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NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 © IEC-2004 CONTENTS FOREWORD, INTRODUCTION Scope Terms and definitions Classification Materials oven Row es 41 Introcustion 4.2. Solid aluminium conductors 4.3 Chreular and shapes stranded aluminium conductors 5 Solid conductors and stranded conductors 84 Solid conductors 57.1 Construction 54.2 Resistance 8.2. Stranded circular non:compacted conductors (class 2), 52.1 Constction 5.2.2 Resistance. 53. Stranded compacted circular conductors and stranded shaped conductors, (claes 2) 531 Construction 532 Resistance 8 Flexible conductors (classes 5 and 6) 6.1 Construction 62 Resistance 7 Check of compliance with Clauses 5 and é es 1) ‘Annex A (normative) Measurement of resistance Annex 8 (informative) Exact formulae for the temperature correction factors. Annex C (informative) Guide to the dimensicnal limits of circular conductors 4 ra 4 13 13 1a 43 13 13 13 15 18 18 oD 18 45 16 15 15 v ‘r 25 29 at NOILONGOwdSe YO ASN TWiDUSINWOD YOd LON ‘O31 © LHOINAdODCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COiuMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 0228 © IEC:2004 nse INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTEGHNICAL COMMISSION CONDUCTORS OF INSULATED CABLES FOREWORD 1) The Iniomationsl Flecirotechnical Commission (IEG) is & worlawice organization lar standardization comoesing all natenal ‘lectrotechnical commutes (IEC Natienal Cammttees). ine object of TEC le to, promos Internationa) co opeiation on all questans concerning standardization i tw elecitical and alocronie (elds, To Ils end and in adciion fe ether activites, IEC punienes enalianel Standards, Technical Specheatans, Tochnicat Reports, Publely Available Specifications (PAS) und Guides (hereateretetted to ae “IEG Punlicotion(sy. 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Standard IEC 60228 hee been proparad by IEC technical committee 20, Electric This third edition cancels and replaces the IEC 60228 (1978), its Amendment 1 (1993) end its first supplement, IEC 60226A (1962) The principal changes with respset te the previous edition are as follows: a) the consolidation of material from IEC 602284, b). addition of @ definition tor nominal cross-sectional aree: } an increase in the range cf conductor sizes in Tablas 1 and 2: d) addition of a note that solid aluminum alloy conductors, having the sama dimensions as aluminum conductors, will have a higher resistance. ions for cimensional limits of compacted stranded capper €}_ strengthening of the recommen epaductors NOWSndouday YO 3sn TWIDYZWWOS YO4 LON ‘O31 THOM AATCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 80228 @IEC:2004 3 The text of this standard is based on the following documents: Fos Revert on voting 207 irDIs ROTaTAVO Full infarmation on the voting for the epproval of this siandard can be found in the report on toting indicated in the above table This publication has been dratted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 The committee has decided that the contants of this publication will remain unchanged until the nainenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under “hitp //wetistore e6.ch" In the data related to the specific publication At this date. the publication will be + reconfirmed, withdrawn, + replaced by a revised edition, or + amended Conductors described in IEC 60228 aro specified in metric sizes, Canada at presen! uses conductor sizes and characteristics according to the American Wire Gauge (AWG) system and kemil for larger sizes as shown below The use of these sizes ic currently preseribed unifarmly across Canada {or installations by sub-national requiations. IEG TC 20 cable product stanoards do nat prescribe cables with AING/kemil conductors - ei 7) Nominal ominal Nominal Romina Gonduetor| “eress- [Conductor] “eroee [Conductor ‘cross. Conductor ‘croa ‘slzo | sectional | size | sectional | size ‘ize | eactionat 300 | too 20 4 380 900 ie : 300 00 i 2 450 0) 14 1 ‘500 1250 2 sh B60 1500 10 20 00 i730 8 30 as. 50 2000 f 30 307 i NOILONGOwdaY YO ASN IWIONSIWOD HOS LON ‘O31 © LHDIMAdODCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 @ IEC:2004 INTRODUCTION IEC 80228 1s intended as a tundomental reference standard for IEC Technical Committees and National Gommitiees in rafting standards for electric cables, and to the National