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INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS
ABS American Burean of Shipping
AEIC Association of Edison Illuminating Companies.
ANSI American National Standards Institute.
AREMA American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials.
ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association (formerly IPCEA).
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
NFPA National Fire Protection Association.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act administered by U.S.
Dept. of Labor which establishes employee safety standards in all industrial
and commercial establishments.
RUS Rural Utility Systems of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, formerly REA.
OKONITE REGISTERED
TRADE NAMES
C-L-X®
Continuous-Lightweight- Exterior. Welded and corrugated, impervious metallic
sheathed cables.
LOXARMOR®An
interlocked “S” shaped armor cable covering, normally galvanized steel or
aluminum.
OKOBON® A moisture
resistant cable finish consisting of an aluminum/ copolymer tape fused to
itself and to an overall CPE jacket. OKOCLAD®
Welded smooth sheath Type MC cable. OKOCLEAR TP®
Thermoplastic low smoke/zero halogen jacket compound.
OKLOCLEAR TS®
Thermosetting low smoke/zero halogen jacket compound.
OKOCORD® Rubber
insulated, reinforced jacketed, mold cured portable, flexible cables.
OKOGUARD® Okonite's exclusive ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR)
based, thermo-setting insulation, with an optimum balance of electrical and
physical properties unequalled in other solid dielectrics, used on power
cables rated 600V and above..
OKOLENE® Thermoplastic polyethylene based insulating or
jacketing compound.
OKOLON® Vulcanized CSPE insulation and/or jacket compound.
OKONITE® Okonite's exclusive ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) based,
thermo- setting insulation used up to 2000V.
OKOGUARD-FMR® Okonite's exclusive flame and moisture
resistant ethylene propylene rubber (EPR) insulation used up to 2000V.
OKOGUARD-OKOLON® Composite insulation system consisting of
EPR and CSPE. OKO-PACK® Okonite's unique compact round
conductor shape and design.
OKOPRENE® Neoprene based jacketing or low voltage insulation
material. Excellent resistance to flame, impact and abrasion.
OKOSEAL® A PVC insulation or jacketing compound with
excellent resistance to flame and most chemicals.
OKOSEAL-N® PVC insulated and nylon jacketed low voltage
conductors, Type THHN, THWN and TFN.
OKOSHEATH® Moisture resistant neoprene compound serving as
an outer sheath. OKOSHEATH-CP® Moisture resistant flame
retardant CPE outer sheath.
OKOTHERM® Heat resistant silicone rubber based insulation
for use in high temperature locations.
OKOZEL® Okonite's name for its ETFE based flame and
radiation resistant insulating and jacketing compound.
P-30® Okolene-Okoseal insulated 600V multiple and single
conductor control cable.
P-45® Okolene-Okoseal Insulated 1000V Multiple Conductor
Control Cable.
X-OLENE® Okonite's name for its XLPE insulation.
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STANDARD TERMS
AWG American Wire Gauge, based on the circular mil system where 1 mil
equals 0.001 inch.
CIC Cable in Conduit for buried distribution systems.
C-L-X-M C-L-X Marine
CPE Chlorinated Polyethylene jacketing material.
CSA Canadian Standards Association. An independent organization which
implements and monitors the commercial and consumer electrical product
standards. The CSA assures compliance to the Canadian Electrical Code.
CSPE Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene compound (Okolon) used for jackets
and low voltage insulation.
CT Designation given to cables meeting UL requirements for cable tray
use.
CTC Designation for Centralized Traffic Control Code Line cable.
CWCMC UL's designation for 600 volt C-L-X marine shipboard cable -
“continuously welded corrugated MC" cable.
DEL Diesel Electric Locomotive and car wiring with Okonite insulation
and Okolon jacket.
DLO Diesel Locomotive and car wiring with Okolon insulation.
EPR Ethylene Propylene Rubber insulating compound.
ETFE Modified Ethylene Tetrofluoroethylene compound (Okozel) used for
insulation and jackets.
FEP Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene insulation and jacket compound.
FPL Power limited Fire Protective Signal Cable (NEC Art. 760).
FRMR Flame Retardant, Moisture Retardant.
HL Designation given to MC cables meeting NEC and UL requirements for
use in Division 1 hazardous locations. (MC-HL) ITC Instrumentation tray
cable NEC Article 727.
INSULATION LEVEL-100% Cable for use on grounded systems or where the
system is provided with relay protection such that grounds faults will be
cleared as rapidly as possible but in any case within one minute.
INSULATION LEVEL-133% Cable for use on ungrounded or grounded systems
or where the faulted section will be de-energized in a time not exceeding
one hour. kcmil A unit of conductor area in thousands of circular mils.
(Formerly MCM).
LOCA Loss of Coolant Accident, IEEE 383 defines test requirements.
