TYPICAL INSTALLATIONS UNDERGROUND IN DUCTS

Single Conductors

 





 

 

 

Assumptions:

Ambient Temperature 20°C
Conductor Temperature 9
0°C
Earth RHO 9
0°C - cm/watt
Concrete RHO 8
5°C - cm/watt
Duct RHO 60
0°C - cm/watt
No Sheath Losses (Single point grounding)
5 Inch Duct
Surface Limit 4
5°C (Direct Buried)

* NOTE: Cable surface temperature limit may reduce conductor operating temperature.

Three Conductors
Paralleled/Triplexed or
One-Three
Conductor Cable

 

TYPICAL INSTALLATIONS IN AIR

 

Assumptions:
Ambient Temperature Indoor 4
0°C - Outdoor 35°C
Conductor Temperature 9
0°C
Surface Emissivity 0.85
No Sheath Losses
Additional Outdoor Conditions
Surface Absorptivity 0.33
Atmospheric Pressure 1 atm
Air Speed 4 ft./sec.

Derating Factors for Cables in Air
Separated by
1/4 to 1 Cable Diameters
No. of Cables
Vertically
No. of Cables Horizontally
1 2 3 4 5 6
2 0.89 0.83 0.79 0.76 0.75 0.74
3 0.80 0.76 0.72 0.70 0.69 0.68
4 0.77 0.72 0.68 0.67 0.66 0.65
5 0.75 0.70 0.66 0.65 0.64 0.63
6 0.74 0.69 0.64 0.63 0.62 0.61

Derating Factors for Cables in Air
One Layer of Spaced Cables in a Horizontal Line
Separation of Cable Surfaces Derating Factors
S Ka
0" 0.840
1" 0.890
2" 0.920
4" 0.960
6" 0.980
8" 0.990
10" 1.00

Derating Factors for Cables in Conduits in Air Separated by
1/4 to 1 Conduit Diameters
No. of Conduits
Vertically
No. of Conduit Horizontally
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 1.00 0.94 0.91 0.88 0.87 0.86
2 0.92 0.87 0.84 0.81 0.80 0.79
3 0.85 0.81 0.78 0.76 0.75 0.74
4 0.82 0.78 0.74 0.73 0.72 0.72
5 0.80 0.76 0.72 0.71 0.70 0.70
6 0.79 0.75 0.71 0.70 0.69 0.68
If the conduits or cables are spaced 10" vertically and horizontally, no correction need be applied in any case.

5kV thru 35kV
SINGLE CONDUCTOR CABLE AMPACITIES
Copper Conductors

Underground in Ducts - One Single Per Duct Direct Buried In Air
Conductor
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)
1 Circuit
Fig. 1
Load Factor
2 Circuits
Fig. 2
Load Factor
4 Circuits
Fig. 3
Load Factor
1 Circuit
Fig. 7
Load Factor
2 Circuits
Fig. 8
 
Load Factor
 
50 75 100 50 75 100 50 75 100 50 75 100 50 75 100 Fig. 11 Indoor Fig. 11 Outdoor
6 121 115 108 115 105 96 105 92 80 161 135 108 156 122 98 118 149
4 158 149 140 149 136 123 136 118 103 211 171 137 204 155 124 155 197
2 209 196 183 196 178 160 176 152 132 266 218 175 257 197 158 206 250
1 239 224 209 224 202 181 201 172 149 305 246 197 294 223 178 237 288
1/0 273 256 237 255 230 206 228 195 168 349 277 223 333 251 201 272 332
2/0 312 292 270 291 261 233 259 221 190 400 312 251 376 283 226 314 383
3/0 357 333 308 332 297 265 295 251 215 458 352 282 424 318 254 361 441
4/0 409 380 350 379 338 300 335 284 243 525 397 318 478 359 286 417 509
250 451 419 385 418 371 329 368 311 265 574 433 347 522 391 312 463 562
350 549 507 465 506 447 394 443 372 316 684 515 412 621 464 370 570 692
500 676 621 566 619 543 477 538 448 380 823 618 493 745 556 443 712 863
750 849 775 703 773 674 588 667 552 464 1010 757 604 912 680 541 907 1082
1000 995 905 818 901 782 680 772 636 534 1162 870 694 1048 780 620 1079 1279
1250 1121 1016 914 1011 873 756 862 706 591 1290 964 768 1162 863 686 1231 1455
1500 1230 1110 997 1105 950 821 938 766 640 1398 1043 831 1258 934 741 1364 1609
1750 1325 1193 1068 1187 1017 877 1003 816 681 1492 1112 885 1340 994 789 1485 1747
2000 1409 1265 1131 1258 1075 926 1060 860 716 1572 1171 931 1411 1046 830 1593 1871


