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  • EN 60168:1994/A2:2000

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    TESTS ON INDOOR AND OUTDOOR POST INSULATORS OF CERAMIC MATERIAL OR GLASS FOR SYSTEMS WITH NOMINAL VOLTAGES GREATER THAN 1KV

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    Published date:  15-12-2000

    Publisher:  European Committee for Standards - Electrical

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    Section 1. General
    1.1 Scope and object
    1.2 Normative references
    1.3 Definitions
    Section 2. Insulators
    2.1 Insulator designs and insulating materials
    2.2 Values which characterize a post insulator
    2.3 Identification of insulators
    Section 3. Classification of the tests, sampling
               rules and procedures
    3.1 Classification of the tests
    3.2 Quality assurance
    3.3 General requirements for type tests
    3.4 General requirements for sample tests
    Section 4. Test procedures for electrical tests
    4.1 General requirements for high-voltage tests
    4.2 Standard atmospheric conditions and correction
         factors for electrical tests
    4.3 Artificial rain parameters for wet tests
    4.4 Mounting arrangements for electrical tests
    4.5 Dry lightning-impulse withstand voltage test-Type test
    4.6 Dry or wet switching-impulse withstand voltage tests
         - Type test
    4.7 Dry power-frequency withstand voltage test - Type test
         (applicable only to post insulators for indoor use)
    4.8 Wet power-frequency withstand voltage test - Type test
         (applicable only to post insulators for outdoor use)
    4.9 Puncture test - Sample test
    4.10 Routine electrical test
    Section 5. Test procedures for mechanical and other tests
    5.1 Verification of the dimensions - Type and sample test
    5.2 Mechanical failing load test - Type and sample test
    5.3 Test for deflection under load - Special type test
    5.4 Temperature cycle test - Sample test
    5.5 Routine thermal shock test (applicable only to
         toughened glass insulating parts)
    5.6 Porosity test - Sample test (applicable only to
         ceramic post insulators)
    5.7 Galvanizing test - Sample test
    5.8 Routine visual inspection
    5.9 Routine mechanical test
    Section 6. Tests applicable to post insulators
    6.1 Type tests
    6.2 Sample tests
    6.3 Routine tests
    6.4 Summary of tests on post insulators
    Annex A (informative) Methods of testing for tolerances
            of parallelism, eccentricity, angular deviation,
            camber and shed angle of post insulators
    Annex B (informative) Methods of routine testing of
            unassembled insulator units
    Annex C (informative) Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) Other international publications
             quoted in this standard with the references of
             the relevant European publications

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    Applies to post insulators and post insulator units of ceramic material or glass, for indoor and outdoor use in electrical installations or equipment, operating on alternating current with a nominal voltage greater than 1000 V and a frequency not more than 100 Hz.

