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Cable Termination Selection What does Diameter over core insulation means

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PoliPoliCarps

Electrical
Nov 9, 2018
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Hello,
Can you please help elaborate what it mean for "Diameter over core insulation"

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I have the following cable information.


So which one on the cable information is my diameter over core insulation?


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Thank you.
I just cannot understand what it mean thank you in advance
 
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When a conductor is insulated, then The Diameter Over Core Insulation is self explanatory, that is, the overall diameter.
One or more cables may be assembled into a cable.
If you are trying to order connectors for individual conductors, then cable diameter may not be applicable.

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The conductor diameter corresponds to the maximum as per IEC 60228 Standard for copper stranded conductor. The insulation thickness has to be according to IEC 60502-2 for XLPE or EPR 12/20 (24) kV.
Then for 50 mm^2, if conductor diameter is 9.1 mm , 1 mm conductor screen and 5.5 mm insulation thickness the insulated core diameter has to be 9.1+2*(1+5.5)=22.1 mm. However it could be 10% less sometime [that means 20 mm].
 
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