SR EN 60885-3:2015

IEC 60885-3:2015 is available as <a href="http://webstore.iec.ch/webstore/webstore.nsf/Artnum_PK/99999201587?opendocument">IEC Standards+ 60885-3:2015 which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition. IEC 60885-3:2015 specifies the test methods for partial discharge (PD) measurements on lengths of extruded power cable, but does not include measurements made on installed cable systems. Reference is made to IEC 60270 which gives the techniques and considerations applicable to partial discharge measurements in general. This second edition of IEC 60885-3 cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 1988 and constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: - The definition of sensitivity as twice the background noise level has been removed and replaced by a practical assessment of sensitivity based on the minimum level of detectable discharge. - References to measureme