This 2-2-2 triplex URD cable is an underground secondary distribution cable. It is used in underground applications in secondary distribution circuits.
Each cable is a twisted assembly of three 2 AWG conductors made of alloy 1350 aluminum, insulated with black cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE). The phase and neutral conductors are cabled together. The conductors are compressed Class B stranded, with 7 strands each.
- Conductor
- Compressed Class B stranded, 1350 series aluminum alloy
- Phase conductor
- 2 AWG, 7 strands
- Neutral conductor
- 2 AWG, 7 strands
- Insulation
- Black cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE)
- Insulation thickness
- 0.060 inches
- Outside diameter
- 0.869 inches
- Ampacity, direct burial
- 160 amps at 90°C
- Ampacity, in duct
- 120 amps at 90°C
- Weight
- 0.292 lbs per ft
- Color
- Black
- Standards
- UL 854 (Service Entrance Cables); ICEA S-105-692 (600 Volt Single Layer Thermoset Insulated Utility Underground Distribution Cables)