UL SUBJECT 111-2017 Outline of Investigation for Multioutlet Assemblies (Issue 5).pdf

1、UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULMarch 28, 20171UL 111Outline of Investigation for Multioutlet AssembliesIssue Number: 5March 28, 2017Summary of TopicsThis Fifth Issue of the Outline of Investigation for Multioutlet Assemblies,U

2、L 111, covers:1. Multioutlet Assemblies provided with channels for additionalpower circuits, control circuits, power limited circuits andcommunication circuit wiring for audio, video and data;2. Multioutlet Assemblies operating at potentials not exceeding1000 volts between conductors and circuits op

3、erating atfrequencies between 50 400Hz and DC (Direct Current) circuits;3. Motorized Multioutlet Assemblies;4. Changes to the spill test requirements to be consistent with ULStandards UL 943, UL 962A and UL 498 for the application (kitchenor bath counter); as well as5. Clarification to the certifica

4、tion requirements for surfacemounted Multioutlet Assemblies.ULs Outlines of Investigation are copyrighted by UL LLC. Neither a printed norelectronic copy of an Outline of Investigation should be altered in any way. All ofULs Outlines of Investigation and all copyrights, ownerships, and rights regard

5、ingthose Outlines of Investigation shall remain the sole and exclusive property of ULLLC.COPYRIGHT 2017 UL LLCUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULMARCH 28, 2017UL 1112No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR F

6、URTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULCONTENTSPART I ALL MULTIOUTLET ASSEMBLIESINTRODUCTION1 Scope .72 General 82.1 Components .82.2 Units of Measurement .92.3 Undated References 103 Glossary 10CONSTRUCTION4 General .125 Assembly .136 Mounting 156.1 General 156.2 Surface mount

7、ed multioutlet assemblies 166.3 Suspended multioutlet assemblies .176.4 Multioutlet assembly power poles 177 Electrical and Fire Enclosures .177.1 General 177.2 Polymeric materials 177.3 Metallic materials 187.4 Protection against corrosion 237.5 Covers .237.6 Partitions .247.7 Mounting or support o

8、f luminaires (light fixtures), signs and accessories .248 Electrical Construction 258.1 Protection of wiring 258.2 Grounding 268.3 Bonding 298.4 Electrical continuity 308.5 Wiring devices 318.6 Switches and controls 318.7 Splices and connections .338.8 Spacings .348.9 Printed-wiring boards 358.10 Fi

9、eld wiring connections .368.11 Internal wiring 388.12 Installation of Power, Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 circuits within the same enclosure .388.13 Multioutlet assembly device wiring 398.14 Supplementary 398.15 Control circuits .408.16 Laser (including laser diodes) and LEDs 418.17 Strain relief 42

10、9 Accessories .4210 Wiring Kits .4311 Multiple Frequency Multioutlet Assemblies .43MARCH 28, 2017 UL 111 3UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULPERFORMANCE12 General 44MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE TESTS13 Accessory Support 4414 Outlet Secu

11、reness 4515 Security of Knockout and Breakaway Tabs 4616 Mounting Hole Barriers 4617 Deflection Under Heat and Load 4718 Mold Stress 5019 Crush .5120 Cold Impact 5221 Low Temperature Handling 5322 Nonmetallic Hinge Cycling .5423 Suspended Load Test .5424 Strain Relief 5524.1 Cable strain relief 5524

12、.2 Strain relief for field wiring leads .5724.3 Strain relief for cords .57ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE TESTS25 Electrical Resistance Test .5725.1 Measured on individual pieces .5725.2 Measured across joints .5826 Enclosure Fault Current Test .5827 Short Circuit Test .5928 Temperature Test .6029 Printed-W

13、iring Board (PWB) Bonding/Equipment Ground Path Test .6230 Printed-Wiring Board (PWB) Conductor Overcurrent Test 6331 Spill Test 6431.1 General .6431.2 Method I (Dry use work surface, refer to 6.2.2) 6431.3 Method II (Work area directly adjacent to a lavatory, refer to 6.2.2) .6632 Dielectric Voltag

14、e Withstand .6732.1 General method 6732.2 Spill test method .6833 Gaskets and Seals 6833.1 General .6833.2 Cycle test .6833.3 Tensile strength and elongation tests .6833.4 Compression test .69INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND MARKING34 Installation Instructions 7035 Markings .7135.2 General .7235.3 Mark

15、ing, accessories .7435.4 Marking, wiring kits .7435.5 Marking incomplete multioutlet assemblies 75MARCH 28, 2017UL 1114UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULSUPPLEMENT SA - MODULAR FACTORY WIRED FLOOR MOUNTED MULTIOUTLET ASSEMBLIESIN

16、TRODUCTIONSA1 Scope SA1SA2 Glossary SA1CONSTRUCTIONSA3 Accessible Routes .SA2SA3.1 Reduction of trip hazard SA2SA3.2 Slip resistance of floor surface materials .SA3SA4 Mounting .SA3SA5 Materials .SA4SA5.1 Modular system raceways SA4SA5.2 Modular system raceway conductors SA4SA5.3 Nonmetallic electri

