HFCO
HFCO is a KS / KEPCO type names (Korea) cable designation: HF = HF: halogen free; C = C: cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation; O = O: low-toxic flame-retardant polyolefin sheath; HFCO = HFCO: XLPE insulated cable with a halogen-free, low-toxic flame-retardant polyolefin sheath, 0.6/1 kV (also 6/10 kV). 0.6/1 kV; 6/10 kV (Taihan p.18, p.23). KS C IEC 60502-1 (0.6/1 kV); KS C 3341 (6/10 kV).
3 coding systems recognise this code
KS / KEPCO type names (Korea)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
HF | HF: halogen free |
C | C: cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation |
O | O: low-toxic flame-retardant polyolefin sheath |
HFCO | HFCO: XLPE insulated cable with a halogen-free, low-toxic flame-retardant polyolefin sheath, 0.6/1 kV (also 6/10 kV). 0.6/1 kV; 6/10 kV (Taihan p.18, p.23). KS C IEC 60502-1 (0.6/1 kV); KS C 3341 (6/10 kV) |
DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
H | Halogen-Free Compound (Insulation Or Sheath, E.g. NHXH, N2XSEHRH); Older MV Cables: Field-Limiting Conductive Layers (H-Type, Höchstädter) |
F | Flat Galvanized Steel Wire |
C | Concentric Copper Conductor |
O | Oval Conductor |
How to read a DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany) cable code
NEN 3207 / KEMA (Netherlands)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
H | With Auxiliary Conductor(s) |
F | Fine-Wired In Flexible Cables-Class 5 |
C | Chloroprene Rubber |
O | Oval Conductor |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
Halogen-free compound (HF, HFCO). Under the CPR this shows in the additional classes: acidity a1 to a3 (EN 60754-2) and smoke s1 to s3 (EN 50399; s1a and s1b add the 3 m cube test EN 61034-2). The main class, Aca to Fca, depends on the whole construction.
Typically targeted, as declared by makers for this kind of construction in the examples this site checked (not the class of this cable):
B2ca-s1,d0,a11-CXKH-R-J, Kablo VrchlabíCca-s1b,d1,a1FG16(O)M16, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)B2ca-s1a,d1,a1FG18(O)M16, Nexans (La Triveneta Cavi)DcaFXQJ, Nexans NorwayCca-s1,d1,a1H07Z1-K, Nexans SpainB2caAXQJ-RMF, Prysmian Sweden (12/20 kV)Cca-s1b,d1,a1RZ1FZ1-K (AS), Top CableCca-s1a,d1,a1RZ1-K (AS), Top Cable (B2ca-s1a,d1,a1 for some sizes)
Listed as sources, alphabetically by maker. No maker pays to appear here.
Flame retardant (O, HFCO). The single-cable test behind class Eca is EN 60332-1-2 (the flame stops within 425 mm). Bunched cables are tested by IEC 60332-3-24 category C (1.5 l/m, 20 min, char at most 2.5 m), which is not a CPR class test; the CPR ladder test for B1ca to Dca is EN 50399.
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.
HFCO as the cable designer builds it, 1x16 0.6/1 kV
Overall diameter 9.1 mm, about 210 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 | 0.70 | 6.3 |
| Sheath | Halogen-free (LSZH) | 1.4 | 9.1 |
HFCO on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 9.1 mm and about 210 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 6 (600 mm flange), plywood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka | 11 of 13 | 112 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 8 (800 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 15 of 15 | 241–245 kg |
Barrel at least 20 × OD = 182 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: HFCO
HFCO belongs to the family LV XLPE power cables: the lowest laying temperature, bending radius, pulling, depth, drum handling and the test after laying, every rule with its sources. Laying and handling guide: LV XLPE power cables
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