Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 30 - Mineral Resources |
Chapter I - Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor |
SubChapter B - Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products |
Part 18 - Electric Motor-Driven Mine Equipment and Accessories |
Subpart D - Machines Assembled With Certified or Explosion-Proof Components, Field Modifications of Approved Machines, and Permits To Use Experimental Equipment |
Appendix I to Subpart D of Part 18
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Appendix I to Subpart D of Part 18
LIST OF TABLES
Table No. Title 1 Portable power cable ampacities - 600 volts. 2 Portable cord ampacities - 600 volts. 3 Portable power cable ampacities - 601 to 5,000 volts. 4 Normal diameter of round cables with tolerances in inches - 600 volts. 5 Nominal dimension of flat cables with tolerances in inches - 600 volts. 6 Nominal diameter of heavy jacketed cords with tolerances in inches - 600 volts. 7 Nominal diameter of three-conductor portable power cables with tolerances in inches - 601 to 5,000 volts. 8 Fuse ratings or instantaneous settings of circuit breakers for short-circuit protection of portable cables. 9 Specifications for portable cables longer than 500 feet. 10 High voltage trailing cable ampacities and outside diameters. Table 1 - Portable Power Cable Ampacities - 600 Volts (Amperes Per Conductor Based on 60 °C. Copper Temperature - 40 °C. Ambient)
Conductor size - AWG or MCM Single conductor 2-conductor, round or flat 3-conductor, round or flat 4-conductor 5-conductor 6-conductor 8 45 40 35 30 25 20 6 60 50 50 40 35 30 4 85 70 65 55 45 35 3 95 80 75 65 55 45 2 110 95 90 75 65 55 1 130 110 100 85 75 65 1/0 150 130 120 100 90 80 2/0 175 150 135 115 105 95 3/0 205 175 155 130 120 110 4/0 235 200 180 150 140 130 250 275 220 200 160 300 305 240 220 175 350 345 240 235 190 400 375 280 250 200 450 400 300 270 215 500 425 320 290 230 Table 2 - Portable Cord Ampacities - 600 Volts (Amperes Per Conductor Based on 60 °C. Copper Temperature - 40 °C. Ambient)
Conductor size - AWG 1-3 conductor 4-6 conductor 7-9 conductor 14 15 12 8 12 20 16 11 10 25 20 14 Table 3 - Portable Power Cable Ampacities - 601 to 5,000 Volts (Amperes Per Conductor Based on 75 °C. Copper Temperature - 40 °C. Ambient)
Conductor size - AWG or MCM 3-conductor types G-GC and SIIC-GC 2,000 volts 3-conductor type SHD-GC 2,001-5,000 volts 6 65 65 4 85 85 3 100 100 2 115 115 1 130 130 1/0 145 145 2/0 170 170 3/0 195 195 4/0 220 220 250 245 245 300 275 275 350 305 305 Table 4 - Nominal Diameters of Round Cables With Tolerances in Inches - 600 Volts
Conductor size - AWG or MCM Single conductor 2-conductor 3-conductor 4-conductor - Types W & G 5-conductor - Types W & G 6-conductor Types W & G twisted Type PG, 2 power Type PCG, 3 power, ground Types W & G Type PG, 3 power, ground Type PCG, 3 power, 2 control, ground Type w Tolerance 8 0.44 0.81 0.84 0.94 0.91 0.93 1.03 0.99 1.07 1.18 ±0.03 6 .51 .93 .93 .98 1.01 1.03 1.18 1.10 1.21 1.31 ±.03 4 .57 1.08 1.08 1.10 1.17 1.20 1.29 1.27 1.40 1.52 ±.03 3 .63 1.17 1.17 1.20 1.24 1.27 1.31 1.34 1.48 1.61 ±.03 2 .66 1.27 1.27 1.29 1.34 1.34 1.39 1.48 1.61 1.75 ±.03 1 .74 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.51 1.52 1.52 1.68 1.88 2.05 ±.03 1/0 .77 1.52 1.52 1.52 1.65 1.68 1.68 1.79 1.96 2.13 ±.04 2/0 .82 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.75 1.79 1.79 1.93 2.13 2.32 ±.04 3/0 .87 1.77 1.77 1.77 1.89 1.93 1.93 2.07 2.26 2.49 ±.05 4/0 .93 1.92 1.92 1.92 2.04 2.13 2.13 2.26 2.46 2.71 ±.05 250 1.03 2.16 2.16 2.16 2.39 2.39 2.39 2.66 ±.06 300 1.09 2.32 2.56 2.84 ±.06 350 1.15 2.43 2.68 2.98 ±.06 400 1.20 2.57 2.82 3.14 ±.06 450 1.26 2.67 2.94 3.26 ±.06 500 1.31 2.76 3.03 3.40 ±.06 Table 5 - Nominal Dimensions of Flat Cables With Tolerances in Inches - 600 Volts
