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The dielectric constant of the 3GI3 elastomeric insulation used in (N)3GHSSYCY 3x150+3x25/3 cable is approximately 6.2 to 6.8 at standard reference frequency of 1 kHz, with typical measured value around 6.5 for new cable material. The insulation breakdown voltage (also called dielectric strength or withstand voltage) exceeds 30 kV when measured under controlled laboratory conditions on fresh cable samples with 8 mm insulation thickness, typically achieving 32–38 kV before electrical breakdown occurs.
Technical Department
on27/02/2026

Dielectric Constant Specs: What is the exact dielectric constant and insulation breakdown voltage for (N)3GHSSYCY 3×150+3×25/3 medium-voltage cable in long VFD motor runs? 

The dielectric constant of the 3GI3 elastomeric insulation used in (N)3GHSSYCY 3×150+3×25/3 cable is approximately 6.2 to 6.8 at standard reference frequency of 1 kHz, with typical measured value around 6.5 for new cable material. The insulation breakdown voltage (also called dielectric strength or withstand voltage) exceeds 30 kV when measured under controlled laboratory conditions on fresh cable samples with 8 mm insulation thickness, typically achieving 32–38 kV before electrical breakdown occurs.
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SUPROMONT (N)3GHSSYCY 6 kV – 30 kV Medium Voltage Mining Cable: Technical Guide for Transformer and Shiftable Equipment Applications
Technical Department
on24/11/2025

SUPROMONT (N)3GHSSYCY 6 kV – 30 kV

The evolution of underground mining operations toward increasingly mechanized production methods and deeper extraction depths has driven corresponding evolution in electrical infrastructure requirements, progressively expanding from early kilowatt-scale low voltage systems toward modern megawatt-scale installations requiring medium voltage power distribution. The fundamental electrical engineering principle underlying this evolution recognizes that power transmission capacity equals voltage multiplied by current, enabling equivalent power delivery at substantially reduced current levels through voltage increase from conventional low voltage levels of six hundred sixty to one thousand one hundred forty volts to medium voltage levels ranging from three point six kilovolts to thirty kilovolts. This current reduction delivers multiple operational advantages including proportional reduction in conductor cross-sectional area requirements decreasing cable weight and installation cost, reduced resistive losses improving energy efficiency and decreasing cooling requirements, and enhanced power quality through reduced voltage drop across transmission distances extending hundreds of meters or kilometers in modern mining operations.