SWA Armour size for CPC

Question

Please advise. 
 Below is an extract from the Heva cable data base for 4-C XLPE/SWA (LSF) cable.

And below extract from Prysmian data sheet for the same cable. 
 
 As can been seen the Heva data utilises a larger CSA of armour, which would give rise to move favourable conditions due to the higher quantity of earth conductor. 
 Can you please clarify the data used for the SWA armour used in multi core SWA cables for CPC, and advise the implications of the larger CSA of armour.

Shane Regan · Answer

Hi Stuart, We understand that these values for the XPLE cables were taken directly from 17th edition regulation cable data. However there is manufacturer specific data if you instead select the Draka FT or FTP cables. These contain data which should be more in line with that specified. 
 (Please note that we are aware that Draka have added additional sizes to this range since - this is being reviewed at present by our Content team to see if they can be added to Hevacomp).

SWA Armour size for CPC

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