Aluminum Conductors
Underground in Ducts - One Single Per Duct Direct Buried In Air
Conductor
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)
1 Circuit
Fig. 1
Load Factor
2 Circuits
Fig. 2
Load Factor
4 Circuits
Fig. 3
Load Factor
1 Circuit
Fig. 7
Load Factor
2 Circuits
Fig. 8
Load Factor
 
50 75 100 50 75 100 50 75 100 50 75 100 50 75 100 Fig. 11
Indoor
Fig. 11
Outdoor
6 92 88 83 88 81 74 81 71 62 128 104 84 124 95 76 90 118
4 121 114 108 114 105 95 104 91 80 168 133 107 161 121 97 119 157
2 161 152 142 152 137 124 137 118 102 210 169 136 202 154 123 159 197
1 185 173 161 173 156 141 155 134 115 240 191 153 229 173 139 184 228
1/0 211 198 184 197 178 160 177 151 131 275 216 173 259 195 156 211 262
2/0 241 226 209 225 202 181 201 172 148 315 243 195 292 220 176 243 302
3/0 276 258 238 257 230 205 228 194 167 361 274 220 330 248 198 281 349
4/0 317 295 272 294 262 233 260 220 188 409 309 247 372 279 223 324 403
250 350 325 299 324 288 255 286 241 206 447 337 270 406 304 243 360 447
350 427 394 362 393 348 307 344 289 246 534 402 321 484 362 289 445 549
500 527 484 442 483 424 372 419 350 296 644 483 386 583 435 346 558 687
750 670 612 555 609 531 463 524 434


5kV thru 35kV

TRIPLEXED OR PARALLELED CABLE AMPACITIES SINGLE CONDUCTORS
Copper Conductors

Underground in Ducts - Three 1/C Cable Per Duct

Direct Buried Three 1/C Cable Per Circuit

In Air
Three Singles

Conductor
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)

1 Circuit
Fig. 4
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 5
Load Factor

4 Circuits
Fig. 6
Load Factor

1 Circuit
Fig. 9
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 10
Load Factor

 

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

Fig. 12
Indoor

Fig. 12
Outdoor

6

101

97

92

97

91

84

91

81

73

139

114

92

135

104

83

101

130

4

131

125

119

126

117

108

117

105

93

182

146

117

175

132

105

133

171

2

174

166

156

167

154

141

154

136

120

234

189

152

224

170

136

179

219

1

199

189

178

190

175

160

175

154

135

268

214

172

254

192

153

205

252

1/0

227

215

202

216

199

181

198

174

153

306

242

194

287

216

173

235

289

2/0

259

245

230

246

226

205

225

197

173

351

273

219

324

244

195

270

332

3/0

295

279

261

280

256

233

256

223

195

402

308

247

366

275

220

311

382

4/0

337

317

297

319

291

264

290

253

221

460

349

279

413

310

248

358

439

250

372

350

326

352

320

289

319

277

241

504

382

306

452

339

271

398

485

350

450

422

392

424

384

346

383

331

287

603

455

364

539

404

322

488

594

500

549

513

475

516

465

417

463

398

344

727

547

437

647

483

385

605

735

750

680

633

584

636

571

510

568

485

418

892

671

536

791

590

470

760

905

1000

786

728

670

733

654

582

651

533

474

1023

767

612

903

672

535

893

1056


Aluminum Conductor

Underground in Ducts - Three 1/C Cable Per Duct

Direct Buried Three 1/C Cable
Per Circuit

In Air
Three Singles

Conductor
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)

1 Circuit
Fig. 4
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 5
Load Factor

4 Circuits
Fig. 6
Load Factor

1 Circuit
Fig. 9
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 10
Load Factor

 

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

Fig. 12
Indoor
Fig. 12
Outdoor

6

76

73

70

74

69

64

69

62

56

109

88

71

105

80

64

77

101

4

99

95

90

96

89

83

89

80

71

142

112

90

135

102

81

101

133

2

134

127

120

128

118

109

118

105

93

182

146

118

173

131

105

137

171

1

153

145

137

146

135

123

134

119

105

208

165

133

196

148

119

157

197

1/0

174

165

156

166

153

140

153

134

118

239

187

150

222

167

134

181

226

2/0

199

188

177

189

174

158

173

152

134

273

211

169

250

189

151

208

260

3/0

227

215

201

216

198

180

197

173

151

313

238

191

283

213

170

239

299

4/0

260

245

229

246

225

204

224

196

171

356

270

216

320

241

192

276

344

250

286

270

252

271

247

224

246

214

187

390

295

236

350

263

210

307

381

350

349

327

304

329

298

269

297

257

223

468

353

283

419

314

250

378

467

500

428

400

371

402

363

326

361

311

269

567

427

341

506

378

301

472

581

750

539

501

463

504

452

404

449

384

330

704

528

421

624

465

370

608

743

1000

629

584

537

587

524

466

520

442

379

819

614

490

724

539

429

717

855


5kV thru 35kV
THREE CONDUCTOR CABLE AMPACITIES
Copper Conductors

Conductor
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)

