CABLE TESTING

CABLE TESTING

We are accredited for testing Cables in accordance with the specified requirements mentioned in the National and International Standards, such as:

  • Indian Standards
  • Standards published by IEC
  • British Standards
  • BS EN Standards
  • Standards published by American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  • NEMA Standards
  • ANSI Standards
  • SANS Standards
  • NES Standards
  • NFC Standards, etc.

We have state-of-the-art testing facilities for testing and evaluation of:

  • Energy (Power) Cables upto 66 kVE
  • LV and MV Cables up to 66 kVE covering all types of insulating & sheathing material
  • Aerial Bunched/Bundled Cables.
  • Elastomeric Insulated Cables
  • FR/ FR-LSH/ LSZH/ ZHFR/ HFFR Cables
  • Fire Alarm Cables and Circuit Integrity Cables (also known as Fire Survival Cables)
  • Mining Cables.
  • Solar Cables.
  • Instrumentation Cables.
  • Thermocouple Compensating Cables.
  • Welding Cables.
  • Winding Wires for Submersible Cables.
  • Cables for Motor vehicles.
  • Flexible Cables for lifts & other flexible connections
  • Overhead Conductors
  • Raw Materials for Cables & Conductors

Rajasthan Test and Research Centre (RTRC) is NABL Accredited Cable Testing Laboratory having state-of-the-art testing facilities for testing and evaluation of LV and MV Cables up to 66 kVE, Energy Power Wires, Elastomeric Insulated Cables, Mining Cables, Solar Cables throughout Delhi, Haryana, India, Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE, Doha Qatar, Kuwait, Switzerland, Thailand, South Africa, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, USA etc.

LIST OF TESTING FACILITIES

AS PER INDIAN STANDARDS

CIRCUIT INTEGRITY CABLES AS PER IEC AND BS STANDARDS

BS 7629-1 s Fire resistant, screened, xed installation multicore cable
BS 7846  Thermosetting insulated, armoured, Fire Resistant Cables
BS 6387 (Protocol C) Resistance to Fire Alone
IEC 60331-11
IEC 60331-21
IEC 60331-23
IEC 60331-25 
BS 6387 (Protocol W)   Resistance to Fire with Water
BS 6387 (Protocol Z) Resistance to Fire with Mechanical Shock
IEC 60331-2 (less than 20mm diameter) 
IEC 60331-1 (more than 20mm diameter)  Assessment of re circuit integrity mechanical shock
BS 8491  -Assessment of re integrity with mechanical shock and water (Category F30, F60,120)
BS 8434-2  Resistance to Fire with Mechanical Shock & Water (Classifcation PH 15,30,60,90,120)
BS EN 50200 
IEC60331-3  Circuit Integrity Test under Fire Conditions in metal enclosure
BS EN 60331-3
AS PER IEC STANDARDS

SPECIAL TESTS AS PER INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL STANDARDS

ISO 4892-2 Ultraviolet (UV) Test (Xenon Arc Lamp)
BS EN 50289-4-17 
UL 1581 Section-1200
ASTM G 155
ASTM G 154  Ultraviolet (UV) Test (Fluorescent Lamp)
NES 713 Toxicity Index Test
NCD 1409 
NEMA WC-53 Accelerated Water Absorption Test  (Electrical Method)
NEMA WC-70
ASTM D 2633-02
IEC 60502-1 
IEC 60502- 2
IS 10810 (Part-28)
IEC 60840
NEMA WC-57  Dielectric Strength Retention
ASTM D 2633-02
BS EN 50618 Thermal Endurance
BS EN 60216-1 
BS EN 60216-2
IS 10810 (Part-19)  Bleeding and Blooming
IEC 60811 (Part-404) Oil Resistance
IS 10810 (Part-31) 
IS 2465  Effect of Lubricating oil, Break fluid, Diesel, Petrol
ASTM D 2843  Smoke Density Rating
IS 13360 (Part-6/Sec-9)
IEC 61034-2  Measurement of Smoke Density
BS EN 61034-2
IS 10810 (Part-63)
ISO 4589-2 Oxygen Index
ASTM D 2863 
IS 10810 (Part-58)
ISO 4589-3  Temperature Index
IS 10810 (Part-64)
IEC 60332  Test for vertical ame spread of vertically mounted bunched wires or cables
IEEE 383 
IS 10810 (Part-62) 
IEC 60754-1 Halogen Acid Gas Evolution
IS 10810 (Part-59) 
IEC 60754-2  pH & Conductivity
IS 17048
SS-424-1475 Swedish Chimney (Flame Retardant)
IS 10810 (Part-61) 
Airports Authority of India Specifcation Anti-Rodent & Termite
IEC 60684-2 Presence of Fluorine and Fluorine Content
BS EN 50525-1 
IS 17048 
IEC 62930  Dynamic penetration
NPCIL  Specification:2020 Anti rodent test and Anti Termite test on Compunds for Cables 
BS EN 50264-3-1  Railway applications- Railway rolling stockpower and control cables having special performance
IEC 60216-3  Electrical insulating materials - Thermal endurance properties
IEC 60216-4-1  Electrical insulating materials - Thermal endurance - Ageing ovens Single chamber ovens
ASTM D 149-20  Dielectric Strength
ASTM D 1149-18  Ozone Resistance
IEC 60068-2-5  Simulated solar radiation at ground level and guidance for solar radiation testing and weathering
IEC 60243-1  Electrical strength of insulating materials
BS ISO 18488  Strain Hardening Modulus at 80 °C ± 1 Temperature.
BS ISO 18488  Tensile & Elongation at high and low temperature
ISO 18553  Carbon black dispersion test
ISO 37  Rubber, Vulcanized or thermoplatic - Determination of tensile stress - strain properties
IEEE 1407  Water Treeing resistance test on extruded power cores by accelerated aging in water.
BS EN 50399  Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Heat release and smoke production measurement on cables during flame spread test.
IS 17293  Electric Cables for Photovoltaic Systems for Rated Voltage 1500 V d.c.
BS EN 50575   Power, control and communication cables. Cables for general applications in construction works subject to reaction to fire requirements
BS EN 13501-1  Fire classification of construction products and building elements. Classification using data from reaction to fire tests.
AS PER BS AND BS EN STANDARDS

Complete Testing Facilities as per National Standards and International Standards

