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SCECO MATERIALS STANDARD SPECIFICATION 11-SMSS-12, Rev.5

SPECIFICATION

FOR

POWER AND/OR CONTROL CABLE

COPPER OR ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR

600/1000 V RATING

* Approved on 1415 Sha'ban 24 (1995 January 25)

by the Engineering Standards Committee

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SCECO MATERIALS STANDARD SPECIFICATION 11-SMSS-12, Rev.5

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 SCOPE

2.0 CROSS REFERENCES

3.0 APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS

4.0 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

4.1 General
4.2 Ratings
4.3 Materials
4.4 Cable Marking and Identification

5.0 TESTS

6.0 PACKING AND SHIPPING

7.0 DATA SCHEDULE

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SCECO MATERIALS STANDARD SPECIFICATION 11-SMSS-12, Rev.5

1.0 SCOPE

This SCECO-East Material Standard Specification (SMSS) specifies the minimum

technical requirements for design, engineering, manufacture, inspection, testing and
performance of Power and/or Control Cables, rated 600/1000V, intended to be used
in the system of Saudi Consolidated Electric Company in the Eastern Province
(SCECO-East), Saudi Arabia.

2.0 CROSS REFERENCES

This Material Standard Specification shall always be read in conjunction with

SCECO-East General Specification No. 01-SMSS-01, titled "General Requirements
for All Equipment/Materials", which shall be considered as an integral part of this
SMSS.

This SMSS shall also be read in conjunction with SCECO-East Purchase Order or
Contract Schedules for project, as applicable.

3.0 APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS

The latest revision of the following Codes and Standards shall be applicable for the
equipment/material covered in this SMSS. In case of conflict, the
vendor/manufacturer may propose equipment/material conforming to one group of
Industry Codes and Standards quoted hereunder without jeopardizing the requirements
of this SMSS.

3.1 IEC 227-1 Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables of Rated Voltages

up to and Including 450/750V, Part 1 : General
Requirements

3.2 IEC 502 Extruded Solid Dielectric Insulated Power Cables for
Rated Voltages from 1 kV up to 30 kV

3.3 ASTM B-3 Soft or Annealed Copper Wire

3.4 ASTM B-8 Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors, Hard,

Medium-Hard, or Soft

3.5 ASTM B-33 Tinned Soft or Annealed Copper Wire for Electrical
Purposes

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3.6 ANSI/NFPA 70 National Electrical Code

3.7 ICEA S-61-402/ Thermoplastic-Insulated Wire and Cable for the

Trans-
NEMA WC 5 mission and Distribution of Electrical Energy

3.8 ICEA S-66-524/ Crosslinked-Thermosetting-Polyethylene-Insulated Wire

and
NEMA WC 7 Cable for the Transmission and Distribution of
Electrical Energy

3.9 ICEA T-27-581/ Standard Test Methods for Extruded Dielectric

Power,Control,
NEMA WC 53 Instrumentation and Portable Cables

3.10 UL 83 Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables

3.11 UL 854 Standard for Service-Entrance Cables

3.12 UL 1569 Metal-Clad Cables

4.0 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

4.1 General

4.1.1 The cable shall meet or exceed the requirements of this Specification in
all respects.

4.1.2 The cable shall be designed for use in all low voltage power and/or
control circuits and for installation in conduits, underground ducts or
cable trays/raceways or for directly buried installations.

4.2 Ratings

The cable ratings shall be as specified in Data Schedule.

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4.3 Materials

4.3.1 Conductor

a. Conductor material shall be either annealed copper or aluminum for

power cables and annealed copper for control cables.

b. Conductors 4 mm² and larger shall be stranded. Conductors below

4 mm² may be stranded or solid as specified.

c. When conductor tinning is required, the requirements shall be as

per ASTM B-33 or equivalent.

4.3.2 Insulation

a. The insulation material shall be PVC or XLPE.

b. The insulation shall be heat and moisture resistant, and flame

retardant.

c. For multiconductor cables, filler shall be of nonhygroscopic

material.

4.3.3 Separator

When required, the separator shall be a mylar tape, PVC binder tape or
extruded PVC layer applied over the assembled cores.

4.3.4 Metallic Shield

When required, the metallic shield shall be a helically applied flat bare
copper tape.

4.3.5 Armor

a. When specified and for above ground installations, armor shall be a

PVC jacketed, close-fitting, flexible, corrugated aluminum sheath,
seamless or welded.

