CONNECTING DEVICES - DEVICES FOR THE CONNECTION OF ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS IN CLAMPING UNITS OF ANY MATERIAL AND COPPER CONDUCTORS IN ALUMINIUM BODIED CLAMPING UNITS
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD<br>INTRODUCTION<br>Clause<br>1 Scope<br>2 Normative references<br>3 Definitions<br>4 General<br>5 General requirements for tests<br>6 Classification<br>7 Marking<br>8 Main characteristics<br>9 Connection of conductors<br>10 Constructional requirements<br>11 Tests<br>12 Resistance to corrosion<br>Figure<br>Annexes<br>A Torque to be applied for ISO screws<br>B Torque to be applied for S.A.E. screws<br>C Test apparatus for mechanical disturbance test<br>D Determination of aluminium cross-section according to <br> the rated current and corresponding copper cross-section<br>E Arrangement of samples for the current-cycling test<br>F Examples of screw-type terminals<br>G Class of aluminium test conductors<br>H Approximate relationship between square millimeters and<br> AWG sizes<br>J Examples of application for temperature-rise and <br> current-cycling tests
Applies to screw-type and screwless-type clamping units of any material for connecting devices, either as separate entities or as integral parts of products, for the connection of unprepared electrical aluminium (bare or plated) and copper-clad aluminium conductors (complying with IEC 60228), rigid (solid and stranded), having a cross-sectional area of 2,5 square millimeters up to and including 50 square millimeters.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 23 |
