E-A2XHCY
E-A2XHCY is a HD 620 S3 section codes (CENELEC) cable designation: E- = E-: cable according to HD 620 S3 section 10-A (Table 5); A = Aluminium conductor; 2X = Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation; H = H: semiconducting layer (HD 620 S3 10-A Table 5); C = C: copper screen (HD 620 S3 10-A Table 5); Y = PVC sheath; E-A2XHCY = E-A2XHCY: medium-voltage cable, aluminium conductor, XLPE insulation, semiconducting layers, copper screen, PVC sheath (HD 620 S3 10-A). 6/10, 12/20 and 18/30 kV single core, 6/10 kV three-core (HD 620 S3 10-A 1 (b)); 90 C conductor, 250 C short circuit (5 s). HD 620 S3:2023 section 10-A, Table 5 type designations (p. 10-A-31) and Tables 6 and 7 (pp. 10-A-32, 10-A-33); XLPE DIX 8, sheath PVC DMV 6 or PE DMP 2 (1, p. 10-A-3). seen: standard.
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HD 620 S3 section codes (CENELEC)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
E- | E-: cable according to HD 620 S3 section 10-A (Table 5) |
A | Aluminium conductor |
2X | Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation |
H | H: semiconducting layer (HD 620 S3 10-A Table 5) |
C | C: copper screen (HD 620 S3 10-A Table 5) |
Y | PVC sheath |
E-A2XHCY | E-A2XHCY: medium-voltage cable, aluminium conductor, XLPE insulation, semiconducting layers, copper screen, PVC sheath (HD 620 S3 10-A). 6/10, 12/20 and 18/30 kV single core, 6/10 kV three-core (HD 620 S3 10-A 1 (b)); 90 C conductor, 250 C short circuit (5 s). HD 620 S3:2023 section 10-A, Table 5 type designations (p. 10-A-31) and Tables 6 and 7 (pp. 10-A-32, 10-A-33); XLPE DIX 8, sheath PVC DMV 6 or PE DMP 2 (1, p. 10-A-3). seen: standard |
What is E-A2XHCY cable?
E-A2XHCY: medium-voltage cable, aluminium conductor, XLPE insulation, semiconducting layers, copper screen, PVC sheath (HD 620 S3 10-A). Rating: 6/10, 12/20 and 18/30 kV single core, 6/10 kV three-core (HD 620 S3 10-A 1 (b)); 90 C conductor, 250 C short circuit (5 s). Standard: HD 620 S3:2023 section 10-A, Table 5 type designations (p. 10-A-31) and Tables 6 and 7 (pp. 10-A-32, 10-A-33); XLPE DIX 8, sheath PVC DMV 6 or PE DMP 2 (1, p. 10-A-3). seen: standard.
HD 620 S3 10-A Table 5: E- this section (X- a special cable it does not specify), A aluminium (copper no symbol), 2X XLPE, H semiconducting layer, C copper screen, CE copper screen on each core, Y PVC sheath, 2Y PE sheath, J2Y / JA2Y / JC2Y longitudinal (and transversal, Al/PE or Cu/PE) water tightness with a PE sheath; after the size R circular, S sector, M stranded, E solid, after a stroke the screen section, then U0/U. Copper screen sections (Table 3): 16 mm² for 25 to 120 mm², 25 for 150 to 300, 35 for 400 to 1 000. Single core 6/10 to 18/30 kV, or three-core 6/10 kV (Tables 7, 9). The section names no country; the letters are the German DIN VDE ones. Before 2026-10-31 no system read the name.
Documents and pages the readings were taken from
- HD 620 S3:2023 10-A Table 5, p. 10-A-31; Tables 7 and 9, pp. 10-A-33, 10-A-35; scope 1, p. 10-A-3
HD 620 S3 section codes (CENELEC): how to read the cable type names
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)
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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.
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