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RV-K

Industrial flexible power cable 0.6/1 kV

0.6/1 kV CPR Eca UNE 21123-2 / IEC 60502-1
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Application

RV-K is the flexible low-voltage cable to IEC 60502-1 and UNE 21123-2: fine-stranded class 5 copper, XLPE insulation for 90 °C and a flexible PVC sheath. For industry and fixed installations, indoors and outdoors, in air, buried or in conduit.

RV-K is a flexible 0.6/1 kV power cable for fixed installations and industrial use. It may be installed indoors and outdoors, in air, buried or in conduit. Not for the power supply of submersible pumps.

Highly flexibleWet locationsIndustrial

Also known as: flexible power cable

Applications

  • Power cable in industrial installations and buildings with tight bends and awkward routes.
  • Connection of machines, distribution boards and generators where a flexible cable eases installation.
  • Spanish, Portuguese and international projects specifying IEC 60502-1.

What to look out for

  • Class 5 conductor: use ferrules or crimp lugs, never bare under a screw terminal.
  • Flexible during installation, but intended for fixed laying: not for drag chains or continuous movement.
  • PVC sheath, class Eca: where Cca is required, RZ1-K (AS) is the halogen-free counterpart; B2ca calls for a dedicated B2ca version.
  • CPR class Eca. Where the cable is installed permanently in a building and exposed to indoor air, the Bbl requires at least Dca. The wiring inside a control panel or machine is not covered by that requirement, but the cables running to it are.
Construction
Conductor
Plain copper, flexible, class 5 acc. to EN 60228.
Insulation
Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE), type DIX-3.
Core identification
Acc. to HD 308. 1×: natural (uncoloured). Up to 5 cores: blue, brown, black, grey, green/yellow. 6 cores and more: black, numbered, with or without green/yellow.
Assembly
Concentric stranding; thermoplastic filler optional.
Outer sheath
PVC-based compound, type DMV-18; black.
Electrical & thermal properties
Rated voltage Uo/U
0.6/1 kV AC; Um 1.2 kV.
Rated voltage DC
1.8 kV max. (core to core, without earthing).
Test voltage
3.5 kV AC; 6.5 kV DC.
Max. conductor temperature
+90 °C; +250 °C in short circuit (max. 5 s, acc. to IEC 60724).
Temperature range
−15 °C to +90 °C; down to −40 °C in fixed and protected installations.
Flame-retardant
Acc. to EN 60332-1-2.
Reaction to fire (CPR)
Eca acc. to EN 50575.
Min. bending radius
4 × D for D below 25 mm; 5 × D from 25 to 50 mm; 6 × D above 50 mm (D = outer diameter).
Water
AD7 (intermittent immersion) acc. to IEC 60364-5-51; IPX7 acc. to EN 60529.
Oil resistance
Acc. to ICEA S-73-532.
UV resistance
Acc. to UNE 211605.
Installation
Indoor and outdoor; in air, buried or in conduit. Not for the power supply of submersible pumps.
Sizes
1×1.5 to 1×500 mm²; two-core up to 2×70, three- and four-core up to 240 mm², five-core up to 5G50 and 5G95; 7 to 61 cores in 1.5 and 2.5 mm², 7 to 12 cores in 4 mm²; other sizes on request.
Standard
UNE 21123-2 / IEC 60502-1.
Dimensions and technical data

