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PART 54
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INSULATORS

First Revision)

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STANDARDS
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Basic Electrotechnical

NATIONAL

Standards

Sectional

Committee,

ET 01

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard ( Part 54 ) ( First Revision ) which is identical with IEC Pub 50 ( 471 ) ( 1984 )
International
electrotechnical
vocabulary - Chapter 471 : Insulators, issued by the International
Electrotechnical
Commission ( IEC ), was adopted
by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the
recommendation
of the Basic Electrotechnical
Standards Sectional Committee, ET 01 and approval of
the Electrotechnical
Division Council.
This Indian Standard ( Part 54 ) was first published in 1980. This first revision has been undertaken
align it with the international practice.
Only the English text given in the IEC publication has been retained while adopting
Standard, and as such the page numbers given here are not same as in IEC publication.

to

as Indian

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Indian Standard

ELECTROTECHNICALVOCABULARY
PART 54 INSULATORS

(First Revision)
SECTION 471-Ol-

GENERALTERMS

of the insulating partof an insulator such parts are considered

to be effective insulating surfaces and the distance over them
is included in the creepage distance.

471-01-01
insulator
A device intended for electrical insulation. and
mechanical fixing of equipment or conductors which
are subject to potential differences.

471-01-09
protected creepage distance
That part of the creepage distance on the illuminated
side of the insulator which would lie in shadow if light
were projected on to the insulator at 90 (or 45 in
special cases) to the longitudinal axis of the insulator.

471-01-02
fixing device
A device, forming part of an insulator, intended to
connect it to a supporting structure, or to a conductor,
or to an item of equipment, or to another insulator.

471-01-10
spacing
The distance between two consecutive points recurring
in repetitive positions on an insulator or insulator
assembly.

Note- Where the fixing device is metallic, the term metal

fitting is normally used.

471-01-03
core of an insulator
The central insulating part of an insulator which
provides the mechanical characteristics and from
which the sheds project.

471-M-11
puncture (of an insulator)
A disruptive discharge pas,sing through the solid insulating material of the insulator which produces a
permanent loss of dielectric strength.

471-01-04
shed of an insulator
Au insulating part, projecting from the insulator core,
intended to increase the creepage distance. The shed
can be with or without ribs.

471-01-12
flashover (of an insulator)
A disruptive discharge external to the irbsulator, and
over its surface, connecting those parts which normally
have the operating voltage between them.

471-01-0s
Id aze
A glassy surface layer on the insulating part of a
ceramic insulator.

471-01-13
solid-core insulator
An insulator of which the core is solid and composed
only ofhomogeneous insulating material.

471-01-06
semiconducting glaze
A glaze having a resistivity lower than that. of a usual
ceramic material or glaze so that its surface resistivity
generally lies in the range of lo4 to lo7 Sz.
471-01-07
arcing distance
The shortest distance in air external to the insulator
between the metallic parts which normally have the
operating voltage between them.
Note -The

471-01-14
multi-element insulator
An insulator which has an insulating body con$&
of two or more disc or bell-shaped insulating elements
permanently assembled together and to the fixing
device(s).
Note -The

term multiple cone insulator is included in this

definition.

471-01-1s
antipollution-type bmWr
An insulatorwhich bas the emma1 pmfie desibed for
use in polluted areas.

term dryarcing distance is also used.

471-01-08
creepage distance
The shortest distance along the surface of an insulator
between two conductive parts.

.471*01-16
stabilized insulator
Note-The surface of cement or of any other non-insulating
&u insulator having the wholi surface of the insulating
jointing material is not considered as forming part of the
creepage distanti. If high resistance coating is applied to parts parts covered wifh high resistance coating e.g. semi1

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conducting

471-01-19
camber of an insulator

glaze.

Note - An insulator with high resistance coating or semiconducting glaze applied to small areas of the insulating parts
to reduce local electrical stresses is sometimes called a fringe
glazed insulator.

The maximum distance between the theoretical axis of

an insulator and the curved line being the locus of the
centres of all the transverse cross-sections of the unloaded insulator.

