Current carrying capacity

flexible copper cables and wires

acc. to  DIN VDE 0298-4 (VDE 0298-4)

Bayka products
The values given below are applicable to these products:

Product area BayMotion® (with and without CPR or nonfire):

EMC PUR EMC-UV-Flex Control Flex Power + Flex Power + EMC
Metro Power + Power PUR Power Soil
PTTA soilblack EMC soilblack VFD EMC Telekom-Power
Tram VFD EMC PUR VFD EMC Soil

General
When selecting the conductor cross-section, other criteria may have to be taken into account, such as requirements for protection against electric shock (see DIN VDE 0100-410), for protection against thermal influences (see DIN VDE 0100-420), for protection against overcurrent (see DIN VDE 0100-430), the voltage drop (see DIN VDE 0100-520) and for the limit temperatures of terminals to which the conductors are connected.
The rated currents listed in the tables are recommended values for uninterrupted operation.
They apply to operation with alternating or three-phase current with a frequency of 50 Hz to 60 Hz and with direct current.

Recommended values according to VDE 0298-4 table 11

1

2

3

4

5

Laying type ¹

free in air

on or at areas

single core

  • rubber insulated
  • PVC-insulated
  • heat resistant

multi-core cables for household or handheld devices

  • rubber insulated
  • PVC-insulated

multi-core cables (not for household or handheld devices)

  • rubber insulated
  • PVC-insulated

Number of loaded cores

1

2

3

2 or 3

cross section

copper conductor

mm²

current carrying capacity

A

0,5

–

3

3

–

0,75

15

6

6

12

1

19

10

10

15

1,5

24

16

16

18

2,5

32

25

20

26

4

42

32

25

34

6

54

40

–

44

10

73

63

–

61

16

98

–

–

82

25

129

–

–

108

35

158

–

–

135

50

198

–

–

168

70

245

–

–

207

95

292

–

–

250

120

344

–

–

292

150

391

–

–

335

185

448

–

–

382

240

528

–

–

453

300

608

–

–

523

400

726

–

–

–

500

830

–

–

–
conversion factors for

different ambient temperature

table 10

–

table 10

accumulation

table 10

–

table 21

laying under the ceiling

–

table 21

multi-core cables

–

table 26
¹For a list of the types and the permissible operating temperature on the conductor, see Table 1.

Current-carrying capacity multicore cables

Conversion factors for multicore cables and wires with nominal conductor cross-sections up to 10 mm² according to DIN VDE 0298-4 table 26

number of
loaded cores
 laying in air
5 0,75
7 0,65
10 0,55
14 0,50
19 0,45
24 0,40
40 0,35
61 0,30


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