GENERAL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

ANNEXURE - E
LIST OF SPECIFICATIONS/STANDARDS
GENERAL STANDARDS AND CODES
India Electricity Rules 1956
Electricity Act 2003
Indian Factories Act
IS-5, - Colors for Ready Mixed Paints and Enamels.
IS-335 - 1993 - New Insulating Oils.
IS-617 - Aluminium and Aluminium Alloy Ingots and Castings
for General Engineering Purposes
IS-1448 (P1 to P 145) - Methods of Test for Petroleum and its Products.
IS-2071 (P1 to P3) - Methods of High Voltage Testing.
IS-12063 - Classification of degrees of protection provided by
enclosures of electrical equipment.
IS-2165 -
P1:1997 - Insulation Coordination.
P2:1983 -
IS-3043 - Code of Practice for Earthing
IS-6103 - Method of Test for Specific Resistance (Resistivity) of
Electrical Insulating Liquids
IS-6104 - Method of Test for Interfacial Tension of Oil against
Water by the Ring Method
IS-6262 - Method of test for Power factor & Dielectric Constant of
Electrical Insulating Liquids.
IS-6792 - Method for determination of electric strength of
insulating oils.
IS-5578 - Guide for marking of insulated conductors
IS-11353 - Guide for uniform system of marking & identification of
conductors & apparatus terminals.
IS-8263 - Methods for Radio Interference Test on High voltage
Insulators.
IS-9224 (Part 1,2&4) - Low Voltage Fuses
IEC-60 (Part 1 to P4) - High Voltage Test Techniques
IEC 66 - - Environmental Test
IEC-117 - Graphical Symbols
IEC-156, - Method for the Determination of the Electrical Strength
of Insulation Oils
IEC-270 - Partial Discharge Measurements.
IEC-437 - Radio Interference Test on High Voltage Insulators.
IEC-506 - Switching Impulse Tests on High Voltage Insulators
IEC-507 - Artificial Pollution Tests on High Voltage Insulators to
be used on AC Systems
IEC-6094 - Common Specification for High Voltage Switchgear &
Controlgear Standards
IEC-815 - Guide for the Selection of Insulators in respect of
 Polluted Conditions
IEC-865 (P1 & P2) - Short Circuit Current - Calculation of effects.
ANSI-C.1/NFPA.70 - National Electrical Code
ANSI-C37.90A - Guide for Surge Withstand Capability (SWC) Tests
ANSI-C63.21 - Specification for Electromagnetic Noise and
C63.3 - Field Strength Instrumentation 10 KHz to 1 GHZ
C36.4ANSI-C68.1 - Techniquest for Dielectric Tests
ANSI-C76.1/EEE21 - Standard General Requirements and Test Procedure for
Outdoor Apparatus Bushings.
ANSI-SI-4 - Specification for Sound Level Metres
ANSI-Y32-2/C337.2 - Drawing Symbols
ANSI-Z55.11 - Gray Finishes for Industrial Apparatus and Equipment
No. 61 Light G ray
NEMA-107T - Methods of Measurements of RIV of High Voltage
Apparatus
NEMA-ICS-II - General Standards for Industrial Control and Systems
Part ICSI-109
CISPR-1 - Specification for CISPR Radio Interference Measuring
Apparatus for the frequency range 0.15 MHz to 30 MHz
CSA-Z299.1-1978h - Quality Assurance Program Requirements
CSA-Z299.2-1979h - Quality Control Program Requirements CSA-
Z299.3-1979h - Quality Verification Program Requirements
CSA-Z299.4-1979h - Inspection Program Requirements

TRANSFORMERS :
IS:10028 (Part 2 & 3) - Code of practice for selection, installation & maintenance of
(P1:1993), (P2:1991), Transformers
(P3:1991)
IS-2026 (P1 to P4) - Power Transformers
IS-3347 (part 1 to Part 8) - Dimensions for Porcelain transformer Bushings for use in
lightly polluted atmospheres.
IS-3639 - Fittings and Accessories for Power Transformers
IS-6600 - Guide for Loading of Oil immersed Transformers.
IEC-76 (Part 1 to Part 5) - Power Transformers
IEC-214 - On-Load Tap-Changers
IEC-289 - Reactors.
IEC-354 - Loading Guide for Oil - Immersed power trans formers
IEC-551 - Determination of Transformer and Reactor Sound Levels
ANSI-C571280 - General requirements for Distribution, Power and Regulating
Transformers
ANSI-C571290 - Test Code for Distribution, Power and Regulation
Transformers
ANSI-C5792 - Guide for Loading Oil-Immersed Power Transformers upto
and including 100 MVA with 55 deg C or 65 deg C Winding
Rise
ANSI-CG,1EEE-4 - Standard Techniques for High Voltage Testing
IEC 593/IS 12672 - Internal Fuse
IEC 549/IS 9402 - External Fuse

