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2、PRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL UL Standard for Safety for Power-Limited Circuit Cables, UL 13 Fourth Edition, Dated March 18, 2015 SUMMARY OF TOPICS The Fourth Edition of the Standard for Power-Limited Circuit Cables, UL 13, has been issued to reect the latest ANSI approval da
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10、IZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL MARCH 18, 2015 1 UL 13 Standard for Power-Limited Circuit Cables First Edition November, 1990 Second Edition February, 1996 Third Edition July, 2007 Fourth Edition March 18, 2015 This ANSI/UL Standard for Safety consists of the
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14、 PERMISSION FROM UL MARCH 18, 2015 POWER-LIMITED CIRCUIT CABLES - UL 13 2 No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Scope .5 2 Units of Measurement .7 3 References and Terms 7 CONSTRUCTION 4
15、Materials .8 5 Conductors .8 6 Metal Coating .11 7 Insulation .12 7.1 Material and application 12 7.2 Properties 13 7.3 Thicknesses 15 8 Coaxial and Optical-Fiber Members 23 9 Individual Covering .24 10 Electromagnetic Shield(s) 25 11 Binder(s) .26 12 Assembly of Multiple-Conductor Cable 26 13 Cable
16、 Jacket .28 14 Metal Covering .32 14.1 General .32 14.2 Smooth metal sheath .32 14.3 Welded and corrugated metal sheath .33 14.4 Extruded and corrugated metal sheath 34 14.5 Interlocked armor .34 15 Jacket over Metal Covering 36 MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION TESTS 16 Continuity Test of Conductors and
17、 Shields .37 17 Spark and Dielectric Withstand Test Alternatives for Class 2 Cables 37 18 Spark Test after Insulating for Class 3 and Type PLTC Cables .38 19 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test for Class 3 and Type PLTC Cables .38 PERFORMANCE 20 D-C Resistance Test of Copper Conductors 39 21 Cold Bend
18、 Test of Insulation .44 22 Cold Bend Test of Complete Cable .45 23 Impact Test for Type PLTC Cable Marked -ER .46 24 Crushing Test for Type PLTC Cable Marked -ER .47 25 Smoke and Fire Testing of Type CL3P and CL2P Cables .49 26 Fire Testing of Type CL3R and CL2R Cables 49 27 VW-1 (Vertical-Specimen)
19、 Flame Test .49 28 Alternative Vertical-Tray Flame Tests on Type CL3, CL2, and PLTC Cables .50 28.1 General .50 28.2 UL Test .50 28.3 FT4/IEEE 1202 test 51 MARCH 18, 2015 POWER-LIMITED CIRCUIT CABLES - UL 13 3UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PER
20、MISSION FROM UL 28.4 Vertical-tray re and smoke-release test for cables with -LS marking 51 29 Sunlight Resistance Test 51 30 Long Term Insulation-Resistance Test in Water 51 31 Insulation Resistance Test at 60.0F (15.6C) 53 32 Test Procedure for Determining the Multiplying-Factor Column for Adjusti
21、ng Insulation Resistance .56 33 Shrinkback Test on Thermoplastic Insulation from Class 3 and Type PLTC Cables .58 34 Crushing Resistance Test of Insulation 59 35 Crushing Test for Cable Marked for Direct Burial .60 36 Mechanical Water Absorption Test of Insulation in Direct-Burial Cable 61 37 Copper
22、 Sulphate Test of Zinc Coating on Steel Strip for and from Interlocked Steel Armor . .63 38 Tension Test of Interlocked Armor 65 39 Flexibility Test for Cable Having Interlocked Armor or a Smooth or Corrugated Metal Sheath .68 40 Tests for Oil Resistance .69 41 Circuit Integrity .69 42 Durability Te
23、st of Ink Printing .69 43 Limited Combustible 70 44 Breaking Strength Test 70 MARKINGS 45 Intervals .71 46 Coding 71 47 Information on or in the Cable 71 48 Information on the Tag, Reel, or Carton .75 49 Multiple Markings .77 50 Date of Manufacture 78 MARCH 18, 2015 POWER-LIMITED CIRCUIT CABLES - UL
24、 13 4UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL INTRODUCTION 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements cover 60 250C (140 482F) single- and multiple-conductor power-limited circuit cables for use as xed wiring within buildings (some are also marke
25、d for direct burial) principally for Class 3 and Class 2 circuits as described in Article 725 and other applicable parts of the National Electrical Code (NEC). Cables covered by these requirements are: a) Types CL3P and CL2P (plenum cables), b) Types CL3R and CL2R (riser cables), c) Types CL3 and CL
26、2 (commercial cables for other than plenum, riser, or tray uses), d) Types CL3X and CL2X (cables for limited use), and e) Type PLTC (cable for non-plenum and non-riser Class 3 and Class 2 circuits in general and in trays). 1.2 Cables for Class 3 circuits are rated for 300 volts but are not so marked
27、. Cables for Class 2 circuits do not have a voltage rating. See 47.1(h). 1.3 A cable that contains one or more electromagnetic shields may be surface marked or have a marker tape to indicate that it is shielded . A cable that contains one or more optical-ber members has -OF supplementing the type le
28、tters and is marked in accordance with 48.1(d). A cable may consist of or contain one or more coaxial members. 1.4 The overall jacket on a cable that has sun res or sunlight resistant in a surface marking or on a marker tape complies with a 720-h sunlight-resistance test. The overall jacket on all T
29、ype PLTC cable is required to comply with this 720-h test, so Type PLTC cable may be marked sun res or sunlight resistant but is not required to be so marked. 1.5 A cable that has dir bur , direct burial ,o rfor direct burial in a surface marking or on a marker tape complies with a 1000-lbf crushing
30、 test. Direct-burial cable with wire armor, a metal braid, interlocked metal armor, or a smooth or corrugated metal sheath has a jacket over the metal covering. 1.6 Smoke and re considerations are as follows for the cables covered in these requirements: a) TYPE CL3P and CL2P CABLES Cables that are i
