Specifications and Current Capacity for SWA Cable 3 Core
The Table below displays the Technical Specifications and Current Carrying Capacity for SWA Cable 3 Core:-
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Three Core Specifications |
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| Nominal Cross Sectional Area (mm2) | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 35 | 50 | 70 | 95 | 120 | 150 | 185 | 240 | 300 | 400 |
| Approx. Overall Diameter (mm) | 11.3 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 18.1 | 20.6 | 26.0 | 27.6 | 30.0 | 33.6 | 38.1 | 41.3 | 45.7 | 49.7 | 54.8 | 59.8 | 65.5 |
| Approx. Diameter Under Armour (mm) | 7.4 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 19.6 | 21.9 | 24.3 | 27.4 | 30.7 | 33.8 | 36.3 | 40.8 | 45.5 | 49.9 | 55.5 |
| Nominal Diameter of Armour Wires (mm) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Approx. Cable Weight (kg/km) | 280 | 350 | 430 | 540 | 830 | 1110 | 1590 | 1930 | 2360 | 3070 | 4250 | 5090 | 6430 | 7800 | 9680 | 11670 | 14390 |
| Maximum Conductor Resistance @ 20 Degrees C | 12.1 | 7.41 | 4.61 | 3.08 | 1.83 | 1.15 | 0.727 | 0.524 | 0.387 | 0.268 | 0.193 | 0.153 | 0.124 | 0.0991 | 0.0754 | 0.0601 | 0.047 |
| Conductor Short Circuit Rating (1 Sec/kA) | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.57 | 0.86 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 21.4 | 26.5 | 34.3 | 42.9 | 57.2 |
| Three Phase AC Clipped Direct (Amps) | 23 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 73 | 94 | 124 | 154 | 187 | 238 | 289 | 335 | 386 | 441 | 520 | 599 | 673 |
| Three Phase AC Free Air (Amps) | 25 | 33 | 44 | 56 | 78 | 99 | 131 | 162 | 197 | 251 | 304 | 353 | 406 | 463 | 546 | 628 | 728 |
| Volt Drop Three Phase AC (mV/A/m) | 27 | 16 | 10 | 6.8 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.65 | 1.15 | 0.87 | 0.6 | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.3 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.185 | 0.165 |
The Maths behind 3 Core SWA cable volt drop
The following formula is used to calculate Voltage Drop in 3 core armoured cable = (mV/A/m) x Ib x L / 1000.
- (mV/A/m): To find the value for (mV/A/m) we need to look in the current carry capacity and voltage drop tables on the pages below.
- Ib: This is in AMPs, design current which is watts divided by voltage.
- L: length of the circuit in metres.
We divide it by 1000 to convert the figure from Millivolts into Volts
You should have no less than 3% volt drop for a lighting circuit and no more that 5% for any other circuit, if you do you need to up the size cable and re-calculate until you are within the permissible volt drop %.
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