17、cal enclosures SA4SA5.4 Electrical insulation SA5SA6 Wiring Devices SA5SA7 Equipment Grounding and Bonding SA6SA8 Accessibility of Parts .SA6SA9 Conductor Fill Requirements SA6SA10 Mechanical Assembly .SA7SA11 Power-Supply Connections SA7SA12 Modular Mating Connectors SA7SA12.1 General .SA7SA12.2 Fl

18、ammability .SA8SA12.3 Electrical properties SA8SA12.4 Thermal properties .SA9SA12.5 Modular mating connector physical configuration .SA9SA12.6 Modular system termination SA10SA13 Receptacle Outlet Enclosures for Use with Modular Systems .SA10SA14 Outlets .SA10SA15 Gaskets and Seals SA10SA16 Receptac

19、le Outlet Box Cover Plates .SA11PERFORMANCESA17 General SA11SA18 Electrical Tests SA13SA18.1 Electrical resistance test .SA13SA18.2 Short-circuit current test .SA14SA18.3 Receptacle outlet Short-circuit current test .SA16SA18.4 Temperature test .SA16SA18.5 Dielectric voltage-withstand test .SA18SA19

20、 Mechanical Tests SA18SA19.1 Large area crush resistance SA18SA19.2 Point load crush resistance SA19SA19.3 Resistance to vertical impact .SA20SA19.4 Resistance to horizontal impact .SA20SA19.5 Mold-stress test .SA21SA19.6 User accessible outlet overload test .SA22MARCH 28, 2017 UL 111 5UL COPYRIGHTE

21、D MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULSA19.7 Receptacle outlet secureness test SA23SA19.8 Gaskets and seals tests .SA25SA19.9 Water exclusion test .SA26SA19.10 Accessories .SA26MARKING AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSSA20 Installation Instructions .

22、SA27SA21 Markings .SA28SUPPLEMENT SB - MOTOR OPERATED MULTIOUTLET ASSEMBLIESCONSTRUCTIONSB1 Motors General SB1SB2 Overload Protection SB1SB3 Overload or Thermal Protective Devices SB2SB4 Accessibility of Uninsulated Live Parts, Film-Coated Wire and Moving Parts SB2PERFORMANCESB5 Starting Current Tes

23、t .SB6SB6 Input Test .SB7SB7 Temperature Tests .SB7SB8 Pinch Point Force Test SB10MARKINGSB9 General .SB10APPENDIX AStandards for ComponentsA1MARCH 28, 2017UL 1116UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULPART I ALL MULTIOUTLET ASSEMBLIE

24、SINTRODUCTION1 Scope1.1 These requirements cover Multioutlet Assemblies and factory assembled wiring kits for installation inMultioutlet Assemblies. Multioutlet Assemblies consist of a raceway, multiple outlet wiring devices thatprovide power for connection of utilization equipment. Multioutlet Asse

25、mblies are intended for use in drylocations, other than hazardous (classified) in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70a.Multioutlet Assemblies are intended to be connected to branch circuits operating at potentials notexceeding 1000 volts between conductors, frequencies between 50 4

26、00 Hz and DC (Direct Current)circuits.aNFPA 70, National Electrical Code and NEC are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA.1.2 Multioutlet Assemblies are intended to be permanently wired.1.3 Except as noted in 1.2 general purpose cord and plug connected outlet

27、 assemblies are covered bythe following standards:a) Relocatable Power Taps, UL 1363 orb) Furniture Power Distribution Units, UL 962A.1.4 Multioutlet Assemblies may be provided with fuses or other supplementary overcurrent protection,switches, suppression components, EMI filters, LED drivers, lumina

28、ires, ballasts, motors, control circuits,transformers, relays, indicator lights and other similar equipment.1.5 A Multioutlet Assembly may be provided with channels for additional power circuits, control circuits,power limited circuits and communication circuit wiring for audio, video and data.1.6 T

29、hese requirements do not cover surface metal raceways or surface nonmetallic raceways. Surfaceraceways are evaluated to the following standards:a) Surface Metal Raceways and Fittings, UL 5 andb) Nonmetallic Surface Raceways and Fittings, UL 5A.1.7 This Outline does not cover assemblies that only inc

30、orporate receptacles of the GFCI type. Theseassemblies are covered by the Standard for Ground-fault Circuit-Interrupters, UL 943.MARCH 28, 2017 UL 111 7UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL2 General2.1 Components2.1.1 Except as indi

31、cated in 2.1.2, a component of a product covered by this Outline shall comply withthe requirements for that component.2.1.2 A component is not required to comply with a specific requirement that:a) Involves a feature or characteristic not required in the application of the component in theproduct co

32、vered by this Outline, orb) Is superseded by a requirement in this Outline.2.1.3 A component shall be used in accordance with its rating established for the intended conditions ofuse.2.1.4 Specific components are incomplete in construction features or restricted in performancecapabilities. Such comp

