EN 61854:1998

FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
  4.1 Design
  4.2 Materials
      4.2.1 General
      4.2.2 Non-metallic materials
  4.3 Mass, dimensions and tolerances
  4.4 Protection against corrosion
  4.5 Manufacturing appearance and finish
  4.6 Marking
  4.7 Installation instructions
5 Quality assurance
6 Classification of tests
  6.1 Type tests
      6.1.1 General
      6.1.2 Application
  6.2 Sample tests
      6.2.1 General
      6.2.2 Application
      6.2.3 Sampling and acceptance criteria
  6.3 Routine tests
      6.3.1 General
      6.3.2 Application and acceptance criteria
  6.4 Table of tests to be applied
7 Test methods
  7.1 Visual examination
  7.2 Verification of dimensions, materials and mass
  7.3 Corrosion protection test
      7.3.1 Hot dip galvanized components (other than
            stranded galvanized steel wires)
      7.3.2 Ferrous components protected from corrosion by
            methods other than hot dip galvanizing
      7.3.3 Stranded galvanized steel wires
      7.3.4 Corrosion caused by non-metallic components
  7.4 Non-destructive tests
  7.5 Mechanical tests
      7.5.1 Clamp slip tests
            7.5.1.1 Longitudinal slip test
            7.5.1.2 Torsional slip test
      7.5.2 Breakaway bolt test
      7.5.3 Clamp bolt tightening test
      7.5.4 Simulated short-circuit current test and
            compression and tension tests
            7.5.4.1 Simulated short-circuit current test
            7.5.4.2 Compression and tension test
      7.5.5 Characterisation of the elastic and damping
            properties
      7.5.6 Flexibility tests
      7.5.7 Fatigue tests
            7.5.7.1 General
            7.5.7.2 Subspan oscillation
            7.5.7.3 Aeolian vibration
  7.6 Tests to characterise elastomers
      7.6.1 General
      7.6.2 Tests
      7.6.3 Ozone resistance test
  7.7 Electrical tests
      7.7.1 Corona and radio interference voltage (RIV)
            tests
      7.7.2 Electrical resistance test
  7.8 Verification of vibration behaviour of the
      bundle-spacer system
Annex A (normative) Minimum technical details to be agreed
                    between purchaser and supplier
Annex B (informative) Compressive forces in the simulated
                      short-circuit current test
Annex C (informative) Characterisation of the elastic and
                      damping properties Stiffness-Damping Method
Annex D (informative) Verification of vibration behaviour of
                      bundle/spacer system
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                     publications with their corresponding
                     European publications
Bibliography
Figures
Tables

Applies to spacers for conductor bundles of overhead lines. It covers rigid spacers, flexible spacers and spacer dampers. It does not apply to interphase spacers, hoop spacers and bonding spacers.