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Electrical Services: Rising Mains Wires Cables

The document discusses rising electrical mains, wires, and cables used in commercial buildings. Rising mains refer to the main electrical power cables installed vertically through a multi-story building, with a tap-off on each floor to supply power. Wires and cables are purpose-built conductors that must match the required power rating. Common wire types include PVC-coated copper wire, which has high strength and insulation. Cables contain two or more wires bonded together to form a single assembly.

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Electrical Services: Rising Mains Wires Cables

The document discusses rising electrical mains, wires, and cables used in commercial buildings. Rising mains refer to the main electrical power cables installed vertically through a multi-story building, with a tap-off on each floor to supply power. Wires and cables are purpose-built conductors that must match the required power rating. Common wire types include PVC-coated copper wire, which has high strength and insulation. Cables contain two or more wires bonded together to form a single assembly.

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ELECTRICAL SERVICES

~RISING MAINS
~WIRES
~CABLES

R I S H AV R A J

A1904017040
“Rising electrical  mains” refers to
the main electrical power cables that are
i n s t a l l e d i n a m u l ti - s t o r y c o m m e r c i a l
b u i l d i n g . A t e a c h fl o o r, t h e r e w i l l t y p i c a l l y
RISING b e a t a p - o ff t o s u p p l y p o w e r t o e a c h fl o o r.
T h e   r i s i n g m a i n s   w i l l r u n t h e e n ti r e h e i g h t o f
MAINS the building.
SINGLE RISING MAIN
In this type of system only one main line goes to the
u p p e r l e v e l a n d d i s t r i b u t e a t e a c h fl o o r r e s p e c ti v e l y .
N o t v e r y c o m m o n i n p r a c ti c e , g e n e r a l l y u s e d a t p l a c e
where high supply security system is not important.

A D V A N TA G E S
•The different loads on individual floors are balanced out.
• Only a small main L.V board is required.
• Simple in construction and operation.

D I S A D V A N TA G E S
• Low supply security (a fault in the rising mains effect all floors).
3 PHASE RISING MAIN
Wires & Cables are purpose built conductors.
The size & type of wire/cable must suit the
p o w e r r a ti n g r e q u i r e d f o r t h e i r u s e . T h e
higher the power the thic ker the wire/cable.
WIRES AND
CABLES Uses of Wires
•D o m e s ti c & s m a l l i n d u s t r y W i r i n g i n
appliances

Uses of Cable
•S m a l l & b i g i n d u s t r i e s D i s t r i b u ti o n L i n e s
Tr a n s m i s s i o n l i n e s
Types of Wire
1. VIR wire
2. CTS & TRS wire
3. Weather proof wire
4. LC wire
5. MICC wire
6. PVC wire
Various types of wires.

1.VIR wire
• It is called vulcanized insulation rubber wire. Copper & aluminum conductor and rubber coating are used
in it. Now single & double braided wires are mostly in a use. But it has lower tensile strength, chemical
reaction & bad insulation so it is not used.
• suitable for: low & medium voltage supply only
•old type: not readily available to purchase
2.CTS & TRS wire
•It is called crab type sheath wire & tuff rubber sheath wire. Hard & good rubber coating
on copper wire is used in this wire. Its used in house wiring & industrial wiring.
•Available in 250/440V only
3.Weather proof wire
•No weather reaction , in this types of wire. Because it has cotton breeding with water proof.
But it is flammable so no in use now.

4. LC wire
•It is called lead covered wire. Lead pipe on rubber insulation & its coating on conductor. It is
very good in moisture condition but less tensile strength so low uses now.

5.MICC wire
•It is called mineral insulated copper covered wire. In this type wire copper conductor coated
is with magnesium oxide. And After copper coating is coated on it. In case of moisture
weather PVC coating (serving) is coated on its. It is uses in mines, factory, furnace, boiler,
rolling mills etc. magnesium oxide is used for avoiding moisture problems.
6. PVC wire
•It is called poly vinyl chloride wire. PVC coating on copper conductor so its so many advantages as
follows.
(a) High dielectric strength
(b) High tensile strength
(c) More defense against moisture
(d) High life
(e) No disturb in vibration
•Available in 600, 660, 1100 Voltage, Widely used Long life Durable against water, heat, oil, UV light
A cable is most often two or more wires running side by side
and bonded, twisted, or braided together to form a single
assembly.

What is Cable ?
Types of Cable
1. Single core Cable
2. 2 core Cable
3. 3 Core Cable
4. 3.5 core Cable
5. 4 Core Cable
6. Armoured Cable
7. Unarmoured Cable
Single Core Cables
A single core cable consists of stranded conductors twisted together and housed in a PVC
covering. It comes as a 6 mm sq. single core, colour coded green and yellow, and is used for
supplementary earth bonding.
2 Core Cable
In 2 Core cable, one conductor acts as a face and another acts as natural conductors, both the
conductors have equal cross sectional area.
◦ It is used in telephone service and to connect computer devices
3 Core Cable
In 3 Core cable all the conductors have equal cross sectional area. 3 strands carry R,Y & B phase
respectively
It is used as a Neutral wire.
3.5 Core Cable
3.5 core means three & half core. There are total 3 wire of full size for three phases (R Y B) . The
fourth is half the size for neutral. The current in neutral is generally low in a three phase
balanced system where load are mostly three phases.``
4 Core Cable
In case of unbalanced load some neutral current exists. Therefore in some cases 4 core cable is
proffered.
It is used for lighting, load distribution & applications where unbalanced loading conditions
occur frequently.
Armoured Cables
It consists of one or two layers of galvanized steel wire or steel tap.
It is used protection against mechanical injury.
Unarmoured Cables
Constructions of unarmoured cables are same as that armoured cables expect that Unarmoured
cables are not provided with armouring.
Unarmoured cables also consists of all parts such as insulation metallic sheath, bedding &
serving.
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