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b. When specified and for direct burial, the cable armor shall consist
of close-fitting flexible corrugated impervious galvanized steel
interlocked sheath.

c. For power cable without grounding conductor, the total cross-

sectional area of the sheath (armor) shall be equal to the minimum
acceptable area of ground conductor required for the circuit
conductor size listed in Table 1 below.

Table I

Size of Circuit Conductor Size of Armor

(Minimum Size of Ground Conductor)
mm² Equivalent mm² Equivalent AWG
AWG/kcmil
2.5 14 4 12
4 12 6 10
6 - 10 10 - 8 10 8
16 - 25 6-4 16 6
35 - 70 2 - 2/0 25 4
95 - 240 3/0 - 500 50 1
300 - 500 600 - 1000 70 2/0

d. Any bituminous or similar compound used as protective coating

between the sheath and the jacket shall have softening temperature
of 65°C.

4.3.6 Jacket

The jacket shall be black, extruded PVC with heat, moisture, oil,
sunlight, acid, alkali and flame resistant properties. For flame
retardancy, a minimum oxygen index level of 30 is required.

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4.4 Cable Marking and Identification

4.4.1 The outer surface of the cable shall be durably marked in English
language and Arabic numerals at intervals of 1 m with the following
minimum information:

a. Rated voltage

b. Insulation Material

c. Conductor material and size in mm²

d. Manufacturer's name or trademark

e. Year of manufacture

The marking shall start at a distance of 50 cm from the inner end of the
cable.

4.4.2 The jacket of all cables, excluding building wires, shall be marked with
the cumulative length at every one meter, with the highest length mark
on the outer end of the cable.

The length marking shall start at one meter distance from the inner end
of the cable, so that it will not coincide with the markings described in
subclause 4.4.1.

4.4.3 Cables that cannot be conveniently marked because of physical

limitations of the outer surface shall be marked by means of a printed
tag or tape attached to the cable.

4.4.4 On multiconductor power cable, each phase shall be permanently

identified with different solid colors. Identification for 3-phase system
without ground application shall be red, yellow, blue.

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4.4.5 For systems with ground or neutral application, the black color shall
indicate the neutral conductor.

4.4.6 Green with yellow stripe insulated conductor shall be used in

equipment grounding.

4.4.7 Cores of multiconductor control cables shall be identified in accordance

with section 4 of IEC 227-1 or part 8 of ICEA S-61-402 (NEMA WC
5), section k3.1, Method I.

4.4.8 Color of single core cable or wire shall be as specified in Data

Schedule.

5.0 TESTS

All test results shall be provided for review and acceptance by SCECO-East.

5.1 Type (Design) Tests

All type (design) tests prescribed in the IEC 502 or ICEA T-27-581 (NEMA
WC 53) shall be performed on a representative unit or on the first unit of every
new design or rating to be supplied to SCECO-East.

In lieu of the actual type (design) tests, certified test reports of type (deisgn)
tests performed on an identical unit may be Submitted to SCECO-East for
review and approval during bidding stage.

5.2 Routine (Production) Tests

All routine (production) tests prescribed in IEC 502 or ICEA T-27-581

(NEMA WC 53) standard shall be performed on all cables.

5.3 Special Tests

If required in Data Schedule, special tests shall be performed on all cables in

accordance with IEC 502 or equivalent.

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6.0 PACKING AND SHIPPING

In addition to the applicable items of 01-SMSS-01, the following packing and shipping
instructions are applicable.

6.1 The cable shall be delivered without splices on nonreturnable standard size
reels properly packed and lagged externally to provide physical protection for
the cable shipment and to facilitate field handling and long term storage.
Wood lagging shall have a minimum thickness of 25 mm.

6.2 The cable ends shall be sealed with a waterproof, heat shrinkable plastic or
elastomeric end cap with adhesive type sealing compound. Cable ends shall be
properly secured to the reel.

6.3 Reel Markings

6.3.1 Cable reels/drums shall be marked in legible and indelible letters giving
the following particulars:

a. Cable voltage, number of cores and conductor size

b. Type of cable
c. Length and weight of cable on reel
d. Gross weight
e. Dimensions of reel
f. Manufacturer's name and country of origin
g. SCECO-East address and purchase order number
h. J.O. number/Contract number (if applicable)
i. Serial number of reel
j. SCECO-East stock number in 10 cm high bold numerals
k. Direction of rolling of reel

6.3.2 All markings shall appear on both sides of the reel.

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7.0 DATA SCHEDULE

POWER AND/OR CONTROL CABLE, COPPER OR ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR,

600/1000V RATING

SCECO-East Enquiry Quotation No Date:

SCECO-East Purchase Order No. Date:

or Contract No.

