Indian Standards (Electrical Design)

Indian Standards (Electrical Design)
Rabert T
This post describes a number of Indian Standards concerning electrical design.
Some of the most covered aspects within the set standards include insulation, protection from
lighting, earthing, classification of hazardous areas, and the testing of the electrical equipment.
Indian Standards
Indian Standards (Electrical Design)
General Requirements
Code of Standards for Electrical Wiring Installations (System voltage not
IS–732
exceeding 650 volts)
IS–900 Code standards for installing and maintaining induction motors
Classification of the insulting materials for electrical equipment and
IS–1271
machinery based on their thermal stability in service
IS–1646 Code of Practice for Building Fire Safety (General): Electrical Installations
IS–1866 Code standards for maintaining insulating oil.
IS–1882 Code of Standards for Outdoor Public Address System Installation.
IS–1886 Transformer installation and maintenance standards
IS–1913 General and safety standards for electrical lighting fixtures
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Graphical symbols utilized in electrical technology.
2032
IS–2165 Guidelines for Insulation Coordination
Code standards for electrical wire installations (system voltage more than
IS–2274
658 volts)
IS–
Code of practice for lightning protection in buildings and allied structures.
2309
IS– Code of practice for fire safety in industrial buildings – Electrical
3034 generating & distributing stations.
IS–
Code of Standards for Earthing
3043
Part -1 Code of Standards for Installation & Maintenance of the Switchgear
IS-3072
(System Voltage Not Exceeding 1000 V)
Code of Practice for the Selection, Installation, and Maintenance of Fuse
IS–3106
(voltage not exceeding 650 volts)
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Application guide for gas-powered relays.
3638
IS–
Interior illumination practice guidelines.
3646
Application guidance for insulation coordinating – Equipment in
IS–3716
hazardous environments.
IS– Application guidelines for electrical relays for an alternating current
3842 system.
IS– Application Guidelines for the Non-Linear Resisted Type Lightning
4004 Arrestors for alternating current (AC)) Systems
IS–4146 Voltage Transformer Application Guide.
IS–4201 Current Transformer Application Guide.
IS–5571 Guide for selecting electrical equipment in dangerous areas.
IS–5572 Classification of dangerous locations in electrical infrastructure.
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Electrical apparatus & circuits are intrinsically safe.
5780
IS–
Method for measuring electrical installations in the buildings.
5908
Switchgear
General
Marking and layout of switchgear busbars, main connections, and auxiliary
IS–375
winding.
IS–694 Part 1 PVC-insulated wires (up to 100 volts) with copper conductors.
IS–1248 Direct-acting electrical indicating instruments.
The level of protection given by enclosures for low voltage switchgear
IS–2147
& control gear.
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HRC cartridge fuse connects up to 650 volts.
2208
IS–2705 Parts I, II, and III: Current Transformers.
IS–3156 Parts I, II, and III: Voltage Transformers.
IS–
Code of Standards for Climate Proofing Electrical Equipment.
3202
IS–3231 Electrical relays for power system protection.
IS– Heavy-duty air break switches & composite air-break switch and fuse sets
4047 for voltages up to 1000 volts.
General criteria for switchgear & control gear with voltages not exceeding
IS–4237
1000V.
IS–5987 Code of Standards for Switch Selection (Voltage not to exceed 1000V).
6.6 KV
IS–335 Insulating oil for the transformers & switchgears.
Part 1 – Section 2. Alternating current circuit breakers: Requirements &
IS–2516
tests for voltage ranges of 1000 to 11000 volts.
Metal-enclosed switchgear & control gear for voltages greater than 1000 V
IS–3427
but less than 11000 V.
415 V
IS–722 Electricity meters run on alternating current.
IS–1951 PVC sleeving for the electrical applications.
IS–2516 Part 1 – Section 1
Part II/Sec.2: AC circuit breakers – requirements & tests for voltages less
than 1000 volts.
IS–2419 Dimensions of electrical indicator instruments.
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Circuit breakers with rated voltages up to & including 1000 and 1200 V DC.
4752
BS–
PVC-insulated cables for the switchgear wiring.
6231
IEC–157 Low voltage (LV) distribution switchgear circuit breakers.
M.C.C
Part I PVC-insulated (high duty) electric wires for working voltages up to
IS–1554
1100 volts.
IS–1822 AC motor starters with voltages not exceeding 1000 V.
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AC contactors with voltages not exceeding 1000 V.
2959
IS–3961 Part II Standard current ratings for PVC-insulated and encased cables.
Code of practice for the installation & maintenance of AC induction motor
IS–5124
starters (voltage not to exceed 1000V).
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AC contactors with voltages not exceeding 1000 V.
2959
Invertors
IS–391 Primary transformers for electronic devices.
Transformers
IS–335 Insulating oil for the transformers & switchgears.
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Power transformers
2026
IS–
High-voltage porcelain bushings.
2099
IS–
Lightning arrestors for Alternating Current systems.
3070
IS–3637 Gas operated relays.
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Power Transformer Fittings and Accessories
3639
Motors
IS–325 3-phase induction motors.
The level of protection provided by the enclosures for the rotating electrical
IS–4691
equipment.
IS–4722 Rotating electric machines
Batteries
Lead-acid stationary cells and batteries (with positively charged plant
IS–1652
plates).
BS–440 Stationery batteries
Cables
Part I and II PVC-insulated (high duty) electric cables for the working
IS–1554
voltages up to & including 1100 volts & up to 33KV.
IS–1753 Aluminium conductors used in insulated cables.
IS–3961 Part II – Recommended cable current ratings.
IS–3975 Mild steel wires, strips, & tapes used to armour cables.
IS–5819 Recommended high voltage cable short-circuit ratings.
IS–5831 PVC insulation & sheaths for power cables.
Alternators
IS–7132 1973 Guide for the testing synchronous machines.
IS–5422 1996 Turbine-type generators
IS– 1974 Methods for the determining synchronous machinery quantities
7306 through tests.

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