RFOU 6/10 kV
NEK 606 offshore medium-voltage power cable, halogen-free, braid armoured
RFOU 6/10 kV is the offshore medium-voltage cable to NEK TS 606: semi-conductive screens, EPR insulation and an individual plus collective copper screen, halogen-free and drilling-mud-resistant. For MV distribution up to 12 kV on platforms and ships. Supplied to order; the lead time is stated in the quote.
RFOU 6/10 kV is a flame-retardant, halogen-free and drilling-mud-resistant medium-voltage power cable for fixed installation on offshore units, drilling rigs, FPSOs and ships, designed to NEK TS 606 (code P3/P10, now P103) and IEC 60092-354. Each tinned copper conductor is provided with a semi-conductive conductor screen, halogen-free EPR insulation, a semi-conductive insulation screen and an individual tinned copper wire braid screen; the laid-up cores are protected by a halogen-free inner sheath, a braid of tinned copper wires and a halogen-free, drilling-mud-resistant thermoset outer sheath. The cable is intended for medium-voltage power distribution up to 12 kV in safe and hazardous areas, including locations exposed to oil, drilling fluids and drilling mud. It is not intended for applications requiring fire-resistant (circuit-integrity) cable.
Also known as: offshore medium voltage cable
Applications
- Medium-voltage distribution up to 12 kV on offshore installations.
- Links between generators, transformers and switchgear.
- Safe and hazardous areas exposed to oil and drilling mud.
What to look out for
- Choose terminations and joints for 6/10 kV and for EPR insulation with a braid screen per core; standard kits for XLPE distribution cable do not fit.
- NEK 606 cable is tested for ships and offshore; for an onshore installation the grid operator usually asks for an IEC 60502-2 cable such as N2XSY. State in your enquiry where the cable will be installed.
- Conductor
- Tinned annealed stranded circular copper, class 2 acc. to IEC 60228.
- Conductor screen
- Extruded semi-conductive halogen-free compound.
- Insulation
- Halogen-free EPR compound, nominal thickness 3.4 mm.
- Insulation screen
- Extruded semi-conductive halogen-free compound.
- Core screen
- Braid of tinned copper wires on each core.
- Inner sheath
- Halogen-free, flame-retardant compound (with fillers) over the laid-up cores.
- Armour
- Braid of tinned copper wires.
- Outer sheath
- Halogen-free, flame-retardant and drilling-mud-resistant thermoset compound (SHF2), red.
- Rated voltage Uo/U (Um)
- 6/10 (12) kV.
- Test voltage
- 21 kV AC, 5 min.
- Standard
- NEK TS 606; design acc. to IEC 60092-354; conductors acc. to IEC 60228.
- Flame-retardant
- Acc. to IEC 60332-1-2 and IEC 60332-3-22 Cat. A.
- Halogen-free
- Acc. to IEC 60754-1/-2; low smoke density acc. to IEC 61034-1/-2.
- Drilling-mud resistant
- Yes, sheath resistant to oil and drilling mud acc. to NEK TS 606.
- Max. conductor temperature
- +90 °C.
- Permitted outer cable temperature, fixed
- −20 °C to +90 °C.
- Min. bending radius, fixed
- 9 × outer diameter (15 × outer diameter during installation).
RFOU 6/10 kV or N2XSY?
RFOU 6/10 kV
- NEK TS 606
- EPR insulation
- braid on each core
- halogen-free sheath
N2XSY
- IEC 60502-2
- XLPE insulation
- copper wire screen
- PVC sheath
Both are available in 6/10 (12) kV, but for a different environment. RFOU 6/10 kV follows NEK TS 606 for platforms and ships: tinned copper cores, EPR insulation, a braid on each core and a halogen-free sheath. N2XSY follows IEC 60502-2, with XLPE insulation, a copper wire screen and a PVC sheath. On board and offshore, choose RFOU 6/10 kV; on land, N2XSY.
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RFOU 0.6/1 kV
NEK 606 offshore power cable, halogen-free, braid armoured
Lead time: On request; the lead time is stated in the quote.
BFOU 0.6/1 kV
NEK 606 offshore fire-resistant power cable, halogen-free, braid armoured
Lead time: On request; the lead time is stated in the quote.
RU 0.6/1 kV
NEK 606 offshore power cable, halogen-free, unarmoured
Lead time: On request; the lead time is stated in the quote.
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