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IEC 60840- PART 4: TEST REQUIREMENTS ON ACCESSORIES FOR CABLES

WITH RATED VOLTAGES FROM 6KV (UM = 7.2 KV) UP TO 36 KV (UM =


42KV)

POWER CABLES:

TEST CLAUSE
NO
1. Conductor Examination 10.4 Voltage rating above
30 kV up to 150 kV

2. Electrical resistance of 10.5 Voltage rating above


conductor and of metallic 30 kV up to 150 kV
screen
3 Thickness of Insulation 10.6
and oversheath
4 Thickness of metallic 10.7 Voltage rating above 30 kV up
sheath to 150 kV

5 Measurement of 10.8 Voltage rating above


diameters 30 kV up to 150 kV

6. Hot set test for XLPE , 10.9 Voltage rating above


EPR & HEPR Insulations 30 kV up to 150 kV

7 Measurements of 10.10 Voltage rating above


Capacitance 30 kV up to 150 kV

8 Measurements of density 10.11 Voltage rating above


of HDPE insulation 30 kV up to 150 kV

10 Water penetration test 12.4.18 Voltage rating above


30 kV up to 150kV

11 Tests on components of cables 12.4.19 Voltage rating above 30 kV up to


with a 150kV
longitudinally applied
metal foil

CABLE SYSTEM
Sl Test Clause Remark

1. Bending test 12.3.2 Voltage rating


above

1 oversheaths of type ST2 12.4.5 30


150kVkV
upupto to
150 kV
4 150kV
21 Partial Discharge test on 12.3.4 Voltage rating
Pressure test at high
5 accessories
temperature 12.4.6 above
30 kV up to 150
on oversheaths
kV
3. Testδon
Tan measurement
PVC oversheaths (ST1 12.3.5 Voltage
Voltage rating
rating
12.4.7 above 30 kV up to
2 TestST
and under Firetemperature
2 ) at low Conditions 12.4.17 above
Voltage rating
1
150kV
30 kV up to 150
6 above
kV
30 kV up to
Heat shock test for PVC Voltage rating
4. Heating cycle voltage test 12.3.6
12.4.8 Voltage rating
150kV30 kV up to
above
1 oversheaths (ST1 and ST2 ) above
2 Water Penetration Test 12.4.18 Voltage rating
150kV
7 30 kV up to 150
7 above
Ozone resistance test for 12.4.9 kV
30 kV up to 150kV
EPR insulation NA
1 Lightning impulse voltage test
5
2 Test
& on components of 12.3.7
12.4.19 Voltage rating
8
8 cables above
power frequency test
Hot
withset test for EPR, HEPR
a longitudinally 12.4.10 Voltage
30 kV uprating
to 150kV
and XLPE insulations
applied above
1
Tests of outer 30 kV up to 150kV
69 metal foil 12.3.2 &
protection for of
buried Voltage rating
2 Measurement density of 12.4.11
Annex H Test facility
above
0 joints
HDPE available
insulation 30 kV upCPRI,
at DMD, to 150 kV

Bangalore
7 Examination 12.3.8
2 Measurement of Carbon 12.4.12 Test facility
1 Black Available by
8 Resistivity of semi-conducting 12.3.9 Voltage rating
Conent Of Black PE TGA
screens above
oversheaths
30 kV uponly
method to 150
(ST3 and ST7 ) kV
at
1 Check of cable construction 12.4.1 Voltage
DMD,CPRI,rating
0 above
Bangalore.
30 kV up to 150
2 Shrinkage test for PE, HDPE 12.4.13 kV
Voltage rating above
2
1 and
Tests for determine 12.4.2 Voltage rating above
1 XLPE insulation
the 30
30 kV
kV up
up to
to 150kV
150 kV
mechanical
2 Shrinkage
properties test
of for PE 12.4.14 Voltage rating
3 oversheaths above
insulation
(ST3 and STbefore
7)
and after 30 kV up to 150kV
ageing
2
12 Determination
Tests of
for determine the 12.4.15
12.4.3 Test facility
4 hardness of properties of over
mechanical vailable
Voltage rating
HEPR insulation
sheaths before and after ageing at DMD,CPRI,
above 30 kV up to
150 kV
Bangalore.
2
1 Determination
Ageing tests onofpieces
elastic 12.4.4
12.4.16 Voltage rating
5 modulus NA
3 of above
of HEPR insulation
complete cable to 30 kV up to 150kV
check

compatibilty of materials
14 Loss of mass test on PVC 12.4.5 Voltage rating
above
ACCESSORIES

Sl Test Clause
No
1. Partial Discharge test 12.3.4 30 kV up to 150 kV
on
accessories
2 Heating cycle voltage test 12.3.6
Voltage rating above

Lightning impulse voltage test 30 kV up to 150 kV


3 & 12.3.7

power frequency test

4 Tests of outer protection for 14.3.2 &


Voltage rating above
buried joints Annex H

30 kV up to 150 kV
5 Examination 12.3.8.1

Voltage rating above 30 kV up to 150 kV

No
Sl.
Electrical tests after installation:

NA: Not Available


NA Test
15.2 Clause No
AC voltage test of the insulation 2. Range of test
NA 15.1Facility
at CPRI,Bangalore
1. DC voltage test of
the
oversheath

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