General Cable PowrPak® Flat Strap 15 kV Concentric Neutral LLDPE Jacket Underground PILC Replacement Cable Cu Conductor EPR Insulation

General Cable PowrPak® Flat Strap 15 kV Concentric Neutral LLDPE Jacket Underground PILC Replacement Cable Cu Conductor EPR Insulation

Product Details

Complete Cable: Cross-linked semi-conducting conductor shield, insulation and semi-conducting insulation shield are extruded over stranded copper conductor and cured in a single operation. Uncoated copper flat strap neutrals (helically applied) and extruded-to-fill black jacket are applied over the cable core. PowrPak® cables meet the latest ANSI/ICEA S-94-649 and AEIC CS8 specifications for Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPR) insulated concentric neutral cable except for dimensional requirements.

Conductor: STRANDFILL®, bare, compact, concentric lay stranded copper tested in accordance with ICEA T-31-610.

Conductor Shield: Extruded semi-conducting thermosetting polymeric stress control layer.

Insulation: Extruded Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPR) Class II and III.

Insulation Shield: Extruded semi-conducting thermosetting layer, clean and free stripping from insulation.

Copper Flat Straps: Bare annealed copper flat strap neutrals designed to meet customer fault current requirements.

Jacket: Black, non-conducting Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) extruded to fill spaces between flat straps.

Features and Benefits:
• Reduced overall diameter for tight duct applications without reducing insulation wall
• No environmental concerns
• Higher emergency ampacity capabilities
• Less costly than PILC
• Millions of feet successfully installed and operated since its introduction in 1989
• Triple-extruded for clean interfaces
• Class 10,000 environment utilized for cable core material handling
• Flexibility for easy handling
• Excellent moisture resistance
• Improved temperature rating over PILC
• Low dielectric loss
• Deformation-resistant
• High dielectric strength
• Excellent resistance to water treeing
• Clean-stripping insulation shield without the use of a release agent

Temperature Rating:
• Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105°C
• Emergency* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140°C
• Short Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250°C
* Operation at the emergency overload temperature shall not exceed 1500 hours cumulative during the lifetime of the cable.

Applications: PowrPak® cables are intended for use in dry or wet locations for today's aging and expanding urban underground distribution systems of utilities where PILC has been used previously. It is specifically designed to be used in urban underground network systems where existing duct space is limited.

Options:
• Class C copper conductors
• Reduced insulation wall thickness
• BIFILL® blocked conductor and cable core/ jacket. Tested in accordance with ICEA T-34-664
• Dry nitrogen cure
• True Triple Extrusion
• Red stripes on jacket
• Deformation-resistant polypropylene jacket
• 3 X 1/C triplex or parallel
• Lead-free filled EAM insulation
• TRXLPE insulation

compact conductor flat strap shield(1) nominal o.d. inches nom.
jacket
thkn.
inches
approx. weight
lb/1000ft
amp.
induct
(2)
duct clearance (3)
cu
awg/
kcmil
min.
no.of
wires
no.of
straps
thkn.
mils
width
mils
ins.
± 25
mils
ins shield
± 30
mils
flat
strap
encap
jacket
± 50
mils
cu
cond.
cu
shield
total ducti.d.
inches
min.
clear
inches
4/0 18 12 20 175 0.865 0.925 0.965 1.065 0.050 653 178 1167 305 3.0 0.72
350 35 14 20 175 1.006 1.066 1.106 1.206 0.050 1081 208 1694 400 3.0 0.36
500 35 14 20 175 1.126 1.186 1.226 1.326 0.050 1544 208 2222 495 3.5 0.63
750 58 16 20 175 1.298 1.358 1.398 1.498 0.050 2316 237 3120 615 4.0 0.75
1000 58 16 20 175 1.450 1.510 1.550 1.650 0.050 3088 237 3980 705 4.0 0.36
fault current capability of flat strap neutral
no.
straps
thkn.
mils
width
mils
cross sectional 
area (kcmil)
amperes for fault duration (cycles)
3 6 8 10 12 15 20
12 20 175 53.466 15,064 10,652 9,225 8,251 7,532 6,737 5,834
14 20 175 62.377 17,574 12,427 10,762 9,626 8,787 7,850 6,807
16 20 175 71.288 20,085 14,202 12,300 11,001 10,043 8,982 7,779
14 25 175 77.971 21,968 15,534 13,453 12,032 10,984 9,824 8,508
16 25 175 89.110 25,106 17,753 15,374 13,751 12,553 11,228 9,724
14 35 200 124.754 35,149 24,854 21,524 19,252 17,574 15,719 13,613

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