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2、N OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL UL Standard for Safety for Metal-Clad Cables, UL 1569 Fourth Edition, Dated November 13, 2014 SUMMARY OF TOPICS: This new edition of ANSI/UL 1569 is being issued to incorporate the following changes in requirements: Revision to expand the AWG range for st
3、randed conductors permitted to be Butt spliced Revisions to include corrugated stainless steel armor Addition of requirements to include an optional binder jacket The new and revised requirements are substantially in accordance with Proposal(s) on this subject dated June 6, 2014 and September 12, 20
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10、BER 13, 2014 UL 1569 tr2 No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL NOVEMBER 13, 2014 1 UL 1569 Standard for MetalClad Cables First Edition July, 1983 Second Edition May, 1995 Third Edition August, 1999 Fourth Editio
11、n November 13, 2014 This ANSI/UL Standard for Safety consists of the Fourth Edition. The most recent designation of ANSI/UL 1569 as an American National Standard (ANSI) occurred on November 13, 2014. ANSI approval for a standard does not include the Cover Page, Transmittal Pages, Title Page, or effe
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15、ABLES - UL 1569 2 No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Scope .7 2 Units of Measurement .8 3 Undated References 8 CONSTRUCTION 4 General 8 5 Materials .8 6 Conductors .8 6.1 General .8 6.
16、2 Compact-stranded sector conductors 14 7 Circuit Conductors .15 7.1 General 15 7.2 NEC types 15 7.3 Other insulated conductors .17 7.4 Insulated sector conductors .17 8 Optical Fiber Members .17 9 Assembly .18 9.1 Optical-ber member(s) 18 9.2 Circuit and grounding conductors 18 9.3 Binders 20 10 Fi
17、llers .21 11 Shields 21 12 Covering Under Armor 21 13 Armor .25 14 Covering Over Armor 26 PERFORMANCE 15 Continuity Test of Conductors 27 16 Test of Zinc Coating on Steel Armor 28 17 Deformation Test of Thermoplastic and XL Jackets .30 18 Test for Tightness of Armor on Conductors 30 19 Flexibility T
18、est 31 20 Cold-Bend Test .32 21 Cold-Impact Test .32 22 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test .32 23 Tension Test .34 24 Impact Test 36 25 Crushing Test All Cable 38 26 Crushing Test Cable Marked for Direct Burial 39 27 Fault-Current Test 40 28 Overload Current Tests 43 29 Cable Flame Test (Overall Jack
19、et in Place) 44 30 Vertical-Tray Flame Tests on Cables 44 30.1 General .44 30.2 UL test 44 30.3 FT4/IEEE 1202 test 45 NOVEMBER 13, 2014 METAL-CLAD CABLES - UL 1569 3UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 31 Vertical-Tray Fire and Sm
20、oke Release Test for Jacketed Cables with Optional ST1 Marking .45 32 Sunlight-Resistance Test 45 33 Test for Mechanical Water Absorption .45 34 Test for Surface Print on Inner and Overall Jackets .46 MARKINGS 35 Intervals .46 36 Re-identied Cable Core .46 37 Color of Insulated Grounding Conductor .
21、47 38 Identication of Ungrounded Circuit Conductor(s) .47 39 Identication of Grounded Circuit Conductor(s) .47 40 On or in the Cable 48 41 On the Tag, Reel, or Carton .50 42 Date of Manufacture 53 43 Insulated Equipment-Grounding Conductors .53 44 Isolated-Grounding Conductors .55 45 Copper-Clad Alu
22、minum 56 46 Aluminum 56 47 Compact-Stranded Copper Conductors 57 48 Responsibility for the Insulated Conductors 57 48.1 No identication needed 57 48.2 Only factory identication needed 57 48.3 Organization and factory identication needed .57 49 Dual Marking .58 50 Installation Instructions 58 NOVEMBE
23、R 13, 2014 METAL-CLAD CABLES - UL 1569 4UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL NOVEMBER 13, 2014 METAL-CLAD CABLES - UL 1569 5 No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHO
24、UT PERMISSION FROM UL This page intentionally left blank. NOVEMBER 13, 2014 METAL-CLAD CABLES - UL 1569 6UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL INTRODUCTION 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements cover round or at metal-clad cables that con
25、tain 18 AWG 2000 kcmil insulated circuit conductors with or without one or more optical-ber members, all enclosed in armor consisting of interlocked metal strip or a smooth or corrugated metal tube. Round cables contain one or more insulated circuit conductors. Flat cable contains two or three insul
26、ated circuit conductors. These electrical and hybrid electrical/optical-ber cables are for use (optical and electrical functions associated in the case of a hybrid cable) as Type MC cable in accordance with Article 330 and other applicable parts of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70. 1.2 These re
27、quirements cover round or at armored cables that have thermoplastic or thermoset insulation and are for use at potentials not exceeding 600 V (thermoplastic) or 600 or 2000 V (thermoset) where subjected to temperatures not exceeding 75C (167F) or 90C (194F), depending upon the voltage and temperatur
28、e ratings of the circuit conductors in the cable. Cables with 600 V conductors that also include one or more optical-ber members have -OF supplementing the type letters and are limited to carrying optical energy that has been ruled not hazardous to the human body. 1.3 Type MV (medium-voltage) cables
29、 rated for 2400 35000 V are covered in separate requirements. A multiple-conductor Type MV cable with a smooth (other than lead) or corrugated metal sheath or with interlocked metal armor may be marked for use also as Type MC cable. 1.4 These requirements do not cover Type AC armored cables (see the
30、 Standard for Armored Cables, UL 4). Metal-clad cables for use in Division 1 and Zone 1 hazardous locations are required to comply with this Standard and the Standard for Metal-Clad Cables and Cable-Sealing Fittings for Use in Hazardous (Classied) Locations, UL 2225. 1.5 These requirements do not co
