HD 361 S4:2020
(Main)System for cable designation
System for cable designation
This document details a designation system for harmonized power cables and cords according to EN 50525 (series), EN 50214, EN 50618 and EN 50620. NOTE The use of the system for Recognized National Types of cable or cord has been withdrawn by CLC/TC 20. For non-harmonized cables, National Committees are permitted to use any designation that does not conflict with this HD, but see Tables 2 and 4 for recommendations.
System für Typkurzzeichen von isolierten Leitungen
Système de désignation de câbles
Le présent document définit un système de désignation des types harmonisés de câbles d’énergie et de cordons conformes aux EN 50525 (série), EN 50214, EN 50618 et EN 50620. NOTE Le CLC/TC 20 a mis fin à l’utilisation de ce système pour les câbles ou cordons de types nationaux reconnus. Pour les câbles non harmonisés, les Comités nationaux sont autorisés à utiliser toute désignation qui n'est pas en contradiction avec le présent HD, mais il y a lieu de consulter les recommandations des Tableaux 2 et 4.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST HD 361 S3:1999
SIST HD 361 S3:1999/A1:2006
Sistem označevanja kablov
System for cable designation
System für Typkurzzeichen von isolierten Leitungen
Système de désignation de câbles
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: HD 361 S4:2020
ICS:
29.060.20 Kabli Cables
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
HARMONIZATION DOCUMENT HD 361 S4
DOCUMENT D'HARMONISATION
HARMONISIERUNGSDOKUMENT
September 2020
ICS 29.060 Supersedes HD 361 S3:1999 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
System for cable designation
Système de désignation de câbles System für Typkurzzeichen von isolierten Leitungen
This Harmonization Document was approved by CENELEC on 2020-08-31. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the
CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for implementation of this Harmonization Document at national level.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national implementations may be obtained on application to the CEN-
CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This Harmonization Document exists in three official versions (English, French, German).
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. HD 361 S4:2020 E
Contents Page
European foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Basic elements of the designation.5
5 Part 1 of the Designation .5
6 Part 2 of the Designation .6
7 Part 3 of the Designation .8
8 Survey of symbols .9
Bibliography . 11
European foreword
This document (HD 361 S4:2020) has been prepared by CLC/TC 20 “Electric cables”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has (dop) 2021-08-31
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2023-08-31
standards conflicting with this document
have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes HD 361 S3:1999 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
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.
Introduction
HD 361 was adopted by CENELEC on 18 November 1976. A second edition was published in 1986. The third
edition (1999) restricted the rated voltage of cables covered by this HD to an upper limit of 450/750V, and to
harmonized cables and cords or Recognized National Types (RNT).
This fourth edition incorporates amendment HD 361 S3:1999/A1:2006 to HD 361 S3:1999, which recognized
the discontinuation of the system of RNT, and expands the cable types to include EN 50618 and EN 50620.
The incorporation of the former raises the upper voltage limit to 1000/1000 V.
1 Scope
This document details a designation system for harmonized power cables and cords according to EN 50525
(series), EN 50214, EN 50618 and EN 50620.
NOTE The use of the system for Recognized National Types of cable or cord has been withdrawn by CLC/TC 20. For
non-harmonized cables, National Committees are permitted to use any designation that does not conflict with this HD, but
see Tables 2 and 4 for recommendations.
2 Normative references
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.
EN 60228, Conductors of insulated cables (IEC 60228)
IEC 60050-461, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 461: Electric cables
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60050-461 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
4 Basic elements of the designation
The cable designation shall be composed of three parts indicating the essential characteristics of a cable
(Table 1).
Table 1 — Basic elements of the cable description
Part Basic elements of the description See Table(s)
1 Relationship to Standards 2
Rated voltage 3
2 Construction of the cable, generally in a radial sequence and 4 to 7
starting with the insulation material; then after a dash,
Material and form of conductor(s) 8 and 9
3 Number and size of conductors 10
Part 1 and Part 2 of the designation are generally written without a space and constitute the « type designation »
of a cable or cord.
Part 3 of the designation constitutes specific information on the number and size of conductors, when required.
A survey of symbols and their sequence in the cable designation is given in Clause 8.
5 Part 1 of the Designation
Part 1 of the designation covers the relationship to standards and the rated voltages. The details are given in
Table 2 and Table 3
Table 2 — Relationship to standards
Symbol Relationship of cable to standards
H Cable conforming with harmonized standards
– Non-harmonized cable
National Committees may use any symbol or system that does not conflict with HD 361. If
the system laid down by HD 361 is used for non-harmonized cables, it is recommended
not to use a prefix symbol.
Table 3 — Rated Voltage
Symbol Value Uo/U
01 100/100 V
03 300/300 V
05 300/500 V
07 450/750 V
a)
1000/1000 V
a)
At present, the rated voltage is limited to PV-cables acc. to EN 50618.
6 Part 2 of the Designation
Part 2 of the des
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