AS 2629-2008

1-AS 2629-2008 SEPARABLE INSULATED CONNECTORS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS ABOVE 1 KV
4-PREFACE
5-CONTENTS
6-SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6-1.1 SCOPE
6-1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6-1.3 SERVICE CONDITIONS
6-1.3.1 Normal service conditions
7-1.3.2 Special service conditions
8-SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS
8-2.1 APPLICATION OF SECTION
8-2.2 GENERAL TERMS
8-2.2.1 Dead-break connector
8-2.2.2 Load-break connector
8-2.2.3 Operating interface
8-2.2.4 Separable insulated connector (hereinafter referred to as connector)
8-2.3 HARDWARE ITEMS
8-2.3.1 Bushing insert
8-2.3.2 Bushing well
8-2.3.3 Earthing (grounding) bushing
8-2.3.4 Earthing elbow
8-2.3.5 Earthing rod
8-2.3.6 Elbow
9-2.3.7 Feed-through device
9-2.3.8 Hold-down bail
9-2.3.9 Insulated parking bushing
9-2.3.10 Insulated cap
9-2.3.11 Integral bushing
9-2.3.12 Parking stand
9-2.3.13 Plug
9-2.3.14 Test point
9-2.4 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
9-2.4.1 Partial discharge (corona) extinction voltage
9-2.4.2 Rated short-circuit making current
9-2.4.3 Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage
9-2.4.4 Rated normal current
9-2.4.5 Rated (short duration) power frequency withstand voltage
10-2.4.6 Rated short-time withstand current
10-2.4.7 Rated switching current
10-2.4.8 Rated voltage
15-SECTION 3 RATINGS
15-3.1 VOLTAGE RATINGS
15-3.1.1 Rated voltage
15-3.1.2 Insulation level
15-3.1.3 Partial discharge extinction voltage
15-3.2 RATED FREQUENCY
15-3.3 CURRENT RATINGS
15-3.3.1 Normal current
15-3.3.2 Switching current (load-break connectors)
15-3.3.3 Short-time withstand current
16-3.3.4 Short-circuit making current (load-break connectors)
17-SECTION 4 DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MARKING
17-4.1 DESIGN
17-4.2 INTERCHANGEABILITY
17-4.3 OPERATING MEANS
17-4.4 SHIELDING
17-4.5 TEST POINTS
17-4.5.1 Requirements
17-4.5.2 Capacitance
17-4.6 HOLD-DOWN BAILS
18-4.7 MARKING
30-SECTION 5 PERFORMANCE
30-5.1 BEHAVIOUR ON TEST AND IN SERVICE
30-5.1.1 Current-carrying performance
30-5.1.2 Switching current performance
30-5.1.3 Short-circuit making current performance
30-5.1.4 Operating forces and torques
30-5.2 OPERATING TEMPERATURE OF MATERIALS
31-SECTION 6 CLASSIFICATION OF TESTS
31-6.1 TYPE TESTS
31-6.1.1 Purpose
31-6.1.2 Connectors tested
31-6.1.3 Test report
31-6.1.4 Repeat tests
31-6.1.5 Test records
31-6.2 ROUTINE TESTS
31-6.3 TESTS AT SITE
31-6.3.1 General
32-6.3.2 Power-frequency voltage tests
32-6.3.3 D.C. voltage tests
32-6.3.4 Other tests
34-SECTION 7 DETAILS OF TYPE TESTS
34-7.1 DIELECTRIC TESTS
34-7.1.1 Purpose
34-7.1.2 Mounting preparation
34-7.1.3 Requirements
34-7.1.4 Power frequency voltage
34-7.1.5 Partial discharge
34-7.1.6 D.C. voltage
34-7.1.7 Impulse
35-7.2 SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT-CARRYING CAPABILITY TEST
35-7.2.1 Purpose
35-7.2.2 Mounting preparation
35-7.2.3 Requirements
35-7.3 SWITCHING CURRENT TESTS (Applicable to load-break connectors only)
35-7.3.1 Purpose
35-7.3.2 Mounting preparation
36-7.3.3 Requirements
36-7.3.4 Electrical circuit conditions
37-7.4 SHORT-CIRCUIT MAKING CURRENT TEST (Applicable to load-break connectors only)
37-7.4.1 Purpose
37-7.4.2 Mounting preparation
37-7.4.3 Requirements
37-7.5 CONNECTOR ELBOW DISTORTION TEST FOR OFF-AXIS FORCE (Applicable only to elbows of the non-bolted type).
37-7.5.1 Purpose
37-7.5.2 Preparation for test
40-7.5.3 Off-axis operating tests
40-7.5.4 Verification of results
40-7.6 CURRENT CYCLING TEST
40-7.6.1 Purpose
41-7.6.2 Preparation for test
41-7.6.3 Requirements
41-7.6.4 Verification of results
41-7.7 CABLE PULL-OUT TEST
41-7.7.1 Purpose
41-7.7.2 Requirements
42-7.8 OPERATING FORCE TEST
42-7.8.1 Purpose
42-7.8.2 Requirements
42-7.9 OPERATING EYE TEST
42-7.9.1 Purpose
42-7.9.2 Test method and requirements
42-7.10 TEST POINT CAP MECHANICAL TEST
42-7.10.1 Purpose
42-7.10.2 Removal force
42-7.10.3 Operating force withstand
43-7.11 TEST POINT ELECTRICAL TESTS
43-7.11.1 Purpose
43-7.11.2 Capacitance test
43-7.11.3 Voltage indication test
43-7.12 SHIELDING TEST
43-7.12.1 Purpose
43-7.12.2 Test procedure
43-7.13 ACCELERATED SEALING LIFE TEST
43-7.13.1 Purpose
43-7.13.2 Sequence
43-7.13.3 Thermal ageing test
44-7.13.4 Heating and immersion cycles
44-7.13.5 Verification of results