1、UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULFebruary 27, 20151UL 111Outline of Investigation for Multioutlet AssembliesIssue Number: 3February 27, 2015Summary of TopicsThis Third Issue of the Outline of Investigation for Multioutlet Assemb
2、lies,UL 111, covers the addition of Supplement SA, Modular Factory WiredFloor Mounted Multioutlet Assemblies.ULs Outlines of Investigation are copyrighted by UL. Neither a printed norelectronic copy of an Outline of Investigation should be altered in any way. All ofULs Outlines of Investigation and
3、all copyrights, ownerships, and rights regardingthose Outlines of Investigation shall remain the sole and exclusive property of UL.COPYRIGHT 2015 UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC.UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULFEBRUARY 27, 2015UL
4、 1112No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER 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 .93 Glossary .9CONSTRUCTION4
5、General .125 Assembly .136 Mounting 156.1 General 156.2 Surface mounted multioutlet assemblies 166.3 Suspended multioutlet assemblies .166.4 Multioutlet assembly power poles 177 Electrical and Fire Enclosures .177.1 General 177.2 Polymeric materials 177.3 Metallic materials 177.4 Protection against
6、corrosion 217.5 Covers .217.6 Partitions .217.7 Mounting or support of luminaires (light fixtures), signs and accessories .228 Electrical Construction 228.1 Protection of wiring 228.2 Grounding 238.3 Bonding 268.4 Electrical continuity 278.5 Wiring devices 278.6 Switches and controls 288.7 Splices a
7、nd connections .298.8 Spacings .308.9 Printed-wiring boards 318.10 Field wiring connections .328.11 Internal wiring 348.12 Installation of Power, Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 circuits within the same enclosure .348.13 Multioutlet assembly device wiring 358.14 Supplementary overcurrent protectors 358
8、.15 Control circuits .368.16 Laser devices 378.17 Strain relief 379 Accessories .3710 Wiring Kits .3811 Multiple Frequency Multioutlet Assemblies .38FEBRUARY 27, 2015 UL 111 3UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULPERFORMANCEGENERAL12
9、 General 39MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE TESTS13 Accessory Support 3914 Outlet Secureness 4015 Security of Knockout and Breakaway Tabs 4116 Mounting Hole Barriers 4117 Deflection Under Heat and Load 4218 Mold Stress 4519 Crush .4620 Cold Impact 4721 Low Temperature Handling 4822 Nonmetallic Hinge Cycling .
10、4923 Suspended Load Test .4924 Strain Relief 5024.1 Cable strain relief 5024.2 Strain relief for field wiring leads .51ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE TESTS25 Electrical Resistance Test .5225.1 Measured on individual pieces .5225.2 Measured across joints .5226 Enclosure Fault Current Test .5327 Short Circuit
11、 Test .5428 Temperature Test .5429 Printed Wiring Board (PWB) Ground Path Test .5630 Printed Circuit Board (PWB) Conductor Overcurrent Test 5731 Spill Test 5831.1 General .5831.2 Method I (Dry use work surface, refer to 6.2.2) 5831.3 Method II (Work area directly adjacent to a lavatory, refer to 6.2
12、.2) .6032 Dielectric Voltage Withstand .6132.1 General method 6132.2 Spill test method .6233 Gaskets and Seals 6233.1 General .6233.2 Cycle test .6233.3 Tensile strength and elongation tests .6233.4 Compression test .63INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND MARKING34 Installation Instructions 6435 Markings .
