BS 7970:2012
Electric cables. Metal foil and longitudinally welded aluminium sheath constructions of power cables having XLPE insulation for rated voltages from 66 kV (Um = 72.5 kV) to 132 kV (Um = 145 kV)
- Standard No.
- BS 7970:2012
- Release Date
- 2012
- Published By
- British Standards Institution (BSI)
- Latest
- BS 7970:2012
- Replace
- BS 7970:2005
- Scope
- This British Standard specifies requirements for construction and performance, and gives methods of test,for metal wire and foil sheath, or metal wire and longitudinally welded aluminium, or longitudinally welded aluminium constructions of power cables having XLPE insulation for rated voltages from 66 kV (Um=72.5 kV) to 132 kV (Um=145 kV). The tests and requirements in this British Standard are additional to the tests and requirements for cables and their accessories specified in BS 7912.
BS 7970:2012 Referenced Document
- BS EN 60228
- IEC 60840 Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages above 30 kV (<em>U</em><sub>m</sub> = 36 kV) up to 150 kV (<em>U</em><sub>m</sub> = 170 kV) — Test methods and requirements
BS 7970:2012 history
- 2012 BS 7970:2012 Electric cables. Metal foil and longitudinally welded aluminium sheath constructions of power cables having XLPE insulation for rated voltages from 66 kV (Um = 72.5 kV) to 132 kV (Um = 145 kV)
- 2005 BS 7970:2005 Electric cables - Metallic wire and foil sheath constructions of power cables having XLPE insulation for rated voltages from 66kV (Um = 72.5 kV) to 132kV (Um = 145 kV)
