VCVH6-F – Screened PVC Flat Cables

Control : 300 / 500V
Power : 0.6 / 1 (1.2) kV

Applications

Used for hoisting control systems in festoons on overhead cranes.
Copper screens are efficient against electro magnetic disturbances caused by power and control cables.

Design

1. Conductor :	Flexible plain copper class 5; IEC 60228
2. Insulation :	PVC
3. Screen :	a. Plain copper braid; b. Plain copper spinning on phase cores. Earth core is unscreened
4. Outer-sheath :	PVC;
Colour:	Black

Marking

VCVH6-F
Number of cores – cross-section
voltage – NEXANS – year – week

Cores Identification

power: black-grey-brown
earth conductor: green/yellow
control: black with white printed numbers

Standards

Nexans specification

Mechanical properties

Tensile stress of the conductor	static	15 N/mm²
	dynamic	30 N/mm²
Tests	Bending test
Travelling Festoon speed	up to 120 m/min

Chemical Properties

Oil, acid and alcaline resistant.
For indoor and outdoor applications. Moisture, UV and ozone resistance.
Flame-retardant according to IEC 60 332 part 1.

Electrical and Thermal properties

Control cables:
Nominal voltag	Uo/U	300/500 V
Maximum operating voltage in AC systems	Um	500 V
Capacitance between cores:		170 nF/km
Capacitance between core and screen:		350 nF/km
Power cables:
Nominal voltage	Uo/U	0.6/1 kV
Maximum operating voltage in AC systems	Um	1.2 kV
Test voltage:
– Control	2.0 kV – 50 Hz in AC
– Power	2.5 kV – 50 Hz in AC
Max. temperature at the conductor:
– in service	+ 70 °C
– in short circuit	+ 150 °C
Max. surface temperature:
– fixed installation	– 35 °C up to + 60 °C
– mobile operation	– 25 °C up to + 60 °C

VCVH6-F Screened PVC Flat Cables

	Number of cores and nominal cross-section (mm²)	Outer dimensions approx (mm)	Weightapprox. (kg/km)
CONTROL	4 x 1.5*	18 x 5.5	220
	8 x 1.5*	34 x 5.5	430
	12 x 1.5*	50 x 5.5	650
POWER	4 G 4*	23 x 7	360
	4 G 6*	29 x 9	580
	4 G 10*	37 x 11	900
	4 G 16*	46 x 14	1,280
	4 G 25*	50 x 14.5	1,800
	4 G 35*	55 x 16	2,300