Committaes in drafting specifications for use in their own countries, These commiltees should select from the tables of this ganeral slandard the conductors appropriate to the particular applications with which they are concemed anc either include the applicable details in their cable specifications oF make appropriate references to this stanarc, In preparing this edition the main objects have been to incorporate IEC G022BA into it and maintain a simplified yet informatwe standard so tar as is compatible wth technical and economic considerations, NOILONGOudaH YO 3SN WIOYSWWOD HO4 LON ‘O3} @ LHDINAdODCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 & IFC-2004 oie CONDUCTORS OF INSULATED CABLES 1 Scope This International Standard specifias the nominal cross-sectional areas, in the tango 0,6 mm2 to 2 500 mm?, for conductors in electric power cables and cords of 2 wide range of types Requirements for numbers and sizes of wires and resistance values are also included. Thase conductors Include solid and stranded copper, aluminium and aluminum allay conducters in cables for fixed installations and flexible copper conductors The standard does not apply to conductors for telecommunication purposes The applicability of this standard to a patticular type of cable is 2s specified in the standard for the type of cable, Unless indivated to the contrary in a particular clause, this standard relates to the conductors in the finished cable and not to the conductor as made or supplied for inclusion into a cable Informative annexes are included aiving supplementary information covering temperature correction factors for resistance measurement (Annex B) and dmensional limits of circular conductors (Annex C) 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply 24 metai-coated coated with a thin layer of suitable metal, such as tin or tin alloy 22 nominal cross-sectional area valve that icentifies a particular size of conductor but Is not subject to direct measurement ulead 1 meet s maxerum eegintsnee value i tie stander ia NOTE Eeeh porteutar vise of cones 3. Classification The conductors have been aiviced into four classes. 1, 2, 5 and 8, Those in-classes 1 and 2 are intended fer use in cables for fixed installations Classes 5 and 6 are intended for use in flexible cables and cords put may a'so be usec for fixed installations. ~ Class 1: solid conductors: ~ Glass 2: stranded conductors. — Glass 9: tlextbie conductors = Class 6) flexible conductors which are more flexible than lage 5, NOILONGONdaY YO 3SN TWIOYSINWOD HOd LON ‘931 @ LHORIAdODCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 IFC-2004 =18- 4 Materials 4.1 Introduction The conductors shall consist of one of the following ~ plain or metal-coated annealed copper = aluminwurn oF aluminium alloy 4.2 Solid aluminium conductors Circular and shaped solid aluminium conductors shall be made from aluminium such that the tensile strength of the completed conductor is within the fallowing limits Morinal cross-soctional area | Tonsito strengtn - Nt ae er cn above vit Nol appieabie to aluminium allay ear NOTE The vaues 4.3. Circular and shaped stranded aluminium conductors Strandad aluminium concuctors shall be made from aluminium euch that the tensile strength of the individual wires fs within the following lenits | Nominat cross-sectional area Tensile stiongth | nme ime? [te Ww to 200 16 and above 125 10.2 HOTE 1 Tha values given shave sre not 5 NOTE 2 This daia ean ony be checked on wites taten Refers etranding and not on weed token from a conductor able te cium alley cenductacs de 5 Solid conductors and stranded conductors 5.1 Solid conductors {elas 1) 6.1.1 Construction 2) Solid conductors (class 1) shall consist of one of the materials specified in Clause 4 bb) Solid copper conductors shall be of circular cross-section. NOTE Solid eopser senductore having nominal ctoss-eaetianel areas of 26: and aiove are for particular pes of cable, eg. mineral insulated. and net ‘er general purposes, ©) Solid eluminium and solic aluminium alloy conductors of sizes 19 mm? to 36 mm? shall be of circular cross-section Larger sizes shall be of citeular cross-section for single-core cables and may be of either circular or shaped cross-section tor multi-core cables NOLMONGONdaY YO 3SN WVIONSWWOS HO4 LON ‘O31 1HOMAAdANCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 © 1EC:2004 15 5.4.2 