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AS/NZS 5000.1:1999

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Electric cables - Polymeric insulated For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV

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Superseded date

05-29-2024

Superseded by

AS/NZS 5000.1:2003

Published date

12-05-1999

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1 - AS/NZS 5000.1:1999 ELECTRIC CABLES-POLYMERIC INSULATED - FOR WORKING VOLTAGES UP TO AND INCLUDING 0.6/1 kV
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 3 DEFINITIONS
6 - 3.1 Aerial cables
6 - 3.2 Core (of a cable)
7 - 3.3 Direction of lay
7 - 3.4 Fictitious values
7 - 3.5 Fixed cable
7 - 3.6 Flexible cable
7 - 3.7 Multi-core cable
7 - 3.8 Pitch circle diameter
7 - 3.9 Routine tests
7 - 3.10 Sample tests
7 - 3.11 Shall
7 - 3.12 Should
7 - 3.13 Type tests
8 - 3.14 Voltage designation
8 - 3.15 Wavelength or length of lay
8 - 4 VOLTAGE DESIGNATION
8 - 5 CONDUCTORS
8 - 6 INSULATION
8 - 6.1 Materials
8 - 6.1.1 General
9 - 6.1.2 Aerial cables or fixed cables used in aerial applications
9 - 6.2 Application
9 - 6.3 Thickness
10 - 6.4 Core identification
10 - 6.4.1 Restricted colours
10 - 6.4.2 Method
11 - 6.4.3 Colours
11 - 6.4.4 Figures and words
11 - 7 CONSTRUCTION OF CABLES
11 - 7.1 Flat cables
11 - 7.2 Circular cables
11 - 7.2.1 Lay-up of cores
11 - 7.2.2 Fillers, barrier tapes and binders
12 - 8 BEDDING
12 - 8.1 General
12 - 8.2 Bedding under a metallic layer other than armour
12 - 8.3 Material
12 - 8.4 Application
12 - 8.4.1 Taped bedding
12 - 8.4.2 Extruded bedding
12 - 8.4.3 Thickness
13 - 8.5 Bedding under armour
13 - 8.5.1 Material
13 - 8.5.2 Application
13 - 8.5.3 Thickness
13 - 9 METALLIC LAYERS
13 - 10 SEPARATION LAYER
13 - 10.1 General
13 - 10.2 Material and application
13 - 10.3 Thickness
14 - 10.4 Tests
14 - 11 ARMOUR
14 - 11.1 Material
14 - 11.2 Dimensions of wire and tape
14 - 11.3 Application
14 - 11.3.1 General
14 - 11.3.2 Wire armour
15 - 11.3.3 Tape armour
15 - 11.4 Further protection
15 - 12 METALLIC SHEATH
15 - 12.1 Material
15 - 12.2 Application
15 - 12.3 Thickness
15 - 12.4 Further protection
16 - 13 NON-METALLIC SHEATH
16 - 13.1 Material
16 - 13.1.1 General
16 - 13.1.2 Not applicable
16 - 13.2 Application
16 - 13.3 Thickness
16 - 13.3.1 Average thickness
17 - 13.3.2 Minimum thickness
17 - 14 FURTHER PROTECTION
17 - 14.1 Polyamide jacket
18 - 14.2 Other optional protection
18 - 15 UNPROTECTED MULTI-CORE CABLES
18 - 15.1 Unprotected multi-core flat cables
18 - 15.2 Unprotected multi-core laid-up cores
18 - 16 MARKING
18 - 16.1 Information to be marked
18 - 16.2 Means of marking
19 - 16.3 Marking of packaging
19 - 17 TESTS
23 - APPENDIX A - PURCHASING GUIDELINES
23 - A1 GENERAL
23 - A2 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER
24 - APPENDIX B - THE FICTITIOUS CALCULATION METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE DIMENSIONS OF PROTECTIVE COVERINGS
24 - B1 INTRODUCTION
24 - B2 GENERAL
24 - B3 METHOD
24 - B3.1 Conductors
25 - B3.2 Cores
25 - B3.3 Diameter over laid-up cores
26 - B3.4 Bedding
27 - B3.5 Metallic screen or concentric conductor
28 - B3.6 Metallic sheath
28 - B3.7 Separation layer
28 - B3.8 Armour
29 - B3.9 Non-metallic sheath

Specifies the construction, dimension and test requirements for cables insulated with polymeric materials intended for use in electrical installations at working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV. It does not apply to specialized polymeric insulated cables for which there are separate Australian/New Zealand Standards, e.g. flexible lift control cables, neutral screened cables, welding cables, ships cables, flexible cords, single and flat multi-core non-metallic sheathed building cables and aerial bundled cables.

Committee
EL-003
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 3091 4
Pages
24
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

First published in Australia in part as part of AS C50-1928.
Second edition 1939 (being endorsement of BS 7-1939 with amendments).
AS C116 first published 1941.
AS C130 first published 1941.
AS (E)C502 first published 1943.
AS C50-1939, AS C116-1941, AS C130-1941 and AS (E)C502-1943 revised, amalgamated and designated AS C116-1950.
AS C147 first published 1950.
Third edition AS C116-1955.
Second edition AS C147-1955.
Fourth edition AS C116-1967.
Third edition AS C147-1967.
Fourth edition 1969.
Fourth edition AS C116-1970.
AS C189 first published 1971.
Fifth edition AS C147-1972.
Sixth edition AS C116-1972.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS 3116-1974.
AS C189-1971 and part of AS C147-1972 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 3147-1974.
AS C189-1971 withdrawn 1976.
AS C147-1972 withdrawn 1976.
Second edition AS 3147-1976.
Second edition AS 3116-1976.
AS 3198 first published 1977.
Third edition AS 3116-1981.
Third edition AS 3147-1981.
Fourth edition 1988.
Fourth edition AS 3116-1990.
Second edition AS 3198-1990.
Fifth edition AS 3147-1992.
First published in New Zealand as NZS/AS 3198-1990.
NZS/AS 3116 first published 1990.
NZS/AS 3198-1990 jointly revised and designated as AS/NZS 3198:1996.
NZS/AS 3116-1990 jointly revised and designated as AS/NZS 3116:1996.
AS 3147-1992, AS/NZS 3116:1996 and AS/NZS 3198:1996 jointly revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS/NZS 5000.1:1999.

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