What is BS EN 50341-2-8 - Overhead electrical lines about?
BS EN 50341-2-8 is a European standard that discusses overhead electrical lines exceeding AC 1kV. Overhead lines are designed on the principle of one or more overhead wires situated over rail tracks.
BS EN 50341-2-8 applies to the new overhead line as defined in 1.1/FR.2 "Definition of a new overhead line". A new overhead line denotes any new overhead electrical line exceeding AC 1 kV built on new foundations and:
Flanked by two substations or two terminal towers preceding said substations or
Flanked by a substation or a terminal tower at one end and in a branch situation (including branch tower) or tapping situation at the other end.
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BS EN 50341-2-8:2017 history
2017BS EN 50341-2-13:2017 Overhead electrical lines exceeding AC 1 kV. National Normative Aspects (NNA) for ITALY (based on EN 50341-1:2012)
2005BS EN 50423-3:2005 Overhead electrical lines exceeding AC 1 kV up to and including AC 45 kV - Part 3:Set of National Normative Aspects
2002BS EN 50341-3:2001 Overhead electrical lines exceeding AC 45 kV - Set of National Normative Aspects