British Standards Institution

Source:: IEC
Committee:: GEL/7 - Overhead electrical conductors
Categories:: Electrical wires and cables. General
Comment period start date:: 21/07/2025
Comment period end date:: 03/09/2025
Number of comments:: 0

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3rd Sep

Scope

This International Standard specifies the designation system, requirement, test methods, inspection rules, marks and packaging of concentric lay overhead stranded conductors made of combinations of any of the following metal wires:

a) round or formed conductive wires as per IEC 62641,

b) round wires as per IEC 63248.This International Standard does not refer to gap-conductors as per IEC 62420.

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1. Proposal (Complete)

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2. Draft (Complete)

Draft start date:

10/10/2025

3. Public Comments

Public Comments start date:

21/07/2025

Public Comments end date:

03/09/2025

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BS EN IEC 63559 Ed.1.0 Concentric lay overhead electrical stranded conductors

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