This BS 6231 600/1000V PVC Insulated Unsheathed Flexible Cable is specifically designed for 600/1000V electrical systems and manufactured in strict compliance with BS TYPE BK / TYPE CK standards. The product is widely suitable for internal wiring applications in various electrical cabinets, including:
• Internal wiring of switchgear and control panels
• Instrumentation panels and relay protection cabinets in power distribution equipment
• Internal connections in rectifier systems and motor starters
• Integration of industrial automation control systems
Basic design to to BS 6231: 2006
| Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test) | BS EN 60332-1-2 |
600/1000V
Conductor : Annealed copper conductor, class 5 according to BS EN 60228.
Insulation : PVC Type TI 1 according to BS EN 50363-3 for cable type BK, and type TI 3 according to BS EN 50363-3 for cable type CK.
Black, Blue, Brown, Red, White, Grey, Violet, Pink, Green and Yellow. Other colours can be offered upon request.
Maximum temperature range during operation (PVC) : 70°C (TYPE BK) ; 90°C (TYPE CK)
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds) : 160°C
Minimum bending radius : 6 × overall diameter
| Conductor | FLP600-V-K | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cores ×Cross Section | Class of Conductor | Nominal Insulation Thickness | Maximum Overall Diameter | Approx.Weight |
| No.× mm² | mm | mm | kg/km | |
| 1x0.50 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 12 |
| 1x0.75 | 5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 15 |
| 1x1.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 18 |
| 1x1.5 | 5 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 23 |
| 1x2.5 | 5 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 34 |
| 1x4.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 48 |
| 1x6.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 67 |
| 1x10 | 5 | 1 | 7.2 | 119 |
| 1x16 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 187 |
| 1x25 | 5 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 291 |
| 1x35 | 5 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 406 |
| 1x50 | 5 | 1.4 | 15.4 | 580 |
| 1x70 | 5 | 1.4 | 17.5 | 780 |
| 1x95 | 5 | 1.6 | 19.2 | 1055 |
| 1x120 | 5 | 1.6 | 21.2 | 1175 |
| 1x150 | 5 | 1.8 | 23.9 | 1425 |
| 1x185 | 5 | 2 | 25.9 | 1735 |
| 1x240 | 5 | 2.2 | 28.9 | 2310 |
Conductor Operating Temperature : 70°C
Ambient Temperature : 30°C
| 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) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touching | Spaced by one cable diameter | ||||||||||
| 2 cables, single-phase a.c. or d.c. | 3 or 4cables, 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 | 11 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 12 | 15.5 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1.5 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 20 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2.5 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | 34 | 31 | 41 | 36 | 47 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | 46 | 42 | 57 | 50 | 65 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | 61 | 56 | 76 | 68 | 87 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | 80 | 73 | 101 | 89 | 114 | 104 | 131 | 114 | 110 | 146 | 130 |
| 35 | 99 | 89 | 125 | 110 | 141 | 129 | 162 | 143 | 137 | 181 | 162 |
| 50 | 119 | 108 | 151 | 134 | 182 | 167 | 196 | 174 | 167 | 219 | 197 |
| 70 | 151 | 136 | 192 | 171 | 234 | 214 | 251 | 225 | 216 | 281 | 254 |
| 95 | 182 | 164 | 232 | 207 | 284 | 261 | 304 | 275 | 264 | 341 | 311 |
| 120 | 210 | 188 | 269 | 239 | 330 | 303 | 352 | 321 | 308 | 396 | 362 |
| 150 | 240 | 216 | 300 | 262 | 381 | 349 | 406 | 372 | 356 | 456 | 419 |
| 185 | 273 | 245 | 341 | 296 | 436 | 400 | 463 | 427 | 409 | 521 | 480 |
| 240 | 321 | 286 | 400 | 346 | 515 | 472 | 546 | 507 | 485 | 615 | 569 |
| 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 (clipped direct, on trays or in free air) | Ref. Methods A & B (enclosed in conduit or trunking) | Ref. Methods C & F (clipped direct, on trays or in free air) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cables touching | Cables spaced* | Cables touching, Trefoil | Cables touching, Flat | Cables spaced*, Flat | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| mm² | mV/A/m | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| 1.5 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| 2.5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||||||||||||||
| r | x | z | r | x | z | r | x | z | r | x | z | r | x | z | r | x | z | r | x | z | ||
| 25 | 1.75 | 1.8 | 0.33 | 1.8 | 1.75 | 0.2 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 0.29 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.29 | 1.55 | 1.5 | 0.175 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1.55 | 1.5 | 0.32 | 1.55 |
| 35 | 1.25 | 1.3 | 0.31 | 1.3 | 1.25 | 0.195 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.28 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.27 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.17 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.24 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.32 | 1.15 |
| 50 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.93 | 0.19 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.28 | 0.97 | 0.81 | 0.26 | 0.85 | 0.8 | 0.165 | 0.82 | 0.8 | 0.24 | 0.84 | 0.8 | 0.32 | 0.86 |
| 70 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.29 | 0.72 | 0.63 | 0.185 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.27 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.25 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.16 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.24 | 0.6 | 0.55 | 0.31 | 0.63 |
| 95 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.28 | 0.56 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.5 | 0.47 | 0.27 | 0.54 | 0.42 | 0.24 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.155 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.23 | 0.47 | 0.4 | 0.31 | 0.51 |
| 120 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.175 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.4 | 0.32 | 0.3 | 0.44 |
| 150 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.41 | 0.3 | 0.175 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.3 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 185 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.37 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.145 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 0.3 | 0.36 |
| 240 | 0.18 | 0.195 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.185 | 0.165 | 0.25 | 0.185 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.145 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.34 |
Note: *Spacings larger than one cable diameter will result in a large voltage drop.
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance
