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IS 10810-5 (1984): Methods of test for cables, Part 5:

Conductor resistance test [ETD 9: Power Cables]

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IS

10810

METH-ODS OF TEST FOR CABLES

PART

CONDUCTOR

5 \-

1984

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( Reaffirmed

Indian Standard
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f Part

RESISTANCE

TEST

of copper

and aluminium

c
c

I, Scope -

Covers a method

to determine

the dc resistance

conductors.

!. Significance
- Accurate control of resistance is necessary to meet system design parameters
iesistance
is influenced
by conductor
dimensions
and construction,
processing,
conditions.,:emperature and resistivity
( composition/impurities
and temper of the material ), It is expressed
n terms of ohms per kilometre corrected to 20C.
L Terminology
Zables, conductors

As given in IS : 1885 ( Part

and accessories
for electricity

Electrotechnical

32 )-1971
supply .

vocabulary:

Part

32

1. Apparatus
1.1 Kelvin

double

bridge

of accuracy

02 percent having current

and potential

terminals;

or
Wheatstone

bridge

of accuracy

05 percent.

Note 1 - For resistance

values up to 1 P, only kelvin

Note2

having

Digital

1.2 DC source
I.3 Sensitive

corresponding

these accuracies

bridge

shall

be used.

may also be useo.

to the requirement

of the bridge.

galvanometer.

1.4 Suitable

connecting

1.5 Thermometer,
i. Material

meters

double

leads.

least count 1C.

No material

other than the specimen

is required.

6. Test Specimen
6.1 The drum length of cable
constitute the test specimen:
a) All solid circular

i
i

length

of cable

or conductor

1 m

b) All stranded or sector shaped solid conductors

up to and including
25 mm* size

Drum length

or

5 m

c) All stranded or sector shaped

greater than 25 mm% size

Drum length

or IO m

Number

The length

conductor

as indicated

Drum length or

Note 6.2

or sample

solid

of the test specimen

of specimens

conductors

is the length

which

lies between

the potential

below

shall

terminals.

One.

i
7. Conditioning

It shall be ensured

that the test specimen

has attained

the ambient

temperature.

8. Procedure
8.1 The test specimen is connected
taken in this connection to minimize

to the resistance
measuring
COntaCt resistance.

bridge.

Adequate

6.2 The resistance of the test specimen is measured and the ambient temperature
the resistance mea~surement the magnitude of the current shall be such that there
of the test specimen.
8.3 The measured

Adopted

resistance

14 March

is converted

to the standard

temperature

@ June 1985, ISI

1984

I
INDIA-N
MANAK

and standard

STANDARDS
9

INSTITUTION

BAHADUR

NEW DELHI

SHAH

110002

recorded. During
is no heating
up

length.

Gr 2
I

BHAVAN,

care is to be

ZAFAR

MAR6

IS:10810

(Part 5).1984

9. Tabulafion

of Observations
Nominal Conductor Size
mm8

Sample
No.

Material
AI/-C u

Length

Class of
Conductor

Temperature, t
C

10. Calculation
- The value of resistance
particular
temperature
as indicated below:

R = 7

R shall

be calculated

from

observed

Observed
Resistance
n

resistance

at a

x 1 000 Q/km at 20C

Where
Rt = observed

resistance,

k = temperature

correction

L = ~length of test specimen

factor

( see Table

1 ), and

in m.

11. Report
11 .l

Reference Specification
Sample
No.

11.2 Conc/usion
TABLE

Material
AI/Co

Nominal Condoctor Size

mme

The sample

meets/does

1 TEMPERATURE

Class of
Conductor

Resistance
c---_--*Obtained
Q/km

not meet the ~requirements

of the sp-ecification.

CORRECTION
FACTORS
FOR CONDUCTOR
RESISTANCE
THE MEASURED
RESISTANCE
AT tC to 20C

CORRECT

at 20C
-------7
Specified
Q/km

TO

( Clause 10 )
Temperature
of Conductor
at Time
of Measurement,
t
C

Temperature

Correction

Factor

1064

1059

1055

1.050

l-046

10

1.042

11

1037

12

1033

13

I 029

14

1025

15

1020
(Continued)

IS:10810(Part

TABLE

TEMPERATURE
CORRECTION
CORRECT
THE MEASURED

Temperature
of Conductor
of Measurement,
t
C

Note-For

FACTORS
RESISTANCE

FOR CONDUCTOR
AT t9C to 20C -

Temperature

at Time

Correction

1016

17

1012

16

1008

19

1004

20

1000

21

0996

22

0992

23

0'988

24

O-984

25

O-980

26

0977

27

0973

28

O-969

29

O-965

30

0'962

31

0,958

32

o-954

33

0.951

34

0947

35

0943

36

o-940

37

0'936

38

0933

39

0.929

40

0,926

41

0923

42

0.919

43

0916

44

0912

45

0909

46

0.906

47

0903

48

O-899

49

0'896

50

0893
the correction

TO

Factor

16

any other temperature,

RESISTANCE
Confd

5)-1984

factor

may be calculated

from the following

formula

1
k = 1 + 0004 ( f - 20 )

3
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