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आई एस 17293 : 2020 के अनुसार

रे टे ड वोल्टे ज 1500 डी. सी. की फोटोवोल्टल्टक प्रणाललयोों के ललए इलेल्टरि क केबल के ललए
दस्तावेज़ सोंख्या – पीएम/आईएस 17293/1/ फरवरी 2023
भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो की स्कीम-I (अनुरूपता मूलयााोंकन) लवलनयम, 2018 के तहत यह उत्पाद
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PRODUCT MANUAL FOR

Electric Cables for Photovoltaic Systems for Rated Voltage 1500 V d.c.
ACCORDING TO IS 17293 : 2020
Document No - PM/IS 17293/1/ February 2023
This Product Manual shall be used as reference material by all Regional/Branch Offices &
licensees to ensure coherence of practice and transparency in operation of certification under
Scheme-I of Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 for
various products. The document may also be used by prospective applicants desirous of
obtaining BIS certification licence/certificate.

भारतीय मानक ब्यूरो

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
मानक भवन, ९, बहादु र शाह ज़फ़र मार्ग
Manak Bhawan, 9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
नई ददल्ली- ११०००२
New Delhi – 110002
 PM/IS 17293/1/ February 2023

PRODUCT MANUAL FOR

Electric Cables for Photovoltaic Systems for Rated Voltage 1500 V d.c.
ACCORDING TO
IS 17293 : 2020
This Product Manual shall be used as reference material by all Regional/Branch Offices & licensees to ensure
coherence of practice and transparency in operation of certification under Scheme-I of Bureau of Indian
Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 for various products. The document may also be used
by prospective applicants desirous of obtaining BIS certification licence/certificate.

1. Product : IS 17293 : 2020

Title : Electric Cables for Photovoltaic Systems for Rated Voltage 1500 V
d.c.

No. of Amendments : Nil

2. Sampling Guidelines:

a) Raw material : Annealed tinned Copper wire as per IS 8130

Please refer ANNEX – A
b) Grouping guidelines :
c) Sample Size : 1 coil (90m /100m)
d) Sampling for
surveillance

3. List of Test Equipment : Please refer ANNEX – B

Scheme of Inspection
4. : Please refer ANNEX – C
and Testing

5. :
Possible tests in a day Please refer ANNEX – D

6. : Scope of the Licence :

Scope of the License
Electric Cables for Photovoltaic Systems with annealed tinned Copper
conductor
Maximum Rated Voltage: ___ V d.c., Core size: ___, Type of
insulation: ___, Type of sheath: ___, Class of conductor:

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ANNEX A

Grouping Guidelines

1. Samples of Cable for each Conductor class, insulation type, sheath type shall be tested for
grant of licence.

2. Following relaxation may be given when a variety is tested for all the requirements:
a. When a cable with higher cross sectional area is tested, all the cable with lower cross
sectional may be covered in scope of licence, subject to the condition that class of
conductor, insulation and sheath remain same.
b. If a cable with Insulation class A is tested, then cable with insulation class D may be
covered in scope of licence without further testing subject to condition that cross
sectional area and sheath remain same.

3. The Firm shall declare the Varieties and Sizes of various Cables they intend to cover in the
Licence. The Scope of Licence may be restricted based on the Manufacturing and Testing
capabilities of the Manufacturer.

4. For the ratings/varieties that are not subjected to testing and are covered in the Scope of
Licence by virtue of the grouping guidelines 2 (a) above, an undertaking shall be obtained
from the manufacturer to the effect that the product with such ratings will conform to the
requirements of the IS 17293 and that the firm, at the first instance of manufacturing these
ratings and before applying the Standard Mark, shall get the cable(s) tested at third party
laboratory for all parameters as per IS 17293. The Grant of Licence letter shall clearly
mention the details regarding submission of independent test reports by the licensee on the
first instance of manufacturing of any variety as mentioned above.

5. During the operation of the Licence, BO shall ensure that all the varieties covered in the
Licence are tested in rotation to the extent possible.

