WC 3-1992
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RUBBER-INSULATED WIRE AND CABLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY
01-11-2000
12-01-2013
Foreword
PART 1 - GENERAL
Scope
General Information
Information to Be Supplied to Purchaser
PART 2 - CONDUCTORS
Wires, Physical and Electrical Properties
Solid Conductors
Stranded Conductors
Conductor Size Units
Conductor DC Resistance per Unit Length
Conductor Diameter
Stress Control Layer
PART 3 - INSULATION
Material
Insulation Thicknesses
Additional Insulation Thickness for non-sheathed
Submarine Cables
Series Lighting Circuits
Repairs
Insulation Grades and Requirements
Synthetic Rubber, Moisture Resisting, 60 deg C
Natural Rubber, 60 deg C
Synthetic Rubber, 75 deg C
Synthetic Rubber, Heat Resisting, 75 deg C or Moisture
Resisting 60 deg C
Natural Rubber 75 deg C
Synthetic Rubber, Heat and Moisture Resisting, 75 deg C
Ozone-resisting Natural or Synthetic Rubber
Ozone-resisting Butyl Rubber
Synthetic Rubber, 90 deg C
Ozone-resisting Silicone Rubber
Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene
PART 4 - SHIELDING AND COVERINGS
Shielding
Tapes, Braids, Wraps, and Servings
Jackets
PART 5 - ASSEMBLY, FILLERS, BINDERS, AND CONDUCTOR
IDENTIFICATION
Assembly of Multiple-conductor Cables
Multiple-conductor Round Cables
Flat Twin Cables
Fillers
Binder
Conductor Identification
PART 6 - TESTING AND TEST METHODS
Testing
Tests on Samples
Conductor Test Methods
Test Samples and Specimens for Physical and Aging Tests
Short-time Dielectric Strength Test on Insulation
Conductors
Cold Bending and Long-time Dielectric Strength Test
Capacity and Power Factor Tests
Ozone Resisting Tests
Accelerated Water Absorption Tests
Thickness of Tapes
Measurements of Braids
Determination of Yarn Size of Wraps
Braided Cables for Indoor Installations
Saturant for Fibrous Covering for Aerial Cables
Braided Cables for Outdoor Installations
Saturant for Fibrous Covering for Aerial Cables
Braided Cables for Outdoor Installations
Fibrous or Composite Jackets
Thickness of Metallic Sheaths
Thickness of Jute Beddings and Servings
Tests for Thermoplastic Jackets
Tests for Discharge-resisting Jackets
Volume Resistivity
Stripping Test
Retests for Tests on Samples (Except Physical and Aging
Tests)
Voltage Tests
Insulation Resistance
Partial Discharge Test Procedure
Method for Flexibility Test for Continuously Corrugated
Armor
Method for Determining Permittivity (SIC) and Dielectric
Strength of Exuded Nonconducting Polymeric Stress
Control Layers
PART 7 - CONSTRUCTIONS OF SPECIFIC TYPES
Mine Power Cables
Preassembled Aerial Cables
Portable Arc-welding Cables
Control Cables
Primary Underground Residential Distribution Cables -
Butyl Rubber Insulated
Metal-clad Cables with Grounding Conductor
Nonshielded Single-conductor Power Cable
PART 8 - APPENDICES
Abbreviations and Symbols
Representative Tensile Strength and Elongation of Non-
magnetic Metals
Definitions for Maximum Temperature of Conductors in
Insulated Wire and Cable
Emergency Overload Ratings for Rubber-Insulated Cables
Referenced ICEA Publications and ASTM Standards
Shielding
Recommended Bending Radii for Cables
Ampacities for Three-conductor Mine Power Cables 2001
to 15000 Volts copper and Aluminium
Conductor Identification for Control Cables
Additional Conductor Information
Ampacities for Preassembled Aerial Cables
These standards apply to materials, constructions and testing of rubber-insulated wires and cables which are used for the transmission and distribution of electrical energy for normal conditions of installation and service, either indoors, aerial, underground, or submarine.
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| SupersededBy |
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| API 14F : 2008 : R2013 | DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR FIXED AND FLOATING OFFSHORE PETROLEUM FACILITIES FOR UNCLASSIFIED AND CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2 LOCATIONS |
| API 540:1999 | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN PETROLEUM PROCESSING PLANTS |
| TM 5-811-1 : V19950228 | ARMY TECHNICAL MANUAL - ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION |
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| API RP 14F:2008 | DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR FIXED AND FLOATING OFFSHORE PETROLEUM FACILITIES FOR UNCLASSIFIED AND CLASS 1, DIVISION 1 AND DIVISION 2 LOCATIONS |
| EN 60999-1:2000 | Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 1: General requirements and particular requirements for clamping units for conductors from 0,2 mm² up to 35 mm² (included) |
| EN 60947-7-1:2009 | LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 7-1: ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT - TERMINAL BLOCKS FOR COPPER CONDUCTORS |
| MIL-C-11085 Revision D:1986 | CONVEYOR, BELT; (FLAT, SKID-MOUNTED, ELECTRIC-MOTOR-DRIVEN, 24-INCH-WIDE BELT, 50-FOOT-LONG FRAME; CAPACITY, 25 POUNDS PER FOOT, 75 TONS PER HOUR) |
| EN 60998-2-1:2004 | Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 2-1: Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with screw-type clamping units |
| BS EN 60947-1 : 2007 | LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 1: GENERAL RULES |
| BS EN 60947-7-1:2009 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear Ancillary equipment. Terminal blocks for copper conductors |
| BS EN 60998-2-1:2004 | Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with screw-type clamping units |
| CSA C22.2 No. 249 : 1996 : R2011 | STANDARD TESTS FOR DETERMINING COMPATIBILITY OF CABLE-PULLING LUBRICANTS WITH WIRE AND CABLE |
| IEC 60947-1:2007+AMD1:2010+AMD2:2014 CSV | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules |
| IEC 60999-1:1999 | Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 1: General requirements and particular requirements for clamping units for conductors from 0,2 mm2 up to 35 mm2 (included) |
| IEC 60947-7-1:2009 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 7-1: Ancillary equipment - Terminal blocks for copper conductors |
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