• DocumentCode
    1046299
  • Title

    Ampacities of Multicondutor Cables in Trays

  • Author

    Lee, Ralph H.

  • Author_Institution
    E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.)
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1972
  • fDate
    5/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1051
  • Lastpage
    1056
  • Abstract
    The presently available rules for prescribing ampacities of cables in trays have been found unduly restrictive for light to medium tray loading, leading to wide disregard of such derating for all loadings. Here is presented a method, founded on sound heat-transfer technology, and experimentally verified, for such ampacity determination. Its use should restore user confidence, with realistic ratings dependent on tray fill, and eliminate the serious consequences of tray cable overloading.
  • Keywords
    Cables; Conducting materials; Conductors; Foot; Insulation; Length measurement; Monitoring; Size measurement; Temperature measurement; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPAS.1972.293457
  • Filename
    4074818