13. UNITED KINGDOM Standards Supply Voltage and Plug Configurations 247

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1 13. UNITED KINGDOM 13.1 Standards BSI BASEC BBC BNFL BRB British Telecom Department of the Environment Department for Transport ERA Technology Limited EA (Formerly ESI) IET (Formerly IEE) London Underground Limited Ministry of Defense (MODUK) Network Rail RIA Supply Voltage and Plug Configurations

2 13. United Kingdom 13.1 STANDARDS BSI British Standards BS 3G 210 PTFE insulated equipment wires with silver-plated conductors BS 115 Metallic resistance materials for electric purposes BS 183 General purpose galvanized steel wire strand BS 215 Aluminum conductors and aluminum conductors, steel-reinforced, for overhead power transmission BS Welding cables BS 1117 Bare fine resistance wire for precision electrical equipment BS 2316 Radio frequency cables BS 2627 Wrought aluminum wire for electrical purposes BS 3573 Polyethylene-insulated copper conductor telecommunication distribution cables BS 4393 Tin or tin-lead coated copper wire BS 4553 PVC-insulated split concentric cables with copper conductors for electric supply BS 4808 L.F. cables and wires with PVC insulation and PVC sheath for telecommunication BS 5099 Spark testing of electric cables BS 5308 Instrumentation cables BS 5467 Specification for armored cables with thermosetting insulation for electricity supply BS 6004 PVC-insulated cables for electric power and lighting BS 6007 Single core heat resisting cables BS 6141 Replaced by specifications BS 6500, BS 6004, BS 6007 and BS 7919 BS 6195 Insulated flexible cables and cords for coil leads BS 6207 Mineral-insulated cables BS 6231 PVC-insulated flexible cables for switchgear and controlgear wiring rated 600/1,000 V BS 6500 Insulated flexible cords BS 6708 Specification for trailing cables for mining purposes BS 6724 Thermoset insulated, armored cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases BS 6746C Color chart for insulation and sheath of electric cables Continued on next page >> 240

3 BSI (Continued) BS 6883 Elastomer insulated cable for fixed wiring in ships BS 6899 Replaced by specification BS 7655 BS 6977 Replaced by specification BS EN BS 7655 Insulating and sheathing materials for cables BS 7671 IEE Wiring Regulations BS 7884 Copper and copper-cadmium conductors for overhead power transmission BS 7919 Electric Cables-Flexible cables rated up to 450 V/750 V for use with appliances and equipment intended for industrial and similar environments BS EN Zinc or zinc alloy coatings on steel wire BS EN Galvanized steel wire for armoring land and submarine cables BS EN Copper and copper alloys; wire for general purposes BS EN Copper and copper alloys for electrical purposes; rod, bar and wire BS EN Copper and copper alloys; drawn, round copper wire for electrical conductors BS EN Specification for coaxial cables for wired distribution systems BS EN Cables for signs and luminous-discharge-tube installations BS EN Copper and copper alloy grooved contact wire for electric traction BS EN Conductors for overhead lines: aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy wires BS EN Conductors for overhead lines: zinc coated steel wires BS EN Test methods for cables under fire conditions; vertical flame spread BS EN Flat Polyvinyl Chloride sheathed flexible cables BS EN Test methods for cables under fire conditions; evolved gases BS EN Conductors of insulated cables BS EN Tests on electric and optical cables under fire conditions BS EN Test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables BS EN Mechanical and compression connectors for power cable PD 6455 Cancelled 241

4 13. United Kingdom BASEC British Approvals Service for Cables BASEC is a product marking and certification agency similar to UL and CSA in North America BBC British Broadcasting Company PSF 1/2M Video cable (similar to Belden 8281) PSF 1/3M Video cable PSF 1/9M Flexible camera cable PSF 4/1M Microphone cable BNFL British Nuclear Fuels PM73479 Cables for electricity supply and control having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire (see Section BS 6724 for additional information) BRB British Railways Board TDE/76/P/16 Single core cables for traction and rolling stock (cross-linked polyolefin types) 242

