The SunGen® Difference

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AVAILABLE IN
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Harnessing the Renewable Power of the Sun
Solar Photovoltaic Wire: Why Choose SunGen ?
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DEFORMATION-RESISTANT
The SunGen® Difference
As a company committed to environmental stewardship and renewable energy, General Cable has
specifically designed its UL 4703 SunGen suite of photovoltaic (PV) products to effectively and
efficiently connect solar panels and concentrated solar power technologies while being able to
withstand the harsh operating environments of solar power applications.
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Resistant to UV/sunlight, ozone and water absorption
Rated for direct burial
Stable electrical properties over a broad temperature range (-40°C to 90°C)
Excellent flexibility and performance in low-temperature environments
Highly resistant to deformation, even in prolonged exposure at high temperatures
Mechanically rugged construction resists cutting, tearing and abrasions
CSA RPV90 and RPVU90 Listed
Single and multi-conductor cable constructions
18 AWG – 1000 kcmil stranded copper and 6 AWG – 1000 kcmil aluminum conductors
When it comes to the wire and cable for today’s solar energy projects with PV module
interconnections within the photovoltaic array, General Cable’s SunGen UL Listed 4703 PV
wire offers far more superior sunlight resistance and low-temperature flexibility for maximum
performance and reliability for long-term outdoor exposure to the sun.
SunGen — the obvious choice for solar photovoltaic applications.
PV Wire
Applications/Compliances
Voltage: 600, 1000 and 2000 Volts
SunGen PV Wire UL Type PV/RHH/RHW-2
DIRECT BURIAL
FLEXIBLE
MOISTURE-RESISTANT
COLD IMPACT
OIL-RESISTANT
UV/SUNLIGHT-RESISTANT
MECHANICALLY RUGGED
Direct Buried: 600, 1000 and 2000 Volts
Conduit/Duct/Raceway
NEC Article 690 – PV Systems
UL 4703 PV Wire
Flame Test Requirements: FT1 & VW-1
Maximum Operating Temperature:
90ºC Wet or Dry
Cold Bend: -40ºC
Weatherometer Sunlight Resistance:
720 Hour
LOW SMOKE EMISSIONS
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AVAILABLE IN
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The SunGen® Difference
Add true COLORS to your solar installations
with General Cable’s UL 4703 SunGen®
Brand of photovoltaic (PV) copper
products — now in UV/sunlight-resistant
solid colors, available in-stock or by
special order and all manufactured with
the latest technical knowledge and to
meet all relevant UL requirements.
When you specify General Cable’s
SunGen® PV Wire, we deliver a product
engineered with excellent flexibility
and toughness to withstand the harsh
operating environment of solar power
applications and provide high levels of
performance over the entire lifetime
of the installation.
New SunGen UL 4703 PV Wire in true
COLORS is the perfect choice for critical
PV source, output and inverter circuit
identification as required by the NEC.
Selecting a unique color further ensures a
standard-compliant system.
Ask your General Cable representative
today about our network of regional
distribution centers across the country
ready to service your order!
AWG SIZE
COLOR
PUT-UP
SPEC 5800 – 600 V SunGen® UL 4703 PV Wire — EPR/XL-CPE, 19 Strand Tinned Copper
12211.711400
14 AWG
Black
Long Length
12211.711200
12 AWG
Black
Long Length
12211.711100
10 AWG
Black
Long Length
SPEC 5810 – 2000 V SunGen® UL 4703 PV Wire — EPR/XL-CPE, 19 Strand Tinned Copper
12221.711400
14 AWG
Black
Long Length
12221.711200
12 AWG
Black
Long Length
12221.711100
10 AWG
Black
Long Length
12221.710800
8 AWG
Black
Long Length
SPEC 5841 – 600 V SunGen® UL 4703 PV Wire or 2000 V RHW-2 — XLPE, 19 Strand Tinned Copper
5841.711200
12 AWG
Black
Long Length
5841.711209
12 AWG
White
Long Length
5841.711202
12 AWG
Red
Long Length
5841.711100
10 AWG
Black
Long Length
5841.711109
10 AWG
White
Long Length
439500
10 AWG
Red
Long Length
425650
8 AWG
Black
Long Length
5841.710809
8 AWG
White
Long Length
5841.710802
8 AWG
Red
Long Length
SPEC 5841 – 600 V SunGen® UL 4703 PV Wire or 2000 V RHW-2 — XLPE, 19 Strand Bare Copper
5841.711200B
12 AWG
Black
Long Length
5841.711209B
12 AWG
White
Long Length
5841.710202B
12 AWG
Red
Long Length
425440
10 AWG
Black
Long Length
439490
10 AWG
White
Long Length
5841.711002B
10 AWG
Red
Long Length
5841.710800B
8 AWG
Black
Long Length
5841.710809B
8 AWG
White
Long Length
5841.710802B
8 AWG
Red
Long Length
SPEC 5845 – 600 V SunGen® UL 4703 PV Wire or 1 kV CSA RPVU90 — XLPE, 7 Strand Bare Copper
12431.711100
10 AWG
Black
Long Length
12431.711109
10 AWG
White
Long Length
12431.711102
10 AWG
Red
Long Length
SPEC 5851 – 2000 V SunGen® UL 4703 PV Wire or RHW-2 — XLPE, 19 Strand Tinned Copper
439630
12 AWG
Black
Long Length
5851.711209
12 AWG
White
Long Length
5851.711202
12 AWG
Red
Long Length
426450
10 AWG
Black
Long Length
5851.711109
10 AWG
White
Long Length
5851.711102
10 AWG
Red
Long Length
426650
8 AWG
Black
Long Length
5851.710809
8 AWG
White
Long Length
5851.710802
8 AWG
Red
Long Length
SPEC 5851 – 2000 V SunGen® UL 4703 PV Wire or RHW-2 — XLPE, 19 Strand Bare Copper
5851.711200B
12 AWG
Black
Long Length
5851.711209B
12 AWG
White
Long Length
5851.711202B
12 AWG
Red
Long Length
426400
10 AWG
Black
Long Length
439410
10 AWG
White
Long Length
439400
10 AWG
Red
Long Length
426300
8 AWG
Black
Long Length
439430
8 AWG
White
Long Length
439420
8 AWG
Red
Long Length
SPEC 5855 – 2000 V SunGen® UL 4703 PV Wire or 1 kV CSA RPVU90 — XLPE, 7 Strand Bare Copper
12441.711400
14 AWG
Black
Long Length
12441.711409
14 AWG
White
Long Length
12441.711200
12 AWG
Black
Long Length
12441.711209
12 AWG
White
Long Length
12441.711100
10 AWG
Black
Long Length
12441.711109
10 AWG
White
Long Length
Other color and put-up options are available upon request
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