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ANNEX -B
List of Test Equipment

Major test equipment required to test as per the Indian Standard

Sl. Test Equipment Tests used in with Clause Reference

No. Cl. Ref. Tests
1 Vernier Callipers 5.3, 7, 11.1 Measurement of thickness & Outer
Dia.
2 Steel Scale 11.1 Elongation, flammability

3 Micrometer 11.1 Measurement of Wire Diameter.

4 Measuring Microscope 5.3, 7, 11.1 Measurement of thickness (insulation

& sheath) and hot deformation test

5 Graduated Magnifying Glass 5.3, 7, 11.1 Measurement of thickness (insulation

& sheath)and hot deformation test

6 Tensile Testing Machine 11.1 Tensile Strength, Elongation Test &

Annealing Test

7 Dumb-Bell Cutting Machine with 11.1 Tensile Strength & Elongation Test
Die

8 Hot Air oven with thermostatic 11.1 Heat Shock, Hot Deformation &
Temperature controller Shrinkage Test

9 Thermal Ageing Oven with 11.1 Tensile Strength & Elongation After
Thermostatic Temperature ageing, Loss Of Mass Test
controller, Air flow Meter & Hour
Meter
10 Water Bath with thermostatic 11.1, 11.2, Water immersion A.C. & D.C. Test,
temperature controller, Stirrer & 11.4 Insulation Resistance Constant/
Hour Meter Volume Resistivity Test

11 Mega ohmmeter 6.3, 7, 11.1, Insulation Resistance Constant/

11.2.3, Volume Resistivity Test
11.3.3
12 Smooth metal Mandrels 11.1 Cold Bend Test

13 Low temperature Impact Apparatus 11.1 Cold Impact Test

14 Hot Pressure Test Apparatus with 11.1 Hot Deformation Test

Weights
15 Physical Weighing Balance with 11.1 Persulphate Test, Flammability Test
Weights

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16 Kelvin Double Bridge with 11.1 Conductor Resistance Test

galvanometer, D.C. Source
17 Flammability Test apparatus with 11.1 Flammability Test
burner, Gas cylinder, Scale,
Stopwatch & 0.71 mm copper wire
18 Conditioning chamber & Refrigerator 11.1 Tensile Strength, Elongation Test,
with Humidity Indicator Cold Bend, Cold Impact & Thermal
stability Test
19 AC Spark Tester 11.2.2 Spark Testing

20 D.C. High Voltage Test set 11.1 D.C. High Voltage Test

21 Glass Thermometer 6.3, 7, 11.1, Conductor Resistance & Insulation

11.2.3, Resistance Test
11.3.3
22 Balance Digital 11.1 Flammability Test

23 Stop Watch 11.1 Flammability Test

24 Thermal stability test apparatus with 11.1 Thermal Stability Test

pH paper & tubes
25 Test setup for Ozone Resistance Test 11.1, Annex Ozone
G
26 Oxygen Index test apparatus, Oxygen 11.1 Temperature Index Test
& Nitrogen gas
27 Tube Furnace, Quartz Combustion 11.1, Halogen Acid Gas Evolution Testing
Tube, Porcelain combustion boat, Annex J
Wash Bottles, Glass Tubing and
Silicon Rubber Stoppers, Air Flow
Meter, Reagents
28 Smoke density test apparatus 11.1, Smoke density rating test
Annex A

The above list is indicative only and may not be treated as exhaustive.

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ANNEX C
Scheme of Inspection and Testing
1. LABORATORY - A laboratory shall be maintained which shall be suitably equipped (as per
the requirement given in column 2 of Table 1) and staffed, where different tests given in the
specification shall be carried out in accordance with the methods given in the specification.

1.1 The manufacturer shall prepare a calibration plan for the test equipment.

2. TEST RECORDS – The manufacturer shall maintain test records for the tests carried out to
establish conformity.

3. LABELLING AND MARKING – In addition to the requirements of IS 17293: 2020,

Identification in code or otherwise shall be either stencilled on reel/drum, packages of individual
or contained in the label attached to the coil, in order that the date of manufacture and control
unit can be traced back to factory records.

4. CONTROL UNIT – Cable of each conductor class, insulation type, sheath material and
maximum rated voltage of continuous length manufactured/ extruded under similar conditions
of production for one nominal cross-sectional area and class of conductor shall constitute a
control unit.

5. LEVELS OF CONTROL - The tests as indicated in column 1 of Table 1 and the levels of
control in column 3 of Table 1, shall be carried out on the whole production of the factory which
is covered by this plan and appropriate records maintained in accordance with paragraph 2 above.

6. REJECTIONS – Disposal of non-conforming product shall be done in such a way so as to ensure

that there is no violation of provisions of BIS Act, 2016.