31、ntended for installation in accordance with section 725.82 (A) of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, in a duct, plenum, or other space used to transport environmental air without the cables being enclosed in a raceway in that space are to be tested for smoke and ame characteristics in accor
32、dance with the National Fire Protection Association Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces, ANSI/NFPA 262. A cable that complies exhibits a maximum ame-propagation distance that is not greater than 5 ft, 0 in or 152 cm, a peak optical de
33、nsity of smoke produced of 0.50 or less (32 percent light transmission), and an average optical density of smoke produced of 0.15 or less. b) TYPE CL3R and CL2R CABLES Cables that are intended for use in vertical runs in a shaft, or for installations in which the cables penetrate more than one oor,
34、as specied in Section 725.82 (B) of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, are to be tested for ame- propagation characteristics in accordance with the Standard for Test for Flame-Propagation MARCH 18, 2015 POWER-LIMITED CIRCUIT CABLES - UL 13 5UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER
35、 REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Height of Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables Installed Vertically in Shafts, UL 1666. A cable that complies has a ame-propagation height less than 12 ft, 0 in or 366 cm and temperatures are 850.0F (454.4C) or less at a height of 12 ft, 0 in o
36、r 366 cm. c) TYPE CL3 and CL2 CABLES Type CL3 and CL2 general-use cables comply with a 70,000 Btu/h (20.5 kW) vertical-tray ame test. The cable manufacturer chooses one of the following tests: 1) THE UL TEST REFERENCED IN 28.2.1 This paragraph applies the test method described as the UL Flame Exposu
37、re (smoke measurements are not applicable) in the Standard for Vertical-Tray Fire-Propagation and Smoke-Release Test for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables, UL 1685, to cable that is surface marked or designated by a marker tape as CL3 or CL2 . For compliance, this test damages less than 8 feet (24
38、4 cm) of cable. 2) THE FT4/IEEE 1202 TEST REFERENCED IN 28.3.1 This paragraph applies the test method described as the FT4/IEEE 1202 Type of Flame Exposure (smoke measurements are not applicable) in the Standard for Vertical-Tray Fire-Propagation and Smoke-Release Test for Electrical and Optical-Fib
39、er Cables, UL 1685. This test differs from the UL test in loading (more cables are used, with small cables bundled, and the spacing between cables is limited), burner angle, and failure criterion. For compliance, this test damages less than 150 cm (59 in) of cable. A cable that complies either is no
40、t marked or it bears the designation FT4/IEEE 1202 or FT4 legible on or through the outer surface or on a marker tape see marking in 47.1(i). d) TYPE CL3X and CL2X CABLES Type CL3X and CL2X cables comply with the VW-1 vertical-specimen ame test. The cable is not marked VW-1 . e) TYPE PLTC CABLE Type
41、 PLTC tray cable complies with a 70,000 Btu/h (20.5 kW) vertical-tray ame test. The cable manufacturer chooses the test in (c)(1) or (c)(2). This test is applied to cable that is surface marked or designated by a marker tape as PLTC . 1.7 The overall jacket on Type PLTC cable is a gas/vapor-tight co
42、ntinuous sheath in the sense discussed in sections 501.15 (D) and 501.15 (E) of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70. Cables that are surface marked -ER are for use as exposed runs between a cable tray and utilization equipment where the cables are continuously supported and protected against
43、physical damage using mechanical protection such as struts, angles, or channel. 1.8 With certain exceptions, as noted in 1.9, Type CL3X and CL2X cables are required by the NEC to be used with protection such as raceway. The Type CL3 and CL2 and other cables covered in these requirements that are not
44、 required by the NEC to be used in raceway are capable of use without the physical protection of raceway but may be pulled into conduit or installed in other raceway. 1.9 Type CL3X and CL2X cables are limited by the NEC to use in unconcealed spaces in which the exposed length of cable does not excee
45、d 10 ft or 3.05 m, and in raceway. These NEC limitations do not apply to Type CL3X and CL2X cables that are smaller in diameter than 0.25 in or 6.35 mm and are used in a one-, two-, or multi-family dwelling. MARCH 18, 2015 POWER-LIMITED CIRCUIT CABLES - UL 13 6UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED
46、FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 1.10 These requirements do not cover cables that contain conductors for electric-light, power, or Class 1 circuits. These requirements do not cover optical-ber cables that do not contain any electrical conductors. These requirements
47、 do not cover communication cables (see the Standard for Communications Cables, UL 444) or cables for power-limited re-alarm circuits (see the Standard for Cables for Power-Limited Fire-Alarm Circuits, UL 1424). These requirements do not cover vault-lacing cable, which is for use in concrete as part
48、 of a theft-alarm system. 1.11 These requirements do not cover the optical or other performance of any optical-ber member or group of such members. See 8.3. 2 Units of Measurement 2.1 In addition to being stated in the inch/pound units that are customary in the USA, each of the requirements is also
49、stated in units that make the requirement conveniently usable in countries employing the various metric systems (practical SI and customary). Equivalent although not necessarily exactly identical results are to be expected from applying a requirement in USA or metric terms. Equipment calibrated in metric units is to be used when a requirement is applied in metric terms. 3 References and Terms 3.1 Wherever the des
