EN IEC 60794-4:2018
(Main)Optical fibre cables - Part 4: Sectional specification - Aerial optical cables along electrical power lines
Optical fibre cables - Part 4: Sectional specification - Aerial optical cables along electrical power lines
Specifies the electrical, mechanical and optical requirements and test methods for aerial optical cables including OPGW (optical ground wire), OPPC (optical phase conductor), MASS (metalic aerial self-supported cable), ADSS (all-dielectric self-supporting cable) and OPAC (optical attached cable).
Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 4: Rahmenspezifikation - Lichtwellenleiter-Luftkabel auf Starkstrom-Freileitungen
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 4: Spécification intermédiaire - Câbles optiques aériens le long des lignes électriques de transport d’énergie
Spécifie les prescriptions électriques, mécaniques et optiques ainsi que les méthodes d'essai pour les câbles optiques aériens comprenant les câbles de garde à fibres optiques (OPGW), les conducteurs de phase à fibres optiques (OPPC), les câbles autoporteurs métalliques à fibres optiques (MASS), les câbles autoporteurs diélectriques à fibres optiques (ADSS) et les câbles optiques attachés (OPAC).
Optični kabli - 4. del: Področna specifikacija - Nadzemni optični kabli vzdolž elektroenergetskih vodov (IEC 60794-4:2018)
Določa električne, mehanske in optične zahteve ter preskusne metode za optične kable, vključno z naslednjimi: optična ozemljitvena žica (OPGW), optični linijski vodnik (OPPC), nadzemni kovinski samonosilni kabel (MASS), dielektrični samonosilni optični kabel (ADSS) in optični nameščeni kabel (OPAC).
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Optical fibre cables - Part 4: Sectional specification - Aerial optical cables along electrical
power lines (IEC 60794-4:2018)
Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 4: Rahmenspezifikation - Lichtwellenleiter-Luftkabel auf
Starkstrom-Freileitungen (IEC 60794-4:2018)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 4: Spécification intermédiaire - Câbles optiques aériens
le long des lignes électriques de puissance (IEC 60794-4:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60794-4:2018
ICS:
33.180.10 2SWLþQD YODNQDLQNDEOL Fibres and cables
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60794-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2018
ICS 33.180.10 Supersedes EN 60794-4:2003
English Version
Optical fibre cables - Part 4: Sectional specification - Aerial
optical cables along electrical power lines
(IEC 60794-4:2018)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Partie 4: Spécification Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 4: Rahmenspezifikation -
intermédiaire - Câbles optiques aériens le long des lignes Lichtwellenleiter-Luftkabel auf Starkstrom-Freileitungen
électriques de transport d'énergie (IEC 60794-4:2018)
(IEC 60794-4:2018)
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European foreword
The text of document 86A/1862/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60794-4, prepared by SC 86A "Fibres
and cables" of IEC/TC 86 "Fibre optics" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 60794-4:2018.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2019-04-30
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2021-07-30
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60794-4:2003
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60794-4:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 60794-1-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60794-1-2
IEC 60794-1-23 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60794-1-23
IEC 60794-1-31 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60794-1-31
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60104 - Aluminium-magnesium-silicon alloy wire for - -
overhead line conductors
IEC 60304 - Standard colours for insulation for low- HD 402 S2 -
frequency cables and wires
IEC 60793-1-21 - Optical fibres -- Part 1-21: Measurement EN 60793-1-21 -
methods and test procedures - Coating
geometry
IEC 60793-1-32 - Optical fibres -- Part 1-32: Measurement EN 60793-1-32 -
methods and test procedures - Coating
strippability
IEC 60793-1-40 - Optical fibres -- Part 1-40: Measurement EN 60793-1-40 -
methods and test procedures - Attenuation
IEC 60793-1-44 - Optical fibres -- Part 1-44: Measurement EN 60793-1-44 -
methods and test procedures - Cut-off
wavelength
Optical fibres – Part 1-48: Measurement
IEC 60793-1-48 - EN 60793-1-48 -
methods and test procedures -Polarization
mode dispersion
