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Table of Contents
List of Tables
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SECTION 1 General Conductor Information
TABLE 1 - 1 Compact and Compressed Diameters 1
TABLE 1 - 1 Solid and Concentric Stranding 1
TABLE 1 - 2 Flexible Stranding 2
TABLE 1 - 3 Resistance in Ohms per 1000 feet per Conductor at 20°C
and 25°C of solid wire and Class B Concentric Strands Copper
and Aluminum Conductors 3
TABLE 1 - 4 Copper and Aluminum Resistance-Temperature Correction Factors 4
TABLE 1 - 5 AC/DC Resistance Ratios - for Copper and Aluminum Conductors,
60 Hertz (65°C) 5
TABLE 1 - 6 Conductor Resistance and Ampacities at High Frequencies 6
TABLE 1 - 7 Copper Conductor Resistance and Ampacities at High Frequencies 7
TABLE 1 - 8 Physical & Mechanical Properties of Conductor Materials 8
TABLE 1 - 9 Breaking Strength - Bare Copper and Aluminum Wire 8
SECTION 2 General Information
TABLE 2 - 1 Full-Load Currents of Motors in Amperes 9
TABLE 2 - 2 Full-Load Currents of Motors in Amperes 10
TABLE 2 - 3 Electrical Formulas for Determining Amperes, Horsepower,
Kilowatts and Kilovolt-Amperes 11
SECTION 3 Voltage Regulation
TABLE 3 - 1 Reactance of Conductors at 60Hz 13
SECTION 4 Short Circuit Currents
TABLE 4 - 1 Allowable Short Circuit Currents of Insulated Copper and
Aluminum Conductors 14
TABLE 4 - 2 Permissible Short Circuit Currents for Copper Shielding
Tape-Amperes 15
SECTION 5 Shielding
TABLE 5 - 1 Operating Voltage Limits, kV, above which Insulation Shielding
is required 16
TABLE 5 - 2 Maximum Lengths for Single Conductor Cables with Shields 18
TABLE 5 - 3 Formulas for Calculating Shield Voltages-Currents and Losses for
Single-Conductor Cables 19
SECTION 6 Ampacity Tables
TABLE 6 - 1 Correction Factors for Various Ambient Air Temperatures 21
TABLE 6 - 2 Correction Factors for Various Ambient Earth temperatures 21
TABLE 6 - 3 Group Correction Factors - Cables in Air 21
TABLE 6 - 4 Group Correction Factors - Conduits in Air 21
TABLE 6 - 5 Single Conductor Cable Underground Ducts - One Circuit, Three Cables
in Separate Ducts 22
TABLE 6 - 6 Single Conductor Cable Underground Ducts - Two Circuits, Six Cables
in Separate Ducts 23
TABLE 6 - 7 Single Conductor Cable Underground Ducts - Three Circuits, Nine
Cables in Separate Ducts 23
TABLE 6 - 8 Single Conductor Cable Direct Burial - One Circuit, Three Cables 24
TABLE 6 - 9 Single Conductor Cable Direct Burial - Two Circuits, Six Cables 25
TABLE 6 - 10 Triplexed Cable Underground Ducts - One Circuit, Three Single or
Triplexed Conductors per Duct 26
TABLE 6 - 11 Triplexed Cable Underground Ducts - Three Circuits, Three Single
or Triplexed Conductors per Duct 27
TABLE 6 - 12 Triplexed Cable Underground Ducts - Six Circuits, Three Single or
Triplexed Conductors per Duct 27
Okonite Cables
List of Tables
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CONCRETE
DUCT
SINGLE
CONDUCTOR
CABLE
Ampacity Tablets
Ampacity Tablets
36 “
EARTH
PROTECTIVE
BARRIER
SAND
7½“
Ampacity Tablets
EARTH
PROTECTIVE
BARRIER
SAND
36 “
7½“ 24 “
Ampacity Tablets
EARTH
CONCRETE
DUCT
TRIPLEXED
CABLE
Ampacity Tablets
Ampacity Tablets
EARTH
36 “
PROTECTIVE
BARRIER
SAND
24 “
Ampacity Tablets
Ampacity Tablets
EARTH
DUCT
TREE
CONDUCTOR
CABLE
Ampacity Tablets
Ampacity Tablets
EARTH
PROTECTIVE
BARRIER
36 “
SAND 24 “
Ampacity Tablets
Ampacity Tablets
MESSENGER
WALL
SINGLE
CONDUCTOR
CABLE
Ampacity Tablets
MESSENGER
THREE SINGLE
CONDUCTOR CABLES
Ampacity Tablets
MESSENGER
SUPPORT STRUCTURE
THREE SINGLE
CONDUCTOR
CABLES
Ampacity Tablets
SUPPORT STRUCTURE
CONDUIT
BACK-FILL
24”
MINIMUM
6” TO 8” PRELIMINARY
COVERING
OF SAND
OR STONE FREE
EARTH
3” TO 4” SOFT BEDDING
OF SAND
OR STONE
FREE EARTH
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