NYCY-J
NYCY-J is a DIN VDE type names (Germany) cable designation: N = German national (VDE) type; Y = PVC insulation: nominal 1,0 mm at 4 to 16 mm², 1,2 at 25 and 35, 1,4 at 50 and 70, 1,6 at 95 and 120, 1,8 at 150, 2,0 at 185, 2,2 mm at 240 mm² (HD 603 3-G Table 10); C = Concentric copper conductor laid helically over the laid-up cores, the phase section or reduced (HD 603 3-G Tables 10 and 12); Y = Outer sheath of PVC (DMV5, black), 0,035 D + 1,0 mm and at least 1,8 mm: 1,8 to 2,8 mm (HD 603 3-G cl. 6.3, Table 10); -J = With Earthing Core (Green/Yellow Core); NYCY = NYCY: PVC insulated 0,6/1 kV distribution cable with a helical concentric copper conductor and a PVC sheath, the type of HD 603 S1 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603). U0/U 0,6/1 kV (Table 12); conductor 70 °C in service, 160 °C short circuit up to 300 mm² (cl. 1 c, p. 3-G-4). HD 603 S1:1994/A2:2003 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603 Part 3G is its German adoption): designation N[A]Y[C|CW]Y-J or -O, n x section, shape / concentric section, 0,6/1 kV (Table 12, p. 3-G-29); copper, 3 cores 4 to 240 mm² and 4 cores 4 to 150 mm², with a concentric conductor of the phase section or reduced, e.g. 3 x 95 SM/50 (Table 10, p. 3-G-27); conductors RE (round solid), RM (round stranded), SM (sector stranded, 35 to 300 mm²) (Tables 4 and 12, p. 3-G-23, 3-G-29); copper binder tape under the concentric conductor (Table 8, p. 3-G-25); overall diameter limits Table 10, e.g. 3 x 95 SM/50: 37 to 44 mm.
3 coding systems recognise this code
DIN VDE type names (Germany)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
N | German national (VDE) type |
Y | PVC insulation: nominal 1,0 mm at 4 to 16 mm², 1,2 at 25 and 35, 1,4 at 50 and 70, 1,6 at 95 and 120, 1,8 at 150, 2,0 at 185, 2,2 mm at 240 mm² (HD 603 3-G Table 10) |
C | Concentric copper conductor laid helically over the laid-up cores, the phase section or reduced (HD 603 3-G Tables 10 and 12) |
Y | Outer sheath of PVC (DMV5, black), 0,035 D + 1,0 mm and at least 1,8 mm: 1,8 to 2,8 mm (HD 603 3-G cl. 6.3, Table 10) |
-J | With Earthing Core (Green/Yellow Core) |
NYCY | NYCY: PVC insulated 0,6/1 kV distribution cable with a helical concentric copper conductor and a PVC sheath, the type of HD 603 S1 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603). U0/U 0,6/1 kV (Table 12); conductor 70 °C in service, 160 °C short circuit up to 300 mm² (cl. 1 c, p. 3-G-4). HD 603 S1:1994/A2:2003 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603 Part 3G is its German adoption): designation N[A]Y[C|CW]Y-J or -O, n x section, shape / concentric section, 0,6/1 kV (Table 12, p. 3-G-29); copper, 3 cores 4 to 240 mm² and 4 cores 4 to 150 mm², with a concentric conductor of the phase section or reduced, e.g. 3 x 95 SM/50 (Table 10, p. 3-G-27); conductors RE (round solid), RM (round stranded), SM (sector stranded, 35 to 300 mm²) (Tables 4 and 12, p. 3-G-23, 3-G-29); copper binder tape under the concentric conductor (Table 8, p. 3-G-25); overall diameter limits Table 10, e.g. 3 x 95 SM/50: 37 to 44 mm |
DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
N | VDE Standard |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
C | Concentric Copper Conductor |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
-J | With Earthing Core (Green/Yellow Core) |
How to read a DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany) cable code
DIN VDE 0250 cords, control and special cables (Germany)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
N | VDE Standard |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC); Control-Cable Key: Thermoplastics In General |
C | Shielded |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC); Control-Cable Key: Thermoplastics In General |
-J | With Earthing Core (Green/Yellow Core) |
How to read a DIN VDE 0250 cords, control and special cables (Germany) cable code
What is NYCY cable?
NYCY: PVC insulated 0,6/1 kV distribution cable with a helical concentric copper conductor and a PVC sheath, the type of HD 603 S1 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603). Rating: U0/U 0,6/1 kV (Table 12); conductor 70 °C in service, 160 °C short circuit up to 300 mm² (cl. 1 c, p. 3-G-4). Standard: HD 603 S1:1994/A2:2003 section 3-G (DIN VDE 0276-603 Part 3G is its German adoption): designation N[A]Y[C|CW]Y-J or -O, n x section, shape / concentric section, 0,6/1 kV (Table 12, p. 3-G-29); copper, 3 cores 4 to 240 mm² and 4 cores 4 to 150 mm², with a concentric conductor of the phase section or reduced, e.g. 3 x 95 SM/50 (Table 10, p. 3-G-27); conductors RE (round solid), RM (round stranded), SM (sector stranded, 35 to 300 mm²) (Tables 4 and 12, p. 3-G-23, 3-G-29); copper binder tape under the concentric conductor (Table 8, p. 3-G-25); overall diameter limits Table 10, e.g. 3 x 95 SM/50: 37 to 44 mm.
The extruded inner covering over the laid-up cores is Table 7 (p. 3-G-25): about 1,0 mm on a fictitious diameter up to 25 mm, rising to 2,0 mm above 80 mm. The letter reading below this row is the DIN VDE 0271/0276 letter code; this row is the type as HD 603 3-G defines it. NYCWY has the waveform conductor.
Documents and pages the readings were taken from
- HD 603 S1:1994/A2:2003 Part 3 section G (pages 3-G-4 to 3-G-29: cl. 1 c, cl. 6.3, Tables 4, 7, 8, 10 and 12); DIN VDE 0276-603 is its German adoption (not held as the German text)
DIN VDE type names (Germany): 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.
Laying, sizes and datasheet: NYCY-J
Terms on this page: oversheath (outer sheath)
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