(N)A2XY 1X240 RM 1.5/1.5 DC kV
(N)A2XY 1X240 RM 1.5/1.5 DC kV is a BIS type names (India) cable designation: A = Aluminium conductor; 2X = Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation; Y = PVC outer sheath; 1X240 = 240 mm², 1 conductor; (N) = Has a neutral core (blue insulation); A2XY = A2XY: aluminium conductors, XLPE insulation, inner sheath, unarmoured, PVC outer sheath (IS 7098-1, up to 1100 V). Up to and including 1100 V a.c.; d.c. up to and including 1500 V; 90 C normal, 250 C short circuit. IS 7098 (Part 1):2025, cable code cl. 18.3.
2 coding systems recognise this code
BIS type names (India)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
A | Aluminium conductor |
2X | Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation |
Y | PVC outer sheath |
1X240 | 240 mm², 1 conductor |
(N) | Has a neutral core (blue insulation) |
A2XY | A2XY: aluminium conductors, XLPE insulation, inner sheath, unarmoured, PVC outer sheath (IS 7098-1, up to 1100 V). Up to and including 1100 V a.c.; d.c. up to and including 1500 V; 90 C normal, 250 C short circuit. IS 7098 (Part 1):2025, cable code cl. 18.3 |
DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
(N) | Similar To VDE Standard |
A | Aluminium Conductor |
2X | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
RM | Round Stranded Conductor, IEC 60228 Class 2 |
How to read a DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany) cable code
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (Y).
Typically targeted, as declared by makers for this kind of construction in the examples this site checked (not the class of this cable):
EcaN1XV-R, Ahlsell (seller)Cca-s3,d1,a3FG16OR16, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)EcaU1000 R2V, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)EcaN2XSY, Waskönig+Walter (10 kV datasheet)
Listed as sources, alphabetically by maker. No maker pays to appear here.
A CPR class is declared by the maker in its Declaration of Performance and printed on the sheath (EN 50575 cl 7). This decoder does not assign one. What the CPR classes mean →
Sources: EN 13501-6 draft and FprEN 50575:2014 final draft (drafts, not the published texts); IEC 60332-3-24:2000+A1:2008; EN 13501-3 draft A2.
(N)A2XY 1X240 RM 1.5/1.5 DC kV as the cable designer builds it, 1x240 1100 V
Overall diameter 25.8 mm, about 980 kg/km. Nominal values from the standard's tables for this size, computed, not a maker's data.
| Layer | Material | Thickness, mm | Over the layer, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulation | XLPE | 1.7 | 21.8 |
| Sheath | PVC | 2.0 | 25.8 |
(N)A2XY 1X240 RM 1.5/1.5 DC kV on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 25.8 mm and about 980 kg/km as the cable designer builds it. Drums as their makers print them; lengths are estimates within a few per cent of the cable makers' own tables: whole layers, wound diameter 1.05 × OD, 50 mm freeboard under the flange rim.
| Length | Drum size (its makers) | Layers | Gross weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | KTG 12 (1250 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 8 of 9 | 634–655 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 16 (1600 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 10 of 12 | 1,256–1,289 kg |
Barrel at least 20 × OD = 516 mm for a cable of this kind (Low voltage, single core): KTG table, the cable's datasheet wins. A load rating is the drum maker's own.
Other lengths, drums and weights: the cable drum calculator
Load it on a truck: 1000 m on its drum in the loading planner
Laying, sizes and datasheet: (N)A2XY 1X240 RM 1.5/1.5 DC kV
Terms on this page: oversheath (outer sheath)
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