EN IEC 60794-1-401:2021

Optical fibre cables - Part 1-401: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Electrical test methods - Short-circuit test (for OPGW, OPPC and OPAC), Method H1

The short-circuit test is intended to assess the performance of the OPGW (optical ground wire) or OPPC (optical phase conductor) under typical short-circuit, or the impact on the performance of OPAC (optical attached cable) under short-circuit current on the messenger wire.

Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 1-401: Fachgrundspezifikation - Grundlegende Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Elektrische Prüfverfahren - Kurzschlussprüfung (für OPGW und OPAC), Verfahren H1

Câbles à fibres optiques - Procédures fondamentales d’essais des câbles optiques - Partie 401: Méthodes d’essais électriques - Essai de court-circuit (pour les OPGW, les OPPC et les OPAC), Méthode H1

IEC 60794-1-401:2021 s’applique à l'essai de court-circuit destiné à évaluer la performance d'un câble de garde à fibres optiques (OPGW) ou d’un conducteur de phase à fibres optiques (OPPC) en cas de court-circuit typique, ou l'impact sur la performance d'un câble optique attaché (OPAC) en cas de courant de court-circuit sur le fil porteur. Cette première édition annule et remplace la première édition de l'IEC 60794-1-24 publiée en 2014. Cette édition constitue une révision technique.Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
L’OPPC est inclus;
les méthodes d'essais ont été mises à jour.

Optični kabli - 1-401. del: Splošna specifikacija - Osnovni preskusni postopki za optične kable - Električne preskusne metode - Preskus kratkega stika (za OPGW, OPPC in OPAC), metoda H1 (IEC 60794-1-401:2021)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Sep-2021
• ICS: 33.180.10 - Fibres and cables
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 86A - Optical fibres and optical fibre cables
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 86A - IEC_SC_86A
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 17-Sep-2021
• Completion Date: 17-Sep-2021
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 60794-1-401:2021 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1-401: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Electrical test methods - Short-circuit test (for OPGW, OPPC and OPAC), Method H1 (IEC 60794-1-401:2021)

Relations

• Splited From: EN 60794-1-24:2014 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1-24: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test procedures - Electrical test methods
• Effective Date: 24-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 60794-1-24:2014
Optični kabli - 1-401. del: Splošna specifikacija - Osnovni preskusni postopki za
optične kable - Električne preskusne metode - Preskus kratkega stika (za OPGW,
OPPC in OPAC), metoda H1 (IEC 60794-1-401:2021)
Optical fibre cables - Part 1-401: Generic specification - Basic optical cable test
procedures - Electrical test methods - Short-circuit test (for OPGW, OPPC and OPAC),
Method H1 (IEC 60794-1-401:2021)
Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 1-401: Fachgrundspezifikation - Grundlegende Prüfverfahren
für Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Elektrische Prüfverfahren - Kurzschlussprüfung (für OPGW
und OPAC), Verfahren H1 (IEC 60794-1-401:2021)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Procédures fondamentales d’essais des câbles optiques -
Partie 401: Méthodes d’essais électriques - Essai de court-circuit (pour les OPGW, les
OPPC et les OPAC), Méthode H1 (IEC 60794-1-401:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60794-1-401:2021
ICS:
33.180.10 (Optična) vlakna in kabli Fibres and cables
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60794-1-401

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2021
ICS 33.180.10 Supersedes EN 60794-1-24:2014 (partially)
English Version
Optical fibre cables - Part 1-401: Generic specification - Basic
optical cable test procedures - Electrical test methods - Short-
circuit test (for OPGW, OPPC and OPAC), Method H1
(IEC 60794-1-401:2021)
Câbles à fibres optiques - Procédures fondamentales Lichtwellenleiterkabel - Teil 1-401: Fachgrundspezifikation -
d'essais des câbles optiques - Partie 401: Méthodes Grundlegende Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiterkabel -
d'essais électriques - Essai de court-circuit (pour les Elektrische Prüfverfahren - Kurzschlussprüfung (für OPGW
OPGW, les OPPC et les OPAC), Méthode H1 und OPAC), Verfahren H1
(IEC 60794-1-401:2021) (IEC 60794-1-401:2021)
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European foreword
The text of document 86A/2044/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 60794-1-401, 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 60794-1-401:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022–05–31
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024–08–31
document have to be withdrawn
This document partially supersedes EN 60794-1-24:2014 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.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60794-1-401:2021 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 IEC 60794-1-2
IEC 60794-1-24:2014 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60794-1-24:2014 (not modified)

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 60793-1-46 - Optical fibres - Part 1–46: Measurement EN 60793-1-46 -
methods and test procedures - Monitoring
of changes in optical transmittance
IEC 60794-1-1 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1–1: Generic EN 60794-1-1 -
specification - General
IEC 60794-1-401 ®
Edition 1.0 2021-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Optical fibre cables –
Part 1-401: Generic specification – Basic optical cable test procedures –

Electrical test methods – Short-circuit test (for OPGW, OPPC and OPAC),

Method H1
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 33.180.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-1008-4

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 6
3.1 Terms and definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 6
4 Sample . 6
4.1 OPGW and OPPC testing. 6
4.1.1 Two samples test method . 6
4.1.2 One sample test method . 7
4.2 OPAC testing . 7
5 Apparatus . 8
6 Procedure . 10
6.1 OPGW testing . 10
6.2 OPPC testing . 11
6.3 OPAC testing . 11
6.4 Common procedure for all tested cables . 11
7 Requirements . 12
8 Details to be specified . 12
8.1 OPGW and OPPC testing. 12
8.2 OPAC testing . 12
Bibliography . 13

Figure 1 – OPGW/OPPC short-circuit test arrangement . 9
Figure 2 – OPAC short-circuit test arrangement . 10

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This edition constitutes a technical revision.
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edition:
a) OPPC is included;
b) the test methods have been updated.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
86A/2044/CDV 86A/2127/RVC
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the developmen
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