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Cable Derating Factors: Temperature, Grouping and Installation Method

Buried cable trench with multiple circuits in formation and a thermal probe measuring soil temperature beside it

Cable Derating Factors: Temperature, Grouping and Installation Method Quick Answer: Published ampacity assumes standard conditions; real installations multiply it down — ambient, grouping, soil and depth cut the rating, grouped buried circuits commonly losing 30-60 percent. The most expensive number in cable procurement is the one printed in the catalogue, because it’s almost never the […]