Powercableswithextrudedinsulationandtheiraccessoriesforratedvoltagesfrom1kV(Um=1,2kV)upto30kV(Um=36kV)–Part1:Cablesforratedvoltagesof1kV((Um=1,2kV)and3kV(Um=3,6kV)ReferencenumberIEC60502-1:2004(E)INTERNATIONALSTANDARDIEC60502-1Secondedition2004-04ThisEnglish-languageversionisderivedfromtheoriginalbilingualpublicationbyleavingoutallFrench-languagepages.MissingpagenumberscorrespondtotheFrench-languagepages.(seebelow)inadditiontoneweditions,amendmentsandcorrigenda.Informationonthesubjectsunderconsiderationandworkinprogressundertakenbythetechnicalcommitteewhichhaspreparedthispublication,aswellasthelistofpublicationsissued,isalsoavailablefromthefollowing:•IECWebSite()•CatalogueofIECpublicationsTheon-linecatalogueontheIECwebsite()enablesyoutosearchbyavarietyofcriteriaincludingtextsearches,technicalcommitteesanddateofpublication.On-lineinformationisalsoavailableonrecentlyissuedpublications,withdrawnandreplacedpublications,aswellascorrigenda.•IECJustPublishedThissummaryofrecentlyissuedpublications()isalsoavailablebyemail.PleasecontacttheCustomerServiceCentre(seebelow)forfurtherinformation.•CustomerServiceCentreIfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthispublicationorneedfurtherassistance,pleasecontacttheCustomerServiceCentre:Email:custserv@iec.chTel:+41229190211Fax:+41229190300(Um=1,2kV)upto30kV(Um=36kV)–Part1:Cablesforratedvoltagesof1kV((Um=1,2kV)and3kV(Um=3,6kV)Forprice,seecurrentcatalogueIEC2004Copyright-allrightsreservedNopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorutilizedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopyingandmicrofilm,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission,3,ruedeVarembé,POBox131,CH-1211Geneva20,SwitzerlandTelephone:+41229190211Telefax:+41229190300E-mail:inmail@iec.chWeb:IEC:20043CONTENTSFOREWORD.........................................................................................................................111Scope.............................................................................................................................152Normativereferences......................................................................................................153Termsanddefinitions.....................................................................................................193.1Definitionsofdimensionalvalues(thicknesses,cross-sections,etc.)......................193.2Definitionsconcerningthetests.............................................................................194Voltagedesignationsandmaterials.................................................................................214.1Ratedvoltages......................................................................................................214.2Insulatingcompounds............................................................................................234.3Sheathingcompounds...........................................................................................255Conductors.....................................................................................................................256Insulation........................................................................................................................256.1Material.................................................................................................................256.2Insulationthickness...............................................................................................257Assemblyofmulticorecables,innercoveringsandfillers.................................................297.1Innercoveringsandfillers......................................................................................297.2Cableswithratedvoltage0,6/1(1,2)kV.................................................................317.3Cableswithratedvoltage1,8/3(3,6)kV.................................................................338Metalliclayersforsingle-coreandmulticorecables.............................................