BS 5467 Power Cable

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Product Description

This BS 5467 standard power cable is well-designed and fully functional, suitable for both power supply and control lines, providing a stable and reliable power transmission solution for various industrial and civil applications. Its unique steel wire armor is a major highlight. This design not only enhances the cable's mechanical strength, enabling it to withstand tensile and compressive forces and effectively resist external physical damage, but also significantly improves its durability and service life, maintaining stable operation even in harsh environments.

Tianjin Beida's BS 5467 power cable also boasts excellent environmental adaptability. Whether for internal wiring in high-rise buildings or complex underground projects, this cable handles it all with ease. Inside buildings, it seamlessly integrates into various décor styles, offering both aesthetics and practicality; while when buried underground, its superior corrosion and water resistance ensures that the cable remains unaffected by environmental factors during long-term burial, providing continuous and stable power transmission.

Product Structure

Bs 5467 Power Cable

XLPE Insulated PVC Sheathed SWA Power Cable is composed of a T1R copper conductor , XLPE insulation, PVC bedding, Steel-weirs armour and PVC sheath.

Conductor: Solid Copper or Aluminium conductor , circular or Shaped, Class 2 to BS EN 60228.

Insulation: XLPE Type GP8 as per BS 7655-1.3

Core Colour: 1 core: borwn or blue

2 cores: borwn, blue

3 cores: borwn, black, Grey

4 cores: blue, borwn, black, Grey

5 cores:green/yellow, blue, borwn, black, Grey

Above 5 coes: white cores with black number

Bedding: The bedding shall be extruded polymeric material consistent consistent with the operating temperature of the cable.

Steel-wires armour: Single core cable: aluminum wire armour

Multi core cable: steel wire armour

Outer sheath: The sheath shall be extruded PVC material as per type 9 specified in BS 7655-4.2.

Process flow diagram

Bs 5467 Power Cable

Performance parameter

BS 5467 Power Cable possesses clearly defined electrical and physical performance parameters. Its rated voltage is set at two levels: 600kV and 1000kV, meeting voltage requirements in various scenarios. In electrical safety testing, the product withstood a 3.5kV test voltage for 5 minutes without any breakdown, fully demonstrating the reliability of its electrical insulation performance. Regarding temperature adaptability, this product has a wide operating temperature range and can operate stably in environments from 0℃ to +90℃.Meanwhile, its short-circuit temperature can reach +250℃, demonstrating excellent high-temperature resistance. Furthermore, this product possesses outstanding flexibility, with a minimum bending radius of 12 times its outer diameter, facilitating installation and wiring in various complex environments. In terms of flame retardancy, this product meets the BS EN 60332-1-2 flame retardant rating standard, effectively reducing the risk of fire.

Cable test

Routine Cable Tests

Conductor DC Resistance Test: Conduct the conductor DC resistance test at 20ºC. The measured conductor DC resistance value must strictly comply with the relevant requirements of Section 2 of BS EN 60228 standard.

Electrical Cable Voltage Test: Apply a voltage of 3500V to the cable for 5 minutes. During this process, the cable should not experience any breakdown.

Sampling Tests

Conductor Structure Inspection: The conductor structure must fully comply with the technical requirements specified in BS EN 60228.

Dimensional Inspection: The dimensions of the cable's insulation, inner lining, wire armor, and sheath must all meet the specific requirements in Table 3 of BS 5467.

Single Cable Burning Test: The results of the single cable burning test must comply with the requirements of BS EN 60332-1-2.

Type Testing

Insulation Performance: The insulation performance of the cable shall meet the requirements specified in BS 7655-1-3.

Inner Liner Performance: The performance of the inner liner shall comply with the relevant requirements of Clause 9.2 of BS 5467.

Sheath Performance: The performance of the sheath shall meet the requirements specified in BS 7655-4-2.

Compatibility Testing: The results of the compatibility test shall comply with the requirements of Annex C of BS 5467.

Insulation Shrinkage Test: The insulation shrinkage test shall comply with the requirements of Clause 18.3 of BS 5467, and the test method shall be performed according to BS EN 60811-502.

Sheath Shrinkage Test: The sheath shrinkage test shall comply with the requirements of Clause 18.6 of BS 5467.

Sheath Tear Resistance Test: The sheath tear resistance test shall meet the requirements of Annex D of BS 5467.

