Contents - AP Technology

Technical Guidelines
Codes
Cables
A- Outdoor cable
A Recognized national type
AB Outdoor cable with lightning protection
AD Outdoor cable with differential protection
AJ- Outdoor cable with induction safety rating
ASLH Self-supporting overhead telecommunications cables
for high-tension overhead lines
B Reinforcement/Armouring
B Braiding consisting of textile threads
b Reinforcement/Armouring
(1B..) One layer steel strip, steel-strip thickness in mm
(2B..) Two layers steel strip, steel-strip thickness in mm
BD Bundle stranding
BLK Bright, copper conductor with no insulating cover
BZ Bronze conductor
C Copper wire screening braiding
C Protective cover consists of jute and compound
C Outer conductor consisting of copper wire braiding
Cu Copper wire
(-Cu) Total cross-section of copper shielding (mm 2 )
D Copper wire shielding
(D) Copper wire shielding braiding
DM Dieselhorst-Martin quad
E Copper wire
E(e) Protective cover consisting of compound
with embedded plastic tape
e Single-wire
F Filled cable-core assembly with petrolatum filling
F Foil winding
F Flat cable
F Star-quad for railway cable
F Star-quad for phantom circuits
(F..) Flat-wire reinforcement, thickness in mm
OF Filled cable-core assembly,
filling compound with solid content
f Fine-wired
ff Ultra-fine-wired
G Insulation or sheath consisting of
Neoprene rubber (NR) or (SBR)
G- Mine cable
GJ Mine cable with induction safety rating
GS Glass-filament braiding
16.054
2G Insulation or sheath consisting of silicone rubber
3G Insulation or sheath consisting of ethylene propylene (EPR)
4G Insulation or sheath consisting of
ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)
5G Insulation or sheath consisting of chloroprene rubber (CR)
6G Insulation or sheath consisting of
chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM), Hypalon ®
7G Insulation or sheath consisting of
fluoroelastomers, Viton FKM
8G Insulation or sheath consisting of
nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)
9G PE-C rubber (CM)
53G CM, chlorinated polyethylene
H Insulation or sheath consisting of halogen-free material
H Harmonized standards
(H..) Maximum values for effective working capacitance (nF/km)
(HS) Layer of semi-conductor material
HX Cross-linked halogen-free polymer mixture
..IMF Individual stranding elements (core or pairs)
in metal foil and with sheath wire
IMF Multiple stranding elements in metal foil, with sheath wire
-J Cable with one green-yellow protective conductor
-JZ Cable with one green-yellow protective conductor
and printed code numbering
K Copper strip applied longitudinally and welded
(K) Copper strip applied longitudinally over inner sheath,
with overlapping
LA Tinsel conductor (tinsel strips (Cu) stranded around
carrier element consisting of chemical fibers)
LD Corrugated aluminium sheath
Lg Concentrically stranded
Li Stranded wire conductor
(L)Y Multi-layer sheath consisting of Al strip and PVC sheath
(L)2Y Multi-layer sheath consisting of Al strip and PE sheath
2L Double enamelled-wire insulation
M Sheathed cable
M Lead sheath
Mz Lead sheath with hardener additive
(mS) Magnetic screening
N VDE standard
(N) with reference to VDE standard
NC Non-corrosive, flue-gas non-corrosive
NF Natural colour