Cable Testing as per BSI & European Standards

STATE-OF-THE-ART TESTING FACILITIES FOR

Cable Testing

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COMPLETE TESTING FACILITIES AS PER BSI AND EUROPEAN STANDARDS FOR CABLES AND CONDUCTORS


S. No.	PRODUCT	SPECIFICATION
1	Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000V and 1900/3300V for fixed installations	BS 5467
2	PVC Insulated and PVC Sheathed cables for electric power and lighting	BS 6004
3	Rubber or silicone rubber insulated flexible cables and cords for coil end leads	BS 6195
4	Single core PVC insulated exible cable for switchgear and control gear wiring	BS 6231
5	Armoured Cables with Thermosetting Insulation for rated voltages from 3.8/6.6 kV to 19/33 kV	BS 6622
6	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 6724
7	Thermosetting insulated and Thermoplastic Sheathed cables for electric power, lighting and having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire.	BS 7211
8	300/500 V fire resistant screened cables having lowemission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire – Part 1: Multicore and multi pair cables	BS 7629-1
9	Insulating and sheathing materials for cables. PVC sheathing compounds	BS 7655-4.2
10	Armoured Cables with Thermosetting Insulation having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire	BS 7835
11	Thermosetting insulated, armoured Fire Resistant cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire	BS 7846
12	LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities	BS 7870-1
13	LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities	BS 7870-2
14	PVC Insulated combined neutral and earth copper wire concentric cables with copper or aluminium conductors	BS 7870-3.10
15	Distribution Cables (Single Core) with extruded insulation of rated voltages of 11 kV to 33 kV	BS 7870-4.10
16	Distribution Cables (Three Core) with extruded insulation of rated voltage of 11 kV to 33 kV	BS 7870-4.20
17	Polymeric insulated aerial bundled conductors (ABC) of rated voltage 0.6/1 kV for overhead distribution	BS 7870-5
18	Single wire armoured and PVC sheathed multicore cable with copper conductors	BS 7870-8.1
19	Single Wire Armoured and PVC Sheathed Multipair Cable with Copper Conductors	BS 7870-8.2
20	Single wire armoured and PVC sheathed multicore cable with copper conductors, having reduced fire propagation performance	BS 7870-8.3
21	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 7870-8.4
22	Single wire armoured and unarmoured multicore cables with copper conductor and non-halogenated sheath	BS 7870-8.5
23	Single wire or double steel tape armoured and non-halogenated sheathed multipair cable with copper conductors	BS 7870-8.6
24	Thermosetting Insulated, non-armoured cables with a voltage of 600/1100 V for fixed installations	BS 7889
25	Method of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits – BS EN 50200 with a 930OC ame and with Water/Mechanical Shock (Classification – 120 Minutes)	BS 8434-2
26	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 8491
27	Steel wire and wire products.- Non-ferrous metalliccoatings on steel wire. Zinc or zinc alloy coatings	BS EN 10244-1
28	Steel wire and wire products.- Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire. Zinc or zinc alloy coatings	BS EN 10244-2
29	Zinc or zinc alloy coated non-alloy steel wire for armouring either power cables or telecommunication cablesor Land cables	BS EN 10257-1
30	Fire classification of construction products and building elements – Classification using data from reaction to fire tests on power, control and communication cables	BS EN 13501-6
31	Conductor for overhead lines – Round wire cocentric lay stranded conductors	EN-50182
32	Method of test for resistance to fire of unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits	BS EN 50200
33	Flat Polyvinyl Chloride Sheathed Flexible Cables	BS EN 50214
34	Multi Element Metallic Cables Used in Analogue and Digital Communication and Control	BS EN 50288-7
35	Communication Cables	BS EN 50289
36	Railway rolling stock cables having special fire performance. Test methods	BS EN 50305
37	Insulating, sheathing and covering materials for low voltage energy cables	BS EN 50363
38	Electrical test methods for low voltage energy cables	BS EN 50395
39	Non-electrical test methods for low voltage energy cables	BS EN 50396
40	Covered Conductors for overhead lines and related accessories for rated voltage above 1 kV ac and no exceeding 36 kV ac covered conductors	BS EN 50397-1
41	Common test methods for cables under fire conditions – Heat release and smoke production measurement on cables during flame spread test	BS EN 50399
42	Electric Cables. Low voltage energy cables ofrated voltages up to and including 450/750 V	BS EN 50525-1
43	Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages upto and including 450/750 V – Cables for genera lapplications. Flexible Cables with Thermoplastic PVC Insulation	BS EN 50525-2-11
44	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 50525-2-21
45	Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages upto and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Single Core non-sheathed cables with thermoplastic PVC Insulation	BS EN 50525-2-31
46	Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages upto and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Single core cables with crosslinked silicone rubber insulation	BS EN 50525-2-41
47	Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Single core non-sheathed cables with crosslinked EVA insulation	BS EN 50525-2-42
48	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 50525-2-83
49	Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables for general applications. Oil resistant control cables with thermoplastic PVC insulation	BS EN 50525-2-51
50	Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V – Cables with special fire performance. Single Core non-sheathed cables with halogen-free cross-linked insulation	BS EN 50525-3-41
51	Railway applications- Railway rolling stock power and control cables having special fire performance	BS EN 50264-3-1
52	Railway applications- Railway rolling stock power and control cables having special fire performance	BS EN 50264-3-1
53	Power, control and communication cables. Cables for general applications in construction works subject to reaction to fire requirements	BS EN 50575
54	Electrical Cables for photovoltaic system	BS EN 50618
55	Polyethylene insulated, thermosetting sheathed cable	PAS 5308 (Part-1)
56	PVC insulated control and instrumentation cable	PAS 5308 (Part-2)