471-01-17
hollow insulator

471-01-20
deflection under bending

A hollow insulator which is open from end to end, with

or without sheds.

The displacement of a point on an insulator, measured

perpendicularly to its axis, under the effect of a load
applied perpendicularly to this axis.

Note --Ingeneral,
theterm hollow insulatordoes notinclude
the fixing devices or end fittings. A hollow insulator may
consist of one or two or more peimanently assembled insulating elements.

471-01-18
composite

471-01-21
toughened

insulator

471-02-TERMS

471-01-22
annealed glass
A glass which has been treated to eliminate
stresses.
CONCERNING

BUSHINGS

internal

471-02-04
outdoor bushing
A bushing both ends of which are intended to be in
ambient air at atmospheric pressure and exposed to
outdoor atmospheric conditions.

471-02-01
bushing
Adevice that enables one or several conductors to pass
through a partition such as a wall or a tank, and insulates the conductors from it. The means of attachment
(flange or fixing device) to the partition forms part of
the bushing.

471-02-05
outdoor-indoor bushing
A bushing both ends of which are intended to be in
ambient air at atmospheric pressure. One end is intended to be exposed and the other end not to be
exposed to outdoor atmospheric conditions.

Notes:
I-The
conductor may form an integral part of the bushing
or be drawn into the central tube of the bushing.
2 -The
bushings may be of the following types:
liquid filled bushing,
liquid insulated bushing;
gas filled bushing;
gas insulated bushing;
oil impregnated paper bushing;
resin bonded paper bushing; resin impregnated paper bushing;
ceramic, glass or analogous inorganic material bushing;
cast insulation bushing;
composite bushing.

471-02-02
capacitance

glass

Glass in which pre-stresses have been created in order

to improve its mechanical characteristics.

Insulator made of at least two insulating materials: the

core and the external envelope. The composite insulator,
for example, can consist either of individual sheds
mounted on the core, with or without an intermediate
sheath or alternatively, of the complete envelope with
sheds directly moulded or cast in one piece on to the core.
SECTION

load

471-02-06
indoor-immersed bushing
Abushing one end ofwhich is intended to be inambient
air but not exposed to outdoor atmospheric conditions
and the dther end to be immersed in an insulating
medium other than ambient air (e.g. oil or gas).
471-02-07
outdoor-immersed

bushing

Abushing one end ofwhich is intended to be in ambient

air and exposed to outdoor atmospheric conditions and
the other end to be immersed in an insulating medium
other than ambient air (e.g. oil or gas).

graded bushing

A bushing in which a desired voltage grading is obtained by an arrangement of conducting layers incorporated into the insulating material.

471-02-08
completely

immersed bushing

A bushing both end; of which are intended to be

immersed in insulating media other than ambient air
(e.g. oil or gas)

471-02-03
indoor bushing

471-02-W
draw lead bushihg

A bushing both ends of which are intended to be in

ambient air at atmospheric pressure but not exposed to
outdoor atmospheric.conditions.

Abushing
2

not having an integral current-carrying

con-

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ductor; a cable or other conductor may be drawn
through the bushing and attached to it at one end so that
SECTION

471-03 -

TERMS

it may subsequently
to be withdrawn.

CONCERNING

INSULATORS

be detached to allow the bushing

FOR OVERHEAD

LINES

471-03-01
cap and pin insulator

471-03-07
pin insulator

An insulator comprising an insulating part having the

form of a disk or bell, with or without ribs on its lower
surface, and fixing devices consisting of an outside cap
and an inside pin attached axially.

A rigid insulator consisting of an insulating component

intended to be mounted rigidly on a supporting structure by means of a pin passing up inside the insulating
component which consists of one or more pieces of
insulating material permanently connected together.

471-03-02
long rod insulator

471-03-08

An insulator comprising an insulating part having an

approximately cylindrical core, with or without sheds,
and external or internal fixing devices attached to each
end.

line-post insulator
Arigid insulator consisting of one or more components
of insulating material permanently assembled with a
metal base and intended to be mounted rigidly on a
supporting structure.