Sizes, weights and current rating

Cores × mm²Outer Ø approx. (mm)Weight approx. (kg/km)R DC 20 °C (Ω/km)Air 40 °C (A)Ground 25 °C (A)Voltage drop (V/A·km)
1×1.55.84613.3212129.374
1×2.56.2587.98302717.624
1×46.7744.95403510.933
1×67.3953.3052447.288
1×108.21371.9172584.218
1×169.31921.2197752.673
1×2510.92820.780122961.723
1×3512.13760.5541531171.223
1×5013.75100.3861881380.852
1×7015.97230.2722431700.601
1×9517.69180.2062982020.456
1×12019.411580.1613502300.355
1×15021.614340.1294012600.284
1×18523.617240.1064602910.234
1×24027.322700.08015453360.177
1×30030.228800.06416303800.142
1×40035.538050.0486716464-
1×50041.448000.0384823525-
2×1.58.510013.3232433.918
2×2.59.31307.98323220.35
2×410.31704.95444212.624
2×611.42203.3057538.416
2×1013.33301.9178704.87
2×1615.44751.21104913.086
2×2518.97250.7801351161.99
2×3521.59800.5541681401.412
2×5026.014550.3862041660.984
2×7030.620700.2722622040.694
3G1.59.012013.3232433.918
3G2.59.81557.98323220.35
3G410.92054.95444212.624
3G612.12753.3057538.416
3G1014.24201.9178704.87
3×1616.76151.2191752.673
3×2520.29300.780115961.723
3×3523.012700.5541431171.223
3×5027.718600.3861741380.852
3×7032.726600.2722231700.601
3×9536.033550.2062712020.456
3×12040.140700.1613012300.355
3×15045.250820.1293442600.284
3×18549.862570.1063912910.234
3×24057.882740.08014683360.177
4G1.59.814013.3202129.374
4G2.510.71857.98282717.624
4G411.92504.95383510.933
4G613.33403.3049447.288
4G1015.65201.9168584.218
4×1618.47751.2191752.673
4×2522.511850.780115961.723
4×3525.616150.5541431171.223
4×5030.823500.3861741380.852
4×7036.333600.2722231700.601
4×9540.042500.2062712020.456
4×12045.252250.1613012300.355
4×15050.264660.1293442600.284
4×18555.579400.1063912910.234
4×24064.4104850.08014683360.177
5G1.510.616013.3202129.374
5G2.511.72207.98282717.624
5G413.03004.95383510.933
5G614.54053.3049447.288
5G1017.46401.9168584.218
5G1620.29301.2191752.673
5G2524.714250.780115961.723
5G3528.219600.5541431171.223
5G5034.028450.3861741380.852
5G9544.350100.2062712020.456
7×1.511.520013.3---
8×1.512.923513.3---
10×1.514.530013.3---
12×1.515.033513.3---
14×1.515.837013.3---
16×1.516.942013.3---
19×1.517.847513.3---
21×1.519.254013.3---
24×1.521.064513.3---
27×1.521.568513.3---
30×1.522.374013.3---
33×1.523.179013.3---
37×1.524.086513.3---
40×1.525.697013.3---
44×1.527.2109013.3---
48×1.527.7114513.3---
52×1.528.5121013.3---
56×1.529.5129513.3---
61×1.530.4139013.3---
7×2.512.72807.98---
8×2.514.23307.98---
10×2.516.24257.98---
12×2.516.94807.98---
14×2.517.85357.98---
16×2.518.86007.98---
19×2.519.86857.98---
21×2.521.57857.98---
24×2.523.49207.98---
27×2.523.99807.98---
30×2.525.010757.98---
33×2.526.011657.98---
37×2.527.012807.98---
40×2.528.514057.98---
44×2.530.615957.98---
48×2.531.116807.98---
52×2.532.017857.98---
56×2.533.019007.98---
61×2.534.220607.98---
7×414.23854.95---
8×416.04604.95---
10×418.46004.95---
12×419.06704.95---

Manufacturer current ratings to IEC 60364-5-52, one circuit. In air: on a tray at 40 °C; single core method F, three loaded conductors in trefoil; 2× and 3G method E with two loaded conductors; 3×, 4×, 4G and 5G method E with three loaded conductors. In the ground: directly buried (method D2) or in conduit (method D1), at 25 °C and a soil thermal resistivity of 2.5 K·m/W; two loaded conductors for 2× and 3G, three for all other sizes. Voltage drop at cos φ = 1: single-phase for 2× and 3G, three-phase for all other sizes. Resistance: the IEC 60228 class 5 maximum at 20 °C. From 7 cores the manufacturer gives no current ratings or voltage drop; a dash means on request.

The complete dimension and current-rating tables are in the datasheet.

Which one do I choose?

RV-K or YMvK Cca?

RV-K

  • fine-stranded class 5 copper
  • class Eca

YMvK Cca

  • solid up to 6 mm²
  • class Cca

Both are 0.6/1 kV cables with XLPE insulation for 90 °C. RV-K has fine-stranded class 5 copper and is far more flexible; YMvK Cca has solid copper up to and including 6 mm² and stranded copper above that. RV-K is class Eca and so does not comply where the Bbl calls for Dca or Cca, while YMvK Cca does. Choose RV-K for awkward routes and machine connections where Eca is permitted.

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RV-K or RZ1MZ1-K(AS)?

RV-K

  • unarmoured
  • PVC sheath
  • class Eca

RZ1MZ1-K(AS)

  • galvanised steel wire armour
  • halogen-free sheaths
  • class Cca-s1b,d1,a1

The basis is the same: fine-stranded class 5 copper and XLPE insulation for 0.6/1 kV. RZ1MZ1-K(AS) adds galvanised steel wire armour and halogen-free sheaths, with class Cca-s1b,d1,a1. RV-K is unarmoured and has a PVC sheath with class Eca. Choose RZ1MZ1-K(AS) where there is a risk of mechanical damage, in explosion-hazard zones where EN 60079-14 calls for an armoured cable, or where halogen-free or a higher CPR class than Eca is required.

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