Certification
MV Joints
CTL Medium Voltage joints are tested in accordance with Cenelec HD629.1S1.
Test Description
|
Cable Type & System Voltages |
|
Polymeric 12 kV (Um) |
Paper & Transition 12 kV (Um) |
|
DC Withstand 15 min (kV) |
38 |
38 |
AC Withstand 5 min (kV) |
28.5 |
28.5 |
Partial Discharge <10pc (kV) |
11 |
- |
Impulse Voltage (kVp) |
95 |
95 |
Heat Cycling Air & Water (kV) |
16 |
9.5 |
LV Heatshrink Products
All CTL C-Shrink moulded shapes and heatshrink tubing meet or exceed EA-1509-11.
Properties |
Typical Results |
Test Method |
Cont. Operating Temp. |
-55º to +110ºC |
- |
Tensile Strength |
15 MPa |
IEC 540 |
Ultimate Elongation |
400% |
IEC 540 |
Heat Shock |
No Damage |
ASTM D2671 |
Dielectric Strength |
15 kV/mm |
ASTM D2671 |
Water Absorption |
<0.1% |
ASTM D570 |
Flammability |
Self Extinguishing |
ASTM D635 |
MV Terminations
CTL Medium Voltage Terminations are tested in accordance with VDE0278 (CENELEC HD629.1S1) and IEC502.
Test Description |
Cable Type & System Voltages |
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Polymeric |
Paper |
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17.5 kV (Um) |
24 kV (Um) |
36 kV (Um) |
12 kV (Um) |
|
DC Withstand 15 min (kV) |
52 |
76 |
114 |
38 |
AC Withstand Dry 5 min (kV) |
39 |
57 |
85 |
28.5 |
AC Withstand Wet 1 min (kV) |
35 |
51 |
76 |
25.5 |
Partial Discharge <10pc (kV) |
15 |
22 |
33 |
- |
Impulse Voltage (kVp) |
95 |
125 |
194 |
95 |
Heat Cycling Air (kV) |
23 |
32 |
47.5 |
9.5 |
Salt Fog 1000 hr (kV) |
11 |
16 |
24 |
8 |
LV Cable Joints
All CTL LV cable joints hold test certificate CENELEC HD 623.S1/DIN VDE 0278, now renamed EN50393:2006. (BS6910 and BS7888 standards are now obsolete.)
ISO 9001:2000
All companies within CTL Components Group plc are fully acredited to BS EN ISO 9001:2008. CTL is a member of the British Standards Institution.
Tables only show some of the parameters tested. Full copies of Test Certificates are available.