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SECTION TITLE
1 General
1.1 Cable Design
1.2 Conductors
1.3 Insulation
1.4 Core Identification
1.5 Laying of Multicore Cables
1.6 Armour Bedding Multicore cables
1.7 Armour
1.8 Outer Protective Covering
1.9 Voltage Identification
1.10 Jointing Accessories & Termination
1.11 Sealing and Drumming
1.12 Termination of Auxiliary cables and
Identification of cores
1.13 Terminal Colouring and Labelling
1.14 Terminal Boxes
2 Installation of cables & Accessories
2.1 Depth of laying
2.2 Cable Segregation and Fire risk
2.3 Cable supports
2.4 Earthing and Bonding Multicore Cables
3 Routine, Type and Functional Tests at Manufacturer's
3.1 General
3.2 Auxiliary Power and Control Cables
4 List of standards
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1 General
All PVC insulated multicore auxiliary cables shall be 600/1000 V
grade with stranded copper conductors. They shall conform to an
approved National Specification, IEC Recommendations, and to all
the applicable requirements of this Specification dealing with the
construction of power cables unless otherwise specified 2hereunder.
Conductors shall be stranded and not less than 2.5 mm in cross
section unless otherwise approved.
All auxiliary cables shall be PVC sheathed, wire armoured and PVC
sheathed overall unless otherwise specified.
1.1 Cable Design
This Specification applies to XLPE/PVC insulated single core and
multicore cables which shall be generally manufactured to IEC 502
or BS 5467.
1.2 Conductors
Conductors shall be of plain stranded annealed
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copper wires to IEC
228 or BS 6360. Conductors less than 16 mm cross section shall be
of copper made up of seven strands. Single strand conductor is not
permitted.
1.3 Insulation
The insulation shall be of XLPE for auxiliary supply and for all
other cables it should be PVC insulated.
1.4 Core Identification
Cores shall be identified by colours in accordance with BS 5467.
The cores of control cables shall be identified in accordance with
clause 6 of BS 6346. When numerals are used, they shall be printed
in black on the white core insulation at intervals not greater than
70 mm throughout the length of the core. The print shall be
permanent and not easily removed.
1.5 Laying Up Multicore Cables
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embraced by one clip and not more than two layers of cables run on
one tray. Care shall be exercised to ensure a "Reduced Fire
Propagation" installation.
Every cable shall be supported at a point not more than 500 mm from
its termination.
2.4 Earthing and Bonding Multicore Cables
The metallic sheath and armour of multicore cables shall be bonded
together and earthed.
Cable
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earthing conductors shall be copper strip of not less than 95
mm section laid in formed cable trenches or ducts, or fixed to
walls, concrete or steel work, by means of clamps or claw type
cleats, appropriately secured into suitable wall plugs or tapped
holes. The spacing of fixings shall not be greater than 1 m. Where
earth strip is buried or laid in positions in which there is danger
of corrosion it shall be provided with a corrosion-proof serving of
extruded thermo-plastic or self-adhesive PVC tape which for short
lengths may be hand applied on Site.
The Contractor shall connect, unless otherwise instructed, all
cable sheaths and armour, supporting steel work and the metal
enclosure of sealing boxes, joints, etc., to the main earth bar by
suitable branch connections which may be of bare or insulated
stranded conductor as required to suit the cable system.
Concentric type bonding leads of suitable impedance shall be
employed where necessary . The bonding and earthing system shall be
subject to the approval of the Engineer and shall be designed to
meet the subsequent maintenance requirements.
3. ROUTINE, TYPE AND FUNCTIONAL TESTS AT MANUFACTURER'S
WORKS
3.1 General
The works tests shall include all routine electronic, electrical
and mechanical tests when relevant in accordance with the
appropriate IEC Standard, and in addition any tests called for by
DEWA to ensure that the individual plant or equipment being
supplied meets the requirements of the Specification.
Acceptance tests during inspection by DEWA's engineer in the works
of manufacturer shall comprise all the routine tests specified for
the items under inspection on samples which will be selected by
DEWA's engineer. In addition, any of the specified type tests may
be required to be carried out in his presence, if satisfactory
evidence of carrying out such tests is not available.
3.2 Auxiliary Power and Control Cables
Routine tests in accordance with IEC.227 or BS.6346:1969, or
BS.5467:1967 and subject to approval of DEWA.
Tests at site
Voltage test to B.S. 6346 Appendix B6 or alternatively cables may
be tested with a 2000V Megger insulation tester
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4. LIST OF STANDARDS
BS1442 Specification for galvanised mild steel wire for armouring
cable.
BS2484 Specification for straight concrete and clayware cable
covers.
BS 4066 Part 3: Tests on electric cables under fire conditions.
BS 5467 Cables with thermosetting insulation for electricity
supply for rated voltages of up to and including
600/1000V and up to and including 1900/3300V.
BS 6004 Specification for PVC insulated cables (non
armoured) for electric power and lighting.
BS 6121 Mechanical cable glands.
BS 6234 Specification for polythene insulation and sheath of
electric cable.
BS 6360 Specification for conductors in insulated cables and
cords.
BS 6346 PVC-insulated cables for electricity supply
BS 6746 Specification for PVC insulation and sheath of
electric cables.
IEC 189-2 Cables in pairs, triples, quads, quintuples for
inside installations.
IEC 228 Conductors of insulated cables.
IEC 332 Tests on electric cables under fire conditions.
IEC 287 Calculation of continuous current rating of cables
(100% load factor).
IEC 502 Extruded solid dielectric insulated power cables for
rated voltages from 1 kV up to 30 kV.
IEC 840 Tests for power cables with extruded insulation for
rated voltages above 30kV upto 150kV.
IEC 885 Electrical test methods for electric cables.
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