Current carrying capacity
flexible copper cables and wires
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General
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 |
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single core
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multi-core cables for household or handheld devices
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multi-core cables (not for household or handheld devices)
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Number of loaded cores |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 or 3 |
cross section copper conductor mm² |
current carrying capacity A |
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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 |
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accumulation |
table 10 |
– |
table 21 |
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laying under the ceiling |
– |
table 21 |
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multi-core cables |
– |
table 26 |
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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 |
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5 | 0,75 |
7 | 0,65 |
10 | 0,55 |
14 | 0,50 |
19 | 0,45 |
24 | 0,40 |
40 | 0,35 |
61 | 0,30 |