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1 BICC2 THE DTI QA REGISTER - PRODUCTS AND SERVICES LIST 12-344-566-1718-2818-2718-1920-2122, 2523, 2524, 25262728& IEC-60502-129 Conductor/Armour Resistance and Reactance ValueBICC1cables is available fromBICC2 PRODUCT QUALITYRELIABILITYPERFORMANCESAFETYBICC3 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFIED TO ISO 9001 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFIED TO ISO 9001 BASEC CERTIFICATIONDUCAB SHAREEKBICC4 CABLE TYPESCABLE SIZESSPECIFICATIONCONDUCTORSINSULATIONCO RE IDENTIFICATIONFILLERSM aterialMaterialColour MasterbatchNo. of cores Core Colours5467 BICC5(Cables as per BS 6724)MaterialMaterialFunctionsMaterialMa terialBICC6our smoke master cable cataloge)For protection against solvent penetration & corrosive attack cable with lead sheath can be offered.

2 (For details on lead sheath cables refer our lead sheath power, control and auxilary cable catalogue)(g)(1) XLPE insulation Ultra-violet (UV) colour masterbatch(2) Polypropylene/PETP tape over the laid up cores(3) Fillers(4) Special requirementsSHEATH DAMAGEBICC7magnitudeMINIMUM INSTALLATION RADIUSCONNECTORSOVERHEAD TERMINATIONSARMOURED SINGLE CORE CABLES FOR AC OPERATIONType of CableOverall Diameter (D)Minimum internalradius of bendBICC8 IEE wiring regulation16 to 28 BICC91262624following , Lmetres, mVFormula:- VdBICC10262626 Example 4:Example 3:Example 2:22 BICC11 RATING FACTORS FOR GROUND TEMPERATURERATING FACTORS FOR VARIATION IN THERMAL RESISTIVITY OF SOIL(AVERAGE VALUES)BICC12 RATING FACTORS FOR DEPTH OF LAYING(TO CENTRE OF CABLE OR TREFOIL GROUP OF CABLES)GROUP RATING FACTORS FOR CIRCUITS OF THREE SINGLE CORE CABLES IN TREFOILOR LAID FLAT TOUCHING, IN HORIZONTAL FORMATIONBICC13 GROUP RATING FACTORS FOR MULTICORECABLES IN HORIZONTAL FORMATIONRECOMMENDED DUCT DIMENSIONS AND CABLE SIZESRATING FACTORS FOR GROUND TEMPERATUREBICC14 GROUP RATING FACTORS FOR SINGLE CORE CABLES IN TREFOIL SINGLE WAY DUCTS,HORIZONTAL FORMATION (AVERAGE VALUES)

3 RATING FACTORS OF DEPTH OF LAYING (TO CENTRE OF DUCT ORTREFOIL GROUP OF DUCTS)RATING FACTORS OF VARIATION IN THERMAL RESISTIVITY OFSOIL (AVERAGE VALUES)BICC1516 to 28 GROUP RATING FACTORS FOR MULTICORE CABLES IN SINGLE WAY DUCTS,HORIZONTAL FORMATION (AVERAGE VALUES)RATING FACTORS FOR OTHER AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURESDEFIND CONDITIONS OF INSTALLATIONBICC16 Short circuit ratings for 1 second in KAConductor Sizemm2 CopperConductorAluminiumConductorFAULT CURRENT KILOAMPERESFAULT CURRENT KILOAMPERESDURATION OF SHORT CIRCUT IN SECONDSDURATION OF SHORT CIRCUT IN SECONDSBICC17 XLPE INSULATED CABLESARMOUR FAULT CURRENTS TO EARTH(FOR A FAULT DURATION OF 1 SECOND)15 and 27 Values based on IEC COPPER & ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS - SINGLE CORE CABLESDIMENSION AND WEIGHTSUNARMOURED AND ARMOURED, PVC SHEATHED CABLES15 BICC19 Table 16 Stranded Aluminium RATINGS (AC)

4 Stranded Copper Conductors Nominalarea ofconductormm2 Nominalarea ofconductormm2 Direct ingroundampsInstalledin airampsGroundmVDuctmVAirmVDirect ingroundampsIn single wayductsampsInstalledin airampsGroundmVDuctmVAirmVCurrent RatingsCurrent Ratings Approximate voltage dropper ampere per metre Approximate voltage drop perampere per metreInstallation conditions for above ratings:Ambient air temperature:30 CGround temperature: 15 CDepth of m, Soil thermal resistivity: C m/WMaximum conductor operating temperature at ratedcurrent is 90 C, For rating factors see Tables 2 to 6 and 8 to 12 Aluminium Conductors507095120150185240300400500630 800100023028533538543549057065074 0840960112 0130024029534539544550058065075085096011 3 Copper ConductorsDirect ingroundampsInstalledin airampsGroundmVDuctmVAirmVDirect ingroundampsIn single wayductsampsInstalledin airampsGroundmVDuctmVAirmVCurrent RatingsCurrent Ratings Approximate voltage dropper ampere per metre Approximate voltage dropper ampere per metre3D3D3D3 DIn single wayductsampsIn single wayductsampsTable 17600/1000 V600/1000 VDirect in ground - Trefoil touchingSingle way ducts - ducts

