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298 OIEC — 8
‘Annex BB
(normative)
Method of calculating the cross-sectional area of bare
conductors with regard to thermal stresses due to ‘currents
of short duration
‘The following formula can be used to calculate the cross-section of bare conductors necessary
to withstand the thermal stress due to currents with a duration of the order of 0,2 $10 5 s
s- N&
‘Sis the cross-section, expresed in aquare millimetres
Tis the ems, value of the curent in amperes
ais ere nA ($_)” and a he oon as
13 _ for copper
9,5 for aluminium,
443 for iron
25 for lead
1 che time, expressed in seconds
«ise ahe temperature oe, expresed in Kelvins (K); for bare conductor, i is normally 180
Tf the time is more than 2 s but less than 5 5, the value for A@ may be increased in the same
formula to 215 K.
‘This takes account of the fact that the temperature rise is not strictly adiabatic