CURRENT TRANSFORMERS, VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS AND COUPLING

CAPACITOR VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS
IS-2705- (P1 to P4) - Current Transformers.
IS:3156- (P1 to P4) - Voltage Transformers.
IEC-44-1 -Current transformers
IEC-44-2 - Voltage Transformers.
IEC-44-4 - Instrument Transformers: Measurement of Partial
Discharges
ANSI-C5713 - Requirements for Instrument transformers
IS-2099 - Bushings for Alternating Voltages above 1000V
IEC-137 - Insulated Bushings for Alternating Voltages
above 1000V
SURGE ARRESTERS :
IS-3070 (PART2) - Lightning arresters for alternating current systems:
Metal oxide lightning arrestors without gaps.
IEC-99-4 - Metal oxide surge arrestors without gaps
IEC-99-5 - Selection and application recommendation
ANSI-C62.1 - IEE Standards for S A for AC Power Circuits
NEMA-LA 1 - Surge Arresters
CUBICLES AND PANELS & OTHER RELATED EQUIPMENTS :
IS-722, IS-1248, IS-3231, - Electrical relays for power system protection
3231 (P-3)
IS:5039 - Distributed pillars for Voltages not Exceeding 1000
Volts
IEC-68.2.2 - Basic environmental testing procedures Part 2: Test B:
Dry heat
IEC-529 - Degree of Protection provided by enclosures.
IEC-158(upto P3-1985) - Low Voltage Control Gear: Contactors
IEC-439 (P1 & 2) - Low Voltage Swtichgear and control gear assemblies
ANSI-C37.20 - Switchgear Assemblies, including metal enclosed bus.
ANSI-C37.50 - Test Procedures for Low Voltage Alternating Current
Power Circuit Breakers
ANSI-C39 - Electric Measuring instrument
ANSI-C83 - Components for Electric Equipment
IS: 8623: (Part I to 3) - Specification for Switchgear & Control Assemblies
1248 (P1 to P9) - Direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring
instruments & their accessories.
DISCONNECTING SWITCHES :
IEC-60129 - Alternating Current Disconnectors (Isolators) and
Earthing switches
IEC-1129 - Alternating Current Earthing Switches Induced Current
switching
IEC-265 (Part 1 & Part 2) - High Voltage switches
ANSI-C37.32 - Schedule of preferred Ratings, Manufacturing
Specifications and Application Guide for high voltage
Air Switches, Bus supports and switch accessories
ANSI-C37.34 - Test Code for high voltage air switches
NEMA-SG6 - Power switching equipment
IS 9921 Part I to IV - AC Isolators & earthing switches upto 400KV
PROTECTION AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT :
IEC-51 : (P1 to P9) - Recommendations for Direct Acting indicating analogue
 electrical measuring instruments and their accessories
IEC-255 (Part 1 to part 23) - Electrical relays.
IEC-297 - Dimensions of mechanical structures of the 482.6mm (19
(P1 to P4) inches) series
IEC-359 - Expression of the performance of electrical & electronic
measuring equipment
IEC-387 - Symbols for Alternating-Current Electricity meters.
IEC-521 - Class 0.5, 1 and 2 alternating current watt hour metres
ANSI-81 - Screw threads
ANSI-B18 - Bolts and Nuts
ANSI-C37.1 - Relays, Station Controls etc.
ANSI-C37.2 - Manual and automatic station control, supervisory and
associated telemetering equipment
ANSI-C37.2 - Relays and relay systems associated with electric power
apparatus
ANSI-C39.1 - Requirements for electrical analog indicating
instruments
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS :
IEC-68 (P1 to P5) - Environmental testing
IEC-326 (P1 to P2) - Printed boards
CLAMPS & CONNECTORS :
IS-5561 - Electric power connectors.
NEMA-CC1 - Electric Power connectors for sub station
NEMA-CC 3 - Connectors for Use between aluminium or aluminum-
Copper Overhead Conductors
BUS HARDWARE AND INSULATORS :
IS: 2121 - Fittings for Aluminium and steel cored Al conductors
for overhead power lines.
IS-731 - Porcelain insulators for overhead power lines with a
nominal voltage greater than 1000 V.
IS-2486 (P1 to P4) - Insulator fittings for overhead power lines with a
nominal voltage greater than 1000 V.
IEC-120 - Dimensions of Ball and Socket Couplings of string
insulator units
IEC-137 - Insulated bushings for alternating voltages above 1000
V
IEC-168 - Tests on indoor and outdoor post insulators of ceramic
material or glass for Systems with Nominal Voltages
Greater than 1000 V.
IEC-233 - Tests on Hollow Insulators for use in electrical
equipment
IEC-273 - Characteristics of indoor and outdoor post insulators for
