Type MV-105 EPR Copper-Tape-Screened Distribution Cable, 15 kV and 35 kV

This Type MV-105 EPR distribution cable covers 15 kV and 35 kV single-conductor power circuits with a stationary installation. The supplied construction has a compressed Class B copper or aluminum conductor, extruded semiconductive conductor screen, no-lead EPR insulation, an extruded semiconductive insulation screen, copper-tape metallic shield and PVC jacket. Each voltage is represented at 100% and 133% insulation levels, and each conductor material has its own source size table.

Select the voltage class and insulation level before choosing copper or aluminum and conductor area. These decisions change cable outside diameter, mass, termination hardware and thermal behavior. The technical table retains separate 15 kV and 35 kV records instead of treating all Type MV-105 cable as one mechanical design. The source lists 2 AWG through 1500 kcmil for 15 kV and 1/0 AWG through 1500 kcmil for 35 kV, with ampacity, conductor and insulation diameters, overall diameter and weight per 1,000 ft.

These are fixed-distribution reference configurations. The flexible Type MV-105 cable uses fine-stranded copper and a composite braided screen for installation handling or limited movement. Confirm the route, thermal conditions, conductor metal, shield bonding, required cable marking and applicable code when quoting. The catalogue ampacities assume one isolated conductor in air at 40°C ambient and 105°C conductor; a buried, ducted or grouped circuit needs a separate calculation.

Explore the industrial cable range. For mobile equipment supply, compare the 35-CHVU trailing cable rather than carrying fixed-installation values into a moving route.

The reference build is single-conductor and unarmoured. A compressed Class B bare copper or aluminum conductor carries an extruded semiconductive conductor shield. NL-EPR insulation is offered at 100% or 133% insulation level for the selected 15 kV or 35 kV class. An extruded semiconductive insulation screen and copper-tape metallic shield provide the specified screening structure, followed by a PVC outer jacket.

The copper-tape design is not the same as a tinned-copper/nylon braided flexible screen. Conductor metal and insulation level also alter each quoted dimension; review those fields for the exact size rather than extrapolating across the table.

Choose this Type MV-105 construction for fixed industrial or utility distribution where the project calls for a single-core NL-EPR cable with a copper-tape screen and PVC jacket. Compare the required installation method—air, conduit, duct or direct burial—with the final product marking and local electrical code. Mechanical pulling force, bending radius and shield-bonding arrangement must be selected for the ordered size.

It is not a direct stand-in for the flexible braid-screened 5/15 kV construction: that design uses finer tinned-copper conductor stranding and a thermoset jacket. Provide voltage, insulation level, conductor material, route geometry, circuit arrangement and current demand for a useful RFQ.

Choose the 15 kV or 35 kV table for the required conductor metal, then compare 100% and 133% insulation levels. Ampacity, dimensions and weight are reference data for the shown configuration; the approved drawing controls the quoted cable.

*Reference ampacity basis: 40°C ambient, 105°C conductor, one isolated conductor in air, NEC Table 315.60(C)(4). Recalculate for the actual installation route and confirm the quoted cable's cold-bend, sunlight and burial requirements in its order documents.

The supplied construction reference cites Type MV-105, UL 1072, ICEA S-93-639 and AEIC CS-8 as procurement and test criteria. Match the quoted cable's marking, material construction and applicable acceptance records to the installation before recording an approval or compliance statement.