Resistance ‘The retistance of cach conductor at 20°C when determined in accorgance with Clause 7, shall not exceed the appropriate maximum value given in Table 1 NOTE For seid aluminium slloy conductors, tering the seme nominal cross-sectional area as an aluniivit Condlicior he vesistance salve giken Ih Table | shoUlG Be multiplied RY a faelor af 1 102 unless ommenwse agree between the manulacturer aud tie purchaser 5.2 Stranded circular non-compacted conductors (class 2) 5.2.1 Constructi a) Stranded circular non-compacted conductors (eines 2) shall consist of ene of the materials specified in Clause 4 b) Stranded aluminium or aluminium al ess than 10 mm? ) The wires in each conductor shall all have ) ‘The number of wires In each conductor shall be not Jess tan the appropriate minimum number given in Table 2 oy conductors shall have a cross-sectional arma not © same nominal diameter 5.2.2 Resistance The resistance of each conductor at 20°C, when determined in accordance with Clause 7, shall nat excced the appropriate maximum value given in Table 2 5.3 Stranded compacted circular conductors and stranded shaped conductors (clase 2) 6.3.1 Construction a) Stranded compacted circular conductors and strandad shaped conductors (class 2} shall Consist of ons of the materials specified in Clause 4. Stranded compacted ercvlar aluminium of aluminium alloy conductors shall have a nomina’ cross-sectional arza not less than 10 mim? Stranded shaped copper, eluminium or aluminium allay conductars shall nave ‘nominal cross-sectional area of nat lass than 25 mm? b) The ratio of the diameters of two difforant wires in the same conductor shall not exceed 2 t) The number of wires In cach conductor shall be nat less than the appropriate minimum number given in Table 2 NOE. Is requuerent apples to conguctors made win wires of cicula” cross section befare compaction and not (conductors mave wih presshaned wes 5.3.2 Resistance The resistance of each conductor at 20°C. when determined In accordance with Clause 7, shall not exceed the apprepriate value given in Table 2 6 Flexible conductors (classes 5 and 8) 6.1 Construction ‘oated annealed 2) Flexible conductors (classes 5 anc 6) snail consist of plain or metal copper, b) The wires in each conductor shall have the same nominal diameter. ©) The diameter of the wires in each conductor shall not exceed the appropriate maximum value given in Tables 3 or 4 NOMONGONGaY YO ASN TVIOMSWWOD YOd LON ‘O31 O LHOIMAdODCOPYRIGHT © IEC, NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 © IEC:2004 a7 62 Resistance ‘The resistance of each conductor at 20 °C, when determined In accordance with Clause 7, shall not exceed the aporonriate maximum valus given in Tables 3 ar 4 7 Check of compliance with Clauses 9 and 6 Compliance with the requirements of 5 1.1. 9.2.1, 8.3.1 and 61 shall be checked on the completed cable by inspection and measurement where practicable Compliance with the requirements for resistance givan In §.1.2, $22, 53.2 and 6.2 shall be checked by measurement in accordance with Annex A and corrected for temperature by the factors in Tadla At Table 1~ Class 1 solid conductors for single-care and multicore cables H z 2 4 Maximum roninianca of conductor at 20°C Nommaticronscanecigns) Circus, anneated copper concustors ‘alumnn area alin ae Plain Moral-coaved conductors, circular or shaped” fine ‘arene an 350 387 25 248 . wa a2 os 22 qat 6 : 401 4.20 . 6 305 an - 10 ry 184 3.039 e 415 18 tate a oar zo 3 og24 o.sce* 50 a7 * oat 70 0288 ¥ oa 3 - 920 wp o2sa¢ 160 one + ans ores 20 ors» - 9.1254 200 2.0820 a.saos 408 9.9485 = orm 200 080s 530 ose 00 ose 1+ 900 5 20% 1.200) 5 o.oar = Aluminium Genders 10 ram? to $9 mmn* crovier Only. SeeS.1.1 6) - © See nota to 6.4 4) © Seanniatos 12 4 For single core cables, four sectoral shaned condi "3 may be assumbeg into single lecular eandustor: Ths ht of tha Individual component conductors. Imasietum Fesiniance ofthe se4amnlan conductor shal ba25 NOILONGOUdSY YO SSN TVIONSWINOD YOd LON “941 8 LHOIMAdODCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 @ IEC:2004 -16- Table 2 ~ Class 2 stranded conductors for single-core and multi-core cables 7 ]?]