IS 191  Copper – Specication
IS 398 (Part 1) Aluminium Conductors for Overhead Transmission Purposes.
IS 398 (Part 2)  Aluminium Conductors for Overhead Transmission Purposes - Aluminium Conductors, galvanized steel-reinforced
IS 398 (Part 3)  Aluminium Conductors for overhead transmission purpose (Aluminium Conductors, Aluminized Steel Reinforced)
IS 398 (Part 4)  Aluminium Conductors for overhead transmission purpose (Aluminium Alloy Stranded Conductors) [Al. – Magnesium – Silicon Type]
IS 398 (Part 5)  Aluminium Conductors – Galvanized Steel – Reinforced for extra high voltage (400 kV & above)
IS 440  Methods of Chemical Analysis of Copper
IS 694  Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated unsheathed and sheathed cables/cords with rigid and exible conductor for rated voltages upto and including 1100 V
IS 1554 (Part 1)  PVC Insulated (Heavy Duty) Electric cables for working voltages upto 1100 V
IS 1554 (Part 2)  PVC Insulated (Heavy Duty) Electric cables for working voltages from 3.3 kV upto and including 11 kV
IS 2530  Methods of Test for Polyethylene Moulding Materials and Polyethylene Compounds
IS 2465  Cables for Motor Vehicle
IS 3975  Mild steel wires, formed wires and tapes for armouring of cables
IS 4289 (Part 1)  Flexible Cables for Lifts and other exible Connection (Part 1 Elastomer Insulated Cable)
IS 4289 (Part 2)  Flexible Cables for Lifts and other exible Connection (Part 2 PVC Insulated Circular Cable)
IS 5831  PVC insulation and sheath of electric cables
IS 6380  Elastomeric Insulation and Sheath of Electric Cables
IS 7098 (Part 1)  Cross Linked Polyethylene Insulated Thermoplastic Sheathed cables for working voltages upto and including 1100V
IS 7098 (Part 2)  Cross Linked Polyethylene Insulated Thermoplastic Sheathed cables for working voltages from 3.3 kV upto and including 33 kV
IS 7098 (Part 3)  Cross Linked Polyethylene Insulated Thermoplastic Sheathed cables for working voltages from 66 kV upto and including 220 kV
IS 8783 (Part 4 Sec 1)  Winding Wires for Submersible Motors – Part 4 - Specication for Individual Wires Section 1 - HR PVC Insulated Wires
IS 8783 (Part 4 Sec 2)  Winding Wires for submersible motors – Part 4 - Specication for individual wires Section 2 - Cross linked Polyethylene Insulated and Polyamide Jacketed Wires
IS 8783 (Part 4 Sec 3)  Winding Wires for Submersible Motors –Part 4 - Specication for Individual Wires Section 3 - Polyester and Polypropylene Insulated Winding Wires
IS 8784  Thermo-couple Compensating cables
IS 9857  Welding Cables
IS 9968 (Part 1)  Elastomer Insulated Cables for working voltages upto and including 1100V
IS 9968 (Part 2)  Elastomer Insulated Cables for working voltages from 3.3 kV to 33 kV
IS 10810  Method of test for cables
IS 3360 (Part 6 Sec 9)  Plastics- Methods of testing – Part 6: Thermal Properties Section 9: Determination of Density of Smoke from the Burning or Decomposition of Plastics
IS 14255  Aerial Bunched Cables for working voltages upto and including 1100V
IS 14494  Elastomer Insulated Flexible Cables used in Mines
IS 17048  Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) cables for working voltages upto and including 1100 Volts
IS 16246  Elastomer Insulated Cables with limited circuit integrity when affected by fire.
IEC 60227-1  Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cable for rated voltages upto 450/750V
IEC 60227-2  Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables for rated voltages upto 450/750V
IEC 60227-3  Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables Part 3: Non-sheathed cables for xed wiring
IEC 60227-4  Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables Part 4: Sheathed Cables for Fixed Wiring
IEC 60227-5  Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables Part 5: Flexible cables (Cords)
IEC 60227-6 Polyvinyl Chloride Insulated Cables Part 6: Lift Cables and cables for exible connections
IEC 60228  Conductors of insulated cables
IEC 60245-1  Rubber insulated cables 
IEC 60245-2  Rubber insulated cables
IEC 60245-3  Rubber insulated cables - Part 3 - Heat resistant silicone insulated cables
IEC 60245-4  Rubber insulated cables - Part 4 - Cords and Flexible Cables
IEC 60245-5  Rubber insulated cables - Part 5 - Lift Cables
IEC 60331-1  Test method for fire with shock at a temperature of at least 830 °C for cables of rated voltage up to and including 0.6/1.0 kV and with an overall diameter exceeding 20 mm
IEC 60331-2  Test Method for fire with shock at a temperature of at least 830OC for cables of rated voltages upto & including 0.6/1.0 kV and with an overall diameter not exceeding 20 mm
IEC 60331-3  Test Method for re with shock at a temperature of at least 830 °C