LCS Longitudinal Corrugated Shield.
MC Metal-Clad cable. NEC type designation for power and control
cables enclosed in a smooth metallic sheath (Okoclad), welded and corrugated
metallic sheath (C-L-X), or an interlocking tape armor (Loxarmor). (Article
330)
mil 0.001 inch.
MV Medium Voltage cable.
NEC designation for single & multiple conductor insulated cable rated
2001 to 35,000 volts. NEC National Electrical Code.
NPLF Non-Power Limited Fire Protective Signal Cable (NEC Art. 760).
OKO-MARINE UL Designation for non-armored Marine Shipboard Cable.
PLTC Type designation for Power- Limited Tray Cable for use in Class
2 or 3 power-limited circuits; instrumentation, supervisory control, and
thermocouple extension.
P-NS Single pair or triad, Non Shielded, instrumentation or
thermocouple extension cable.
P-OS Single or multi Pairs or Triads with Overall Shield,
instrumentation or thermocouple extension cable.
POWER-LIMITED CIRCUIT Circuit either inherently limited requiring no
overcurrent protection or limited by a combination of a power source and
overcurrent protection.
PVC Polyvinyl Chloride insulating and jacketing material which is
usually flame retardant and resistant to many chemicals.
P-104 Okonite's identification number issued by the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Resources.
RHH NEC conductor type designation for conductors with Heat resistant
rubber or XLPE insulation, for use in dry locations.
RHW-2 NEC conductor type designation for conductors with Heat and
Moisture resistant rubber or XLPE insulation, for use in 90° C wet or dry
locations.
RTA Thermoplastic insulated, aluminum shielded, polyethylene jacketed
communication cable.
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SCREEN A semiconducting nonmetallic
layer used under and over the insulation of power cables rated over 2kV to
reduce electrical stresses and corona. SEMICONDUCTING An extruded
layer or tape of such resistance that when applied between two elements of a
cable the adjacent surfaces of the two elements will maintain substantially
the same potential.
SHIELD A nonmagnetic, metallic material applied over an insulated
conductor(s) to confine the electric field to the insulation.
SP-OS Multiple Shielded Pairs or Triads with Overall Shield,
instrumentation or thermocouple extension cable.
TC NEC type designation for power and control tray cable. (Aricle
336)
TFN NEC conductor type designation for PVC insulated nylon jacketed
conductors in sizes #18 and 16 AWG for use in dry locations.
THHN NEC conductor type designation for PVC insulated nylon jacketed
conductors for use in dry locations.
THWN NEC conductor type designation for PVC insulated nylon jacketed
conductors for use in wet or dry locations.
UL Underwriters Laboratories. An independent organization which
examines, tests, lists and periodically inspects equipment to appropriate
standards.
URO-J Underground Residential distribution- Okoguard (EPR)
insulation-Okolene Jacket employing a concentric neutral. UR-X
Underground Residential distribution cable with X-Olene insulation.
USE Underground Service Entrance cable.
VERTICAL TRAY FLAME TEST Conducted per UL, IEEE or ICEA procedures to
demonstrate that a single conductor (1/0 AWG and larger) or multi-conductor
cable will not propagate a fire in the defined test.
VOLTAGE LEVELS Power-Limited - 0-300 Volts Low Voltage - 600-2000
Volts Medium Voltage - 5000-69000 Volts High Voltage - 115kV and above
VOLTAGE RATING kV, industry convention to identify voltage levels,
phase to phase voltage.
VW-1 Basic flammability test for single conductors; employs a tirrill burner
applied intermittently to a Vertical Wire.
XHHW-2 NEC conductor type designation for conductors with Heat and
Moisture resistant insulation for use in 90°C wet or dry locations.
XLPE Cross-Linked Polyethylene insulating compound.
Z NEC conductor type designation for conductors with ETFE insulation
for use in dry locations.
ZW NEC conductor type designation for conductors with ETFE insulation
for use in wet or dry locations.
CONDUCTOR
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
E-1 Color sequences for utility conductor identification, see
Appendix E, Table E-1, ICEA Standards S-73-532, includes green.
E-2 Color sequence for industrial conductor identification, see
Appendix E, Table E-2, ICEA Standards S-73-532, excludes green.
METHOD-1 Conductor identification, colored compounds with tracers in
accordance with ICEA standards.
METHOD-2 Conductor identification, neutral compounds with tracers in
accordance with ICEA Standards.
METHOD-3 Conductor identification, neutral or single colored
compounds with surface printing of numbers and color designations in
accordance with ICEA Standards.
METHOD-4 Conductor identification, neutral or single colored
compounds with surface printing of numbers in accordance with ICEA
Standards.
METHOD-5 Conductor identification, individual color coding with
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