International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Sr. No. IEC Standards Year
1 IEC 62067 Edition 2.0 (2011-11)
2 IEC 60840 Edition 5.0 (2020-05)
3 IEC 60228 Third Edition 2004-11
4 IEC- 60287-1-1 Edition 2.1 (2014-11)
5 IEC- 60287-2-1 Edition 2.0 (2015-04)
First Edition (1988)
6 IEC- 60949
Edition 1.0 (2008-09)
7 IEC-60502-1 Edition 2.1 (2009-11)
8 IEC-60502-2 Edition 3.0 (2014-02)
9 IEC- 61443 First Edition (1999-07)
rotechnical Commission (IEC)
Scope of IEC
Power cables with extruded insulation and their
accessories for rated voltages above 150 kV (Um =
170 kV) up to 500 kV (Um = 550 kV) – Test
Methods and Requirements
Power cables with extruded insulation and their
accessories for rated voltages above 30 kV (Um =
36 kV) up to 150 kV (Um = 170 kV) - Test methods
and requirements
Conductors of Insulated Cables
Electric Cables- Calculation of current calculation
Part-1-1:- Current rating equation (100% Load
Factor) and Calculation of Losses-General
Electric Cables- Calculation of current calculation
Part-2-1:- Thermal Resistance- Calculation of
thermal resistance
Calculation of thermally permissible short-circuit
currents, taking into account non-adiabatic heating
effects
Power cables with extruded insulation and their
accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1.2
kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV)
Part 1: Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV (Um = 1.2
kV) and 3kV (Um = 3.6 kV)
Power cables with extruded insulation and their
accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1.2
kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV)
Part 2: Cables for rated voltages of 6 kV (Um = 7.2
kV) up to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV)
Short circuit temperature limits of electric cables
with rated voltages above 30kV (Um=36kV)
Indian Standard (IS)
Sr. No. IS Standards Year
1 IS 7098 (P-1) Reaffirmed 2010
2 IS 7098 (P-2) 2011 (Second Revision)
3 IS 7098 (P-3) 1993 (Reaffirmed 2014)
4 IS 10462-1 1983 (Reaffirmed 2006)
5 IS 8130 2013 (Second Revision)
6 IS 1554-1 1988 (Amendmengt no. 5)
7 IS-5831 1984 (Reaffirmed 2006)
n Standard (IS)
Scope of IS
Specification for Crosslinked Polyethylene Insulated
PVC Sheathed Cables
Part 1 for working voltages upto and including 1100
Volts (1.1kV)
Specification for Cross-Linked Polyethylene Insulated
Thermoplastic Sheathed Cables
Part 2 for working voltages from 3.3 kV upto and
including 33kV
Specification Cross-Linked Polyethylene Insulated
Thermoplastic Sheathed Cables
PART 3 for working voltages from 66 kV upto and
including 220 kV
Fictitius calculation method for determination of
dimention of protective covering of cable
Conductors of Insulated Electric Cables and Flexible
Cords
Specification for PVC insulated (Heavy Duty) Electric
Cable
Part 1 for working voltages upto and including 1100
Volts (1.1kV)
Specification for PVC Insulation and Sheath of Electric
Cable
Indian Standard (IS-10810)
"Method of Test for Cables"
Sr. No. IS Standards Year
0 IS-10810 (Part-0) 1984
1 IS-10810 (Part-1) 1984-1996
2 IS-10810 (Part-2) 1984-1996
3 IS-10810 (Part-3) 1984-1996
4 IS-10810 (Part-4) 1984-2001
5 IS-10810 (Part-5) 1984-2007
6 IS-10810 (Part-6) 1984-2007
7 IS-10810 (Part-7) 1984-2007
8 IS-10810 (Part-8) 1984
9 IS-10810 (Part-9)
10 IS-10810 (Part-10) 1984-2006
11 IS-10810 (Part-11) 1984-2006
12 IS-10810 (Part-12) 1984-2001
13 IS-10810 (Part-13) 1984-2001
14 IS-10810 (Part-14) 1984-2001
15 IS-10810 (Part-15) 1984-2006
16 IS-10810 (Part-16) 1986-2001
17 IS-10810 (Part-17)
18 IS-10810 (Part-18) 1984-2017
19 IS-10810 (Part-19) 1984-2001
20 IS-10810 (Part-20) 1984-2001
21 IS-10810 (Part-21) 1984-2001
