Control Cable Assemblies And Electrical Conductor Types

Control Cable Assemblies and Electrical Conductor Types

Cable includes:

conductor of electricity: conduct electricity

Insulation: It covers and contains the current in the conductor.

Auxiliary components: protect the cable and ensure its service life.

Outer Sheath: It covers all the mentioned materials that protect them from external influences.

Types of electrical conductors

Bare Wire Conductor: Solid single wire, inflexible, uncoated.

Aluminum electrical conductors: In some cases, aluminum conductors are also used, although this metal is a 60% worse conductor than copper.

Copper Electrical Conductor: The most commonly used material.

Flexible Copper Wire Conductor: It is a group of thin wires covered with insulating material. They are flexible and malleable.

Single-core cable: Single core cable.

Multi-conductor cable: A cable with multiple conductors.

Cable Insulation Type

Insulation involves placing an insulating coating on the conductor to prevent current leakage. They fall into two broad categories: thermoplastics and

thermosets.

1. Thermoplastic insulation

They are most commonly found in cable manufacturing:

PVC: polyvinyl chloride

Z1: Polyolefin

PE: Linear polyethylene

PU: Polyurethane

2. Thermoset insulation

The most common are:

EPR: Ethylene Propylene

XLPE: Cross-Linked Polyethylene

EVA: Vinyl Acetate

SI: Silicone

PCP: Neoprene

SBR: Natural Rubber