scope:

This standard specifies test requirements for power cables with extruded insulation, of the types listed in 1.5 and their accessories, for rated voltages above 36 kV (Um = 42 kV) up to and including 150 kV (Um = 170 kV) for fixed installations intended for transmission and distribution systems, and for use in power generating plants and sub-stations. However, the summary of tests as listed in one only of the particular sections in Parts 3 to 11 of this HD is mandatory for the particular cables ordered. In these parts each section is an individual alternative to Part 1. Depending on the design and the system conditions, additional or even fewer tests or other requirements which are not described in the Part 1 can be specified in these particular sections of Parts 3 to 11. The requirements apply to single-core cables and to three-core cables with separate cores and to their accessories for usual conditions of installation and operation, but not to special cables and their accessories, such as submarine cables, for which modifications to the standard tests may be necessary or special test conditions may need to be devised.