33、onents are intended for use only under limited conditions, such as certaintemperatures not exceeding specified limits, and shall be used only under those specific conditions.2.1.5 Surface raceways and fittings utilized in the construction of a Multioutlet Assembly shall comply withthe following stan

34、dards for Surface raceways:a) Surface Metal Raceways and Fittings, UL 5 andb) Nonmetallic Surface Raceways and Fittings, UL 5A.2.1.6 A receptacle outlet used in a Multioutlet Assembly shall be of the grounding type and comply withthe Standard for Attachment Plugs and Receptacles, UL 498.2.1.7 A Pin

35、and sleeve type receptacle used in a Multioutlet Assembly shall be of the grounding type andcomply with the Standard for Plugs, Receptacles and Cable Connectors of the Pin-and-Sleeve Type, UL1682.2.1.8 A multipole splicing wire connector that is intended to be mated or unmated during field installat

36、ionshall comply with:a) The Standard for Manufactured Wiring Systems, UL 183; orb) The Standard for Insulated Multi-Pole Splicing Wire Connectors, UL 2459; orc) The Outline of Investigation for Multi-Point Interconnection Power Cable Assemblies ForIndustrial Machinery, UL 2237; ord) The Standard for

37、 Cable Assemblies and Fittings for Industrial Control and Signal Distribution,UL 2238.MARCH 28, 2017UL 1118UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL2.1.9 A sign that is mechanically attached to a Multioutlet Assembly shall comply with t

38、he Standard forElectric Signs, UL 48.2.1.10 A luminaire that is mechanically attached to a Multioutlet Assembly shall comply with the Standardfor Luminaires, UL 1598.2.1.11 A low voltage luminaire that is mechanically attached to a Multioutlet Assembly shall comply withthe Standard for Low Voltage L

39、ighting Systems, UL 2108.2.1.12 A light emitting diode luminaire that is mechanically attached to a Multioutlet Assembly shallcomply with the basic standard for that luminaire type and the Standard for Light Emitting Diode (LED)Equipment for Use in Lighting Products, UL 8750.2.1.13 A Multioutlet Ass

40、embly that employs an electromagnetic interference filter shall comply with theperformance and marking requirements of the Standard for Electromagnetic Interference Filters, UL 1283.2.1.14 A Multioutlet Assembly that employs a surge protective device shall comply with the performanceand marking requ

41、irements of the following for Type 2 and 3 SPDs that are contained in the Standard forSurge Protective Devices, UL 1449.2.1.15 Telephone equipment and communication circuit protectors included in a Multioutlet Assemblyshall comply with the requirements in the:a) Standard for Information Technology E

42、quipment Safety Part 1: General Requirements,UL 60950-1 andb) Standard for Secondary Protectors for Communications Circuits, UL 497A.2.1.16 A GFCI used in a Multioutlet Assembly shall comply with the Standard for Ground-Fault CircuitInterrupters, UL 943.2.2 Units of Measurement2.2.1 Values stated wi

43、thout parentheses are the requirement. Values in parentheses are explanatory orapproximate information.2.2.2 Unless otherwise indicated, all voltage and current values mentioned in this standard areroot-mean-square (rms).MARCH 28, 2017 UL 111 9UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRO

44、DUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL2.3 Undated References2.3.1 Any undated reference to a code or standard appearing in the requirements of this standard shallbe interpreted as referring to the latest edition of that code or standard.3 GlossaryFor the purposes of this Outline the follo

45、wing definitions apply:3.1 ACCESSORY A part that may be added to a Multioutlet Assembly for a special purpose or to addfunctionality (for example: hangers, retainers, luminaries, remote control modules, signs, etc.).3.2 BONDED (BONDING) Permanent joining of normally non-current carrying metallic par

46、ts to form anelectrically conductive path that provides electrical continuity and the capacity to conduct the maximumground fault current likely to be imposed without a risk of electric shock, fire, or injury to persons.3.3 BONDING JUMPER A conductor that insures the required electrical conductivity

47、 between metalparts required to be electrically connected.3.4 CLASS 2 CIRCUIT An isolated secondary circuit involving a potential of not more than 30-volt rmsmaximum, 42.4 volts peak open circuit secondary potential under any condition of loading or open circuitby:a) An inherently-limited Class 2 tr

48、ansformer;b) A combination of an isolated transformer secondary winding and a fixed impedance orregulating network that together comply with the performance requirements for an inherently-limited Class 2 transformer;c) A dry-cell battery having output characteristics not greater than those of an inh

49、erently-limitedClass 2 transformer;d) Any combination of (a), (b), and (c) that together comply with the performance requirementsfor an inherently-limited Class 2 transformer; ore) Combination of a Class 2 transformer and an overcurrent protective device that togethercomply with the performance requirements for a noninherently-limited Class 2 transformer.A circuit derived from a line-connected circuit by connecting impedance in series with the supply circuit asa means of limiting the voltage and current is not considered to be a Class 2 circuit.3.5 COM