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    A. Definition of Electrical Cable: 1. Cores and Strands

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    An electrical cable consists of multiple independent conductive wires that transmit electricity and can be solid core, stranded, or braided. Cables have characteristics like the conducting material, insulation type, number of cores/strands, diameter, temperature and voltage ratings. Common cables include NYM, NYY, and NYAF. Standard colors identify functions - black for negative, red for positive, and green/yellow for earth.

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    An electrical cable consists of multiple independent conductive wires that transmit electricity and can be solid core, stranded, or braided. Cables have characteristics like the conducting material, insulation type, number of cores/strands, diameter, temperature and voltage ratings. Common cables include NYM, NYY, and NYAF. Standard colors identify functions - black for negative, red for positive, and green/yellow for earth.

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    An electrical cable consists of multiple independent conductive wires that transmit electricity and can be solid core, stranded, or braided. Cables have characteristics like the conducting material, insulation type, number of cores/strands, diameter, temperature and voltage ratings. Common cables include NYM, NYY, and NYAF. Standard colors identify functions - black for negative, red for positive, and green/yellow for earth.

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    A.

    Definition of Electrical Cable

    An electrical cable is an electrical unit that consists of a multiple number of independent


    conductive wires.The wires within the cable may be solid core, stranded, braided, or a
    combination of several of these.The different kinds of cables include paired cable, twisted pair,
    twin lead, shielded twin lead, unbalanced coaxial, dual coaxial, balanced coaxial, ribbon,
    multiple conductor, and fiber optic.

    B. Characteristics of Electrical Cable


    Every electrical cable has particular characteristics that distinguish it from other types of
    cable, for example, the type of conducting material that it's made of, the type of insulation that
    surrounds it and of course, the size of the actual cable. The following terms are used to describe
    the most common characteristics or ratings of electrical cables.

    1. Cores and strands

    The core of a cable is the conducting material that carries the current, and includes the
    surrounding insulation. A cable can be single core or it can have two or more cores (multi-core
    cable). Each core consists of one or more strands of conducting material.

    2. Size

    The size of a cable is usually known as the total cross sectional area (CSA) of the conducting
    material in each core and is expressed in square millimetres. The size of the cable can also be
    referred to as the number of strands followed by the diameter of each strand (i.e. number of
    strands/diameter of each strand (in mm).

    4. Temperature rating

    The temperature rating of a cable is the maximum temperature at which it may be


    operated without damaging the insulation.
    A typical temperature rating for general wiring in a domestic installation is 75 oC. There are
    special cables available that have insulation capable of withstanding higher temperatures. For
    example, V105 PVC cable has a maximum temperature rating of 105 oC.

    5. Insulation

    All cable wiring, including the earth wire, is required to be insulated.The type of
    insulation usually determines the maximum temperature and voltage rating of the cable. The
    insulation on typical domestic building wire (V75) is made of PVC and has a temperature rating
    of 75 oC with a voltage rating of 0.6/1kV. Some PVC insulated cables are designed for extra low
    voltages

    C. Function of Electrical Cable


    Power cables are used to transmit energy from one point to another. They are generally made up
    of a conducting material ( Copper or Aluminium). A power cable is manufactured by the
    following processes

    1. Wire Drawing
    2. Stranding
    3. Inner Sheath
    4. Laying
    5. Insulation

    D. Type of Electrical Cable

    NYM, NYY, NYAF

    E. Standard Electrical Cable Color

    The colour of a cable is the colour of the insulation. Where colours are required to be
    used to identify different cables such as positive, negative and earth, there are specific colours
    for specific purposes.

    Cables used for typical installations are available in a variety of different colours. For example,

     black for negative


     red for positive and
     green/yellow for earth.

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