TFR-CVV-AMS

TFR-CVV-AMS is a KS / KEPCO type names (Korea) cable designation: TFR- = TFR-: tray flame retardant, a high flame-retardant PVC sheath for cable trays; CVV = CVV: control cable with PVC insulation and a PVC sheath; AMS = AMS: aluminium-mylar tape shield with a drain wire over all pairs; TFR-CVV-AMS = TFR-CVV-AMS: CVV-AMS with a high flame-retardant PVC sheath. 0.6/1 kV (Taihan p.42). KS C IEC 60502-1.

2 coding systems recognise this code

KS / KEPCO type names (Korea)

SymbolMeaning
TFR-TFR-: tray flame retardant, a high flame-retardant PVC sheath for cable trays
CVVCVV: control cable with PVC insulation and a PVC sheath
AMSAMS: aluminium-mylar tape shield with a drain wire over all pairs
TFR-CVV-AMSTFR-CVV-AMS: CVV-AMS with a high flame-retardant PVC sheath. 0.6/1 kV (Taihan p.42). KS C IEC 60502-1

NBN (Belgian national cable names, ...B types)

SymbolMeaning
TTransportable (Moving Installation, For Mobile Appliances)
FRFire Resistance Category
CConcentric Copper Conductor
VPolyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
VPolyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
AAluminium Conductor
MMedium Load / Insulation (500 V; 450/750 V In The 2011 Catalogue)
SWelding Cable; In Wire Names Such As VSB: Flexible (Souple)

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Fire behaviour (EU CPR)

  • Flame retardant (TFR-, TFR-CVV-AMS). 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.

  • PVC sheath (TFR-, CVV, TFR-CVV-AMS).

    Typically targeted, as declared by makers for this kind of construction in the examples this site checked (not the class of this cable):

    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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Terms on this page: cable tray

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