IEC 60331-11  Tests for electric cables under fire conditions  Circuit Integrity – Part-11: Apparatus – Fire alone at a ame temperature of at least 750 °C–
IEC 60331-21  Fire Alone at a Flame Temperature of at least 750 deg. C
IEC 60331-25  Test for electric cables under re conditions- Circuit Integrity Procedure and requirements – Optical Fibre Cables
IEC 60332-21  Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category A F/R
IEC 60332-22   Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category A
IEC 60332-23  Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables -Category B
IEC 60332-24  Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category C
IEC 60332-25  Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables - Category D
IEC 60502-1  Power Cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1kV to 3 kV
IEC 60502-2  Power Cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 6kV to 30 kV
IEC 60811  Electric and optical bre cables- Test methods for non-metallic materials
IEC 60840  Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages above 30kV (Um = 36 kV) up to 150 kV (Um= 170 kV) - Test methods and requirements
IEC 62930  Electrical Cables for photovoltaic system
IEC/BS EN 61034-2  Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions
BS 5467  Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000V and 1900/3300V for fixed installations
BS 6004  PVC Insulated and PVC Sheathed cables for electric power and lighting
BS 6195  Rubber or Silicon Rubber insulated flexible cables & cords for coils & leads
BS 6231  Single core PVC insulated exible cable for switchgear and control gear wiring
BS 6387  Test method for resistance to re of cables required to maintain circuit integrity under re conditions – Protocol C (Fire Alone), Protocol W (Fire with Water) & Protocol Z (Fire with Mechanical Shock)
BS 6622  Armoured Cables with Thermosetting Insulation for rated voltages from 3.8/6.6 kV to 19/33 kV
BS 6724  Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables of rated voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V for fixed installations, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
BS 7211  Thermosetting insulated and Thermoplastic Sheathed cables for electric power, lighting and having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire.
BS 7629-1 300/500 V  re resistant screened cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when aected by re - Part 1: Multicore and multi pair cables
BS 7655-4.2  Insulating and sheathing materials for cables. PVC sheathing compounds
BS 7835  Armoured Cables with Thermosetting Insulation having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
BS 7846  Thermosetting insulated, armoured Fire Resistant cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
BS 7870-1  LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities - General
BS 7870-2  LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities - Methods of test
BS 7870-3.10  PVC Insulated combined neutral and earth copper wire concentric cables with copper or aluminium conductors
BS 7870-4.10  Distribution Cables (Single Core) with extruded insulation of rated voltages of 11 kV to 33 kV
BS 7870-4.20  Distribution Cables (Three Core) with extruded insulation of rated voltage of 11 kV
BS 7870-5  Polymeric insulated aerial bundled conductors (ABC) of rated voltage 0.6/1 kV for overhead distribution
BS 7870-8.1  Single wire armoured and PVC sheathed multicore cable with copper conductors
BS 7870-8.2  Single Wire Armoured and PVC Sheathed Multipair Cable with Copper Conductors
BS 7870-8.3  Single wire armoured and PVC sheathed multicore cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance
BS 7870-8.4  Single Wire or double steel tape armoured and PVC Sheathed multipair cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance low emission of smoke
BS 7870-8.5  Single wire armoured and unarmoured multicore cables with copper conductor and non-halogenated sheath
BS 7870-8.6  Single wire or double steel tape armoured and non-halogenated sheathed multipair cable with copper conductors
BS 7889  Thermosetting Insulated, non-armoured cables with a voltage of 600/1100 V for fixed installations
BS 8434-2  Method of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits – BS EN 50200 with a 930OC flame and with Water/Mechanical Shock (Classifocation – 120 Minutes)
BS 8491  Method for assessment of fire integrity of large diameter power cables (Fire with Mechanical Shock & burst of Water Jet) Category-30 Minutes, 60 Minutes, 90 Minutes & 120 Minutes
BS EN 50200  Method of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits
