IEC 60245-1:2003+AMD1:2007 CSV

Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 1: General requirements

Applies to rigid and flexible cables with insulation, and sheath if any, based on vulcanized rubber of rated voltages Uo/U up to and including 450/750 V used in power installations of nominal voltage not exceeding 450/750 V a.c. The particular types of cables are specified in IEC 60245-3, IEC 60245-4, etc. The code designations of these types of cables are given in Annex A. The principal change with respect to the previous edition is the replacement of insulation IE 1 with IE 4.

Conducteurs et câbles isolés au caoutchouc - Tension assignée au plus égale à 450/750 V - Partie 1: Exigences générales

S'applique aux conducteurs et câbles souples et rigides ayant une enveloppe isolante, et éventuellement une gaine, à base de caoutchouc vulcanisé, de tension assignée Uo/U au plus égale à 450/750 V, utilisés dans les installations d'énergie d'une tension nominale ne dépassant pas 450/750 V en courant alternatif. Les types particuliers de conducteurs et de câbles sont spécifiés dans la CEI 60245-3, la CEI 60245-4, etc. Le code de désignation de ces types de câbles est donné dans l'Annexe A. Le principal changement par rapport à l'édition précédente est le remplacement de l'isolation IE 1 par IE 4.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Jan-2008
• ICS: 25.160.20 - Welding consumables
• ICS: 29.060.20 - Cables
• Technical Committee: TC 20 - Electric cables
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 30-Jan-2008
• Completion Date: 30-Jan-2008

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IEC 60245-1
Edition 4.1 2008-01
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Rubber insulated cables – Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V –
Part 1: General requirements
Conducteurs et câbles isolés au caoutchouc – Tension assignée au plus égale
à 450/750 V –
Partie 1: Exigences générales
IEC 60245-1:2003+A1:2007
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IEC 60245-1
Edition 4.1 2008-01
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Rubber insulated cables – Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V –
Part 1: General requirements
Conducteurs et câbles isolés au caoutchouc – Tension assignée au plus égale
à 450/750 V –
Partie 1: Exigences générales
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CJ
CODE PRIX
ICS 25.160.20; 29.060.20 ISBN 2-8318-9450-6

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3

1 General.5
1.1 Scope.5
1.2 Normative references.5
2 Terms and definitions .6
2.1 Definitions relating to insulating and sheathing materials.6
2.2 Definitions relating to the tests .7
3 Marking.7
3.1 Indication of origin and cable identification .7
3.2 Durability.8
3.3 Legibility.8
4 Core identification.8
4.1 Core identification by colours .8
4.2 Core identification by numbers .9
5 General requirements for the construction of cables .10
5.1 Conductors.10
5.2 Insulation.11
5.3 Filler.13
5.4 Textile braid.14
5.5 Sheath.14
5.6 Tests on completed cables .17
6 Guide to use of the cables.20

Annex A (normative) Code designation .21
Annex B (normative) Calculation method for determination of the thickness of sheath
of cable types 60245 IEC 53, 57 and 66 of IEC 60245-4 .23

Bibliography.25

Figure 1 – Arrangement of marking.10

Table 1 – Requirements for non-electrical tests for cross-linked rubber insulation.12
Table 2 – Requirements for non-electrical tests for cross-linked rubber sheath .15
Table 3 – Requirements for electrical tests for cross-linked rubber insulated cables .18
Table 4 – Requirements for the static flexibility test for arc-welding electrode cables .19
Table 5 – Requirements for the static flexibility test for lift cables .19
Table B.1 – Fictitious diameter per nominal cross-sectional area .24

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RUBBER INSULATED CABLES –
RATED VOLTAGES UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V –

Part 1: General requirements
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International Standard IEC 60245-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 20:
Electric cables.
The principal change with respect to the previous edition is the replacement of insulation IE 1
with IE 4. This fourth edition does not constitute a full technical revision.
This consolidated version of IEC 60245-1 consists of the fourth edition (2003) [documents
20/659/FDIS and 20/679/RVD] and its amendment 1 (2007) [documents 20/902/FDIS and
20/909/RVD].
The technical content is therefore identical to the base edition and its amendment and has
been prepared for user convenience.
It bears the edition number 4.1.

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A vertical line in the margin shows where the base publication has been modified by
amendment 1.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
IEC 60245 consists of the following parts, under the general title Rubber insulated cables –
Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V:
Part 1: General requirements
Part 2: Test methods
Part 3: Heat resistant silicone insulated cables
Part 4: Cords and flexible cables
Part 5: Lift cables
Part 6: Arc welding electrode cables
Part 7: Heat resistant ethylene-vinyl-acetate rubber insulated cables
Part 8: Cords for applications requiring high flexibility
Parts 3 to 8 are for particular types of cable and should be read in conjunction with Part 1 and
Part 2. Further parts may be added as other types are standardized.
The committee has decided that the contents of the base publication and its amendments will
remain unchanged until the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date,
the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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RATED VOLTAGES UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V –

Part 1: General requirements
1 General
1.1 Scope
This part of IEC 60245
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