22 IS-10810 (Part-22) 1984
23 IS-10810 (Part-23) 1984-2001
24 IS-10810 (Part-24) 1984
25 IS-10810 (Part-25) 1984
26 IS-10810 (Part-26) 1984
27 IS-10810 (Part-27) 1984
28 IS-10810 (Part-28)
29 IS-10810 (Part-29)
30 IS-10810 (Part-30) 1984-1996
31 IS-10810 (Part-31)
32 IS-10810 (Part-32) 1984
33 IS-10810 (Part-33) 1984-1996
34 IS-10810 (Part-34) 1984-2001
35 IS-10810 (Part-35) 1984
36 IS-10810 (Part-36) 1984
37 IS-10810 (Part-37) 1984
38 IS-10810 (Part-38) 1984-2001
39 IS-10810 (Part-39) 1984-2001
40 IS-10810 (Part-40) 1984-2001
41 IS-10810 (Part-41) 1984-2001
42 IS-10810 (Part-42) 1984-2017
43 IS-10810 (Part-43) 1984-2007
44 IS-10810 (Part-44) 1984-2007
45 IS-10810 (Part-45) 1984-2001
46 IS-10810 (Part-46) 1984-2001
47 IS-10810 (Part-47) 1984
48 IS-10810 (Part-48) 1984-2001
49 IS-10810 (Part-49) 1984-2017
50 IS-10810 (Part-50) 1984-2001
51 IS-10810 (Part-51) 1984
52 IS-10810 (Part-52) 1984-2017
53 IS-10810 (Part-53) 1984-2017
54 IS-10810 (Part-54)
55 IS-10810 (Part-55) 1986-2003
56 IS-10810 (Part-56) 1987-2017
57 IS-10810 (Part-57) 1987-2017
58 IS-10810 (Part-58) 1998-2019
59 IS-10810 (Part-59) 1988-2015
60 IS-10810 (Part-60) 1988-2015
61 IS-10810 (Part-61) 1988-2005
62 IS-10810 (Part-62) 1993-2003
63 IS-10810 (Part-63) 1993-2019
64 IS-10810 (Part-64) 2003-2018
ndian Standard (IS-10810)
Method of Test for Cables"
Scope of IS
General (List of methods of test for Cables)
Annealing test for wires used as Conductors
Tensile test for Aluminium wires
Wrapping test for Aluminium wires
Persulphate test of Conductor
Conductor Resistance test
Thickness of Thermoplastic and Elastomeric Insulation and
Sheath
Tensile test and elongation at break of Thermoplastic and
Elastomeric Insulation and Sheath
Breaking strength and elongation at break for impregnated
paper insulation
Loss of mass test
Thermal ageing in Air
Shrinkage test
Ozone resistance test
Heat shock test
Hot deformation test
Accelerated ageing test by Oxygen Pressure method
Colour fastness to day light
Bleeding and Blooming test
Cold Bend test
Cold Impact test
Vicat softening point
Melt flow index
Water soluble impurities test for insulating paper
Conductivity of water extract test of insulating paper
pH value of water extract test of insulating paper
Ash content test of insulating paper
Hot set test
Carbon content test for polyethylene
Water absorption test (Gravimetric)
Measurement of thickness of metallic sheath
Determination of tin in lead alloy for sheathing
Dimentions of Armourng materials
Tensile test and elongation at break of Armourng materials
Torsion test on galvanized steel wires for Armouring
Winding test on galvanized steel strips for Armouring
Uniformity of Zinc coating on Steel Armour
Mass of Zinc coating on Steel Armour
Resistivity test of Armour wires and strips and conductance
test for Armour (Wires/Strips)
Insulation Resistance
Spark Test
High Voltage Test
Partial Discharge Test
Impulse Test
Dielectric Power Factor Test
Heating Cycle Test
Bending Test
Dripping Test
Drainage Test
Flammability Test
Abraison Test
Accelerated Ageing Test by Air Pressure method
Flexing Test
Ozone Index Test
Determination of the amount of Halogen Acid evolved
during combustion of Polymeric materials taken from cable
Thermal stability of PVC Insulation and Sheath
Flame Retardant Test
Flame Retardant Test for Bunched Cable
Measurement of Smoke Density of electric cables under Fire
condition
Measurement of Temperature Index
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEE)
Sr. No. IEE Standards Year
IEEE Std 575 2014
and Electronics Engineers (IEE)
Scope of IEE
IEEE Guide for Bonding Shields and Sheaths of Single-
Conductor Power Cables Rated 5 kV through 500 kV
