FIREGUARD Flame Retardant Cables


Fire retardant cable(Fireguard)

600/1000V XLPE Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Unarmoured Power Cables to BS 7889 (Single Core)

FGD300 1RV-R (CU/XLPE/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)

BS Code: 6181X

Application

BS 7889 CU/XLPE/PVC are mainly use in fixed installations in industrial areas, buildings and similar applications

but not for burial in the ground, either directly or in ducts.

Standards

Basic design to to BS 7889:2012

FGD300 1RV-R (CU/XLPE/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)

Fire Performance

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test)

BS EN 60332-1-2

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Cable Construction

Conductor:Annealed copper conductor, class 5 according to BS EN 60228.

Insulation:XLPE type GP8 according to BS 7655-1.3.

Inner Covering Option:The optional inner covering, where used, shall consist of an extruded layer of synthetic

polymeric material. It shall surround the single core and the laid-up two, three, four or five cores, giving the

assembly a practically circular shape.

Outer Sheath:PVC Type 9 according to BS 7655-4.2.

Outer Sheath Option:UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti rodent and anti termite

properties can be offered as option. Compliance to fire performance standard (IEC 60332-1, IEC 60332-3, UL

1581, UL 1666 etc) depends on the oxygen index of the PVC compound and the overall cable design. LSPVC can

also be provided upon request.

Colour Code

Insulation Colour :Brown or blue

Sheath Colour:Black, other colours can be offered upon request.

Mechanical and Electrical Properties

Maximum temperature range during operation (XLPE)

90°C

Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds)

250°C

Minimum bending radius

Circular copper conductor (OD≤25mm): 4 x Overall Diameter

 

Circular copper conductor (OD>25mm): 6 x Overall Diameter

 

Shaped copper conductor: 8 x Overall Diameter

Construction Parameters

Conductor

FGD300 1RV-R

No. of Cores xCross Section

Class of Conductor

Nominal Insulation Thickness

Nominal Sheath Thickness

Nominal Overall Diameter

Approx.Weight

No.xmm2

 

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

1x1.5

2

0.7

1.4

6.1

36

1x2.5

2

0.7

1.4

6.8

52

1x4.0

2

0.7

1.4

7.4

76

1x6.0

2

0.7

1.4

8.2

100

1x10

2

0.7

1.4

9.2

160

1x16

2

0.7

1.4

10.7

230

1x25

2

0.9

1.4

12.5

340

1x35

2

0.9

1.4

13.5

440

1x50

2

1

1.4

13.7

541

1x70

2

1.1

1.4

15.8

749

1x95

2

1.1

1.5

17.5

1000

1x120

2

1.2

1.5

19.3

1241

1x150

2

1.4

1.6

21.5

1523

1x185

2

1.6

1.6

24.7

1942

1x240

2

1.7

1.7

27.7

2514

1x300

2

1.8

1.8

30.6

3125

1x400

2

2

1.9

34.2

3967

1x500

2

2.2

2

38

5063

1x630

2

2.4

2.2

42.9

6491

1x800

2

2.6

2.3

46

8075

1x1000

2

2.8

2.4

63

9860

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Conductor Operating Temperature :70°C

Ambient Temperature:30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E1A


Conductor cross-sectional

area

Reference Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc)

Reference Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc)

Reference Method C (clipped direct)

Reference Method F (in free air or on a perforated cable tray horizontal or vertical etc)

Reference Method G (in free air) Spaced by one cable diameter

2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c.

3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.

2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c

3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.

2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. flat and touching

3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c. flat and touching or trefoil

2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. flat

3 cables, three-phase a.c. flat

3 cables, three-phase a.c. trefoil

2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. or 3 cables three-phase a.c. flat