systems with nominal voltages greater than 1000V.
IEC-305 - Insulators for overhead lines with nominal voltage
above 1000V-ceramic or glass insulator units for a.c.
systems Characteristics of String Insulator Units of the
cap and pin type
IEC-372 (1984) - Locking devices for ball and socket couplings of string
insulator units : dimensions and tests
IEC-383 (P1 and P2) -
Insulators for overhead lines with a nominal voltage
above 1000 V.
IEC-433 - Characteristics of string insulator units of the long rod
type
IEC-471 - Dimensions of Clevis and tongue couplings of string
insulator units
ANSI-C29 - Wet process porcelain insulators
ANSI-C29.1 - Test methods for electrical power insulators
ANSI-C92.2 - For insulators, wet-process porcelain and toughened
glass suspension type
ANSI-C29.8 - For wet-process porcelain insulators apparatus, post-
type
ANSI-G.8 - Iron and steel hardware
CISPR-7B - Recommendations of the CISPR, tolerances of form and
of Position, Part 1
ASTM A-153 - Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on iron and steel hardware
STRAIN AND RIGID BUS-CONDUCTOR :
IS-2678 - Dimensions & tolerances for Wrought Aluminium and
Aluminium Alloys drawn round tube.
IS-5082 - Wrought Aluminium and Aluminium Alloy Bars. Rods,
Tubes and Sections for Electrical purposes
ASTM-B 230-82 - Aluminium 1350 H19 Wire for electrical purposes
ASTM-B 231-81 - Concentric - lay - stranded, aluminium 1350 conductors
ASTM-B 221 - Aluminium - Alloy extruded bar, road, wire, shape ASTM-
B 236-83 - Aluminium bars for electrical purpose (Bus-bars)
ASTM-B 317-83 - Aluminium-Alloy extruded bar, rod, pipe and structural
shapes for electrical purposes (Bus Conductors)
WIRES AND CABLES:
ASTMD-2863 - Measuring the minimum oxygen concentration to
support candle like combustion of plastics (oxygen
index)
IS-694 - PVC insulated cables for working voltages upto and
including 1100 Volts.
IS-1255 - Code of practice for installation and maintenance of
power cables, upto and including 33 kV rating
IS-1554 (P1 and P2) - PVC insulated (heavy duty) electric cables (part 1) for
working voltage upto and including 1100 V. Part (2) for
working voltage from 3.3 kV upto and including 11kV.
IS:1753 - Aluminium conductor for insulated cables
IS:2982 - Copper Conductor in insulated cables. IS-
3961 (P1 to P5) - Recommended current ratings for cables
IS-3975 - Mild steel wires, formed wires and tapes for armouring
of cables.
IS-5831 - PVC insulating and sheath of electric cables.
IS-6380 - Elastometric insulating and sheath of electric cables.
IS-7098 - Cross linked polyethylene insulated PVC sheathed
cables for working voltage upto and including 1100
volts.
IS-7098 - Cross-linked polyethylene insulated PVC sheathed
cables for working voltage from 3.3kV upto and
including 33 kV.
IS-8130 - Conductors for insulated electrical cables and flexible
cords.
IS-1753 - Aluminium Conductors for insulated cables
IS-10418 - Specification for drums for electric cables.
IEC-96 (part 0 to p4) - Radio Frequency cables
IEC-183 - Guide to the Selection of High Voltage Cables
IEC-189 (P1 to P7) - Low frequency cables and wires with PVC insulation
and PVC sheath.
IEC-227 (P1 to P7) - Polyvinyl Chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up
to and including 450/750V.
IEC-228 - Conductors of insulated cables
IEC-230 - Impulse tests on cables and their accessories.
IEC-287 (P1 to P3) - Calculation of the continuous current rating of cables
(100% load factor)
IEC-304 - Standard colours for insulation for low-frequency cables
and wires
IEC-331 - Fire resisting characteristics of Electric cables
IEC-332 (P1 to P3) - Tests on electric cables under fire conditions.
IEC-502 - Extruded solid dielectric insulated power cables for
rated voltages from 1 kV upto to 30 kV
IEC-754 (P1 and P2) - Tests on gases evolved during combustion of electric
cables.
GALVANIZING :
IS-209 - Zinc Ingot
IS-2629 - 1985 - Recommended Practice for Hot-Dip galvanizing on iron
and steel.
IS-2633 - 1992 - Methods for testing uniformity of coating of zinc coated
articles
ASTM-A-123 - Specification for zinc (Hot Galvanizing) Coatings, on
products Fabricated from rolled, pressed and forged
steel shapes, plates, bars and strips
ASTM-A-121-77 - Zinc-coated (Galvanized) steel barbed wire