5 British Telecom (BT Group) CW1109 Single, twin and triple jumper wire for electronic equipment CW1128 Polyethylene insulated and sheathed, jelly-filled, twisted-pair telephone cable for outdoor use (up to and including 100 pairs) CW1198 External telephone cable CW1229 Coaxial cable CW1236 Polyethylene insulated and sheathed, jelly-filled, twisted-pair telephone cable for outdoor use (above 100 pairs) CW1252 Self-supporting aerial telephone cable CW1257 Jumper wire CW1293 Internal telephone cable CW1308 PVC-insulated and sheathed telephone cable for indoor use CW1311 Telephone cordage CW1316 Undercarpet telephone cable CW1378 Drop wire no. 10 CW1600 LFH insulated and sheathed telephone cable for indoor use Department of the Environment M&E 42 Aviation ground lighting. Single core 6 mm 2 (2,000 V) PVC-sheathed cable Department for Transport TR 1173 TR 1238 TR 2029 Multipair communications cable, polyethylene-insulated, polyethylene-sheathed, armored Power cable for motorway communication systems (split concentric, armored) Inductive loop cable for vehicle detection systems 243

6 13. United Kingdom ERA Technology Ltd. ERA Part I ERA Part III ERA Part V ERA R ERA Sustained current ratings for paper-insulated, lead-sheathed cables Sustained current ratings for PVC insulated cables Sustained current ratings for cables with thermosetting insulation User s guide to power cable fault location Cabling installations: user friendly guide (EMI separation recommendations) EA (Formerly ESI) Auxiliary multicore and multipair cables 09-7 PVC-insulated concentric service cables with stranded copper conductors and copper concentric conductors 09-8 Impregnated paper insulated 600/1,000 V cable with three solid aluminum phase conductors and aluminum sheath/neutral conductor (CONSAC) Impregnated paper insulated corrugated aluminum sheathed 6,350/11,000 V cable (PICAS) Aerial bundled conductors (ABC) insulated with cross-linked polyethylene for low voltage overhead distribution IET (formerly IEE) BS7671 IEE Wiring Regulations London Underground Limited G4727 2, 3 and 4 core SWA cable low voltage, limited fire hazard (low smoke nonhalogenated), 2.5 mm 2 to 300 mm 2 G4726 Single core cable insulated nonsheathed, limited fire hazard (low smoke nonhalogenated), 1.5 mm 2 to 300 mm 2 RSE/STD/024 part 6 Cables for use on rolling stock ( LFII types) 244

7 Ministry of Defense (MODUK) British Defense Standards DEF STAN Requirements for electric cables, thin-wall insulated, limited fire hazard DEF STAN Requirements for cables, electric, rubber insulated, limited fire hazard, sheathed for general services DEF STAN Requirements for cables, electric, fire survival, high temperature zones and limited fire hazard, sheathed DEF STAN Determination of the smoke index of the products of combustion DEF STAN Determination of the toxicity index of the products of combustion DEF STAN part 1 Cables, electrical (insulated flexible cords and flexible cables) DEF STAN part 2 Cables, electrical (for power and lighting) DEF STAN part 4 Cables, special purpose, electrical (subminiature electric cables) DEF STAN part 5 Cables, special purpose, electrical, and cables, power, electrical (small multicore cables) DEF.STAN part 6 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene, or silicone rubber insulated equipment wires DEF STAN part 8 PTFE insulated equipment wire DEF STAN part 9 Cables, radio frequency (coaxial) DEF STAN part 18 Equipment wires, low toxicity DEF STAN part 25 Cables, electrical, limited fire hazard, up to conductor size 2.5 mm 2 245

8 13. United Kingdom Network Rail NR/PS/SIG/00005 Flame retardant compound insulated cables for railway signalling RIA Railway Industry Association NBRB/RIA 10 BRB/LUL/RIA 21 Twin and multicore jumper cables for diesel and electric vehicles Single-core cables for installation on traction and rolling stock (rubber types) 246

9 13.2 SUPPLY VOLTAGE AND PLUG CONFIGURATIONS Table 13.1 United Kingdom Supply Voltage Frequency (Hz) Voltage /400 Table 13.2 United Kingdom Plug Configurations Jack Plug Description Ungrounded Eurocord CEE 7/16 British Standard BS