IEC 61854:1998

Contents
Foreword
Clause
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 General
                7.5.4.2 Subspan oscillation
         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
Bibliography
Figures
Table 1 - Tests on spacers
Table 2 - Tests on elastomers

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.