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AS/NZS 1972:2006
[Current]Electric cables — Underground coal mines — Other than reeling and trailing
Specifies the construction of cables for fixed apparatus, armoured high voltage cables, feeder cables, machine cables and mine shaft winder cables for underground use in coal mines.
Published: 13/04/2006
Pages: 37
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
1.3 Referenced documents
1.4 Definitions
2 0.6/1 (1.2) kV cables for fixed apparatus
2.1 Scope of section
2.2 Design
2.3 Construction
2.4 Conductors
2.5 Fillers
2.6 Screens
2.6.1 General
2.6.2 Conductance
2.6.3 Additional requirement for cables with individually screened cores
2.7 Collective tape screen
2.7.1 General
2.7.2 Conductance
2.8 Armour
2.8.1 Type of armour
2.8.2 Conductance
2.9 Tests
3 Armoured cables for use at working voltages of 1.9/3.3 (3.6) kV up to and including 19/33 (36) kV
3.1 Scope of section
3.2 Conductors
3.3 Screens for cables manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 1429.1
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Conductance
3.4 Armour for cables manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 1026
3.4.1 Type of armour
3.4.2 Conductance
3.5 Outer sheath
3.6 Marking
3.7 Tests
4 Feeder cables
4.1 Scope of section
4.2 Types of cables
4.3 Construction
4.3.1 Type A feeder cables
4.3.2 Type B feeder cables
4.4 Conductors
4.5 Insulation
4.5.1 Material
4.5.2 Thickness
4.6 Screens
4.6.1 Construction
4.6.2 Coverage
4.6.3 Conductance
4.7 Covering on pilot cores
4.7.1 Material
4.7.2 Thickness
4.8 Laying up of cores
4.9 Sheath
4.9.1 Material and application
4.9.2 Thickness
4.10 External marking of cable
4.11 Tests
5 Machine cables
5.1 Scope of section
5.2 Types
5.3 Dimensions for machine cables
5.4 Type 1
5.4.1 Design
5.4.2 Conductors
5.4.3 Insulation
5.4.3.1 Material
5.4.3.2 Thickness
5.4.4 Screens
5.4.4.1 Construction
5.4.4.2 Conductance
5.4.5 Fillers
5.4.6 Covering
5.4.6.1 Material
5.4.6.2 Thickness
5.4.7 Tests
5.5 Types 2 and 2S
5.5.1 Design
5.5.2 Conductors
5.5.3 Semiconductive screens for 3.3/3.3 kV cables
5.5.4 Insulation
5.5.4.1 Material
5.5.4.2 Thickness
5.5.5 Screens
5.5.6 Fillers
5.5.7 Covering—Type 2 cables only
5.5.7.1 Material
5.5.7.2 Thickness
5.5.8 Sheath—Type 2S cables only
5.5.8.1 Material
5.5.8.2 Thickness
5.5.9 Pilot and control conductors
5.5.10 Tests
5.6 Types 3 and 3S
5.6.1 Application
5.6.2 Design
5.6.3 Conductors
5.6.4 Insulation
5.6.4.1 Material
5.6.4.2 Thickness
5.6.5 Screens
5.6.6 Fillers
5.6.7 Covering—Type 3 cables only
5.6.7.1 Material
5.6.7.2 Thickness
5.6.8 Sheath—Type 3S cables only
5.6.8.1 Material
5.6.8.2 Thickness
5.6.9 Pilot conductor
5.6.10 Tests
5.7 Types 7 and 7S
5.7.1 Conductors
5.7.2 Glass braid
5.7.2.1 Material
5.7.2.2 Application
5.7.3 Insulation
5.7.3.1 Material
5.7.3.2 Thickness
5.7.4 Screen
5.7.4.1 Construction
5.7.4.2 Conductance
5.7.5 Covering—Type 7 cables only
5.7.5.1 Material
5.7.5.2 Thickness
5.7.6 Sheath—Type 7S cables only
5.7.7 Tests
5.8 Type 8
5.8.1 Design
5.8.2 Conductors
5.8.3 Insulation
5.8.3.1 Material
5.8.3.2 Thickness
5.8.4 Screens
5.8.5 Fillers
5.8.6 Pilot conductors
5.8.7 Covering
5.8.8 Tests
5.9 Type 9
5.9.1 Design
5.9.2 Conductors
5.9.3 Insulation
5.9.4 Core identification
5.9.5 Pairs and triads
5.9.6 Screens
5.9.7 Fillers
5.9.8 Covering
5.9.8.1 Material
5.9.8.2 Thickness
5.9.9 Tests
5.10 Marking
5.10.1 Marking on cables
5.10.2 Marking of drums
6 Mine shaft winder cables
6.1 Scope of section
6.2 Design
6.3 Conductors
6.4 Insulation
6.5 Textile braiding over cores
6.6 Core identification
6.7 Screened communication cores
6.8 Support members
6.9 Fillers and binders
6.10 Lay-up of cable cores
6.11 Textile braid over laid-up core assembly
6.12 Sheath
6.12.1 Material
6.12.2 Thickness
6.13 Suspended lengths
6.14 Marking
6.14.1 Marking on cables
6.14.2 Marking of drums
6.15 Tests
6.15.1 General
6.15.2 High voltage test on completed cable
6.15.3 Flexing test
6.15.3.1 Test apparatus
6.15.3.2 Setting up the apparatus
6.15.3.3 Electrical connections to cable
6.15.3.4 Test application
Appendix A
Appendix B
B1 Scope
B2 System categories
B3 Cable selection
Appendix C
Appendix D
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors, Method 3: Electrical tests
[Current]
Test methods for electric cables, cords and conductors, Method 2.1: Insulation, extruded semi-conductive screens and non-metallic sheaths - Methods for general application
[Current]
Electric cables — Impregnated paper insulated — For working voltages up to and including 19/33 (36) kV
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