BS 7870-8.3:2003
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LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities. Specification for multicore and multipair cables for installation above and below ground Single wire armoured and PVC sheathed multicore cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance - Section 8.3 Single wire armoured and PVC sheathed multicore cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance
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16-06-2003
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Voltage designation
4 Conductors
5 Insulation
6 Identification of cores
7 Assembly of cores, fillers and binders
8 Bedding layer
9 Armouring
10 Oversheath
11 Marking
12 Dimensions
13 Tests
14 Routine tests
15 Sample tests
16 Type test
Annex A (informative) Guide to use
Bibliography
Defines requirements for the construction, dimensions and mechanical and electrical properties of multicore XLPE, HEPR and PVC sheathed cables having reduced fire propagation performance conforming to BS EN 50265-2.1 and BS EN ISO 4589-3. It specifies requirements for steel wire armoured multicore cables (2-core to 48-core) having copper conductors.
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GEL/20/16
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 99/244662 DC To be read in conjunction with BS 7870-1(1996) and BS 7870-2(1999) (06/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2008. (09/2008)
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Standard
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20
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British Standards Institution
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Current
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This section of BS 7870 specifies requirements for the construction, dimensions and mechanical and electrical properties of multicore XLPE, HEPR and PVC insulated and PVC sheathed cables having reduced fire propagation performance conforming to BS EN 50265-2-1 and BS EN ISO 4589-3. It specifies requirements for steel wire armoured multicore cables (2-core to 48-core) having copper conductors.
This section of BS 7870 is applicable to cables for use in and around power stations and other installations having similar cable densities.
NOTE A “guide to use?? is given in Annex A.
| HD 622 S1:1996/A2:2005 | Power cables having rated voltages from 3,6/6 (7,2) kV up to and including 20,8/36 (42) kV with special fire performance for use in power stations |
| HD 627 S1:1996/A2:2005 | MULTICORE AND MULTIPAIR CABLES FOR INSTALLATION ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND |
| BS EN ISO 4589-3:2017 | Plastics. Determination of burning behaviour by oxygen index Elevated-temperature test |
| HD 605 S2:2008/corrigendum:2010 | ELECTRIC CABLES - ADDITIONAL TEST METHODS |
| HD 620 : 2010 | DISTRIBUTION CABLES WITH EXTRUDED INSULATION FOR RATED VOLTAGES FROM 3,6/6 (7,2) KV UP TO AND INCLUDING 20,8/36 (42) KV |
| BS EN 60811-1-1:1995 | Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions. Tests for determining the mechanical properties - Section 1: Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions - Tests for determining the mechanical properties |
| BS EN 60811-1-3:1995 | Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application Methods for determining the density. Water absorption tests. Shrinkage test |
| HD 603 S1:1994/A3:2007 | DISTRIBUTION CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE 0,6/1 KV |
| BS 7870-6.2:1999 | LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities Specification for 0.6/1 kV and 1.9/3.3 kV power cables with special fire performance for use in power stations - XLPE or HEPR insulated and PVC sheathed cables |
| HD 626 S1:1996/A2:2002 | OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTION CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE U[O]/U(U[M]): 0,6/1 (1,2) KV |
| IEC 60183:2015 | Guidance for the selection of high-voltage A.C. cable systems |
| BS EN 60811-2-1:1998 | Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. Methods specific to elastomeric compounds Methods specific to elastomeric compounds. Ozone resistance, hot set and mineral oil immersion tests |
| HD 604 S1:1994/A3:2005 | 0.6/1 KV POWER CABLES WITH SPECIAL FIRE PERFORMANCE FOR USE IN POWER STATIONS |
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