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BS 7870-8.1:2003

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LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities. Specification for multicore and multipair cables for installation above and below ground Single wire armoured and PVC sheathed multicore cable with copper conductors - Section 8.1 Single wire armoured and PVC sheathed multicore cable with copper conductors

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

16-06-2003

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Voltage designation
4 Conductors
5 Insulation
6 Identification of cores
7 Assembly of cores, fillers and binders
8 Bedding layer
9 Armouring
10 Oversheath
11 Marking
12 Dimensions
13 Tests
14 Routine tests
15 Sample tests
16 Type test
Annex A (informative) Guide to use
Bibliography

Defines requirements for the construction, dimensions and mechanical and electrical properties of multicore PVC sheathed cables. It specifies requirements for steel wire armoured multicore cables (2-core to 37-core) with copper conductors.

Committee
GEL/20/16
DevelopmentNote
To be read in conjunction with BS 7870-1(1996) and BS 7870-2(1999). (06/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2008. (09/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

This section of BS 7870 specifies requirements for the construction, dimensions and mechanical and electrical properties of multicore PVC insulated and PVC sheathed cables. It specifies requirements for steel wire armoured multicore cables (2-core to 37-core) with copper conductors.

This section of BS 7870 is applicable to cables for use underground in wet conditions and also for withstanding high levels of induced voltage.

NOTE A “guide to use?? is given in Annex A.

Standards Relationship
HD 627 S1:1996/A2:2005 Identical

HD 622 S1:1996/A2:2005 Power cables having rated voltages from 3,6/6 (7,2) kV up to and including 20,8/36 (42) kV with special fire performance for use in power stations
IEC 61183:1994 Electroacoustics - Random-incidence and diffuse-field calibration of sound level meters
HD 627 S1:1996/A2:2005 MULTICORE AND MULTIPAIR CABLES FOR INSTALLATION ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND
HD 605 S2:2008/corrigendum:2010 ELECTRIC CABLES - ADDITIONAL TEST METHODS
HD 620 : 2010 DISTRIBUTION CABLES WITH EXTRUDED INSULATION FOR RATED VOLTAGES FROM 3,6/6 (7,2) KV UP TO AND INCLUDING 20,8/36 (42) KV
BS EN 60811-1-1:1995 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions. Tests for determining the mechanical properties - Section 1: Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions - Tests for determining the mechanical properties
HD 603 S1:1994/A3:2007 DISTRIBUTION CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE 0,6/1 KV
HD 626 S1:1996/A2:2002 OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE U[O]/U(U[M]): 0,6/1 (1,2) KV
HD 604 S1:1994/A3:2005 0.6/1 KV POWER CABLES WITH SPECIAL FIRE PERFORMANCE FOR USE IN POWER STATIONS

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