SCECO-East PTS No./Project Title with J.O. No.

REFERENCE
SECTION NO. DESCRIPTION A B C

4.0 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

4.1 General

Cable application (Power or Control)

4.1.2 Cable installation (conduit, duct,

4.1.3 trays, direct burial, etc.)

'A' - SCECO-EAST SPECIFIED DATA / PARAMETERS

'B' - BIDDER / SUPPLIER / VENDOR / CONTRACTOR PROPOSED DATA /
PARAMETERS
'C' - REMARKS SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED DEVIATION IN COLUMN 'B'
(*) - DATA/PARAMETER TO BE PROVIDED / PROPOSED BY THE BIDDER /
SUPPLIER / VENDOR / CONTRACTOR IN COLUMN 'B'

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7.0 DATA SCHEDULE

POWER AND/OR CONTROL CABLE, COPPER OR ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR,

600/1000V RATING

REFERENCE
SECTION NO. DESCRIPTION A B C

4.2 Ratings

Voltage rating (kV) *

Available ground fault current

(when shielded cable is required only)
(kA)

Fault current duration (sec.)

Conductor dc resistances per

km at 20°C (Ω) *

Conductor ac resistance per

km at 20°C (Ω) *

Minimum insulation resistance

per km at 20°C (MΩ) *

Maximum permissible continuous

conductor temperature (°C) *

Maximum rated temperature of

insulation material (°C) *

Maximum permissible continuous

jacket temperature (°C) *

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7.0 DATA SCHEDULE

POWER AND/OR CONTROL CABLE, COPPER OR ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR,

600/1000V RATING

REFERENCE
SECTION NO. DESCRIPTION A B C

4.3.1 Conductor Material (Cu or Al)

Stranding required? Yes/No

Number of strands per *

Conductor, if required

Diameter of compacted
strand (mm)

Number of Conductors

Conductor Cross Sectional area (mm²)

Outer diameter of conductor (mm)

Is conductor tinning required? Yes/No

4.3.2 Insulation Material (PVC or XLPE)

Average thickness of insulation (mm)

Outer diameter over insulation (mm)

Insulation shield material, if any

Thickness of insulation shield (mm)

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7.0 DATA SCHEDULE

POWER AND/OR CONTROL CABLE, COPPER OR ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR,

600/1000V RATING

REFERENCE
SECTION NO. DESCRIPTION A B C

4.3.3 Separator type, if any

Separator thickness (mm)

4.3.4 Metallic shield, if any Yes/No

Thickness of metallic shield (mm)

4.3.5 Armor material, if any

4.3.6 Jacket Material PVC

Average jacket thickness (mm)

Overall diameter of cable (mm)

4.4.7 Reference standard for core

identification (IEC, ICEA)

4.4.8 Color of single core

cable/wire (if applicable)

5.3 List of special tests, if required

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7.0 DATA SCHEDULE

POWER AND/OR CONTROL CABLE, COPPER OR ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR,

600/1000V RATING

REFERENCE
SECTION NO. DESCRIPTION A B C

6.3 Cable weight (kg/km) *

Reel and cable weight (kg) *

Cable length per Reel (m) *

Total quantity required (m)

Cable reel diameter (mm) *

Cable reel width (mm) *

Maximum pulling tension (kN) *

Minimum bending radius (mm) *

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7.0 DATA SCHEDULE

POWER AND/OR CONTROL CABLE, COPPER OR ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR,

600/1000V RATING

A. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR FEATURES SPECIFIED BY

SCECO-EAST :

B. ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY DATA OR FEATURES PROPOSED BY

BIDDER/VENDOR/SUPPLIER/CONTRACTOR :

C. OTHER PARTICULARS TO BE FILLED UP BY BIDDER/VENDOR/SUPPLIER/

CONTRACTOR :

Manufacturer Vendor/Supplier/
of Material/Equipment Contractor

Name of Company

Location and Office Address

Name and Signature of

Authorized Representative
and Date

Official Seal/Stamp
of the Company

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