Horizontal

Vertical

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

mm²

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

1.5

19

17

23

20

25

23

-

-

-

-

-

2.5

26

23

31

28

34

31

-

-

-

-

-

4

35

31

42

37

46

41

-

-

-

-

-

6

45

40

54

48

59

54

-

-

-

-

-

10

61

54

75

66

81

74

-

-

-

-

-

16

81

73

100

88

109

99

-

-

-

-

-

25

106

95

133

117

143

130

161

141

135

182

161

35

131

117

164

144

176

161

200

176

169

226

201

50

158

141

198

175

228

209

242

216

207

275

246

70

200

179

253

222

293

268

310

279

268

353

318

95

241

216

306

269

355

326

377

342

328

430

389

120

278

249

354

312

413

379

437

400

383

500

454

150

318

285

393

342

476

436

504

464

444

577

527

185

362

324

449

384

545

500

575

533

510

661

605

240

424

380

528

450

644

590

679

634

607

781

719

300

486

435

603

514

743

681

783

736

703

902

833

400

-

-

683

584

868

793

940

868

823

1085

1008

500

-

-

783

666

990

904

1083

998

946

1253

1169

630

-

-

900

764

113

1033

1254

1151

1088

1454

1362

800

-

-

-

-

1288

1179

1358

1275

1214

1581

1485

1000

-

-

-

-

1443

1323

1520

1436

1349

1775

1671

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671:2008 table 4E1B


Nominal
Cross
Section
Area

2
cables
d.c.

2 cables, single-phase a.c.

3 or 4 cables, three-phase a.c.

Ref. Methods A and B (enclosed in conduit or trunking)

Ref. Methods C, F & G(clipped direct, on trays or in free air)

Ref. Methods A & B (enclosed in conduit or trunking

Ref. Methods C, F & G (clipped direct, on trays or in free air)

1

2

3

Cables touching 4

Cables spaced* 5

6

7

mm²

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

1.5

31

 

31

 

 

27

 

 

27

 

 

27

 

 

27

 

2.5

19

 

19

 

 

16

 

 

16

 

 

16

 

 

16

 

4

33

 

12

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

6

7.8

 

7.9

 

 

6.8

 

 

6.8

 

 

6.8

 

 

6.8

 

10

4.7

 

4.7

 

 

4.7

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

16

2.9

 

2.9

 

 

2.9

 

 

2.5

 

 

2.5

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

r

x

z

r

x

z

r

x

z

r

x

z

r

x

z

25

1.85

1.6

0.31

1.9

1.85

0.19

1.85

1.6

0.27

1.65

1.6

0.165

1.6

1.6

0.19

1.6

35

1.35

1.35

0.29

1.35

1.35

0.18

1.35

1.15

0.25

1.15

1.15

0.155

1.5

1.15

0.18

1.15

50

0.99

1

0.29

1.05

0.99

0.18

1

0.87

0.25

0.9

0.86

0.155

0.87

0.86

0.18

0.87

70

0.68

0.7

0.28

0.75

0.68

0.175

0.71

0.6

0.24

0.65

0.59

0.15

0.61

0.59

0.175

0.62

95

0.49

0.51

0.27

0.58

0.49

0.17

0.52

0.44

0.23

0.5

0.43

0.145

0.45

0.43

0.17

0.46

120

0.39

0.41

0.26

0.48

0.39

0.165

0.43

0.35

0.23

0.42

0.34

0.14

0.37

0.34

0.165

0.38

150

0.32

0.33

0.26

0.43

0.32

0.165

0.36

0.29

0.23

0.37

0.28

0.14

0.31

0.28

0.165

0.32

185

0.25

0.27

0.26

0.37

0.26

0.165

0.3

0.23

0.23

0.32

0.22

0.14

0.26

0.22

0.165

0.28

240

0.19

0.21

0.26

0.33

0.2

0.16

0.25

0.185

0.22

0.29

0.17

0.14

0.22

0.17

0.165

0.24

300

0.155

0.175

0.25

0.31

0.16

0.16

0.22

0.15

0.22

0.27

0.14

0.14

0.195

0.135

0.16

0.21

400

0.12

0.14

0.25

0.29

0.13

0.155

0.2

0.125

0.22

0.25

0.11

0.135

0.175

0.11

0.16

0.195

500

0.093

0.12

0.25

0.28

0.105

0.155

0.185

0.1

0.22

0.24

0.09

0.135

0.16

0.088

0.16

0.18

630

0.072

0.1

0.25

0.27

0.086

0.155

0.175

0.088

0.21

0.23

0.074

0.135

0.15

0.071

0.16

0.17

800

0.056

-

-

-

0.072

0.15

0.17

-

-

-

0.062

0.13

0.145

0.059

0.155

0.165

1000

0.045

-

-

-

0.063

0.15

0.165

-

-

-

0.055

0.13

0.14

0.05

0.155

0.165

Note: *Spacings larger than one cable diameter will result in a large voltage drop.
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance