 0.190 0.115 0.120