AS/NZS 2947.

4:1999
IEC 60383-2:1993

Australian/New Zealand Standard™

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Insulators—Porcelain and glass for

overhead power lines—Voltages
greater than 1000 V a.c.

Part 4: Test methods—

Insulator strings and insulator sets
[IEC title: Insulators for overhead lines with a nominal voltage above
1000 V, Part 2: Insulator strings and insulator sets for a.c. systems —
Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria]
 AS/NZS 2947.4:1999

This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical

Committee EL/10, Overhead Lines. It was approved on behalf of the Council of
Standards Australia on 11 December 1998 and on behalf of the Council of
Standards New Zealand on 26 November 1998. It was published on 5 March 1999.

The following interests are represented on Committee EL/10:

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Australasian Railway Association

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association
Australian Porcelain Insulators Association
Electricity Engineers Association of New Zealand
Electricity Supply Association of Australia

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 98051.

 AS/NZS 2947.4:1999
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Australian/New Zealand Standard™

Insulators—Porcelain and glass for

overhead power lines—Voltages
greater than 1000 V a.c.

Part 4: Test methods—

Insulator strings and insulator sets

Originated as part of AS C67- 1939 and AS C67 Supplement 1-1947.

Previous edition, in part, AS 2947.1 — 1989.
AS 2947.1 — 1989 jointly revised and designated, in part, AS/NZS 2947.4:1999.

Published jointly by:

Standards Australia
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Homebush NSW 2140 Australia

Standards New Zealand

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ISBN 0 7337 2524 4
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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee
EL/10, Overhead Lines, to supersede, in part, AS 2947.1 — 1989, Insulators — Porcelain and glass
for overhead power lines — Voltages greater than 1000 V a.c., Part 1: Test Methods.
This Standard is identical with and has been reproduced from IEC 60383-2:1993, Insulators for
overhead lines with a nominal voltage above 1000 V, Part 2: Insulator strings and insulator sets for
a.c. systems — Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria.
In January 1997, IEC commenced numbering its Standards from 60000 by adding 60000 to the
number of each existing Standard. This coordinates IEC numbering with ISO numbering. During the
transition period an IEC Standard might be identified by its new number or its old number (e.g.
IEC 60050 or IEC 50).
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This Standard is Part 4 of a series covering porcelain and glass insulators for overhead power lines
with voltages greater than 1000 V a.c. which, when complete, will be as follows:
Part 1: Test methods — Insulator units
Part 2: Characteristics
Part 3: Couplings
Part 4: Test methods — Insulator strings and insulator sets (this Standard)
The objective of this Standard is to provide users and manufacturers of porcelain and glass
insulators for overhead lines with definitions of terms, requirements and acceptance criteria to
facilitate the specifications of insulator strings and insulator sets.
For the purposes of this Standard the source text is modified as follows:
(a) In the source text, ‘this part of IEC 383’ should read ‘this Australian/New Zealand Standard’.
(b) A full point should substitute for a comma when referring to a decimal marker.
References to International Standards should be replaced by equivalent Australian or Joint
Australian/New Zealand Standards as follows:
Reference to International Standard Australian or Joint Australian/New Zealand
Standard
IEC AS
60050(471) International Electrotechnical 1852 International Electrotechnical
Vocabulary (IEV) Vocabulary
Chapter 471: Insulators 1852.471 Chapter 471: Insulators
60060 High-voltage test techniques 1931 High voltage testing techniques
60060-1 Part 1: General definitions and test 1931.1 Part 1: General definitions, test
requirements requirements, test procedures and
measuring devices
60071 Insulation co-ordination 1824 Insulation co-ordination
60071-1 Part 1: Terms, definitions, principles 1824.1 Part 1: Definitions principles and rules
and rules
60071-2 Part 2: Application guide 1824.2 Part 2: Application guide
60071-3 Part 3: Phase-to-phase insulation co- —
ordination — Principles, rules and
application guide
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IEC AS
60383 Insulators for overhead lines with a 2947 Insulators for overhead lines with a
nominal voltage above 1000 V nominal voltage above 1000 V
60383-1 Part 1: Ceramic or glass insulator units 2947.1 Part 1: Test methods — Insulator units
for a.c. systems — Definitions, test
methods and acceptance criteria
60437 Radio interference test on high-voltage —
insulators

60507 Artificial pollution tests on —

high-voltage insulators to be used on
a.c. systems

61109 Composite insulators for a.c. overhead 4435 Insulators — Composite for overhead
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lines with a nominal voltage greater lines — Voltages greater than 1000 V
than 1 000 V — Definitions, test a.c.
methods and acceptance criteria 4435.1 Part 1: Definitions, test methods and
acceptance criteria for string insulator
units
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the annex to
which it applies. An ‘informative’ annex is only for information and guidance.

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CONTENTS

Page
Clause
SECTION 1: GENERAL

1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

4 Electrical values which characterize an insulator string or an insulator set . . . . . 3

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SECTION 2: TEST PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRICAL TESTS

5 General requirements for high voltage tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

6 Standard atmospheric conditions and correction factors for electrical tests . . . . . 5

6.1 Standard reference atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6.2 Correction factors for atmospheric conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

7 Artificial rain parameters for wet tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

8 Mounting arrangements for electrical tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

9 Lightning impulse voltage tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

10 Wet power-frequency voltage tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

11 Wet switching impulse voltage tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

12 Methods of mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... 7

12.1 Standard mounting arrangement of an insulator string or insulator set
when switching impulse tests are not required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... 7
12.2 Standard mounting arrangement of an insulator string or insulator set
when switching impulse tests are required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .... 8
12.3 Mounting arrangement reproducing service conditions . . . . . . . . ... .... 8

Annex A List of Normative documents given for information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND STANDARD

Insulators — Porcelain and glass for overhead power

lines — Voltages greater than 1000 V a.c.

Part 4:
Test methods — Insulator strings and insulator sets

Section 1: General

1 Scope
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This part of IEC 383 applies to insulator strings and insulator sets comprising string insulator
units of ceramic material or glass for use on a.c. overhead power lines with a nominal voltage
greater than 1 000 V and a frequency not greater than 100 Hz.

This part of IEC 383 also applies to insulator strings and insulator sets for use on d.c.
overhead electric traction lines.

This part of IEC 383 also applies to insulator strings and insulator sets of similar design when
used in substations.

It may be regarded as a provisional standard for insulator strings and insulator sets for use on
d.c. overhead power lines and for composite insulator sets.

The object of this part of IEC 383 is to prescribe standard electrical test procedures and
acceptance criteria to verify the defined characteristics of insulator strings and insulator sets
falling within the scope of the part of IEC 383.

These tests and characteristics are intended to give a common base to designers, users and
suppliers of overhead lines, insulators and line equipment when definition, evaluation or
verification of the electrical characteristics of such equipment is required.

These tests are not intended to be mandatory tests on insulators whether supplied individually
or as strings or as sets.

NOTES

1 Tests on string insulator units are dealt with in IEC 383-1. Tests on composite insulators are dealt with in
IEC 1109.

2 This part does not include artificial pollution or radio-interference tests. These subjects and relevant test methods
are dealt with in the following IEC reports:

IEC 437: Report – radio interference test on high-voltage insulators.

IEC 507: Report – artificial pollution tests on high-voltage insulators to be used on a.c. systems.

3 Power arc tests are currently under study.

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