31、ver the optical or other performance of any optical-ber member or group of such members. See 8.3. 1.6 A cable to which the designation ST1 (signifying limited smoke ) is applied as a type-letter suffix, complies with the test criteria for smoke release and for cable damage height stated in the Stand
32、ard for Vertical-Tray Fire-Propagation and Smoke-Release Test for Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables, UL 1685. See Section 30, Vertical-Tray Fire and Smoke Release Test for Jacketed Cables with Optional ST1 Marking (test requirement) and 40.1 (marking requirement). NOVEMBER 13, 2014 METAL-CLAD CABL
33、ES - UL 1569 7UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 2 Units of Measurement 2.1 Values stated without parentheses are the requirement. Values in parentheses are explanatory or approximate information. 3 Undated References 3.1 Any un
34、dated reference to a code or standard appearing in the requirements of this standard shall be interpreted as referring to the latest edition of that code or standard. CONSTRUCTION 4 General 4.1 Metal-clad cable shall be designated as Type MC and shall comply in all respects with the applicable requi
35、rements for construction details, test performance, and markings. 4.2 The insulation in each of the following cables shall be of a material that is acceptable for use in wet locations if the cable has armor consisting of interlocked metal strip but does not include a jacket over the assembly under t
36、he armor: a) Cable that is marked for direct burial; and b) Cable that is intended for use in wet locations. 5 Materials 5.1 Only materials that are acceptable for the particular use shall be employed in a cable. 6 Conductors 6.1 General 6.1.1 Only copper, copper-clad aluminum, or an acceptable alum
37、inum alloy shall be used for the conductors in a cable. Soft-annealed copper shall comply with the Standard Specication for Soft or Annealed Copper Wire, ASTM B 3. Solid aluminum conductors in size 12 8 AWG shall comply with the requirements for aluminum-wire stock (aluminum-alloy conductor material
38、). All other aluminum conductors shall comply with the requirements for semi-annealed 8000 series aluminum conductors in Section 10, Requirements for Aluminum Conductors of an 8000 Series Alloy of the Standard for Electrical Wires, Cables, and Flexible Cords, UL 1581. Copper-clad aluminum conductors
39、 shall comply with the requirements in Section 11, Requirements for Copper-Clad Aluminum Conductors of UL 1581. In a given cable, all conductors are not required to be of the same metal. 6.1.2 A copper conductor shall not be smaller than 18 AWG and shall not be larger than 2000 kcmil. An aluminum or
40、 copper-clad aluminum conductor shall not be smaller than 12 AWG and shall not be larger than 2000 kcmil. NOVEMBER 13, 2014 METAL-CLAD CABLES - UL 1569 8UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 6.1.3 Each 6 AWG 2000 kcmil conductor sh
41、all be stranded. Copper conductors which are 18 or 16 AWG shall comply with the requirements for xture wire conductors in the Standard for Fixture Wire, UL 66. The 14 AWG and larger copper, or 12 AWG and larger aluminum conductors shall comply with the requirements in 4.1, Conductors of the Standard
42、 for Thermoset-Insulated Wires and Cables, UL 44, or in 4.1, Conductors of the Standard for Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables, UL 83, except as modied in this Section. 6.1.4 Any joint in a conductor shall comply with the applicable Standard indicated in 7.2.1, except that a splice is acceptab
43、le in an 18 8 AWG stranded conductor as a whole if the splice (butt splice) is made by machine brazing or welding such that the resulting solid section of the stranded conductor is not longer than 1/2 inch (13 mm), the splice does not increase the diameter of the conductor, there are no sharp points
44、, and the distance between splices in a single conductor does not average less than 3000 ft (915 m) in any reel length of that single insulated conductor. A butt splice shall be made before insulating or after insulating and prior to further processing. Butt splices of stranded conductors made after
45、 insulating and splices of insulated solid conductors made with other than the original insulation shall be the subject of an investigation that includes tests to determine that all electrical, physical, and mechanical properties of the original system of insulation and any jacket on the conductor h
46、ave been restored at the point of each splice. All nished, insulated stranded conductors containing a butt splice or splice made with other than the original insulation shall not be marked as an NEC type but the following are acceptable: a) Polarity Identication Color coding, surface printing, or bo
47、th, of hash marks, numbers, color names, or the like. b) Ratings On Non-Nec Conductors Surface marking of the 41.1(c)(1) temperature and dry/ wet ratings from Table 9.1. 6.1.5 Cable having interlocked armor, not intended to be used as a ground path, shall contain one copper, aluminum, or copper-clad
48、 aluminum grounding conductor that is in one location or in several sections (see 6.1.9) and is not smaller than indicated under the heading Grounding Conductor in Table 6.1 or 6.3 90C (194F) circuit conductors or in Table 6.2 or 6.4 75C (167F) circuit conductors. One or more additional copper, alum
49、inum, or copper-clad aluminum grounding conductors may be provided. See Table 9.1 for appropriate wet and dry ratings. Each additional grounding conductor shall not be sectioned and shall not be smaller than indicated in Table 6.1 or 6.2. If only one grounding conductor is provided, it may be bare or it may be insulated in accordance with 40.1. If more than one grounding conductor is provided, one grounding conductor (the required conductor) may be bare or insul