5 TouchingSpacing in air - As shown above (D = Cable diameter)Non magnetic wire armour bonded at both endsSTRANDED COPPER & ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS - SINGLE CORE CABLESUNARMOURED PVC SHEATHED CABLESARMOURED PVC SHEATHED CABLESBICC20 STRANDED COPPER & ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS - TWO CORE CABLESUNARMOURED AND ARMOURED, PVC SHEATHED CABLESDIMENSION AND WEIGHTS18 BICC21In single wayductsampsIn single wayductsamps Aluminium Copper ConductorsDirect ingroundampsInstalledin airampsmVDirect ingroundampsIn single wayductsampsInstalledin RatingsCurrent Ratings Approximate voltage dropper ampere per metre Aluminium Copper ConductorsDirect ingroundampsInstalledin airampsmVDirect ingroundampsIn single wayductsampsInstalledin airampsCurrent RatingsCurrent RatingsApproximatevoltage dropper ampereper metreGround / Duct / Air Approximate voltage dropper ampere per metreApproximatevoltage dropper ampereper metreGround / Duct /

6 AirmVGround / Duct / AirmVGround / Duct / AirARMOURED PVC SHEATHED CABLESUNARMOURED PVC SHEATHED CABLESI nstallation conditions for above ratings:Ambient air temperature:30 CGround temperature: 15 CDepth of laying: mSoil thermal resistivity: C m/WMaximum conductor operating temperature at rated current is 90 CFor rating factors see Tables 2 to 6 and 8 to 12 Table 19600/1000 V600/1000 VTable 20 Direct in ground - Cables touchingSingle way ducts - ducts touchingNote: Unarmoured cables are as per IEC 60502 - 1 CURRENT RATINGS (AC)STRANDED COPPER & ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS - TWO CORE CABLES Nominalarea ofconductormm2 Nominalarea ofconductormm2 BICC22(2) For current ratings & voltage drop data, please refer table 24 & 25 on page 25.

7 (1)STRANDED COPPER & ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORSTHREE CORE CABLESDIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTSUNARMOURES AND ARMOURED, PVC SHEATHED CABLES21 BICC23(2) For current ratings & voltage drop data, please refer table 24 & 25 on page 25.(1) STRANDED COPPER & ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORSFOUR CORE CABLESDIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTSUNARMOURED AND ARMOURED, PVC SHEATHED CABLES22 BICC243 For current ratings & voltage drop data, please refer table 24 & 25 on page COPPER & ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORSFOUR CORE CABLES WITH REDUCED NEUTRAL CONDUCTORUNARMOURED AND ARMOURED, PVC SHEATHED CABLESDIMENSIONS AND Stranded Aluminium Copper ConductorsDirect ingroundampsInstalledin airampsDirect ingroundampsIn singleway ductsampsInstalledin airampsCurrent RatingsCurrent Ratings Approximate voltage ampere per metreInstallation conditions for above ratings.

8 Ambient air temperature:30 CGround temperature: 15 C, Depth of mSoil thermal resistivity: C m/WMaximum conductor operating temperature at rated current is 90 CFor rating factors see Tables 2 to 6 and 8 to 12 Stranded Copper ConductorsStranded Aluminium Conductors162535507095120150185240300400 1201451802152653153654054655406006759312 5145175215255300330380440500575100127158 1922462983463994565386217411151351652002 4027531035041546552392110135165195225255 29034038544397897 27712014 6187227263304347409471570500730610814565 470626 Direct ingroundampsInstalledin airampsDirect ingroundampsIn singleway ductsampsInstalledin airampsCurrent RatingsCurrent Ratings Approximate voltage dropper ampere per

9 Metre Approximate voltage dropper ampere per metreUNARMOURED PVC SHEATHED CABLESIn singleway ductsampsIn singleway ductsampsTable 24600/1000 V600/1000 VTable 25 Direct in ground - Cables touchingSingle way ducts - ducts touchingNote: (1) Unarmoured cables are as per IEC 60502 - 1. (2) Current rating values are for main power RATINGS (AC)STANDARD COPPER & ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS - THREE CORE CABLES,FOUR CORE CABLES & FOUR CORE CABLES WITH REDUCED NEUTRAL CONDUCTORARMOURED PVC SHEATHED CABLES Approximate voltage dropper ampere per metremVGround / Duct / AirmVGround / Duct / AirmVGround / Duct / AirmVGround / Duct / Air Nominalarea ofconductormm2 Nominalarea ofconductormm2 BICC2626 CURRENT RATINGS (AC)

10 AND VOLT DROPSSTRANDED COPPER CONDUCTORSTHREE AND FOUR CORE ARMOURED, PVC SHEATHED CABLESBICC27 DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTSARMOURED PVC SHEATHED CABLESCURRENT RATINGSARMOURED PVC SHEATHED per IEC 60502-1641512704160420232448316440335004 630873538711107641295615760 Installedin airamps3 DBICC28 BSEN 60228 SINGLE AND MULTICORE CABLES HAVING WIRE ARMOURC onductor and 29 BICC29 BICC30 Ref No: Z 0008/04/08 (2000 copies)BICC MET Box 11413, Manama, Kingdom of BahrainTel: +973 177 497 61, Fax: +973 177 280 27 Email: Factory, Mussafah (M2) Box 9171, Abu Dhabi, : +971-2 550 0774, Fax: +971 2 550 0979E-mail: Head Office and Box 11529, Dubai, : +971 4 808 2500, Fax: +971 4 808 2511 Email: - QatarTel: +974 Box 23209, Doha, QatarEmail: - Saudi ArabiaTel: +966 563 212 090 Off: No: 17, 4th floor, Farhan Al-Zuabi Building,Al Fasel St.