BS EN 50288-7  Multi Element Metallic Cables Used in Analogue and Digital Communication and Control
BS EN 50289  Communication Cables
BS EN 50214  Flat Polyvinyl Chloride Sheathed Flexible Cables
BS EN 50305  Railway applications. Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance. Test methods.
BS EN 50395  Electrical test methods for low voltage energy cables
BS EN 50396  Non-electrical test methods for low voltage energy cables
BS EN 50363  Insulating, sheathing and covering materials for low voltage energy cables
BS EN 50397-1  Covered Conductors for overhead lines and related accessories
BS EN 50525-1  Electric Cables. Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – General requirements
BS EN 50525-2-11  Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Flexible Cables with Thermoplastic PVC Insulation
BS EN 50525-2-21  Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Flexible Cables with cross-linked elastomeric insulation
BS EN 50525-2-31  Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Single Core non-sheathed cables with thermoplastic PVC Insulation
BS EN 50525-2-41  Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Single core cables with crosslinked silicone rubber insulation
BS EN 50525-2-42  Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages upto and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Single core non-sheathed cables with crosslinked EVA insulation
BS EN 50525-2-83  Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages upto and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Multicore Cables with cross-linked Silicon Rubber insulation
BS EN 50525-3-41  Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages upto and including 450/750 V – Cables with special
BS EN 50618  Electrical Cables for photovoltaic system
NFC 33-209  Bundled Assembled Cores for Overhead Systems of rated voltages 0.6/1kV
SANS 6100  Aerial Bundled Conductors - Performance of Supporting Cores under Mechanical and Thermal Stresses
ANSI MC-96.1  Thermocouple compensating cables
NEMA WC-53  Standard Test Methods for Extruded Dielectric Power, Control, Instrumentation, and Portable Cables for Test
NEMA WC-57  Standard for control, thermocouple extension and instrumentation cable
NEMA WC-70  Power Cables rated 2000V or less for the distribution of Electrical Energy
PAS 5308 (Part-1)  Polyethylene insulated, thermosetting sheathed cable
PAS 5308 (Part-2)  PVC insulated control and instrumentation cable
IS: 16246  Elastomer Insulated Cables with Limited Circuit Integrity when Aected by Fire
BS EN 10244-1  Steel wire and wire products.- Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire. Zinc or zinc alloy coatings
BS EN 10257-1  Zinc or zinc alloy coated non-alloy steel wire for armouring either power cables or telecommunication cablesor Land cables
BS EN 10244-2  Steel wire and wire products.- Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire. Zinc or zinc alloy coatings
BS EN 50525-2-51  Low voltage energy cables of rated voltage up to and including 450/750V
ASTM B 3-2013  Test on soft or anealed copper wire
ASTM B 8-11  Test on concentric-Lay-stranded copper conductors
IEC 60092-350  Power, control and instrumentation cables for shipboard and offshore applications
IEC 60092-353  Power cables for rated voltages 1kV and 3kV
IEC 60092-376  Cable for control and instrumentation circuit 150/250V (300V)
IEC 60245-4  Rubber insulated cables -Rated Voltages up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60227-2  Flexing Test
EN-50182  Conductor for overhead lines - Round wire cocentric lay stranded conductors
ISO 6722  Road vehicles- 60 V and 600 V single core cable
IS 6162 (Part 1) Paper Covered Aluminium Conductors -Round conductors
IS 6162 (Part 2)  Paper Covered Aluminium Conductors -Shaped conductors
NFC 33-209  Test on Bundled assembled cores for overhead system of rated voltages 0.6/1.0 kv"
AS/NZS 3560.1  Electric cables - Cross-linked polyethelene insulated
AS/NZS 3675  Conductors - Covered overhead for working voltages - 6.35/11 (12) kv up to and including 19/33 (36) kV
AS/NZS 3191  Electric Flexible Cords
AS/NZS 1125  Conductors in insulated elctric cables and flexible cords
AS/NZS 1429.1  Electric cable – Polymeric insulated Part 1: For working voltages up to and including 19/33 (36) kV
AS/NZS 5000.1  Electric cables- Polymeric insulated Part 1 : For working voltages up to and including 0.6/1 (1.2) kV
AS/NZS 3808  Insulating and sheathing materials for electric cable
ISO 7989-2  Test on steel wire and wire products
BS EN 50305  Railway applications- Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance
BS EN 50264-3-1  Railway applications- Railway rolling stock power and control cables having special fire performance