*[*l:l*]7) 3 A i inion uber of ies tha eonaudter= | _ Melinan reaatense oF CoraCTOTSIIOT Nomi Ciroular ar 3 Mesut” | cxcuor | Sexes, | shaoee | Amen cnpersenactr | Agni 1 wer Feu | a [cu | a | cx | ar | pramwiroe | metarsoaon | MOM mime | Aber Gtk Orkin Os | | 36.0 36.7 os ma 248 ie et 182 is ‘ 24 1 ae 6 na 38 ‘i 6 ast tn fs ‘ 3.08 a 10 sje 1 ha 8 8 : as ie 11 2% stefoele one 120 a efele]e] oss o.aea so e}e]e fe] cx 031 0 w]e] | 2 | ez azre 4 w fs | ois | is | ons aos wo far far fw fos | we | os | ons aise wo far | ar fw fo | we | is | ens ae 208 ws far | ar | a | a0 | a0 | 30 | ose o.oo aot zo | ar | xr | | ao | oe | 30 | oom | ommee o.t28 ao fei | sr | oa | a0 | ae | 30 | omer | once? o.ton ao |r| er fs | ss |e | a | oom | ones aor ao || | a | oo | ao | ea | oom | oosen oss x0 a | | ss | s | ss | os | coves c.cke9 0 a | a | ss weet aves caer roo [io | | oe | ss | — | cove | oa cess 7200 * 0.0151 | 0.0151 0.0247 14008 . aoi | og cei + 800 : ooo: barat ores aso : once | aur ooizr T These zee ore nien-pelees Ole) nowurelaned sizes are recognized for some speciaized apalicetions but are not within the scope ofthis stander © The minimum number of viras for these sizes i nat specified These sivas may he canttnietad from 4. 6 or qual sngrient Milken) For strandné sluminivrs alloy conductors having the tame nominal ectionsl orca es att eluminnun ‘Ganducio’ te tesictance value stguld be agreed between the metataeiurer apd the purchase NOLONGOUdAY HO SSN IWIOYSINWOD YO4 LON ‘931 9 LHDIWAdODCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUG ION 80228 & IEC:2004 -m- Table 9 ~ Class 5 flexible copper conductors for single core and multi-core cables 1 z 3 4 Nominal Maximum diemeter ot | __Waximum resistance of condustor at 20°C Serge Peers Plain wives | Netal-costed wires nm me | Alen | atkon on ow —~«d 8 | 41 os oz 25.0 ar 1 ot ins aa ne ozs 133 | nar 2s ozs 798 a2 4 oat 495 509 6 oar 930 aa 10 oat ta 199 16 oat te 1a 25 ons 0.790 o,70s 36 oat 0.388 v.38 00 oa 0.388 oss 0 oss oare oer os oss 0.208 2,210 10 oe oer 0,164 466 061 org ora we 08 0.108 0,108) 240 ost 0801 0.0817 sou ot ogee 2.0654 400 os: o.oste o.0488 00 os: oases a.0a04 10 ost ooze? aoaee NOLONGOwdSY YO ASN IVISYSWWOD YOd LON 93) © LHOINAdOOCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 80228 @ IEC:2004 Table 4 ~ Class 6 flexible copper conductors for single-core and multi-core cables. 1 z a Nominal a 076 | 19 26 so 7 $20 [3 Maximum stance of conductor at 20°C lamater of wires Imeonductor Plain wires Metatcomted wire mm aiken ike 070 we 404 ons 280 or ons 19.5 20.0 ons 33 1a7 0.8 7.98 a1 ons 495 5.99 oa 2.99 5,08 02 nat 198. 02% 121 124 021 0,700 os 02: os oss oa 0.360 bos oa oarr zt outer 0194 ozs ons 0.108 0.100 oe o.ogor 2.9017 ony e084 ones NOLLONGOUdAY HO ASN IWIDYSWWOD YO4 LON ‘OS19 LHDIMAdODCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 @ IEC:2004 25 Annex A (normative) Measurement of resistance The cable shall be kept in the test area for sufficient time to ensure that the conductor temperature has reached a level which permits an accurate determination of resistance using the correction factors provided Measure the dc. resistance of the conducter(s). either on a complete length of cable oF ‘exible cord or cn a sample of cable oF flexible cord of at least | m in length. at room temperature and Fecord the temperature at which the measurement is made Adjust the measured resistance by means of the correction factors given in Table A.1 Calculate the resistance per kilometre length of cable from the length of the complete cable and not from the length of tha individual core or wires, If necessary, correction to 20 °C and 1 km length shall be made by applying the following formula. 1000 ea where 4, Is the temperature correction factor from Table A. aq the conductor resistance at 20 °C, In Sikm fy IS the measured conductor resistance. in {2 LIS the length of the cable. in m NOILONGOYdSy YO 3SN IVIONSWNWOD HOS LON “OSES THOM AdCOPYRIGHT © IEC. