AS/NZS 1300:2009

AS/NZS 1300:2009 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR MINES AND QUARRIES-BOLTED EXPLOSION-PROTECTED THREE-PHASE CABLE COUPLING DEVICES

PREFACE

CONTENTS

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

1.3 DEFINITIONS

1.3.1 Adaptor

1.3.2 Auxiliary contact pin

1.3.3 Auxiliary contact socket

1.3.4 Cable coupling device (Sometimes referred to as a 'flit plug')

1.3.5 End cover

1.3.6 Main contact pin

1.3.7 Main contact socket

1.3.8 Phase barrier

1.3.9 Pilot contact pin

1.3.10 Pilot contact socket

1.3.11 Transition device

1.4 SERVICE CONDITIONS

1.5 RATINGS, DIMENSIONS AND COLOUR CODING

1.5.1 Type A

1.5.2 Type B

1.6 MARKING

SECTION 2 DESIGN

2.1 ENCLOSURE

2.1.1 Explosion protection

2.1.2 Ingress protection

2.1.3 Adaptor mounting

2.2 CLEARANCE AND CREEPAGE DISTANCES

2.3 MATERIALS

2.4 FASTENERS

2.5 CABLE GLANDS

2.6 TERMINALS

2.6.1 General

2.6.2 Conductor insertion depth

2.7 CONTACT SOCKETS AND PINS

2.7.1 Materials

2.7.2 Construction of sockets

2.7.3 Location of sockets and pins

2.7.4 Pins

2.8 EARTHING

2.8.1 General

2.8.2 Phase barrier

2.8.3 Terminals

2.9 PHASE BARRIER

2.10 INSULATION

2.10.1 Material properties

2.10.2 Thermal endurance

SECTION 3 TESTING

3.1 CATEGORIES OF TESTS

3.2 ROUTINE TESTS

3.2.1 General

3.2.2 High voltage test

3.2.3 Contact pressure test

3.3 TYPE TESTS

3.3.1 General

3.3.2 List of type tests

3.3.3 Cable gland (slip load) test

3.3.4 Phase barrier (slip load) test

3.3.5 Thermal endurance test

3.3.6 High voltage test

3.3.7 Contact integrity test

3.3.8 Temperature-rise test

3.3.9 Short-circuit (through-fault) tests

3.3.10 Earth-circuit (through-fault) test

3.3.11 Static pressure test

3.3.12 Partial discharge test

3.3.13 Impulse withstand test

SECTION 4 FIGURES AND DIMENSIONS

4.1 GENERAL

4.2 ADAPTOR, COUPLER AND END COVER

4.3 ADAPTOR MOUNTING TEMPLATE

APPENDIX A - INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH ENQUIRY OR ORDER

APPENDIX B - PROPERTIES OF INSULATING MATERIALS

APPENDIX C - INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE DESIGNER OR MANUFACTURER