YY
YY is a DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany) cable designation: Y = Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC); Y = Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC).
5 coding systems recognise this code
DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
How to read a DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany) cable code
China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
Y | Polyethylene (PE) Or Polyolefin |
Y | Polyethylene (PE) Or Polyolefin |
How to read a China (GB / JB/T / MT cable model codes) cable code
ZN-TF-500 (Poland, MV cables)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sheath |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sheath |
India (IS 1554 / IS 7098 cable code)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
Y | Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) |
How to read a India (IS 1554 / IS 7098 cable code) cable code
NEN 3207 / KEMA (Netherlands)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
Y | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
Y | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
How to read a DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany) cable code
A DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany) designation (Germany) is a row of letter groups, and each group stands for one part of the cable: conductor, insulation, screen, armour, sheath, or the standard it follows. The decoder knows 51 symbols for this system.
What does Y mean in a DIN VDE 0271/0276 power cables (Germany) cable code? Y means Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC).
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)
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.
YY as the cable designer builds it, 3x95 0.6/1 kV
Overall diameter 35.9 mm, about 3,350 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 | 1.1 | 13.7 |
| Filler | PP | 29.5 | |
| Inner covering / bedding | PVC | 1.2 | 31.9 |
| Sheath | PVC | 2.0 | 35.9 |
YY on a drum
The smallest drum that passes every check, for 35.9 mm and about 3,350 kg/km as the cable designer builds it. Drums as their makers print them; lengths are estimates: whole layers wound nested (each turn in the groove of the layer below), wound diameter 1.05 × OD, 50 mm freeboard under the flange rim. Cable makers' own tables print less, as they count aligned layers.
| Length | Drum size (its makers) | Layers | Gross weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | KTG 16 (1600 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 7 of 10 | 1,951–1,984 kg |
| 1,000 m | KTG 20 (2000 mm flange), wood KTG drums (Europe), Bayka, KTG | 8 of 9 | 3,829–3,950 kg |
Barrel at least 15 × OD = 539 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: YY
YY 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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