BS 6346:1989
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Specification for PVC-insulated cables for electricity supply
Hardcopy , PDF
15-09-1997
English
31-12-1989
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Voltage designation
4. Conductors
5. Insulation
6. Identification of cores
7. Laying-up
8. Bedding
9. Armour
10. Oversheath
11. Cable marking and end sealing
12. Schedule of tests
13. Test conditions
14. Routine tests
15. Regular sample tests
16. Special sample tests
17. Type tests
Appendices
A. Recommendations for selection and operation of
PVC-insulated cables
B. Recommendations for installation of PVC-insulated
cables
C. Information required with enquiry and order
D. Special sample tests
E. Resistance of conductor and armour, and armour
cross-sectional areas
F. Guide to use
Tables
1. Diameter of armour wire
2. Mass of zinc coating
3. Schedule of tests
4. Routine tests
5. Test voltage on complete cables
6. Minimum insulation resistance values
7. Regular sample tests
8. Temperature correction multiplication factors
9. Special sample tests
10. Type tests
11. Requirements for compatibility of insulation and
oversheath
12. Single-core 600/1000 V cables with circular stranded
copper conductors
13. Single-core 600/1000 V cables with circular solid
aluminium conductors
14. Two-core 600/1000 V cables with copper conductors
15. Two-core 600/1000 V cables with solid aluminium
conductors
16. Three-core 600/1000 V cables with copper conductors
17. Three-core 600/1000 V cables with solid aluminium
conductors
18. Four-core 600/1000 V cables with copper conductors
19. Four-core 600/1000 V cables with solid aluminium
conductors
20. Four-core 600/1000 V cables with reduced neutral
conductor and with stranded copper conductors
21. single-core 1900/3300 V armoured cables with
circular stranded copper conductors
22. Single-core 1900/3300 V armoured cables with
circular solid aluminium conductors
23. Three-core 1900/3300 V armoured cables with
stranded copper conductors
24. Three-core 1900/3300 V armoured cables with solid
aluminium conductors
25(a) 600/1000 V auxiliary cables, 1.5 mm squared
solid copper conductors (class 1)
25(b) 600/1000 V auxiliary cables, 2.5 mm squared
solid copper conductors (class 1)
26(a) 600/1000 V auxiliary cables, 1.5 mm squared
circular stranded copper conductors (class 2)
26(b) 600/1000 V auxiliary cables, 2.5 mm squared
circular stranded copper conductors (class 2)
26(c) 600/1000 V auxiliary cables, 4 mm squared
circular stranded copper conductors (class 2)
27. Selection of cables for a.c. systems
28. Minimum installation radius
29. Test voltage after installation
30. Maximum resistance of conductor and armour for
single-core cables having aluminium wire armour
31. Maximum resistance of conductor and armour for
two-core, three-core and four-core cables having
steel wire armour
32. Maximum resistance of conductor and armour for
single-core cables having solid aluminium conductors
and aluminium strip armour.
33. Maximum resistance of conductor and armour for two-
core, three-core and four-core cables having solid
aluminium conductors and aluminium strip armour
34. Maximum resistance of conductor and armour for
600/1000 V auxiliary cables with copper conductors
35. Gross cross-sectional area of armour wires for
single-core 600/1000 V cables having aluminium
wire armour
36. Gross cross-sectional area of armour wires for
two-core, three-core and four-core 600/1000 V
cables having steel wire armour
37. Gross cross-sectional area of aluminium strip
armour for two-core, three-core and four-core
600/1000 V cables for solid aluminium conductors
38. Gross cross-sectional area of armour for 600/1000 V
auxiliary cables with copper conductors
Test requirements and dimensions for cables for general (including underground) use for operation at voltages up to and including 1900 V to armour or earth and 3300 V between conductors. Includes wire armoured and aluminium strip armoured cables with a range of PVC-sheathed cables without further protection, and multi-core auxiliary cables.
| Committee |
GEL/20/17
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
52
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
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| BS 6704:1996 | Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of intrinsically safe electrical equipment in coal mines |
| BS 3454:1995 | Specification for 1.9/3.3 kV, 300 A bolted flameproof cable couplers and adaptors (including 380/660 V and 640/1100 V, 300 A adaptors) for use in coal mines |
| BS 3905:1995 | Specification for 3.8/6.6 kV, 300 A bolted flameproof cable couplers and adaptors, for use in coal mines. |
| EN 10002-1 : 2001 | METALLIC MATERIALS - TENSILE TESTING - PART 1: METHOD OF TEST AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE |
| IEC 60228:2004 | Conductors of insulated cables |
| BS 4727-2:GRP08(1986) : 1986 | GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING AND COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO POWER ENGINEERING - ELECTRIC CABLE TERMINOLOGY |
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