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IEC 61138:2007

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Cables for portable earthing and short-circuiting equipment
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English - French

Published date

16-07-2007

Publisher

International Electrotechnical Committee

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 Identical
SN EN 61138 : 1997 AMD 11 2003 Identical
UNE-EN 61138:2008 Identical
DIN EN 61138 : 2008 Identical
NF EN 61138 : 2008 Identical

IEC 61230:2008 Live working - Portable equipment for earthing or earthing and short-circuiting
EN 61230:2008 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHING OR EARTHING AND SHORT-CIRCUITING
NF EN 61230 : 2009 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHING OR EARTHING AND SHORT-CIRCUITING
I.S. EN 61230:2008 LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHING OR EARTHING AND SHORT-CIRCUITING
IEC 61219:1993 Live working - Earthing or earthing and short-circuiting equipment using lances as a short-circuiting device - Lance earthing
BS EN 61219:1994 Live working. Earthing or earthing and short-circuiting equipment using lances as a short-circuiting device. Lance earthing
BS 7740(1994) : 1994 AMD 9060 PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHING OR EARTHING AND SHORT-CIRCUITING
07/30170224 DC : DRAFT AUG 2007 BS EN 61230 - LIVE WORKING - PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHING OR EARTHING AND SHORT-CIRCUITING
BS EN 61230:2008 Live working. Portable equipment for earthing or earthing and short-circuiting
UNE-EN 61230:2011 Live working - Portable equipment for earthing or earthing and short-circuiting

IEC 60245-2:1994+AMD1:1997+AMD2:1997 CSV Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 2: Test methods
IEC 60811-3-1:1985 Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials ofelectric cables - Part 3: Methods specific to PVC compounds -Section One: Pressure test at high temperature - Tests forresistance to cracking
IEC 60228:2004 Conductors of insulated cables
IEC 60502-1:2004+AMD1:2009 CSV Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (<em>U</em><sub>m</sub> = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV(<em>U</em><sub>m</sub> = 36 kV) - Part 1: Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV (<em>U</em><sub>m</sub> = 1,2 kV) and 3 kV (<em>U</em><sub>m</sub> = 3,6 kV)
IEC 60227-2:1997+AMD1:2003 CSV Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 2: Test methods
IEC 60227-1:2007 Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60811-1-2:1985 Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables - Part 1: Methods for general application - Section Two: Thermal ageing methods
IEC 62230:2006+AMD1:2013 CSV Electric cables - Spark-test method
IEC 61230:2008 Live working - Portable equipment for earthing or earthing and short-circuiting
IEC 60811-1-1:1993+AMD1:2001 CSV Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables and optical cables - Part 1-1: Methods for general application - Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions - Tests for determining the mechanical properties
IEC 60811-1-3:1993+AMD1:2001 CSV Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Part 1-3: General application -Methods for determining the density - Water absorption tests - Shrinkage test
IEC 60811-1-4:1985 Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables - Part 1: Methods for general application - Section Four: Tests at low temperature
IEC 60811-2-1:1998+AMD1:2001 CSV Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric and optical cables - Part 2-1: Methods specific to elastomeric compounds - Ozone resistance, hot set and mineral oil immersion tests
IEC 60811-3-2:1985 Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables - Part 3: Methods specific to PVC compounds - Section Two: Loss of mass test - Thermal stability test

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