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Current
carrying
capacity
A
1.0
1.5
2.5
4
6
10
16
11
14.5
20
26
34
46
61
25
80
35
99
50
119
70
151
C.S.A.
Voltage
drop
mV/A/m
2 cables, single
phase a.c. or d.c.
Current
carrying
capacity
A
mV/A/m
Current
carrying
capacity
A
10.5
13.5
18
24
31
42
56
38
25
15
9.5
6.4
3.8
2.4
13.5
17.5
24
32
41
57
76
73
1.55
101
89
1.10
125
108
0.85
151
136
0.61
192
164
0.48
232
188
0.41
269
216
0.36
300
245
0.32
341
286
0.29
400
328
0.27
458
Voltage
drop
Voltage
drop
mV/A/m
400
546
500
626
630
720
44
29
18
11
7.3
4.4
2.8
1.75d
1.80a
1.25d
1.30a
0.93d
1.00a
0.63d
0.72a
0.46d
0.56a
0.36d
0.47a
0.29d
0.41a
0.23d
0.37a
0.18d
0.37a
0.145d
0.31a
0.105d
0.29a
0.086d
0.28a
0.068d
0.27a
800
1000
95
182
120
210
150
240
185
273
240
321
300
367
44
29
18
11
7.3
4.4
2.8
1.75d
1.80a
1.25d
1.30a
0.93d
1.00a
0.63d
0.72a
0.46d
0.56a
0.36d
0.47a
0.29d
0.41a
0.23d
0.37a
0.18d
0.33a
0.145d
0.31a
3 or 4 cables,
three phase a.c.
3 or 4 cables,
three phase a.c.
Current
carrying
capacity
A
12
15.5
21
28
36
50
68
Conductor
2 cables, single
phase a.c. or d.c.
2 cables, single
phase a.c. or d.c.
flat and touching
3 or 4 cables, three
phase a.c. flat and
touching or trefoil
2 cables, single
phase a.c. or d.c. flat
Current
carrying
capacity
A
-
mV/A/m
Current
carrying
capacity
A
mV/A/m
Current
carrying
capacity
A
38
25
15
9.5
6.4
3.8
2.4
15.5
20
27
37
47
65
87
44
29
18
11
7.3
4.4
2.8
14
18
25
33
43
59
79
Voltage
drop
Voltage
drop
89
1.55
114
1.75
104
110
1.10
141
1.25
129
134
0.85
182
167
171
0.61
234
0.93d
0.95a
0.63d
0.66a
0.46d
0.50a
0.36d
0.41a
0.29d
0.34a
0.23d
0.29a
0.18d
0.25a
0.145d
0.22a
0.105d
0.20a
0.086d
0.185a
0.068d
0.175a
0.053d
0.165a
0.042d
0.16a
207
0.48
284
239
0.41
330
262
0.36
381
296
0.32
436
346
0.29
515
394
0.27
594
467
0.25
694
533
0.25
792
611
0.24
904
1030
1154
Where more precise calculations require the use of resistive and reactive components
of cable impedance, reference should be made to Table 4D1B of BS 7671.
Notes:
1 Where the conductor is to be protected by a semi-enclosed fuse to BS 3036,
see item 5.1 of the preface to Appendix 4 of BS 7671.
2 The current carrying capacities in columns 2 & 4 are also applicable to flexible
cables to BS 6004 Table 1 (c) where the cables are used in fixed installations.
3 Spacings larger than those specified in Method C (Table 4A) will result in a
larger voltage drop.
Touching
214
261
303
349
400
472
545
634
723
826
943
1058
Voltage
drop
mV/A/m
38
25
15
9.5
6.4
3.8
2.4
1.55f
1.50t
1.10f
1.10t
0.84f
0.82t
0.60f
0.57t
0.47f
0.43t
0.40f
0.36t
0.34f
0.30t
0.31f
0.26t
0.27f
0.22t
0.25f
0.19t
0.24f
0.175t
0.23f
0.16t
0.22f
0.15t
0.22f
0.145t
0.21f
0.14t
3 cables, three
phase a.c. flat
mV/A/m
Current
carrying
capacity
A
131
1.75
162
1.25
196
0.93d
0.95a
0.63d
0.66a
0.46d
0.50a
0.36d
0.41a
0.29d
0.34a
0.23d
0.29a
0.18d
0.25a
0.145d
0.22a
0.105d
0.20a
0.086d
0.185a
0.068d
0.175a
0.053d
0.165a
0.042d
0.16a
251
304
352
406
463
546
629
754
868
1005
1086
1216
Voltage
drop
Vert
Single
phase
Three
phase
Current
carrying
capacity
A
Voltage
drop
Voltage
drop
mV/A/m
mV/A/m
1.75d
1.80a
1.25d
1.30a
0.93d
0.97a
0.63d
0.69a
0.46d
0.54a
0.36d
0.45a
0.29d
0.39a
0.23d
0.35a
0.18d
0.31a
0.145
0.29
0.105
0.27
0.086
0.26
0.068
0.25
0.053
0.25
0.042
0.24
mV/A/m
Current
carrying
capacity
A
mV/A/m
Current
carrying
capacity
A
114
1.55
110
1.50
146
130
143
1.10
137
1.10
181
162
174
0.84
167
0.82
219
197
225
0.60
216
0.57
281
254
Voltage
drop
Voltage
drop
275
0.47
264
0.43
341
311
321
0.40
308
0.36
396
362
372
0.34
356
0.30
456
419
427
0.31
409
0.26
521
480
507
0.27
485
0.22
615
569
587
0.25
561
0.19
709
659
689
0.24
656
0.175
852
795
789
0.23
749
0.16
982
920
905
0.22
855
0.15
1138
1070
1020
0.22
971
0.145
1265
1188
1149
0.21
1079
0.14
1420
1337
Correction Factors
For Ambient Temperature
Ambient Temperature 25C 30C 35C 40C 45C 50C 55C 60C 65C
Correction Factor
1.03 1.0
1.55
1.15
0.86
0.63
0.51
0.44
0.40
0.36
0.34
0.32
0.31
0.30
0.29
0.29
0.28