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IEC 61138:2007

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Cables for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English - French

Published date

16-07-2007

£144.91
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Summarise this standard

FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements for the construction of cables
  4.1 Conductors
      4.1.1 Material
      4.1.2 Construction
      4.1.3 Check of construction
      4.1.4 Electrical resistance
  4.2 Separator between conductor and insulation
  4.3 Insulation
      4.3.1 Material
      4.3.2 Colour of insulation
      4.3.3 Application to the conductor
      4.3.4 Thickness
      4.3.5 Mechanical properties before and after ageing
  4.4 Marking
      4.4.1 Indication of origin
      4.4.2 Indication of code designation and cross-sectional
            area of the conductor
      4.4.3 Continuity of marks
      4.4.4 Durability
      4.4.5 Legibility
5 Tests on completed cables
  5.1 Electrical properties
      5.1.1 General
      5.1.2 Voltage test
      5.1.3 Spark test
  5.2 Overall diameter
  5.3 Flexibility test
      5.3.1 General
      5.3.2 Test for cables with copper conductors
      5.3.3 Test for cables with aluminium conductors
  5.4 Optional clashing test
6 Particular specifications
  6.1 General
  6.2 Code designation
  6.3 Rated voltage
  6.4 Construction
      6.4.1 Conductors
      6.4.2 Insulation
      6.4.3 Overall diameter
  6.5 Tests
7 Guide to the use of the cables
Annex A (normative) Clashing test

Applies to flexible cables with insulation based on ethylene propylene rubber (EPR), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or silicone rubber (SiR) for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment. For this type of cable no rated voltage is given as such cables are exclusively intended for earthing and short-circuiting equipment. The particular types of cable and their code designations are specified in Clause 6 of this standard. The test methods specified in this standard are given in IEC 60227-2, IEC 60245-2, IEC 60811 and IEC 62230. The significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition are as follows: - extension of the scope to cover silicone rubber as an insulation material; - introduction of a new normative annex for clashing test.

Committee
TC 20
DevelopmentNote
Stability Date: 2019. (09/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
48
PublisherName
International Electrotechnical Committee
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 61138:2007 Identical
VDE 0283-3:2008-10 Identical
UNE-EN 61138:2008 Identical
DIN EN 61138:2008-10 Identical

£144.91
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