13、6635.1 General .6635.2 Marking, accessories .6835.3 Marking, wiring kits .68FEBRUARY 27, 2015UL 1114UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULPART II MOTOR OPERATED MULTIOUTLET ASSEMBLIESCONSTRUCTION36 Motors .6936.1 General .6936.2 Over
14、load protection .6936.3 Overload or thermal protective devices 7037 Accessibility of Uninsulated Live Parts, Film-Coated Wire and Moving Parts .70PERFORMANCE38 Starting Current Test 7439 Input Test 7440 Temperature Tests 7541 Pinch Point Force Test 78MARKING42 General 78SUPPLEMENT SA - MODULAR FACTO
15、RY WIRED FLOOR MOUNTED MULTIOUTLET ASSEMBLIESINTRODUCTIONSA1 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
16、raceway conductors SA4SA5.3 Nonmetallic electrical enclosures SA4SA5.4 Electrical insulation .SA5SA6 Wiring Devices SA5SA7 Grounding and Bonding SA6SA8 Accessibility of Parts .SA6SA9 Conductor Fill Requirements SA6SA10 Mechanical Assembly .SA7SA11 Corrosion Protection SA7SA12 Power-Supply Connection
17、s SA7SA13 Modular Mating Connectors SA7SA13.1 General .SA7SA13.2 Flammability .SA8SA13.3 Electrical properties SA8FEBRUARY 27, 2015 UL 111 5UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULSA13.4 Thermal properties .SA9SA13.5 Modular mating con
18、nector physical .SA9SA13.6 Modular system termination SA10SA14 Receptacle Outlet Enclosures for Use with Modular Systems .SA10SA15 Outlets .SA10SA16 Gaskets and Seals SA10SA17 Receptacle Outlet Box Cover Plates .SA11PERFORMANCESA18 General SA11ELECTRICAL TESTSSA19 Electrical Resistance Test SA13SA19
19、.1 Individual pieces SA13SA19.2 Across joints .SA13SA20 Fault Current Test .SA14SA20.1 Modular system raceway and joints .SA14SA20.2 Receptacle outlet fault current test SA16SA21 Temperature Test .SA16SA22 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test SA18MECHANICAL TESTSSA23 Crush Resistance .SA19SA23.1 Large
20、area crush resistance SA19SA23.2 Point load crush resistance SA19SA24 Resistance To Impact SA20SA24.1 Resistance to vertical impact .SA20SA24.2 Resistance to horizontal impact .SA20SA25 Mold-Stress Test SA21SA26 User Accessible Outlet Overload Test SA22SA27 Receptacle Outlet Secureness Test SA23SA28
21、 Gaskets and Seals Tests .SA25SA29 Water Exclusion Test SA26SA30 Accessories .SA26INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSSA31 General SA27MARKINGSSA32 General SA28APPENDIX AStandards for ComponentsA1FEBRUARY 27, 2015UL 1116UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERM
22、ISSION FROM ULPART I ALL MULTIOUTLET ASSEMBLIESINTRODUCTION1 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 connect
23、ion of utilization equipment and are intended for use in dry locations, other thanhazardous (classified) in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70. Multioutlet Assembliesare intended to be connected to permanently installed branch circuits operating at frequencies between50 400 Hz and
24、 DC (Direct Current) circuits.1.2 This outline does not cover devices that incorporate GFCI receptacles only. These devices arecovered by the Standard for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters, UL 943.1.3 Multioutlet Assemblies may be provided with fuses or other supplementary overcurrent protection,swi
25、tches, suppression components, EMI filters, luminaires, ballasts, motors, control circuits, transformers,relays, indicator lights and other similar equipment.1.4 A Multioutlet Assembly may be provided with channels for additional power circuits, control circuits,power limited circuits and communicat
26、ion circuit wiring for audio, video and data.1.5 These requirements cover branch circuits contained within the Multioutlet Assembly operating atpotentials not exceeding 600 volts between conductors and operating at 60 amperes or less per circuit.1.6 For a Multioutlet Assembly that employs an electro
27、magnetic interference filter or a surge protectivedevice, these elements of the assembly shall comply with the performance and marking requirements ofthe Standard for Electromagnetic Interference Filters, UL 1283, and/or with the Standard for SurgeProtective Devices, UL 1449.1.7 Telephone equipment
28、and communication circuit protectors included in a Multioutlet Assembly shallcomply with the requirements in the Standard for Information Technology Equipment Safety Part 1:General Requirements, UL 60950-1, and the requirements in the Standard for Secondary Protectors forCommunications Circuits, UL
