BS EN BRITISH STANDARD 62155:2003 Incorporating Corrigendum No. 1 Hollow pressurized and unpressurized ceramic and glass insulators for use in electrical equipment with rated voltages greater than 1000 V TheEuropeanStandardEN62155:2003hasthestatusofa British Standard ICS 29.080.10 BSi NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBY COPYRIGHTLAW British Standards BSEN 62155:2003 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 62155:2003. It is identical with IEC 62155:2003. It supersedes BS 4963:1973and BSEN61264:1999, which willbe withdrawn 0n2006-05-01. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee BSI PEL/36,Insulatorsforpower systems,to SubcommitteePEL/36/3, Substation insulators, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand thetext; present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation,or proposalsfor change, and keep the UKinterests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled "International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the“Search"facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not ofitself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 52, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued sincepublication Amd. No. Date Comments This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and 15282 26July2004 See National foreword Strategy Committee on Corrigendum No. 1 30October 2003 CBSI 26July 2004 ISBN0580428389 EN 62155 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHENORM August 2003 BSI ICS 29.080.10 Supersedes HD 329 S1:1977 & EN 61264:1998 English version Hollow pressurized and unpressurized ceramic and glass insulators for use in electrical equipment with rated voltages greater than 1 0oo V (IEC62155:2003,modified) Isolateurscreuxavecousanspression Druckbeanspruchte unddrucklose interne,en matiere ceramique ou Hohlisolatoren auskeramischem en verre,pourutilisation dans des Werkstoff und Glas fur Anwendungen appareillagesprévuspourdestensions in elektrischen Betriebsmitteln mit nominalessupérieuresa1000V Nennspannungenuber1000V (CEl62155:2003,modifiée) (IEC 62155:2003,modifiziert) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2003-05-01. CENELEC members are bound to Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions. CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria,Belgium,Czech Republic Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, CENELEC EuropeanCommitteeforElectrotechnical Standardization ComiteEuropéendeNormalisationElectrotechnique EuropaischesKomiteefurElektrotechnische Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35,B -1050 Brussels @ 2003 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in