 Underground in Ducts - One 3/C Cable Per Duct

Direct Buried One 3/C Cable
Per Circuit

In Air
One 3/C Cable
 1 Circuit
Fig. 4
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 5
Load Factor

4 Circuits
Fig. 6
Load Factor

1 Circuit
Fig. 9
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 10
Load Factor

 

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

Fig. 12
Indoor
Fig. 12
Outdoor

6

97

93

89

84

88

82

88

79

71

126

114

92

123

103

83

95

112

4

125

120

114

121

113

105

113

102

91

161

145

117

157

131

106

123

144

2

166

158

150

159

148

136

147

131

117

210

188

152

203

169

136

164

187

1

189

180

170

181

168

154

167

149

132

240

212

172

232

190

153

188

214

1/0

215

205

193

206

190

175

190

169

149

274

240

194

265

215

173

215

245

2/0

245

233

220

234

216

198

216

191

169

313

270

219

302

242

195

247

280

3/0

277

263

248

265

244

223

244

215

190

353

306

247

340

273

220

280

315

4/0

316

300

282

301

277

253

276

243

214

403

345

279

288

308

248

321

361

250

348

330

310

331

304

277

303

267

234

445

378

305

428

337

270

355

399

350

420

397

372

399

365

332

364

318

279

540

451

364

518

400

321

433

485

500

511

482

450

484

441

399

439

383

334

662

541

436

633

479

384

534

595

750

632

593

552

596

541

488

538

466

405

820

664

534

773

585

469

667

735

1000

729

682

633

686

620

557

616

531

460

952

758

610

883

666

533

779

852

Aluminum Conductors
Conductor
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)
Underground in Ducts - One 3/C Cable Per Duct Direct Buried One 3/C
Cable
Per Circuit
 
In Air
One 3/C Cable
1 Circuit
Fig. 4
Load Factor
2 Circuits
Fig. 5
Load Factor
4 Circuits
Fig. 6
Load Factor
1 Circuit
Fig. 9
Load Factor
2 Circuits
Fig. 10
Load Factor
 
50 75 100 50 75 100 50 75 100 50 75 100 50 75 100 Fig. 12
Indoor
Fig. 12
Outdoor
6 74 71 70 71 67 64 67 61 56 98 87 71 95 79 64 72 87
4 96 92 90 92 87 83 87 78 72 127 112 90 123 101 81 94 113
2 127 122 115 122 114 105 113 101 90 162 145 117 157 130 105 126 145
1 145 138 131 139 129 119 129 115 102 186 164 133 180 147 119 144 166
1/0 165 158 149 158 147 135 146 130 11 5 212 185 150 205 166 134 165 190
2/0 188 179 169 180 167 153 166 147 130 243 209 169 234 187 151 190 217
3/0 215 204 192 205 189 173 189 167 147 277 236 191 267 211 170 217 249
4/0 245 232 219 233 215 197 214 189 166 317 267 216 305 239 192 250 285
250 268 254 239 255 235 215 234 206 181 345 292 236 332 261 210 274 310
350 325 308 289 309 283 258 282 247 217 421 350 282 404 311 250 336 378
500 398 375 351 377 344 312 342 298 261 518 422 340 493 375 301 416 467
750 500 470 437 472 428 386 425 368 320 656 522 420 609 461 369 530 592
1000 583 546 507 548 496 446 492 425 368 764 607 488 706 534 427 624 686

46kV thru 69kV
SINGLE CONDUCTOR CABLE AMPACITIES
Copper Conductors

Underground in Ducts - One Single Per Duct

Direct Buried

In Air

Conductor
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)

1 Circuit 
Fig. 1
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 2
Load Factor

4 Circuits
Fig. 3
Load Factor

 1 Circuit
Fig. 7
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 8
Load Factor

 