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 80228 « IEC:2004 ~27- Table A.1 ~ Temperature correction factors st for conductor resistance to correct the measured resistance at °C to 20°C i 1 2 1 2 = _} ___4_}___3____} “Temperature of conductor Correction tector, & Tonporature of ‘Gorrectton rector, & at time of measurement All consuctors conductor at time of All conductors ie rmessuamert | ve 1087 a an6 | 1 1082 2 0,002 = 2 qT | # 0.980 ~~ s3 1973 Ea oo | 4 4.088 - 2 0.980. — 6 hea 26 a. r 6 | 1.088 | 0978 I 7 | 1.098 Ey : 0,909 ——s 28 2,905 8 a i 0 | 0.982 © I 3 0.86 a 4 [ 92 0.084 [ te 8 9981 12 —_ | a4 nar 4 I 36 nae ie 0 38 is —_ | 2 7 [ 1 1008 | 9 LC is ee) 0 1008 ion faclere h are bated on e rosiatance tempersture exaliciant af 0.004 per Kat 20° ule carraction factors apasited In aaluenn 2 sce approvieate but give practical valuze well ‘onucter temaerature and length af The values of amp uuttun the accracy that can rormaly be ashieved in te measurercenis Gables of flex cords For mora accurate values fer the temperature cerrection factors for copper and aluminium, reference shoud be mane {0 Annex However. these shoud rot be tested se 4 requirement for tesirg i “campliancs wall this anderd inthe see¢ NOILONGOwdAY HO ASN 1IVIONSWNOD YO LON ‘O31 © LHOMAdOOCOPYRIGHT © IEC, NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 80228 © IEC-2004 =29- Annex B (informative) Exact formulae for the temperature correction factors 8) Annealed copper conductors: plain or metal coated 4 74 0,00393(1 - 20) b) Aluminium conductors. 4+ 99003(¢ - 20) NOTE For ourinum alloys. rferanen ghoul be made Yo the manulusturer In all the above cases, refers to the temperature of the conductor at the time of mezsutement In degrees Celeius NOILONGONdaY YO JSN TVIONSWWOD OS LON “Dale THAMLaNSCOPYRIGHT © IEC, NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 © IEG:2004 =s1- Annex C (informative) Guidance on the dimensional limits of circular conductors ©.1 Object ers of cables and cable connectors to assist in fe dimensionally compatibla It gives guidance: onductor included in this standard: This annex Is intended as a guide to manuta ensuring that the conduciors and connectors on dimensional limits for the following types of a) cireular solid conductors, (class 1) of copper. aluminium ang aluminium elloy: b) circular and compacted circular stranded conductors, (class 2), of copper, aluminium and aluminium alloy ©) flexible conductors, (classes § and 6), of copper. €.2 Dimensional limits for circular copper conductors The diameters of circular copper conductors should not exceed the values given in Tabla C1 Hf minimum diameters for class 1 circular copper conductors are needed reference can be made 1o the minimum diameters for solid circular aluminium or aluminium allay sonductora indicated in Table C.3 €.3. Dimensional limits tor stranded compacted circular copper, aluminium and aluminium alloy conductors The diameters of stranded compacted circular copper, aluminium and aluminium alloy conductors should not exceed the maximum values and shoud be not less than tae minimum values given in Table C.2 In the exceptional case of uncompacted circular stranded aluminium or aluminium alloy conductors the maximum diameters should not exceed the carresponding values for copper conducters given in column 3 of Table C1 €.4 Dimensional limits for circular solid aluminium conductors The diameters of circular solic aluminium an¢ sluminium alley conductors should not exceed the maximum values and should be not less than the minimum values given in Table C.3 NOILONGOUdSY YO 3SN TVIONSWINOS HOS LON “9316 LHOMAdOOCOPYRIGHT © IEC, NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 © IEC:2004 = 9a Table 6.1 ~ Maximum diameters of circular copper conductors — solid, non-compacted stranded and flexible + 2 3 Conducters in cables for ixed installations ress sectional area | song] sanded | Ciexible conductors pore | aw (Classes 5 anc 6) nt (civeet) | teaceas ms aSC«d | “I cr 78 10 12 1 19 ” | ts 1s 15 1s wy 1 4 aa 2 sii 0 ar 42 ot rs 28 on ing 702 a 10 wea oes no 29 15. tm we us 9 108 138 162 | ‘wa. 186 ss 190 aio 240 18 28 us 00 wa | 20 00 m3 261 a0 500 5 292 353 a0 : m2 ano 200 z 78 1.000 : 222 T Beeb 1 8) NOMLONGONdaY YO ASN TVIONSWWOOD NOs LON ‘O31@ LHOWAdODCOPYRIGHT © IEC, NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR REPRODUCTION 60228 © 1EC:2004 Table €.2 — Minimum and maximum dlamaters of stranded compacted aluminium and aluminium alloy conductors, 2 Stranded compacted circular conductors ( Glass 2) Minimum diameter Maximum diametar - 10 ae a0 1 56 6s ss 6s 1s %0 77 86 ro 23 12 5 10 420 120 123 1195 150 197 0 ns 18a wa m0 i768. 19.2 6 187 218 400 28 ue 00 268 an6 ean 87 ans NOTE 1 The dimensional mits of aluminium conductors with erees-aactional areas atova G0 mm? ave nat quan a he compaction lechnovogy Ie not generally astablenes NOTE 2 Me values are gin for compacted copper canductare in tha len tanga 1 f men? 10.6 mm? 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