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    I.S. EN 50151:2003

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    RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION - SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSITE INSULATORS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  16-03-2016

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2003

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Characteristics of insulators
       4.1 General
       4.2 Target life
       4.3 Purchaser requirements
       4.4 In-running contact insulators
       4.5 Electrical requirements
       4.6 Mechanical requirements
       4.7 Corrosion
       4.8 Fire safety
       4.9 Anti-vandalism
    5 Design, manufacture and workmanship
    6 Testing
       6.1 Design tests
       6.2 Type
       6.3 Sample tests
       6.4 Routine tests
    7 Verification of compliance
       7.1 Certification of compliance and test results
       7.2 Inspection and testing
       7.3 Test certificates
    8 Maintenance instructions
    9 Identification of the insulator
    10 Delivery and packaging
    Annex A (informative) Load time withstand curve
    Annex B (informative) Pendulum impact test
    Annex C (informative) Further reading list
    Annex ZZ (informative) Coverage of Essential Requirements
             of EC Directives
    Bibliography

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    Covers characteristics for composite insulators for use in electric traction overhead contact lines for railways and tramways, as defined in EN 50119.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 61467:2008 Insulators for overhead lines - Insulator strings and sets for lines with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - AC power arc tests
    IEC 61109:2008 Insulators for overhead lines - Composite suspension and tension insulators for a.c. systems with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
    IEC 60754-1:2011 Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 1: Determination of the halogen acid gas content
    EN 60707 : 1999 FLAMMABILITY OF SOLID NON-METALLIC MATERIALS WHEN EXPOSED TO FLAME SOURCES - LIST OF TEST METHODS
    IEC 61952:2008 Insulators for overhead lines - Composite line post insulators for A.C. systems with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
    IEC 60707:1999 Flammability of solid non-metallic materials when exposed to flame sources - List of test methods
    EN 50119 : 2009 AMD 1 2013 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    IEC 60754-2:2011 Test on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables - Part 2: Determination of acidity (by pH measurement) and conductivity
    EN 50163 : 2004 COR 2013 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SUPPLY VOLTAGES OF TRACTION SYSTEMS
    HD 602 : 200S1 TEST ON GASES EVOLVED DURING COMBUSTION OF ELECTRIC CABLES - DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF ACIDITY OF GASES EVOLVED DURING THE COMBUSTION OF MATERIALS TAKEN FROM ELECTRIC CABLES BY MEASURING PH CONDUCTIVITY
    EN 61952:2008 Insulators for overhead lines - Composite line post insulators for A.C. systems with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
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