Cables Sizes and Current Capacity | Electrical Engineering Facts
Current-carrying capacity: tables
(Extract from VDE 0298 T4 06/13 tables: 11, 17, 18, 21, 26 and 27)
Current-carrying capacity, cables with a nominal voltage up to 1000 V and heat resistant cables VDE 0298 T4 08/03 table 11, column 2 and 5 | ||
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column 2 | column 5 | |
the way of laying | in the air | on or at surfaces |
mono conductors
– rubber insulated |
Multi conductor cables (except for house or handheld units) – rubber insulated – PVC insulated – heat resistant |
|
Number of charged conductors | 1 | 2 or 3 |
Nominal section | Capacity (Ampere) | |
0,75 mm2 | 15A | 12A |
1,00 mm2 | 19A | 15A |
1,50 mm2 | 24A | 18A |
2,50 mm2 | 32A | 26A |
4,00 mm2 | 42A | 34A |
6,00 mm2 | 54A | 44A |
10,00 mm2 | 73A | 61A |
16,00 mm2 | 98A | 82A |
25,00 mm2 | 129A | 108A |
35,00 mm2 | 158A | 135A |
50,00 mm2 | 198A | 168A |
70,00 mm2 | 245A | 207A |
95,00 mm2 | 292A | 250A |
120,00 mm2 | 344A | 292A |
150,00 mm2 | 391A | 335A |
185,00 mm2 | 448A | 382A |
240,00 mm2 | 528A | 453A |
300,00 mm2 | 608A | 523A |