471-03-03
string insulator unit

471-03-09

A cap and pin insulator or long rod insulator of which

the fixing devices are suitable for flexible attachment
to other similar string insulator units or to connecting
accessories.

shackle insulator
An insulator consisting of one component of insulating
material and intended to be secured to the structure by
means of a spindle passing through it.

471-03-04
insulator string
Two or more strihg insulator units coupled together and
intended to give flexible #support to overhead line
conductors and stressed mainly in tension.

471-03-10
strain insulator
An insulator placed in a structural support such as
a guy or span wire to isolate a portion of the
support or to prevent leakage current through the
support.

471-03-05
inSulator set
An assembly of one or more insulator strings suitably
connected together, complete with fixing and protective devices as required in service.

471-03-H
ball and socket coupling
A coupling consisting of a ball, a socket and a locking
device, and providing flexibility.

471-03-06
rigid jnsulator
An insulator intended to give rigid support to an overhead line conductor and to be stressed mainly by bending and compressive loads.

SECTION

471-04 -TERMS

471-03-12
clevis and tongue coupling
A coupling consisting of a clevis, a tongue
clevis-pin and providing limited flexibility.

CONCERNING

INSULATORS

FOR SUBSTATIONS

471-04-01
post insulator

complete with fixing devices

attachment to it.

An insulator intended to give rigid support to a live part

which is to be insulated from earth or fromanother live

471-04.03

designed

to facilitate

outdoor post insulator

nart.
r--

and a

-.

Note - A post insulator may be an assembly of a number of

post insulator units.

A post insulator intended

atmospheric conditions.

471-04-02
post insulator unit

471-04-04
indoor post insulator

A constituent part of a post insulator consisting of a

permanent assembly of one or more insulating parts

A post insulator not intended to be exposed to outdoor

atmospheric conditions.

to be exposed

to outdoor

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pedestal post insulator
A post insulator having two metal pasts, a cap;partly

A post insulator of approximately cylindrical shape

embracing atrd iusuhrting=uqiponert t&d a $etksbrl

cemented into a recess in the insul&zg component; the
cap normally has tapped boles and the pedestala flange
with plain boles for attachment by bolts or-screws.

cxmsisting of otle or tnoreinsulating components with

a metal fiiting attached to each end; the metal fitting
may consist of a cap, insert or flange with plain or
tapped boles for attachment by bolts or scnzws.

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INDEX
A
annealed glass
antipollution-type
arcing distance

insulator set
insulator string

471-01-22
471-01-1s
471-01-07

insulator

L
line-post insulator
long rod insulator

B
ball and socket coupling
Gushing

471-03-0s
471-03-04

471-03-11
471-02-01

471-03-08
471-03-02
M

multi-element

insulator

471-01-14
0

capacitance graded bushing

camber of an insulator
cap and pin insulator
clevis and tongue coupling
completely immersed bushing
composite insulator
core of an insulator
creepage distance
cylindrical post insulator

471-02-02
471-01-19
471-03-01
471-03-12
471-02-08
471-01-B
471-01-03
471-01-08
471-04-06

outdoor bushing
outdoor-immersed bushing
outdoor-indoor bushing
outdoor post insulator
P

D
deflection under bending load
draw lead bushing

471-02-04
471-02-07
471-02-05
471-04-03

471-01-20
471-02-09

pedestal post insulator

pin insulator
post insulator
post insulator unit
protected creepage distance
puncture (of an insulator)

471-04-0s
471-03-07
471-04-01
471-04-02
471-01-09
471-01-11

rigid insulator

471-03-06

F
flashover (of an insulator)
fixing device

471-01-12
471-01-02
G

semiconducting
471-01-0s

glaze
H

471-01-17

hollow insulator
I
indoor bushing
indoor-immersed bushing
indoor post insulator
insulator

._

471-02-03
471-02-06
471-04-04
471-01-01

glaze

471-01-06

shackle insulator
shed of an insulator

471-03-09
471-01-04

solid-core insulator

471-01-13

spacing
stabilized insulator

471-01-10
471-01-16

strain insulator

471-03-10

string insulator unit

471-03-03

toughened glass

471-01-21

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