PAINTING :
IS-6005 - Code of practice for phosphating of iron and steel.
ANSI-Z551 - Gray finishes for industrial apparatus and equipment
SSPEC - Steel structure painting council
STEEL STRUCTURES :
IS-228 (1992) - Method of Chemical Analysis of pig iron, cast iron and
plain carbon and low alloy steels.
IS-802 (P1 to 3:) - Code of practice for use of structural steel in overhead
transmission line towers
IS-806 - Code of practice for use of steel tubes in general
building construction
IS-808 - Dimensions for hot rolled steel beam, column channel
and angle sections
IS-814 - Covered electrodes for manual arc welding of carbon of
carbon manganese steel.
IS-816 - Code of Practice for use of metal arc welding for general
construction in Mild steel
IS-817 - Code of practice for training and testing of metal arc
welders. Part 1 : Manual Metal arc welding.
IS-875 (P1 to P4) - Code of practice for design loads (other than
earthquake) for buildings and structures.
IS-1161 - Steel tubes for structural purposes.
IS-1182 - Recommended practice for radiographic examination of
fusion welded butt joints in steel plates.
IS-1363 (P1 to P3) - Hexagonal head bolts, screws & nuts of products grade
C.
IS-1364 - Hexagon head bolts, screws and nuts of product grades
A and B.
IS-1367 (P1 to P18) - Technical supply condition for threaded steel fasteners
IS-1599 - Methods for bend test.
IS-1608 - Method for tensile testing of steel products
IS-1893 - Criteria for earthquake resistant design of structures
IS-1978 - Line Pipe.
IS-2062 - Steel for general structural purposes.
IS-2595 - Code of practice for Radiographic testing
IS-3063 - Single coil rectangular section spring washers for bolts,
nuts and screws.
IS-3664 - Code of practice for ultrasonic pulse echo testing by
contact and immersion methods.
IS-7205 - Safety code for erection of structural steel work.
IS-9595 - Recommendations for metal arc welding of carbon and
carbon manganese steels.
ANSI-B18.2.1 - Inch series square and Hexagonal bolts and screws
ANSI-B18.2.2 - Square and hexagonal nuts
ANSI-G8.14 - Round head bolts
ASTM-A6 - Specification for General Requirements for rolled steel
plates, shapes, sheet piling and bars of structural use
ASTM-A36 - Specifications of structural steel
ASTM-A47 - Specification for malleable iron castings
ASTM-A143 - Practice for safeguarding against embilement of Hot
Galvanized structural steel products and procedure for
detaching embrilement
ASTM-A242 - Specification for high strength low alloy structural steel
ASTM-A283 - Specification for low and intermediate tensile strength
carbon steel plates of structural quality
ASTM-A394 - Specification for Galvanized steel transmission tower
bolts and nuts
ASTM-441 - Specification for High strength low alloy structural
manganese vanadium steel.
ASTM-A572 - Specification for High strength low alloy colombium-
Vanadium steel of structural quality
AWS D1-0 - Code for welding in building construction welding
inspection
AWS D1-1 - Structural welding code
AISC - American institute of steel construction
NEMA-CG1 - Manufactured graphite electrodes
CIVIL WORKS STANDARDS :
IS-269 - 33 grade ordinary Portland cement
IS-2721 - Galvanized steel chain link fence fabric
IS-278 - Galvanized steel barbed wire for fencing
IS-383 - Coarse and fine aggregates from natural sources for
concrete
IS-432 (P1 and P2) - Mild steel and medium tensile steel bars and hard-dawn
Steel wire for concrete reinforcement
IS-456 - Code of practice for plain and reinforced concrete.
IS-516 - Method of test for strength of concrete
IS-800 - Code of practice for general construction in steel.
IS-806 - Steel tubes for structural purposes
IS-1172 - Basic requirements for water supply, drainage and
sanitation.
IS-1199 - Methods of sampling and analysis of concrete
IS-1566 - Hard-dawn steel wire fabric for concrete reinforcement.
IS-1742 - Code of Practice for Building drainage
IS-1785 - Plain hard-drawn steel wire for prestressed concrete
IS-1786 - High strength deformed Steel Bars and wires for
concrete reinforcement.
IS-1811 - Methods of sampling Foundry sands
IS-1893 - Criteria for earthquake resistant design of structures
IS-2062 - Steel for general structural purposes
IS-2064 - Selection, installation and maintenance of sanitary
appliances-code of practices.
IS-2065 - Code of practice for water supply in buildings.
IS-2090 - High tension steel bars used in prestressed concrete
IS-2140 - Standard Galvanized steel wire for fencing.
IS-2470 (P1 & P2) - Code of practice for installation of septic tanks
IS-2514 - Concrete vibrating tables.
IS-2645 - Integral cement waterproofing compounds
IS-3025 (Part 1 to Part 48) - Methods of sampling and test (Physical and chemical)
for water and waste water.
IS-4091 - Code of practice for design and construction of
foundations for transmission line towers and poles
IS-4111 (Part 1 to P5) - Code of practice for ancillary structures in sewerage
system
IS-4990 - Plywood for concrete shuttering work.
IS-5600 - Sewage and drainage pumps.

NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA 1970 :

USBR E12 - Earth Manual by United States Department of the
interior Bureau of Reclamation
ASTM-A392-81 - Zinc/Coated steel chain link fence fabric
ASTM-D1557-80 - Test for moisture-density relation of soils using 10-lb
(4.5 kg) rame land 18-in. (457 mm) Drop.
ASTM-D1586 - Penetration Test and Split-Barrel
(1967) - Sampling of Soils
ASTM-D2049-69 - Test Method for Relative Density of Cohesionless Soils
ASTM-D2435 - Test method for Unconsolidated, (1982)
- Undrained Strengths of Cohesive Soils in Triaxial
Compression.
BS-5075 - Specification for accelerating Part I Admixtures,
Retarding Admixtures and Water Reducing
Admixtures.
CPWD - - Latest CPWD specifications
ACSR CONDUCTOR :
IS:6745 BS:443 - Methods for Determination of 1969 Mass of zinc coating
on zinc coated Iron and Steel Articles
IS:8263 - Methods for Radio Interference
IEC:437-1973 - Test on High Voltage Insulators
NEMA:107-1964 CISPR
IS:209 BS:3436-1961 - Zinc Ingot
IS:398 Part – I to V - Aluminium Conductors for overhead Transmission
IEC:209-1966 Purposes

BS:215(Part-II) - Aluminium Conductors galvanized

IEC:209-1966 steel reinforced extra high
BS:215(Part-II) voltage (400 kV and above)
IS:1778 - Reels and Drums for Bare Conductors
BS:1559-1949
IS:152 ISO/R89-1959 - Method for Tensile Testingof steel wire
IS:2629 - Recommended practice for Hot dip Galvanising on Iron
and Steel.
IS:2633 - Method for Testing Uniformity of coating of zinc Coated
Articles
IS:4826 - Hot dip galvanised coatings on round steel wireASTMA-
472-729
GALVANISED STEEL EARTHWIRE :
IS:1521 ISO/R:89-1959 - Method for Tensile Testing of Steel Wire
IS:1778 - Reels and Drums for Bare Conductors
IS:2629 - Recommended practice for Hot Dip Galvanising on Iron
and Steel.
IS:2633 - Methods for testing Uniformity of Coating of Zinc
Coated Articles.
IS:4826 - Hot dip Galvanised Coatings on Round Steel Wires
ASTM:A 475-72a
BS:443-1969
IS:6745 - Method for Determination of mass of Zinc BS:443-
1969Coating on Zinc coated Iron and Steel Articles
IS:209 - Zinc ingot BS:3463-1961
IS:398 (Pt. I to P5:1992) - Aluminium Conductors for overhead transmission
BS:215 (Part-II ) purposes
FIRE PROTECTION MANUAL BY TAC (LATEST EDITION) :
NFPA-12 - Standard on Carbon dioxide extinguisher systems
IS:3034 - Fire of industrial building:

ELECTRICAL GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTING STATIONS CODE OF

PRACTICE:
IS:2878 - CO2 (Carbon dioxide) Type Extinguisher
IS:2171 - DC (Dry Chemical Powder) type
IS:940 - Pressurised Water Type
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM :
Fire protection manual
issued by tariff advisory
committee (TAC) of India

PG TEST PROCEDURES :
NFPA-13 - Standard for the installation of sprinkler system
NFPA-15 - Standard for water spray fixed system for the fire protection
NFPA-12A - Standard for Halong 1301 Fire Extinguishing System
NFPA-72E - Standard on Antomatic Fire Detectors

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