Polycab VFD Cable – 3+3(E) and 4 Core Flexible Copper, Foil and Tinned Copper Braid Screened

The Polycab VFD Cable is a screened motor cable for variable frequency drives, with three phase cores and three earth cores (3+3(E)) or four cores of flexible copper under an aluminium-Mylar tape and a tinned copper braid. Polycab's catalogue lists it as generally conforming to IS 7098 (Part 1) and IEC 60502-1. It is supplied at a price on request: cable prices depend on the construction, the quantity and the raw-material prices on the day.

Polycab India Limited is India's largest manufacturer of wires and cables, with 27 manufacturing facilities, a network of 4,300+ dealers and distributors, 2,00,000+ retailers and an export presence in 84 countries (polycab.com, October 2026). Its cable range runs from house wires and 1.1 kV power and control cables to MV and EHV power cables, with instrumentation, solar, railway, marine, mining, fire-survival and other special cables. Jai Enterprises supplies Polycab cables from Bhilai and Raipur all over Chhattisgarh - Bhilai, Raipur, Durg, Korba, Bilaspur, Raigarh, Jagdalpur, Kanker, Ambikapur and every other district - and across India.

Is this the right one for you?

Check these five things before you order:

• The motor is fed from a variable frequency drive (VFD / VSD / inverter).
• You know the motor current, the cable run and the size your drive maker recommends.
• You have chosen 3+3(E) symmetrical or 4 core construction.
• EMC cable glands will bond the screen all round (360°) at the drive and the motor.
• The run is on tray or in conduit, or you have asked us about an armoured version.

At a glance

• Price: on request - call +91 9340081159
• Product: Polycab VFD Cable
• Type: screened motor cable for variable frequency drives (VFD / VSD / inverter drives)
• Cores: 3+3(E) - three phase cores with three earth cores - or 4 core
• Conductor: flexible copper
• Insulation: XLPE, PE or PP
• Screen: aluminium-Mylar tape with a tinned copper wire braid
• Armour: none listed in the catalogue - the braid is a screen, not armour; ask us if your specification calls for an armoured VFD cable
• Sheath: PVC
• Voltage grade: not printed in the catalogue - confirmed on order
• Standards: generally conforming to IS 7098 (Part 1) and IEC 60502-1
• Source: Polycab B2B all-products catalogue (2025), p 14

Construction and standards

• Conductor: flexible copper
• Insulation: XLPE, PE or PP
• Cores: 3+3(E) or 4 cores laid up
• Screen: aluminium-Mylar tape and tinned copper wire braid
• Outer sheath: PVC
• IS 7098 (Part 1): XLPE insulated thermoplastic sheathed cables for working voltages up to and including 1100 V - this covers the XLPE insulated version; for the PE and PP versions we confirm the standard on the datasheet
• IEC 60502-1: extruded-insulation power cables for 1 kV (Um 1.2 kV) and 3 kV (Um 3.6 kV)
• Source: Polycab B2B all-products catalogue (2025), p 14

Why choose the Polycab VFD Cable

• Symmetrical 3+3(E) design - the earth cores sit evenly between the phases
• Double screen: aluminium-Mylar foil plus tinned copper braid
• Flexible copper conductors for easier routing to the motor terminal box
• XLPE, PE or PP insulation
• PVC outer sheath

How to choose and specify it

Why a VFD cable. A drive switches the motor voltage at high frequency. An unscreened cable radiates that noise into nearby circuits, and an asymmetric cable can let stray currents flow through the motor bearings. Drive makers recommend a screened, symmetrical motor cable such as the 3+3(E) design.

Core design. In the 3+3(E) design three smaller earth cores sit between the three phase cores, so the earth return is balanced around the phases. The 4 core version is the alternative where your specification allows it - many drive makers accept a 4 core cable only in smaller sizes, so check the drive manual.

Screen termination. Bond the braid all round (360°) in EMC cable glands at both the drive and the motor, avoid pigtails (if one cannot be avoided, keep it as short as possible), and run the cable apart from signal and instrumentation cables.

Size. Size the cable for the motor current and the run length, and check the drive maker's limit on motor cable length for the drive and its filters.

Where it is used

• Pumps, fans and blowers on drives in water, HVAC and process plants
• Conveyors, crushers and mills in cement, steel and mining
• Compressors and extruders
• Cranes and hoists with drive control
• Any motor fed from a VFD, VSD or inverter drive

Other Polycab instrumentation, data and fibre cables

• Polycab Instrumentation Cable - pairs, triads and quads, individually / overall screened, price on request
• Polycab VFD Cable (this page) - 3+3(E) and 4 core screened drive cable, price on request
• Polycab Thermocouple Extension Cable - KX and JX extension cable, price on request
• Polycab Bus Cable - Profibus and Fieldbus cable, price on request
• Polycab BMS Cable - screened multicore BMS cable, price on request
• Polycab Data Cable - RS485, LIYY and LIYCY, price on request
• Polycab Optical Fibre Cable - OFC for telecom, BharatNet, smart city and enterprise networks, price on request

Related products

• HEX Bell Mouth Copper Cable Lugs - Crimping Type, 10 to 240 sq mm
• HEX Crimping Type Copper Tubular Cable Lugs - UL Listed, 1.5 to 1000 sq mm; ask us to confirm the lug and die for flexible conductors

Frequently asked questions

What is the price of the Polycab VFD Cable?

The Polycab VFD Cable is supplied at a price on request, because cable prices depend on the construction, the quantity and the raw-material prices on the day. Call +91 9340081159 for a quotation.

Why use a VFD cable instead of an ordinary armoured cable?

A drive produces high-frequency switching noise. A screened, symmetrical VFD cable keeps that noise contained and gives the drive's high-frequency currents a balanced return path, which drive makers recommend to limit interference and bearing currents.

What does 3+3(E) mean?

Three phase cores plus three earth cores, laid symmetrically between the phases.

How should the screen be earthed?

At both ends, with a 360° bond in EMC cable glands at the drive and at the motor - unlike instrumentation screens, which are usually earthed at one end.

Where can I buy the Polycab VFD Cable in Chhattisgarh?

From Jai Enterprises, Bhilai and Raipur, which supplies Polycab cables to every district of Chhattisgarh and across India. Call +91 9340081159 for the price, stock and lead time.

How to order

Price on request: call +91 9340081159 or send an enquiry from this page with 3+3(E) or 4 core, the conductor size, the insulation (XLPE, PE or PP), the motor rating, the length and the delivery location, and we will confirm the price, availability and lead time. Ask for the Polycab datasheet for your exact construction before you order.