Structure size

Maximum resistance of conductor and armour
for Single-core cable at 20 ℃
Type	Max Resistance at 20 ℃
Nominial Cross-section area of conductor	Conductor		Aluminum wire armour
Nominial Cross-section area of conductor	Copper	Aluminum	Cables with stranded copper conductor	Cables with stranded aluminum conductor
mm²	Ω／km	Ω／km	Ω／km	Ω／km
50	0.387	0.641	1.30	1.40
70	0.268	0.443	0.75	0.84
95	0.193	0.32	0.67	0.75
120	0.153	0.253	0.61	0.69
150	0.124	0.206	0.42	0.47
185	0.0991	0.164	0.38	0.42
240	0.0754	0.125	0.34	0.38
300	0.0601	0.100	0.31	0.35
400	0.0470	—	0.22	—
500	0.0366	—	0.20	—

Maximum resistance of conductor and armour
for cable from 2 to 5 cores at 20 ℃
Type	Max Resistance at 20 ℃
Nominial Cross-section area of conductor	Conductor		Steel wire armour
	Copper	Aluminum	Cables with stranded copper conductor
	Copper	Aluminum	2 core	3 core	4 core	5 core
mm²	Ω／km	Ω／km	Ω／km	Ω／km	Ω／km	Ω／km
1.5	12.1	—	10.20	9.50	8.80	8.20
2.5	7.41	—	8.80	8.20	7.70	6.80
4	4.61	—	7.90	7.50	6.80	6.20
6	3.08	—	7.00	6.70	4.30	3.90
10	1.83	—	6.00	4.00	3.70	3.40
16	1.15	1.91	3.70	3.50	3.10	2.20
25	0.727	1.20	3.70	2.50	2.30	1.80
35	0.524	0.868	2.60	2.30	2.00	1.60
50	0.387	0.641	2.30	2.00	1.80	1.10
70	0.268	0.443	2.00	1.80	1.20	0.94
95	0.193	0.32	1.40	1.30	1.10	—
120	0.153	0.253	1.30	1.20	0.76	—
150	0.124	0.206	1.20	0.78	0.68	—
185	0.0991	0.164	0.82	0.71	0.61	—
240	0.0754	0.125	0.73	0.63	0.54	—
300	0.0601	0.100	0.67	0.58	0.49	—
400	0.0470	—	0.59	0.52	0.35	—

Current-carrying capacity in amperes（A）

Rated voltage 0.6/1kV XLPE insulation power cable
current-carrying capacity in amperes（A）
Ambient temperature：in air：40℃，in ground：25℃
Conductor temparature：90℃
Soil thermal resistance coefficient：1.0k·m/W
Type	CU/XLPE/PVC, AL/XLPE/PVC, CU/XLPE/PVC/STA/PVC, AL/XLPE/PVC/STA/PVC, CU/XLPE/PVC/AWA/PVC, AL/XLPE/PVC/AWA/PVC				CU/XLPE/PVC, AL/XLPE/PVC, CU/XLPE/PVC/STA/PVC, AL/XLPE/PVC/STA/PVC, CU/XLPE/PVC/SWA/PVC, AL/XLPE/PVC/SWA/PVC
Number of core	Single core				Multi cores
Cross-section area,mm²	In air		In ground		In air		In ground
Cross-section area,mm²	Cu	Al	Cu	Al	Cu	Al	Cu	Al
1.5	27	—	40	—	21	—	27	—
2.5	37	28	54	41	26	21	33	27
4	51	39	72	56	34	26	43	32
6	65	52	92	74	44	35	56	42
10	92	70	125	95	56	45	70	54
16	120	94	165	130	77	59	94	69
25	160	120	215	165	100	78	120	90
35	195	150	260	200	130	100	155	115
50	240	185	315	240	160	125	185	135
70	300	235	390	300	195	150	220	165
95	370	285	470	365	245	190	270	200
120	430	335	540	415	300	230	320	240
150	495	385	605	470	350	270	365	275
185	575	445	690	535	400	310	410	310
240	680	530	805	625	465	360	465	355
300	790	610	905	705	550	430	540	410
400	925	725	1045	815	—	—	—	—
500	1075	845	1185	935	—	—	—	—
630	1245	995	1345	1075	—	—	—	—
Note:The armor of single-core cables is made of non-magnetic materials.