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    Committee SR 36
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher European Committee for Standards - Electrical
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    UNE-EN 50124-1:2017 Railway applications - Insulation coordination - Part 1: Basic requirements - Clearances and creepage distances for all electrical and electronic equipment
    CEI EN 61462 : 2008 COMPOSITE HOLLOW INSULATORS - PRESSURIZED AND UNPRESSURIZED INSULATORS FOR USE IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WITH RATED VOLTAGE GREATER THAN 1000 V - DEFINITIONS, TEST METHODS, ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS
    CEI EN 60437 : 1998 RADIO INTERFERENCE TEST ON HIGH-VOLTAGE INSULATORS
    CEI EN 62231 : 2007 COMPOSITE STATION POST INSULATORS FOR SUBSTATIONS WITH A.C. VOLTAGES GREATER THAN 1000 V UP TO 245 KV - DEFINITIONS, TEST METHODS AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
    I.S. EN 60437:1999 RADIO INTERFERENCE TEST ON HIGH-VOLTAGE INSULATORS
    15/30298489 DC : 0 BS EN 50124-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - INSULATION COORDINATION - PART 1: BASIC REQUIREMENTS - CLEARANCES AND CREEPAGE DISTANCES FOR ALL ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
    PREN 50119 : DRAFT 2017 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    I.S. EN 61462:2007 COMPOSITE HOLLOW INSULATORS - PRESSURIZED AND UNPRESSURIZED INSULATORS FOR USE IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT WITH RATED VOLTAGE GREATER THAN 1 000 V - DEFINITIONS, TEST METHODS, ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AND DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS
    I.S. EN 50124-1:2017 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - INSULATION COORDINATION - PART 1: BASIC REQUIREMENTS - CLEARANCES AND CREEPAGE DISTANCES FOR ALL ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
    EN 62231:2006 Composite station post insulators for substations with a.c. voltages greater than 1 000 V up to 245 kV - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
    EN 60437:1997 Radio interference test on high-voltage insulators
    BS EN 61462:2007 Composite hollow insulators. Pressurized and unpressurized insulators for use in electrical equipment with rated voltage greater than 1000 V. Definitions, test methods, acceptance criteria and design recommendations
    PREN 50124-1 : DRAFT 2015 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - INSULATION COORDINATION - PART 1: BASIC REQUIREMENTS - CLEARANCES AND CREEPAGE DISTANCES FOR ALL ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
    17/30341013 DC : DRAFT AUG 2017 BS EN 50119 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    I.S. EN 62231:2007 COMPOSITE STATION POST INSULATORS FOR SUBSTATIONS WITH A.C. VOLTAGES GREATER THAN 1 000 V UP TO 245 KV - DEFINITIONS, TEST METHODS AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
    EN 50124-1:2017 Railway applications - Insulation coordination - Part 1: Basic requirements - Clearances and creepage distances for all electrical and electronic equipment
    I.S. EN 50119:2009 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    BS EN 60437:1998 Radio interference test on high-voltage insulators
    NF EN 50119 : 2010 AMD 1 2013 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    BS EN 50119 : 2009 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    BS EN 62231:2007 Composite station post insulators for substations with a.c. voltages greater than 1000 V up to 245 kV. Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
    BS EN 61264:1999 Ceramic pressurized hollow insulators for high-voltage switchgear and controlgear
    I.S. EN 50119:2020 Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electric traction overhead contact lines
    EN 50119 : 2009 AMD 1 2013 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    EN 61462:2007 Composite hollow insulators - Pressurized and unpressurized insulators for use in electrical equipment with rated voltage greater than 1 000 V - Definitions, test methods, acceptance criteria and design recommendations
    BS EN 50124-1:2017 Railway applications. Insulation coordination Basic requirements. Clearances and creepage distances for all electrical and electronic equipment

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60050-471:2007 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 471: Insulators
    ISO 1463:2003 Metallic and oxide coatings Measurement of coating thickness Microscopical method
    ISO 1461:2009 Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles — Specifications and test methods
    HD 540.2 : 200S1 INSULATION COORDINATION - APPLICATION GUIDE
    HD 588.1 : S1 AMD 1 HIGH VOLTAGE TEST TECHNIQUES - GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND TEST REQUIREMENTS
    HD 578 : 200S1 CHARACTERISTICS OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR POST INSULATORS FOR SYSTEMS WITH NOMINAL VOLTAGES GREATER THAN 1000 V
    ISO 1459:1973 Metallic coatings — Protection against corrosion by hot dip galvanizing — Guiding principles
    IEC 60273:1990 Characteristic of indoor and outdoor post insulators for systems with nominal voltages greater than 1000 V
    ISO 2178:2016 Non-magnetic coatings on magnetic substrates Measurement of coating thickness Magnetic method
    IEC 60071-3:1982 Insulation co-ordination - Part 3: Phase-to-phase insulation co-ordination - Principles, rules and application guide
    IEC 60071-2:1996 Insulation co-ordination - Part 2: Application guide
    ISO 1460:1992 Metallic coatings Hot dip galvanized coatings on ferrous materials Gravimetric determination of the mass per unit area
    IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
    IEC 60071-1:2006+AMD1:2010 CSV Insulation co-ordination - Part 1: Definitions, principles and rules
    ISO 2064:1996 Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Definitions and conventions concerning the measurement of thickness
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