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TABLE 1

(1) (2) (3)

Test
Test Details equipment Levels of Control
requirement

R: required
Test Methods
(or)

S: Sub-
Cl. Requirement Clause Ref Part Ref contracting No. of Sample Frequency Remarks
permitted
4 Conductor
No further testing is
4.1 Resistance 7.3 IS 8130 Part 5 IS 10810 R Each coil/ required if
bobbin of accompanied with
finished wire Test Certificate or
7.1.2.1, drawn or with BIS Standard
Annealing Part 1 IS 10810 R received mark
7.2.3

Insulation, Sheath
5, 6

5.1, 6.1 Material

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tensile strength Cable of each
before ageing Part 7 IS 10810 R size and type
elongation at break manufactured in
before breaking a month from
same
tensile strength afer
consignment of
ageing
Part 11 IS 10810 PVC
R
elongation at break As per Cl. 10 of IS
after ageing 17293

Hot set test Part 30 IS 10810 S

IS 8504 (Part Once in six
Thermal endurance months for
1) S
Test cables made
and (Part 2)
from each
Bending at low conductor class,
Part 20 IS 10810 S
temperature insulation class,
Elongation at low Annex sheath material
IS 17293 S and of same
temperature F
Sheath resistance cross sectional
Annex area
against acid and IS 17293 S
I
alkaline solution

Compatibility test Part 11 IS 10810 S

Insulation 5.2
5.2 IS 17293
Application
Insulation 5.3 Part 6 IS 10810 R
5.3 IS 17293
Thickness Each coil
6.2 Sheath application 6.2 IS 17293
6.3 Sheath Thickness 6.3 IS 17293
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6.4 Sheath Colour 6.4 IS 17293 R Each Coil
7 Overall Dimension 7 IS 17293 R Each Coil
Cable
8 IS 17293
Identification 8 R Each Coil
Continuity of
8.1 IS 17293
Marking 8.1 R Each Coil
8.2 Durability 8.2 IS 17293 R Each Coil
8.3 Legibility 8.3 IS 17293 R Each Coil
9 Core Identification 9 IS 17293 R Each Coil
12.1,
Packing and 12.2,
12 Marking 12.3 IS 17293 R Each Coil
11 Requirements for Completed Cables

IS 17293 Each Control

11.3.2 Sheath marking 9 R Unit
Absence of faults IS 17293
11.2.2 on the insulation 11.2.2 Part 44 IS 10810 R Each Coil
Measurement of Once in six
the insulation months for
11.2.3 resistance 11.2.3 IS 17293 Part 43 IS 10810 R cables made
from each
Long term
conductor class,
resistance of
insulation class,
11.2.4 insulation to d c 11.2.4 IS 17293 S
sheath material
and of same
Surface resistance As per Cl. 10 of IS cross sectional
11.2.5 of sheath 11.2.5 IS 17293 S 17293 area

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IS 17293 As per Cl. 10 of IS Each Control

11.3.3 Ovality 11.3.3 R 17293 Unit
11.1 General
Conductor 7.3 IS 8130
resistance test Part 5 IS 10810 R Each Coil
Voltage test on
completed cable
with a.c or d.c.
(HV test) Part 45 IS 10810 R Each Coil
Maximum diameter
of wire in
conductor 6.4.3 IS 17293 Part 4 IS 10810 Each Coil
As per Cl. 10 of IS Once in six
Persulphate test 7.1.1 IS 8130 Part 4 IS 10810 S 17293 months for
As per Cl. 10 of IS cables made
Cold impact test Part 21 IS 10810 S 17293 from each
conductor class,
insulation class,
sheath material
and of same
As per Cl. 10 of IS cross sectional
Cold bend test Part 20 IS 10810 S 17293 area
Ozone resistance Annex
Once in one year
on complete cable G IS 17293 S
for cables made
Weathering / UV Cable of each type from each
resistance on Annex and size conductor class,
sheath E IS 17293 S insulation class,
Dynamic Annex sheath material
penetration test D IS 17293 S and of same

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cross sectional
area
Annex
Damp heat test H IS 17293 S

Shrinkage test on As per Cl. 10 of IS Each Control

sheath Part 12 IS 10810 R 17293 Unit

As per Cl. 10 of IS Each Control

Flammability Test Part 53 IS 10810 R 17293 Unit
Once in six
Smoke emission of As per Cl. 10 of IS months for
complete cable Part 63 IS 10810 S 17293 cables made for
each class,
insulation class,
sheath material
Assessment of Annex IS 17293 S As per Cl. 10 of IS and cross
Halogens J 17293 sectional area

Note-1: Sub-contracting is permitted to a laboratory recognized by the Bureau or Government laboratories empaneled by the Bureau.
Note-2: Levels of control given in column 3 are only recommendatory in nature. The manufacturer may define the control unit/batch/lot and submit his own levels of control in
column 3 with proper justification for approval by BO Head.

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ANNEX D

Possible tests in a day

1. Dimensions
a. Maximum Conductor diameter
b. Overall dimensions
c. Ovality
d. Thickness of sheath and insulation
2. Annealing Test
3. Conductor Resistance
4. Tensile Test (before ageing) on Insulation and Sheath Shrinkage Test
5. Insulation Resistance Test
6. HV Test (at Room Temperature)
7. Flammability Test

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