TPS
TPS is a AS/NZS (Australia, New Zealand) cable designation: TPS = Thermoplastic sheathed: flat building cable, the cores and the earth side by side in a PVC sheath (twin and earth); TPS = TPS: flat building cable, two or three V-90 PVC-insulated copper cores and a green/yellow earth side by side in a PVC sheath (twin and earth). 450/750 V; V-90 insulation, 90 C PVC sheath (Olex). AS/NZS 5000.2; AS/NZS 1125 (conductors).
9 coding systems recognise this code
AS/NZS (Australia, New Zealand)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
TPS | Thermoplastic sheathed: flat building cable, the cores and the earth side by side in a PVC sheath (twin and earth) |
TPS | TPS: flat building cable, two or three V-90 PVC-insulated copper cores and a green/yellow earth side by side in a PVC sheath (twin and earth). 450/750 V; V-90 insulation, 90 C PVC sheath (Olex). AS/NZS 5000.2; AS/NZS 1125 (conductors) |
NEC Article 400 (US flexible cords, NFPA 70 / UL 62)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
T | Thermoplastic Insulation And Jacket |
P | Parallel Conductor Cord |
S | Service Cord (Alone: Hard Service Cord, 600 V, Extra Hard Usage) |
How to read a NEC Article 400 (US flexible cords, NFPA 70 / UL 62) cable code
NEC Article 402 (US fixture wires, NFPA 70)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
T | Thermoplastic Insulation |
P | Perfluor (Ethylene Propylene - FEP - Teflon) |
S | Silicone Rubber |
How to read a NEC Article 402 (US fixture wires, NFPA 70) cable code
CEI-UNEL 35011 (Italy)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
T | One Or More Mica Glass Tapes, Or A Closed Glass Braid |
P | Polyurethane (PUR) |
S | Carrying Component (Usually Metal) |
NBN (Belgian national cable names, ...B types)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
T | Telephone Cable |
P | Non-Impregnated Paper Insulation (Implies A Lead Sheath) |
S | Welding Cable; In Wire Names Such As VSB: Flexible (Souple) |
How to read a NBN (Belgian national cable names, ...B types) cable code
Swiss cable codes (ASE/SEV wire codes and power cable codes)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
T | Thermoplastic Insulation And Jacket |
P | Paper Insulation |
S | Silk |
How to read a Swiss cable codes (ASE/SEV wire codes and power cable codes) cable code
IEEE 1580
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
T | Three Conductor Distribution |
P | Cross Linked Polyolefin (XLPO) |
S | Silicone Rubber |
NEN 3207 / KEMA (Netherlands)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
T | Fibrous (Textile) Covering |
P | Paper Insulation |
S | Silicone Rubber |
SS 424 17 01 (Sweden)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
T | Copper Conductor, Extra Fine-Stranded |
P | Galvanized Steel Tape Armour |
S | Self-Supporting Cable |
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PVC sheath (TPS).
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.
TPS as the cable designer builds it, 2x2.5+2.5 450/750 V
Flat, 12.1 × 5.4 mm (width × thickness), about 140 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 | PVC | 0.70 | 3.4 |
| Ground conductor: Insulation | PVC | 0.70 | 3.3 |
| Filler | PVC | 3.4 | |
| Sheath | PVC | 1.0 | 5.4 |
TPS on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 12.1 mm and about 140 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 8 (800 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 10 of 11 | 101–105 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 9 (900 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 13 of 13 | 187–191 kg |
Barrel at least 15 × OD = 181 mm for a cable of this kind (Low voltage, multi-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: TPS
Its sizes are in AWG and kcmil, which are not the same as the nearest mm²: compare them by area and by resistance. AWG to mm²
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