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Current Carrying Capacity Single Core Cables -BS 6004

CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY: SINGLE CORE CABLES-COPPER CONDUCTORS TO BS 6004

CONDUCTOR REFERENCE METHOD 4 REFERENCE METHOD 3 REFERENCE METHOD 1 REFERENCE METHOD 11 REFERENCE METHOD 12 (FREE AIR)
CROSS SECTIONAL enclosed in conduit in  enclosed in conduit on a  clipped direct on a perforated cable tray horizontal vertical
AREA thermally insulating wall etc wall or in trunking etc horizontal or vertical flat spaced  spaced trefoil
                       
                       
          2 cables 3 or 4  2 cables 3 or 4  2 cables 2 cables 3 cable 
  2 cables 3 or 4 2 cables 3 or 4  single phase cables three single phase cables three single phase single phase trefoil
  single phase cables three single phase cables three a.c or d.c phase a.c a.c or d.c phase a.c a.c or d.c or 3 a.c or d.c or 3 three phase
  a.c or d.c phase a.c a.c or d.c phase a.c flat touching flat touching flat touching flat touching cable tree phase cable tree phase a.c
            or trefoil   or trefoil      
                       
mm2 A A A A A A A A A A A
1 11 10.5 13.5 12 15.5 14 - - - - -
1.5 14.5 13.5 17.5 15.5 20 18 - - - - -
2.5 20 18 24 21 27 25 - - - - -
4 26 24 32 28 37 33 - - - - -
6 34 31 41 36 47 43 - - - - -
10 46 42 57 50 65 59 - - - - -
16 61 56 76 68 87 79 - - - - -
25 80 73 101 89 114 104 126 112 146 130 110
35 99 89 125 110 141 129 156 141 181 162 137
50 119 108 151 134 182 167 191 172 219 197 167
70 151 136 192 171 234 214 246 223 281 254 216
95 182 164 232 207 284 261 300 273 341 311 264
120 210 188 269 239 330 303 349 318 396 362 308
150 240 216 300 262 381 349 404 369 456 419 356
185 273 245 341 296 436 400 463 424 521 480 409
240 320 286 400 346 515 472 549 504 615 569 485
300 367 328 458 394 594 545 635 584 709 659 561
400 - - 546 467 694 634 732 679 852 795 656
500 - - 626 533 792 723 835 778 982 920 749
630 - - 720 611 904 826 953 892 1138 1070 855
800 - - - - 1030 943 1086 1020 1265 1188 971
1000 - - - - 1154 1058 1216 1149 1420 1337 1079

REFERENCE METHODS OF INSTALLATION ARE DESCRIBED IN IEEE REGULATIONS & B.S. 7671

Current Carrying Capacity of Flexible cables to BS 6004, 6500 and HR PVC Cables to BS 6231 would be same as above when used in FIXED INSTALLATIONS.

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