EN IEC 61442:2024/A11:2024

Test methods for accessories for power cables with rated voltages from 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) up to 36 kV (Um = 42 kV)

Prüfverfahren für Starkstromkabelgarnituren mit einer Nennspannung von 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) bis 36 kV (Um = 42 kV)

Méthodes d'essais des accessoires de câbles d'énergie de tensions assignées de 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) à 36 kV (Um = 42 kV)

Preskusne metode za pribor energetskih kablov za naznačene napetosti od 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) do 36 kV (Um = 42 kV) - Dopolnilo A11

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-Dec-2024
• ICS: 19.080 - Electrical and electronic testing
• ICS: 29.060.20 - Cables
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 20 - Electric cables
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 20-Dec-2024
• Due Date: 29-Apr-2025
• Completion Date: 20-Dec-2024
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 61442:2025/A11:2025 - Test methods for accessories for power cables with rated voltages from 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) up to 36 kV (Um = 42 kV)

Relations

• Amends: EN IEC 61442:2024 - Test methods for accessories for power cables with rated voltages from 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) up to 36 kV (Um = 42 kV)
• Effective Date: 24-Oct-2023

Overview

EN IEC 61442:2024/A11:2024 - Test methods for accessories for power cables with rated voltages from 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) up to 36 kV (Um = 42 kV) - is a European amendment (A11) to the EN IEC 61442 series. Approved by CENELEC in December 2024, this amendment updates the voltage range and scope of the standard and provides harmonised test methods for power cable accessories used in medium-voltage distribution systems. The document is intended for adoption as a national standard across CENELEC member countries.

Key Topics

• Scope update: Clarifies rated voltages covered - from 6 kV (Um = 7.2 kV) up to 36 kV (Um = 42 kV).
• High-voltage test techniques: References IEC 60060-1 for general high-voltage definitions and test requirements.
• Impulse testing: Incorporates impulse tests on cables and accessories (IEC 60230) relevant for transient overvoltage performance.
• Partial discharge measurement: Refers to IEC 60270 and other partial-discharge methods to detect insulation defects.
• Material and ageing tests: Includes thermal ageing and non-metallic material test methods (IEC 60811-401).
• Mechanical and connector testing: Cross-references tests for compression and mechanical connectors for power cables (IEC 61238-1-3).
• Normative bibliographic references: Annex ZA lists the international standards that form normative references in A11.

Applications

This amendment and the underlying standard define test methods for accessories for power cables, supporting reliable design, qualification and type-testing for:

• Medium-voltage cable joints, terminations and link boxes.
• Cable accessory manufacturers validating product electrical, mechanical and ageing performance.
• Utility engineers specifying acceptance testing for new cable installations and repairs.
• Test laboratories performing high-voltage, impulse and partial-discharge testing.

Practical outcomes include improved safety, predictable service life, reduced failure risk due to partial discharges or transient overvoltages, and harmonised conformity assessment across Europe.

Who Should Use It

• Cable accessory manufacturers and R&D teams
• Electrical utilities and network operators
• Accredited high-voltage and partial-discharge test laboratories
• Certification bodies and standards committees

Related Standards

Key referenced standards (normative in Annex ZA) include:

• IEC 60060-1 - High-voltage test techniques (general)
• IEC 60230 - Impulse tests on cables and accessories
• IEC 60270 - Partial discharge measurements
• IEC 60811-401 - Thermal ageing of non-metallic materials
• IEC 61238-1-3 - Compression/mechanical connectors testing

By aligning testing practices with EN IEC 61442:2024/A11:2024, stakeholders ensure consistent, verifiable performance of power cable accessories for rated voltages 6–36 kV.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2025
Preskusne metode za pribor energetskih kablov za naznačene napetosti od 6 kV
(Um = 7,2 kV) do 36 kV (Um = 42 kV) - Dopolnilo A11
Test methods for accessories for power cables with rated voltages from 6 kV (Um = 7,2
kV) up to 36 kV (Um = 42 kV)
Prüfverfahren für Starkstromkabelgarnituren mit einer Nennspannung von 6 kV (Um =
7,2 kV) bis 36 kV (Um = 42 kV)
Méthodes d'essais des accessoires de câbles d'énergie de tensions assignées de 6 kV
(Um = 7,2 kV) à 36 kV (Um = 42 kV)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61442:2024/A11:2024
ICS:
19.080 Električno in elektronsko Electrical and electronic
preskušanje testing
29.060.20 Kabli Cables
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61442:2024/A11

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2024
ICS 19.080; 29.060.20
English Version
Test methods for accessories for power cables with rated
voltages from 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) up to 36 kV (Um = 42 kV)
Méthodes d'essais des accessoires de câbles d'énergie de Prüfverfahren für Starkstromkabelgarnituren mit einer
tensions assignées de 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) à 36 kV (Um = Nennspannung von 6 kV (Um = 7,2 kV) bis 36 kV (Um =
42 kV) 42 kV)
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN IEC 61442:2024; it was approved by CENELEC on 2024-12-09. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the
status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
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,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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