Conductor size - AWG 2-conductor 3-conductor - Type G Type W Type G Major Minor Major Minor Major Minor O.D. Tolerance O.D. Tolerance O.D. Tolerance O.D. Tolerance O.D. Tolerance O.D. Tolerance 8 0.84 ±0.04 0.51 ±0.03 6 .93 ±.04 .56 ±.03 1.02 ±.04 0.56 ±.03 1.65 ±0.06 0.67 ±0.05 4 1.05 ±.04 .61 ±.03 1.15 ±.04 .61 ±.03 1.85 ±.06 .75 ±.05 3 1.14 ±.04 .68 ±.03 1.26 ±.04 .68 ±.03 1.99 ±.06 .77 ±.05 2 1.24 ±.04 .73 ±.03 1.35 ±.04 .73 ±.06 2.10 ±.06 .81 ±.05 1 1.40 ±.04 .81 ±.03 1.55 ±.04 .81 ±.03 2.43 ±.06 .97 ±.05 1/0 1.51 ±.04 .93 ±.03 1.67 ±.04 .93 ±.03 2/0 1.63 ±.04 .99 ±.03 1.85 ±.04 .99 ±.03 3/0 1.77 ±.04 1.03 ±.03 2.00 ±.04 1.03 ±.03 4/0 1.89 ±.04 1.10 ±.03 2.10 ±.04 1.10 ±.03 Table 6 - Nominal Diameters of Heavy Jacketed Cords With Tolerances In Inches - 600 Volts
Conductor size - AWG 2-conductor 3-conductor 4-conductor 5-conductor 6-conductor 7-conductor Diameter Tolerance Diameter Tolerance Diameter Tolerance Diameter Tolerance Diameter Tolerance Diameter Tolerance 14 0.64 ±0.02 0.67 ±0.02 0.71 ±0.02 0.78 ±0.03 0.83 ±0.03 0.89 ±0.03 12 .68 ±.02 .72 ±.03 .76 ±.03 .83 ±.03 .89 ±.03 .98 ±.03 10 .73 ±.03 .80 ±.03 .84 ±.03 .90 ±.03 1.00 ±.03 1.07 ±.03 Table 7 - Nominal Diameters of Three-Conductor Portable Power Cables With Tolerances in Inches - 601 to 5,000 Volts
Conductor size - AWG or MCM Type G-GC (nonshielded) 2,000 volts Type SHC-GC (shielded overall) 2,000 volts Type SHD-GC (individually shielded power conductors) 2,001-3,000 volts Type SHD-GC (individually shielded power conductors) 3,001-5,000 volts Diameter Tolerance Diameter Tolerance Diameter Tolerance Diameter Tolerance 6 1.25 + 0.10, −0.06 1.39 + 0.11, −0.07 1.62 + 0.13, −0.08 1.78 + 0.14, −0.09 4 1.40 + .11, −.07 1.55 + .12, −.08 1.77 + .14, −.09 1.90 + .15, −.10 3 1.48 + .12, −.07 1.62 + .13, −.08 1.84 + .15, −.09 1.98 + .16, −.10 2 1.55 + .12, −.08 1.71 + .14, −.09 1.92 + .15, −.10 2.09 + .17, −.11 1 1.74 + .14, −.09 1.89 + .15, −.09 2.04 + .16, −.10 2.18 + .17, −.11 1/0 1.84 + .15, −.09 2.02 + .16, −.10 2.18 + .17, −.11 2.34 + .19, −.12 2/0 1.99 + .16, −.10 2.16 + .17, −.11 2.29 + .18, −.12 2.46 + .20, −.12 3/0 2.12 + .17, −.11 2.30 + .18, −.11 2.45 + .20, −.12 2.62 + .21, −.13 4/0 2.30 + .18, −.12 2.48 + .20, −.12 2.62 + .21, −.13 2.76 + .22, −.14 250 2.46 + .20, −.12 2.70 + .22, −.13 300 2.63 + .21, −.13 2.84 + .23, −.14 350 2.75 + .22, −.14 2.97 + .24, −.15 Table 8 - Fuse Ratings or Instantaneous Setting of Circuit Breakers for Short-Circuit Protection of Portable Cables and Cords
Conductor size - AWG or MCM Ohms/1,000 ft. at 25 °C. Maximum allowable fuse rating (amperes) Maximum allowable circuit breaker instantaneous setting (amperes)1 14 2.62 20 50 12 1.65 30 75 10 1.04 40 150 8 .654 80 200 6 .410 100 300 4 .259 200 500 3 .205 250 600 2 .162 300 800 1 .129 375 1,000 1/0 .102 500 1,250 2/0 .081 1,500 3/0 .064 2,000 4/0 .051 2,500 250 .043 2,500 300 .036 2,500 350 .031 2,500 400 .027 2,500 450 .024 2,500 500 .022 2,500 Table 9 - Specifications for Portable Cables Longer Than 500 Feet1
Conductor size - AWG or MCM Max. allowable length (feet) Normal ampacity at 60 °C. copper temperature (40 °C. ambient) Resistance at 60 °C. copper temperature (ohms) 6 550 50 0.512 4 600 70 .353 3 650 80 .302 2 700 95 .258 1 750 110 .220 1/0 800 130 .185 2/0 850 150 .157 3/0 900 175 .130 4/0 1,000 200 .116 250 1,000 220 .098 300 1,000 240 .082 350 1,000 260 .070 400 1,000 280 .061 450 1,000 300 .054 500 1,000 320 .050 Table 10 - High Voltage Trailing Cable Ampacities and Outside Diameters
Power conductor Ampacity * Outside diameter **
(inches)Size AWG or kcmil Amperes per conductor SHD-GC 2001 to 5000 volts SHD-CGC 2001 to 5000 volts SHD-PCG 2001 to 5000 volts 6 93 1.56 1.62 4 122 1.68 1.73 3 140 1.78 1.82 1.94 2 159 1.87 1.91 2.03 1 184 1.95 1.98 2.12 1/0 211 2.08 2.10 2.26 2/0 243 2.20 2.20 2.40 3/0 279 2.36 2.36 2.58 4/0 321 2.50 2.50 2.76 250 355 2.69 2.69 300 398 2.81 2.81 350 435 2.95 2.95 500 536 3.31 3.31 [33 FR 4660, Mar. 19, 1968; 33 FR 6345, Apr. 26, 1968, as amended at 42 FR 8373, Feb. 10, 1977; 75 FR 17549, Apr. 6, 2010; 75 FR 20918, Apr. 22, 2010]