29、497A, respectively.1.8 For a Multioutlet Assembly that incorporates an antenna discharge unit or provides antennaconnections to a television, a high-voltage video product, or antenna, these elements of the MultioutletAssembly shall comply with the applicable requirements in the Standard for Antenna
30、Discharge Units, UL452, and the Standard for Audio-Video Products and Accessories, UL 1492.1.9 This outline does not cover cord and plug connected outlet assemblies. These assemblies arecovered by the Standard for Relocatable Power Taps, UL 1363 or the Standard for Furniture PowerDistribution Units,
31、 UL 962A.1.10 This outline does not cover Multioutlet Assemblies intended for use with medical equipment. Medicalequipment is typically intended for use in General Patient Care Areas or Critical Patient Care Areas asdefined by Article 517 of the National Electrical Code for Health Care Facilities. M
32、ultioutlet Assembliesintended for such use shall comply with the requirements of the Standard for Medical ElectricalEquipment, Part 1: General Requirements for Safety, UL 60601-1 and the Standard for Requirements forMedical Electrical Systems, IEC 60601-1-1.FEBRUARY 27, 2015 UL 111 7UL COPYRIGHTED M
33、ATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL1.11 These requirements do not cover surface metal raceways or surface nonmetallic raceways. Theseproducts are evaluated to the Standard for Surface Metal Raceways and Fittings, UL 5 and the Standardfor Nonmetal
34、lic Surface Raceways and Fittings, UL 5A, respectively.2 General2.1 Components2.1.1 Except as indicated in 2.1.2, a component of a product covered by this outline shall comply with therequirements for that component. See Appendix A for a list of standards covering components used in theproducts cove
35、red by this outline.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 covered by this outline, orb) Is superseded by a requirement in this outline.2.1.3 A component shall
36、 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 components are intended for use only under limited conditions, such as certaintemperatures not exceedi
37、ng 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 Standard for Surface Metal Raceways and Fittings, UL 5 or the Standard for Nonmetallic SurfaceRaceways and Fitti
38、ngs, UL 5A as appropriate for the material employed.2.1.6 An outlet receptacle used in a multioutlet assembly shall be of the grounding type and comply withthe Standard for Attachment Plugs and Receptacles, UL 498, when used as a component of a MultioutletAssembly.2.1.7 A Pin and sleeve type recepta
39、cle 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 installationshall comply with ei
40、ther;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 Cable Assemblie
41、s and Fittings for Industrial Control and Signal Distribution,UL 2238.FEBRUARY 27, 2015UL 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 the Standard f
42、orElectric 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 withStandard for Low Voltage Lighting Systems,
43、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 8750.2.2 Units of measurement2.2.1 Values stat
44、ed without 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).2.3 Undated References2.3.1 Any undated reference to a code or standard ap
45、pearing in the requirements of this outline shall beinterpreted as referring to the latest edition of that code or standard.3 Glossary3.1 For the purposes of this outline the following definitions apply:3.2 ACCESSORY A part that may be added to a Multioutlet Assembly for a special purpose or to addf
46、unctionality (for example: hangers, retainers, luminaries, remote control modules, signs, etc.).3.3 BONDED (BONDING) The permanent joining of normally non-current carrying metallic parts to forman electrically conductive path that provides electrical continuity and the capacity to conduct the maximu
47、mground fault current likely to be imposed without a risk of electric shock, fire, or injury to persons.3.4 BONDING JUMPER A conductor that insures the required electrical conductivity between metalparts required to be electrically connected.3.5 CLASS 2 CIRCUIT An isolated secondary circuit involvin
48、g 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 transformer;b) A combination of an isolated transformer secondary winding and a fixed impedance orregulating network t
49、hat 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 inherently-limitedClass 2 transformer;FEBRUARY 27, 2015 UL 111 9UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION ORDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULd) 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 d
