IEC 62230:2006/AMD1:2013

IEC 62230 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Electric cables –Spark-test method

Câbles électriques – Méthode d'essai au défilement à sec (sparker)

IEC 62230:2006/A1:2013
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IEC 62230 ®
Edition 1.0 2013-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Electric cables –Spark-test method

Câbles électriques – Méthode d'essai au défilement à sec (sparker)

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX E
ICS 29.060.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-1207-3

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FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 20: Electric Cables.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
20/1462/FDIS 20/1470/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability 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• withdrawn,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.
_____________
Contents
Replace the existing title of Annex A by the following:
Annex A (normative) Minimum voltage levels
Replace the existing title of Table A.1 by the following:
Table A.1 – Minimum spark-test voltages for cables having rated voltage (U ) between 300 V
and 3 000 V
1 Scope
Replace, in the second sentence of the first paragraph, the term "single core cables" by
"single-core cables".
3 Procedure
Replace the existing third paragraph by the following:
When used as an alternative to a voltage test in water, the test shall be restricted to layer
thicknesses not greater than 2,0 mm unless otherwise specified in the cable standard. Only
the a.c. or d.c. voltage waveforms shall be used.
Replace, in the fifth paragraph, the phrase "recommended voltages" by "minimum voltages".

62230 Amend. 1  IEC:2013 – 3 –
5 Test voltages
Replace the existing fourth paragraph by the following:
Where a cable standard states the test voltages, these shall be used. In the absence of such
specified voltages, the test voltages given in Annex A shall be used.
6 Sensitivity
6.1 AC, d.c. and h.f. voltages
Delete the second sentence of the first paragraph.
Replace the existing text of the second paragraph with the following:
Equipment shall be capable of detecting the faults described in 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 and shall be
verified according to 6.3.
6.1.1 AC and h.f.
Replace the beginning of the existing text ("The typical fault is defined…") as follows:
A fault is defined ….
6.1.2 DC
Replace the beginning of the existing text ("The typical fault is defined…") as follows:
A fault is defined ….
6.2 Pulsed voltages
Delete, in the first paragraph, the word "typical".
Replace the beginning of the second paragraph ("The typical fault is defined…") as follows:
A fault is defined ….
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Annex A – Recommended minimum voltage levels
Replace the existing title and text of the annex as follows:
Annex A
(normative)
Minimum voltage levels
A.1 General
The test voltages given in Table A.1 shall be used, unless the cable standard specifies
alternative test voltages.
The details of the test method are as given in the main section of this standard.
A.2 Test voltages
A.2.1 General
The voltages given in Annex A are the minimum levels to be used to locate defects in the
layer under test. These levels shall only be reduced if specified in the relevant cable standard.
NOTE Some countries have established higher test levels in their national standards.
A.2.2 Contact electrodes
The high-voltage supply to the test electrode may be a.c., d.c., h.f. or pulsed voltage, as
specified in Clause 2 and 4.2.
Table A.1 gives test voltages for cables having a rated voltage (U ) between 300 V and
3 000 V.
62230 Amend. 1  IEC:2013 – 5 –
Table A.1 – Minimum spark-test voltages for cables having rated
voltage (U ) between 300 V and 3 000 V
Tabulated radial thickness of
Test voltage
layer under test
kV
mm
a a a
Above Up to and a.c. d.c. h.f. Pulse
including
0 0,25 3 5 4 5
0,25 0,50 5 7 6 7
0,50
...