LXHIOVS
LXHIOVS is a NP 665 (Portugal) cable designation: L = L: aluminium conductor, class 2 (stranded); X = Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation; HIO = HIO: radial-field cable, a copper wire screen over each core; V = PVC sheath; S = S: three pre-assembled cables laid up round a messenger, for aerial installation (HD 620 S3 10-L, Type 10L-2); LXHIOVS = LXHIOVS: medium-voltage cable, aluminium conductor, XLPE insulation, radial field with a copper wire screen on each core, PVC sheath, three cables laid up round a messenger for aerial lines (HD 620 type 10L-2). 6/10 (12) to 18/30 (36) kV; 90 C conductor, 120 C short duration overload, 250 C short circuit (5 s) (HD 620 S3 10-L 1). HD 620 S3:2023 section 10-L, No. 14 code designation (p. 10-L-11), Type 10L-2; XLPE DIX 13 (1, p. 10-L-3). Owner's copy, read 2026-10-31, seen: standard; NP 665 letters.
1 coding system recognises this code
NP 665 (Portugal)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
L | L: aluminium conductor, class 2 (stranded) |
X | Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulation |
HIO | HIO: radial-field cable, a copper wire screen over each core |
V | PVC sheath |
S | S: three pre-assembled cables laid up round a messenger, for aerial installation (HD 620 S3 10-L, Type 10L-2) |
LXHIOVS | LXHIOVS: medium-voltage cable, aluminium conductor, XLPE insulation, radial field with a copper wire screen on each core, PVC sheath, three cables laid up round a messenger for aerial lines (HD 620 type 10L-2). 6/10 (12) to 18/30 (36) kV; 90 C conductor, 120 C short duration overload, 250 C short circuit (5 s) (HD 620 S3 10-L 1). HD 620 S3:2023 section 10-L, No. 14 code designation (p. 10-L-11), Type 10L-2; XLPE DIX 13 (1, p. 10-L-3). Owner's copy, read 2026-10-31, seen: standard; NP 665 letters |
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.
Laying, sizes and datasheet: LXHIOVS
Terms on this page: messenger (catenary wire)