Table 3: Rating factors for ambient ground
temperatures other than 20C to be applied
to the current-carrying capacities for cables
buried to ground.
Table 2: : Rating factors for ambient air
temperatures other than 30C to be applied
to the current carrying capacities for cables
in free air.
Ambient
PVC
Temperature
Ground
PVC
Temperature
XLPE
25
30
1.03
1.00
1.02
1.00
35
40
0.94
0.87
0.96
0.91
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
0.79
0.71
0.61
0.50
-
0.87
0.82
0.76
0.71
0.65
0.58
0.50
0.41
-
90
95
Table 2
XLPE
10
15
20
25
30
1.10
1.05
1.00
0.95
0.89
1.07
1.04
1.00
0.96
0.93
35
40
45
50
0.84
0.77
0.71
0.63
0.89
0.85
0.80
0.76
55
60
65
70
75
80
0.55
0.45
-
0.71
0.65
0.60
0.53
0.46
0.38
Conversion of usual measuring units
(Units for cables and wires)
In the US the measurements are mainly used in AWG-numbers (AWG = American Wire Gauge).
The AWG-numbers conform the British B&S-numbers (B&S = Brown & Sharp)
AWG
mm2
AWG
mm2
AWG
mm2
AWG
mm2
30
0.05
18
0.75
16
300 MCM
150
28
26
24
22
21
20
0.08
0.14
0.25
0.34
0.38
0.50
17
16
14
12
10
8
1.00
1.5
2.5
4
6
10
4
2
1
2/0
3/0
4/0
25
35
50
70
95
120
350 MCM
500 MCM
600 MCM
750 MCM
1000 MCM
185
240
300
400
500
Table 6
1 CM = 1 Circ. mil. = 0,0005067 mm2
1 MCM = 1000 Circ. mils = 0,5067-mm2
This cross reference list shows equivalent nominal values(mm2). Actual cross sections may vary.
ELECTRICAL FORMULAS
Electrical formulas for determining ampere, Kilowatt, Kilovolt ampere and horse power.
DIRECT CURRENT (DC)
A = KW x 1000
V
Table 3
A = KVA x 1000
V
Rating Factor for Soil Thermal Resistivities
Table 4: Rating factors for cables buried direct in the ground or in an underground
conduit system to BS EN 50086-2-4 for soil thermal resistivities other than 2.5 K.m/W
to be applied to the current-carrying capacities for Reference Method D
Thermal resisvitity K.m/W
0.5
0.8
1.5
2.5
Rating factor for buried In ducts
1.28
1.20
1.18
1.1
1.05
0.96
Rating factor for direct buried
1.88
1.62
1.5
1.28
1.12
0.90
Table 4
US-American and British units
A = HP x 746
V x (%Eff.)
ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC)
SINGLE PHASE
THREE PHASE
A = KVA x 1000
V
A = KVA x 1000
1.73 x V
A = KW x 1000
Vx P.F.
A = HP x 746
V x (%Eff.) x P.F.
A = KW x 1000
1.73 x V x P.F.
A = HP x 746
1.73 x V x (%Eff.) x P.F.
KW = A x V
1000
KW = A x V x P.F.
1000
KW = A x V x 1.73 x P.F.
1000
KVA = A x V
1000
KVA = A x V
1000
KVA = A x V x 1.73
1000
HP = A x V x (% Eff.)
746
HP = A x V x (% Eff.) x P.F.
746
HP = A x V x 1.73 x (% Eff.) x P.F.
746