FR-N20XA8V-AR
FR-N20XA8V-AR is a HD 620 S3 section codes (CENELEC) cable designation: FR-N = French National Type In The HD 361 System (Not Harmonised); 20 = 20: the rated voltage U in kV; makers print FR-N20 on their 12/20 (24) kV cables and FR-N30 on the 18/30 (36) kV ones (HD 620 S3 10-G No. 12 does not explain it); X = Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE); A8 = A8: metal foil screen on each core, applied lengthwise (HD 620 S3 10-G No. 6.1); in HD 361, A8 is an aluminium screen of each core; V = Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC); -A = Aluminium Conductor; R = Multi-Wire, Round-Section, Class 2; FR-N20XA8V-AR = FR-N20XA8V-AR: French medium-voltage cable of HD 620 S3 section 10-G, aluminium conductors, XLPE insulation, a metal foil screen and a PVC sheath on each core, three cores laid up. 6/10 (12), 8,7/15 (17,5), 12/20 (24) and 18/30 (36) kV; 90 C conductor, 250 C short circuit (5 s) (HD 620 S3 10-G 1). HD 620 S3:2023 section 10-G, No. 12 code designation (provisional, after HD 361), p. 10-G-8 (the pages print "HD 620 S2:2023", sic); XLPE DIX 10, sheath PVC DMV 27 (1, p. 10-G-4). HD 361 letters as the decoder's HAR table holds them (HD 361 not read).
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HD 620 S3 section codes (CENELEC)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
FR-N | French National Type In The HD 361 System (Not Harmonised) |
20 | 20: the rated voltage U in kV; makers print FR-N20 on their 12/20 (24) kV cables and FR-N30 on the 18/30 (36) kV ones (HD 620 S3 10-G No. 12 does not explain it) |
X | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
A8 | A8: metal foil screen on each core, applied lengthwise (HD 620 S3 10-G No. 6.1); in HD 361, A8 is an aluminium screen of each core |
V | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
-A | Aluminium Conductor |
R | Multi-Wire, Round-Section, Class 2 |
FR-N20XA8V-AR | FR-N20XA8V-AR: French medium-voltage cable of HD 620 S3 section 10-G, aluminium conductors, XLPE insulation, a metal foil screen and a PVC sheath on each core, three cores laid up. 6/10 (12), 8,7/15 (17,5), 12/20 (24) and 18/30 (36) kV; 90 C conductor, 250 C short circuit (5 s) (HD 620 S3 10-G 1). HD 620 S3:2023 section 10-G, No. 12 code designation (provisional, after HD 361), p. 10-G-8 (the pages print "HD 620 S2:2023", sic); XLPE DIX 10, sheath PVC DMV 27 (1, p. 10-G-4). HD 361 letters as the decoder's HAR table holds them (HD 361 not read) |
What is FR-N20XA8V-AR cable?
FR-N20XA8V-AR: French medium-voltage cable of HD 620 S3 section 10-G, aluminium conductors, XLPE insulation, a metal foil screen and a PVC sheath on each core, three cores laid up. Rating: 6/10 (12), 8,7/15 (17,5), 12/20 (24) and 18/30 (36) kV; 90 C conductor, 250 C short circuit (5 s) (HD 620 S3 10-G 1). Standard: HD 620 S3:2023 section 10-G, No. 12 code designation (provisional, after HD 361), p. 10-G-8 (the pages print "HD 620 S2:2023", sic); XLPE DIX 10, sheath PVC DMV 27 (1, p. 10-G-4). HD 361 letters as the decoder's HAR table holds them (HD 361 not read).
10-G types: 10G-1 three single cores laid up for direct burial, 10G-2 laid up round a messenger for overhead lines, 10G-3 single core, 10G-4 and 10G-5 laid up for reinforced burial. The conductor may be aluminium or copper (No. 1.2) although the provisional code carries -A; the metal foil material is not set (No. 6.2), drawn as the aluminium of HD 361 A8. The section does not explain the letters; the digits 20 follow the makers' catalogues (seen manufacturer, read 2026-11-09): Nexans France lists FR-N20XA8E-AR at 12/20 (24) kV and FR-N30XA8E at 18/30 (36) kV, Top Cable X-VOLT FR-N20XA8E-AR at 12/20 (24) kV, and Eland Cables writes that the 18/30 kV cables take the prefix FR-N30. No page states it as a rule of HD 361, which stays unread. Before 2026-10-31 only the China letters read it, digit by digit.
Documents and pages the readings were taken from
- HD 620 S3:2023 10-G No. 1, 6, 12, pp. 10-G-4, 10-G-6, 10-G-8
- nexans.fr
- nexans.fr
- topcable.com
- elandcables.com
HD 620 S3 section codes (CENELEC): how to read the cable type names
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (V).
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.
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