Western Underground Committee
Engineering & Substructures
Fort Collins, Colorado
18 May 2011
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C119 Main Committee - Committee Voting Members
C119 Executive Committee – Committee Officers and
Standards Subcommittee Officers
C119 Standards Subcommittees
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C119.1 : Sealed Insulated Underground Connectors
C119.4 : Connectors for Use on Standard Conductors
C119.5 : Insulation Piercing Connectors
C119.6 : Non-sealed Multi-port Connectors
C119.7 : Connectors for Use on High-Temperature
Conductors
C119 Testing Methods and Directives
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Total Voting Members and Alternates = 53
C119 Main Committee Voting Members = 38
Voting Membership Breakdown:
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Producers:
Users:
General Interest:
14 = 36.47%
15 = 39.47%
9 = 23.68%
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C119.1 Subcommittee On Sealed Insulated
Underground Connector Systems Rated 600 Volts
A Revised Standard was published in the 1st
Quarter of 2011 as C119.1-2011
– Revision includes enhanced Twist and Flex, Impact
(direct buried), Resealability & Reusability testing
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Ongoing work for the next revision:
Performance Testing at 130o C
– Modes of failure in various types of enclosures
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C119.4 Subcommittee On Connectors for Use
Between Aluminum-to-Aluminum, and
Aluminum-to-Copper Conductors Designed for
Normal Operation at or Below 93oC and Copper-toCopper Conductors Designed for Normal
Operation at or Below 100oC
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Just published as C119.4-2011
Optional Salt Spray and Fault Duty Tests are included
in this revision
Ongoing work for the next revision:
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A Task Force is working on how to incorporate
Shunting or Repair Devices into the C119 standards
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C119.5 Subcommittee On Insulation Piercing
Connector Systems, Rated 600 Volts or Less
(Low-Voltage Aerial Bundled Cables and
Insulated and Non-Insulated Line Wires)
– This New Standard was published in 2009 as
C119.5-2009
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Ongoing work for the next revision:
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Evaluate the possibility of including a salt spray
contamination test
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C119.6 Subcommittee On Non-sealed Multi-port
Connector Systems Rated 600 Volts or Less for
Aluminum and Copper Conductors
A Revised Standard will be Published in the 2nd Quarter
of 2011 as C119.6-2011
– Enhanced test criteria is included in this revision
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Ongoing work for the next revision:
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Determination of test parameters for Pin Terminals
Evaluate the possibility of including a salt spray
contamination test
Evaluate the possibility of including a short circuit test
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C119.7 Subcommittee on High Operating
Temperature Connector Systems (Above 93oC)
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A New C119.7-XXXX Standard is being developed
Phase 1 of a Joint ANSI C119.7 - EPRI Project for
testing the proposed high temperature test protocol
is in progress
Testing of ACSS, ACCR, and ACCC conductor–
connector systems to validate the proposed test
protocol is approximately 50% complete
Phase 1 of the C119.7 – EPRI test protocol evaluation
is scheduled to be completed in 2011
EPRI is doing additional long duration (1,500 cycle)
heat cycle performance testing and scientific
evaluation of connector – conductor interface
performance at high temperatures
Phase 2 of the C119.7 – EPRI test protocol evaluation is being
planned for 2012
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C119 Testing Methods and Directives
Subcommittee
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This Subcommittee has the responsibility of
evaluating and recommending improvements
for test lab procedures that are common to all of
the C119 Standards
The Subcommittee continues to develop a
Common Test Requirements Guide Document
which will be published as a supplement as
applicable to all the C119 Standards
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Fall 2011:
Date:
October 4-6, 2011
Location:
San Diego, CA
(Hotel Details are Being Finalized)
Spring 2012:
Date:
Week of April 16, 2012 (Tentative)
Location:
Boston, MA (Tentative)
Fall 2012:
Date:
Week of September 17, 2012 (Tentative)
Location:
Albuquerque, NM (Tentative)
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NEMA – ASC C119 Committee Secretariat
Developer Name: National Electrical Manufacturers
Association
Acronym: NEMA (ASC C119)
Committee Title: Connectors for Electric Utility Application
Secretariat: National Electrical Manufacturers
Association
Contact: Paul Orr
Title: Technical Program Manager
Address:
1300 North 17th Street
Rosslyn, VA 22209
Phone: (703) 841-3227
Fax: (703) 841-3327
E-Mail: pau_orr@nema.org
WWW URL: http: www.nema.org
Douglas Harms – Chairman ASC C119 Committee
douglas.harms@centerpointenergy.com