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BS 7870-8.4:2003

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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 or double steel tape armoured and PVC sheathed multipair cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance - Section 8.4 Single wire or double steel tape armoured and PVC sheathed multipair cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance

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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 physical properties of multipair PVC insulated and PVC sheathed cables having reduced fire propagation performance.

Committee
GEL/20/16
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 99/244662 DC 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
22
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This section of BS 7870 specifies requirements for the construction, dimensions and mechanical and physical properties of multipair PVC insulated and PVC sheathed cables having reduced fire propagation performance conforming to BS EN 50265-2-1 and BS EN ISO 4589-3.

It specifies requirements for:

  1. multipair cables (2 pairs to 200 pairs) having copper conductors, a collective screen and armouring consisting of a single layer of steel wires;
  2. multipair cables (20 pairs to 200 pairs) having copper conductors, a collective screen and armouring consisting of a double layer of steel tapes.

This section of BS 7870 is applicable to cables for use in and around power stations and other installations having similar cable densities.

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
HD 627 S1:1996/A2:2005 MULTICORE AND MULTIPAIR CABLES FOR INSTALLATION ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND
IEC 60189-1:2007 Low-frequency cables and wires with PVC insulation and PVC sheath - Part 1: General test and measuring methods
BS EN ISO 4589-3:2017 Plastics. Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index Elevated-temperature test
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
BS EN 60811-3-1:1995 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. Methods specific to PVC compounds Pressure test at high temperature. Tests for resistance to cracking
HD 626 S1:1996/A2:2002 OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE U[O]/U(U[M]): 0,6/1 (1,2) KV
BS EN 50265-2-1:1999 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Test for resistance to vertical flame propagation for a single insulated conductor or cable. Procedures 1 kW pre-mixed flame - 1 kW pre-mixed flame
IEC 60189-2:2007 Low-frequency cables and wires with PVC insulation and PVC sheath - Part 2: Cables in pairs, triples, quads and quintuples for inside installations
BS EN 60811-1-4:1995 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application Tests at low temperature
BS EN 60811-3-2:1995 Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods Methods specific to PVC compounds - Loss of mass test. Thermal stability test
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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