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Cable Pulling

This document provides calculations for cable pulling tensions and sidewall pressure for installing cables. It calculates values such as conduit fill percentage, jam ratio, maximum allowable pulling tension, and cable pulling tension as a function of cable length. The maximum allowable sidewall pressure is noted to be 500 lb/ft for cables #8 AWG and smaller, and 300 lb/ft for cables #6 AWG and larger, according to IEEE standards. The calculated cable pulling tensions for cable lengths from 20 to 500 meters are all within the maximum allowable tension of 1500 lb.

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Cable Pulling

This document provides calculations for cable pulling tensions and sidewall pressure for installing cables. It calculates values such as conduit fill percentage, jam ratio, maximum allowable pulling tension, and cable pulling tension as a function of cable length. The maximum allowable sidewall pressure is noted to be 500 lb/ft for cables #8 AWG and smaller, and 300 lb/ft for cables #6 AWG and larger, according to IEEE standards. The calculated cable pulling tensions for cable lengths from 20 to 500 meters are all within the maximum allowable tension of 1500 lb.

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Calculation for cable pulling tensions & sidewall pressure

The calculations are preformed in accordance with the IEEE Std. 525-1992 (Revision of IEEE Std. 525-1987)
IEEE guide for the design and installations of cable system in substations.
Purpose
To calculation for cable pulling tensions & sidewall pressure of the longest cable.
1. Data
1.1 Duct bank
Type HDPE
Inside diameter (D) 144.6 mm
5.6929 in.
Cross section area (AD) 25.4542 in.2
1.2 Cable
Configgulation Three cables cradled
Type 22 kV XLPE Copper cable
Size 249 mm2
Outsize diameter (d) 42 mm
1.6535 in.
Cross section area (Ad) 2.1474 in.2
Weight (w) 3.35 kg/m
2.2514 lb/ft
2. General calculations
2.1 Conduit fill
Fill (%) (3*ad/AD)*100 %
25.3095 %
Allowable fill limits of 40 % for one cable
2.2 Jam ratio (J)
This inside diameter of a field bent conduit is usually increased by 5%
J 1.05*D/d %
3.62 %
Jamming cannot occur (>3.0)
2.3 Maximum allowable pulling tension
K 8 lb/kcmil (Tension strength of Copper)
A 473.653 kcmil (Cross section area of conductor)
Tmax 2*K*A lb (The maximum permitted tension)
Tmax 7578.4488 lb
When using a basket-weave type pulling grip applied over a lead-sheathed cable,
the force should not exceed 1500 lb (6.67 kN)
Note
According to IEEE std. 525-1992, the maximum allowable sidewall pressure is show as follow
-500 lb/ft for single-conductor power cable #8 AWG (8.37 mm2) and smaller
-300 lb/ft for single-conductor power cable #6 AWG (13.3 mm2) and larger
2.4 Calculation of cable-pulling tension and maximum allowable sidewall pressure
Pulling method Cable head grip
Cable feed-in Duct bank
Pulling lubricant NASCO
The coefficent of friction f= 0.3
Reel back tension on cables T1 = 100 lb
Configgulation Three single cables in triangular configuration
Weight correction factor ( c )
c= 1+ 4/3 * (d/(D-d)2)
1.2234
Length of Cable, m Length of Cable, ft Tension, lb
T1+(Length of cable * w * f * c)
20 65.6 154.22 lb 69.94
50 164.1 235.56 lb 106.83
100 328.1 371.12 lb 168.31
200 656.2 642.23 lb 291.26
300 984.3 913.35 lb 414.22
500 1640.5 1,455.58 lb 660.13
This is within the maximum allowable tension of 1500 lb
ion of IEEE Std. 525-1987)
re is show as follow

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