The type of cord required will depend significantly on how it is used. Is your outdoor equipment a temporary installation or permanent? Does the installation require a flexible cord for any reason?
In North America, permanently installed outdoor equipment generally requires a conduit connection. Flexible cables will only be allowed for temporary installations or where flexibility is required due to a moving components of the system. You can find water and oil resistant cables such as SOOW type, but they still may degrade over time with exposure to UV/sunlight. Generally, the natural rubber cables are more likely to be rated for outdoor use as opposed to PVC cables. Whether conduit or flexible cables are used, all connectors and fittings will need to be rated for outdoor use. For Europe, you are probably still better off with a conduit connection for a fixed installation. For flexible cables, you will likely find outdoor rated rubber cables such as H05RN or H07RN types. As with North America, connectors and fittings will need to be rated for outdoor use. I cannot comment for China as I have no specific knowledge of the requirements for this country. Don Gies' response on the UL 1740 wet location vs. outdoors discussion also has information that may be useful in regards to outdoor installation of ITE. Ted Eckert Compliance Engineer Microsoft Corporation [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. From: Boštjan Glavič [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 1, 2014 7:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PSES] outdoor supply cord Dear Experts, Does anyone know what standard should be followed for a power supply cord used to supply outdoor IT equipment? I need requirements for EU, China and US. I am not sure if normal cords approved to standard IEC 60227 and IEC 60245 can be used. Best regards, Bostjan Boštjan Glavič Laboratory of Electronic Engineering Head of Laboratory SIQ Ljubljana, Tržaška cesta 2 SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia T: + 386 (0)1 47 78 265 F: + 386 (0)1 47 78 444 E-Mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe)<http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> David Heald <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