IEC 60793-2 - Optical fibres - Part 2: Product specifications EN 60793-2 -
- General
IEC 60794-1-1 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1-1: Generic EN 60794-1-1 -
specification - General
IEC 60794-1-21 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1-21: Generic EN 60794-1-21 -
specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Mechanical tests methods
IEC 60794-1-22 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1-22: Generic EN IEC 60794-1-22 -
specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Environmental test methods
IEC 60794-1-23 - Optical fibre cables -- Part 1-23: Generic EN 60794-1-23 -
specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Cable element test methods
IEC 60794-1-24 - Optical fibre cables -- Part 1-24: Generic EN 60794-1-24 -
specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Electrical test methods
IEC 60794-3 - Optical fibre cables - Part 3: Outdoor cables - EN 60794-3 -
Sectional specification
IEC 60794-4-20 2012 Optical fibre cables -- Part 4-20: Aerial optical EN 60794-4-20 2012
cables along electrical power lines - Family
specification for ADSS (All Dielectric Self
Supported) Optical cables
IEC 60811-202 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-202 -
methods for non-metallic materials -- Part
202: General tests - Measurement of
thickness of non-metallic sheath
IEC 60811-203 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-203 -
methods for non-metallic materials -- Part
203: General tests - Measurement of overall
dimensions
IEC 60811-401 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-401 -
methods for non-metallic materials -- Part
401: Miscellaneous tests - Thermal ageing
methods - Ageing in an air oven
IEC 60811-406 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-406 -
methods for non-metallic materials -- Part
406: Miscellaneous tests - Resistance to
stress cracking of polyethylene and
polypropylene compounds
IEC 60811-501 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-501 -
methods for non-metallic materials - Part 501:
Mechanical tests - Tests for determining the
mechanical properties of insulating and
sheathing compounds
IEC 60811-604 2012 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-604 2012
methods for non-metallic materials -- Part
604: Physical tests - Measurement of
absence of corrosive components in filling
compounds
IEC 60811-607 - Electric and optical fibre cables - Test EN 60811-607 -
methods for non-metallic materials -- Part
607: Physical tests - Test for the assessment
of carbon black dispersion in polyethylene
and polypropylene
IEC 60888 - Zinc-coated steel wires for stranded - -
conductors
IEC 60889 - Hard-drawn aluminium wire for overhead line EN 60889 -
conductors
IEC 61089 1991 Round wire concentric lay overhead electrical - -
stranded conductors
IEC 61232 - Aluminium-clad steel wires for electrical EN 61232 -
purposes
IEC 61394 - Overhead lines - Requirements for greases - -
for aluminium, aluminium alloy and steel bare
conductors
IEC 61395 - Overhead electrical conductors - Creep test EN 61395 -
procedures for stranded conductors
IEC 60794-4 ®
Edition 2.0 2018-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Optical fibre cables –
Part 4: Sectional specification – Aerial optical cables along electrical power lines
Câbles à fibres optiques –
Partie 4: Spécification intermédiaire – Câbles optiques aériens le long des lignes
électriques de transport d’énergie
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 33.180.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-5782-1
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms . 8
4 Optical fibre . 8
4.1 General . 8
4.2 Attenuation . 8
4.2.1 Attenuation coefficient . 8
4.2.2 Attenuation uniformity-attenuation discontinuities . 8
4.3 Cut-off wavelength of cabled fibre . 8
4.4 Fibre colouring . 8
4.5 Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) . 8
5 Cable element . 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Slotted core . 9
5.3 Polymeric tube . 9
5.4 Ribbon . 10
5.5 Metallic tube . 10
5.5.1 General . 10
5.5.2 Metallic tube on the optical core . 10
5.5.3 Fibres directly located in a metallic tube . 10
6 Optical fibre cable construction . 10
6.1 General . 10
6.2 Lay-up of the cable elements . 11
6.3 Cable core filling . 11
6.4 Strength members . 11
6.4.1 General . 11
6.4.2 OPGW, OPPC and MASS . 11
6.4.3 ADSS and OPAC . 12
6.5 Cable sheath (ADSS and OPAC) . 12
6.5.1 Inner sheath . 12
6.5.2 Outer sheath . 12
6.6 Sheath marking . 13
7 Character
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