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

Fig. 11
Indoor
Fig. 11
Outdoor

4/0

405

377

348

375

335

297

330

280

239

476

398

321

459

359

288

404

450

250

446

414

381

412

367

325

362

306

261

524

434

350

505

391

313

447

498

350

541

500

459

497

440

389

434

365

311

638

516

415

612

464

371

548

612

500

662

610

557

606

534

470

526

439

372

786

618

497

735

555

444

680

760

750

831

761

692

756

661

579

650

539

455

990

756

607

900

677

541

868

968

1000

972

886

803

879

765

667

751

620

522

1147

868

695

1034

776

620

1029

1147

1250

1087

989

893

981

851

740

834

686

576

1271

961

770

1144

858

685

1160

1285

1500

1190

1079

973

1070

925

803

905

743

623

1378

1040

832

1238

927

740

1282

1420

1750

1280

1158

1042

1148

989

856

967

791

662

1469

1107

885

1318

987

787

1391

1540

2000

1360

1227

1102

1215

1045

903

1021

833

696

1548

1165

931

1388

1038

827

1489

1647


Aluminum Conductors

Underground in Ducts - One Single Per Duct

Direct Buried

In Air

Conductor
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)

1 Circuit
Fig. 1
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 2
Load Factor

4 Circuits
Fig. 3
Load Factor

1 Circuit
Fig. 7
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 8
Load Factor

 

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

Fig. 11
Indoor

Fig. 11
Outdoor

4/0

316

294

271

292

261

232

258

218

187

371

310

251

258

280

225

315

351

250

348

323

297

321

286

254

282

238

204

409

339

273

394

305

245

349

389

350

422

390

358

388

344

304

339

285

242

498

403

324

478

362

348

428

478

500

518

477

436

474

418

367

411

344

291

615

484

389

575

434

390

532

595

750

655

599

545

595

521

456

512

425

358

780

596

478

709

533

426

684

764

1000

770

702

636

697

607

529

595

492

424

909

689

552

819

616

492

816

909

1250

869

790

714

784

680

591

666

548

461

1016

769

616

915

687

548

927

1027

1500

960

871

785

863

746

647

730

599

502

1112

839

672

999

749

597

1034

1146

1750

1043

943

848

935

806

697

788

644

539

1197

902

722

1074

804

641

1133

1255

2000

1118

1009

906

1000

859

742

839

685

572

1273

959

767

1142

854

681

1225

1355


115kV thru 138kV
SINGLE CONDUCTOR CABLE AMPACITIES
Copper Conductors

Underground in Ducts - One Single Per Duct

Direct Buried

In Air

Conductor
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)

1 Circuit
Fig. 1
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 2
Load Factor

4 Circuits
Fig. 3
Load Factor

1 Circuit
Fig. 7
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 8
Load Factor

 

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

Fig. 11
Indoor

Fig. 11
Outdoor

500

663

584

535

574

507

447

486

408

347

726

605

491

696

540

436

645

690

750

790

726

662

711

625

549

596

497

421

912

739

598

856

658

530

819

877

1000

921

843

766

824

720

631

684

568

479

1068

847

685

982

753

606

966

1035

1250

1032

942

854

919

801

699

757

626

527

1202

937

756

1086

831

668

1095

1173

1500

1127

1026

928

1000

868

756

818

674

566

1311

1012

817

1174

897

720

1208

1294

1750

1210

1099

992

1069

926

805

869

715

599

1398

1076

868

1250

953

765

1309

1401

2000

1238

1163

1048

1130

976

847

913

749

627

1473

1132

912

1314

1001

803

1399

1497


Aluminum Conductors

Underground in Ducts - One Single Per Duct

Direct Buried

In Air

Conductor
Size
(AWG/
kcmil)

1 Circuit
Fig. 1
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 2
Load Factor

4 Circuits
Fig. 3
Load Factor

1 Circuit
Fig. 7
Load Factor

2 Circuits
Fig. 8
Load Factor

 

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

50

75

100

Fig. 11
Indoor

Fig. 11
Outdoor

500

495

457

419

449

397

350

381

319

272

568

474

385

545

423

342

505

540

750

622

572

522

560

492

432

470

391

331

719

582

471

674

518

418

645

691

1000

730

668

608

653

571

500

542

450

380

847

671

543

778

597

481

766

821

1250

825

753

683

735

640

558

605

500

421

961

749

605

868

665

535

875

938

1500

910

828

749

807

700

610

660

544

457

1058

817

659

948

724

582

975

1044

1750

986

895

808

871

754

655

708

582

488

1139

877

708

1018

777

624

1066

1142

2000

1055

957

862

929

803

696

751

616

516

1211

931

751

1081

824

661

1150

1232

 

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