INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 19642-1

First edition
2019-04

Road vehicles — Automotive cables —

Part 1:
Vocabulary and design guidelines
Véhicules routiers — Cables automobiles —
Partie 1: Vocabulaire et lignes directrices pour la conception

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Contents Page

Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv
Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3.1 Terms related to voltage rating.................................................................................................................................................. 1
3.2 Terms related to temperatures.................................................................................................................................................. 1
3.3 Terms related to cables..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Annex A (informative) Design guidelines for calculation of dimensions in multi-core cables..............11
Annex B (informative) Recommended colour concentrations................................................................................................20
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21

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Foreword
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Introduction
This document was prepared following a joint resolution to improve the general structure of the ISO
automotive electric cable standards. This new structure adds more clarity and, by defining a new
standard family, opens up the standard for future amendments.
Many other standards currently refer to ISO 6722-1, ISO 6722-2 and ISO 14572. These standards will stay
valid at least until the next scheduled systematic review and will later be replaced by the ISO 19642 series.
For new automotive cable projects, customers and suppliers are advised to use the ISO 19642 series.

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Road vehicles — Automotive cables —

Part 1:
Vocabulary and design guidelines

1 Scope
This document defines terms in the field of cables applied in road vehicle general purpose applications,
for use in the other parts of the ISO 19642 series.

2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.

3 Terms and definitions

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3.1 Terms related to voltage rating ISO 19642-1:2019

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a.c. voltage
voltage in an alternating current circuit that also periodically reverses because the current has a
periodic function of time
Note 1 to entry: Whenever a.c. voltage is specified in the ISO 19642 series, the a.c. r.m.s. value shall be used.

3.1.2
60 V cable
cable (3.3.8) intended for use in road vehicle applications where the nominal system voltage is less than
or equal to 30 V a.c. or 60 V d.c.
3.1.3
900 V cable
cable (3.3.8) intended for use in road vehicle applications where the nominal system voltage is less than
or equal to 600 V a.c. or 900 V d.c.
3.1.4
1 500 V cable
cable (3.3.8) intended for use in road vehicle applications where the nominal system voltage is less than
or equal to 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c.

3.2 Terms related to temperatures

3.2.1
temperature class rating
temperature range for safe operation of the cable (3.3.8) divided into eight temperature classes as
defined in Table 1

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Table 1 — Temperature class rating

Temperature
Class Is equivalent to Class
°C
A T1 −40 to 85
B T2 −40 to 100
C T3 −40 to 125
D T4 −40 to 150
E T5 −40 to 175
F T6 −40 to 200
G T7 −40 to 225
H T8 −40 to 250

3.2.2
room temperature
RT
situation with a temperature of (23 ± 3) °C and a relative humidity (RH) of 45 % to 75 %

3.3 Terms related to cables

3.3.1
Percentage of International Annealed Copper Standard
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metal cable (3.3.8) conductor (3.3.12) in which the strand or strands are not coated
3.3.3
bedding layer
non-metallic covering applied (normally extruded) around the assembly of the cores (3.3.14) [and fillers
(3.3.17), if any] of a multi-conductor cable (3.3.30) to obtain a more circular outline
3.3.4
braid
covering formed from plain or plated metallic or non-metallic material
3.3.5
braid parameter
parameter of a braid (3.3.4) as defined in Table 2 and Table 3

Table 2 — Braid coverage formulae

Outside diameter Number of single strands Optical coverage,
Coverage
of the braid in one direction braid percentage
n m× d
DG = DS + 4 × d m = a× B= BO = (2 × B − B2)× 100
2 h × cos α

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Table 3 — Braid parameters

d mm Diameter of the single strand
DS mm Diameter of the core (3.3.14) below the braid
DG mm Outside diameter of the braid
a Number of strands in one carrier
m Number of single strands in one direction
n Number of carriers
h mm Lay length (3.3.28)
α ° Angle of lay, see Figure 1
B Coverage, proportion of the covered surface by strands in one
direction compared to the whole surface.
BO % Optical coverage. Also called braid percentage. Proportion of
the covered surface by strands in both directions compared to
the whole surface.

Note 1 to entry: A braid is formed by a number of single strands which are grouped into carriers and applied to
the cable (3.3.8) surface in two different directions (left and right or S and Z) in a form that each carrier of one
direction is alternatively above and below the adjacent carrier of the other direction.

Note 2 to entry: See Figure 1.

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Figure 1 — Angle of lay

3.3.6
bunched conductor
conductor (3.3.12) in which individual strands are assembled together in helical formation, all in the
same direction and with the same length of lay
3.3.7
bunching loss
fb
ratio of conductor (3.3.12) resistance before and after the bunching process of stranded conductors
(3.3.40)
Note 1 to entry: The factor, f b, is derived by the formula:

m mean × R mean × κ
fb =
1 000 × ρ

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where
κ is the conductivity of the used conductor material in Sm/mm2;
ρ is the density of the conductor material in kg/dm3 = kg/l;
mmean is the mean of measured conductor mass in g/m;
Rmean is the mean of measured conductor resistance at 20 °C mΩ/m.

3.3.8
cable
single or multi-core wire (3.3.42)
Note 1 to entry: Cable dimension descriptions are shown in Figure 2.

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Key
a conductor (3.3.12) diameter 2 conductor insulation (3.3.13)
b core (3.3.14) diameter 3 inner covering (3.3.22)
c twisted core diameter 4 filler (3.3.17)
d diameter under sheath (3.3.38) 5 drain wire (3.3.42)
e outside cable diameter 6 foil
f wall thickness sheath 7 screen (3.3.36)
1 conductor 8 sheath

Figure 2 — Cable dimension descriptions

3.3.9
cable family
group with multiple conductor (3.3.12) sizes having the same conductor strand coating, insulation
(3.3.25) formulation, and wall thickness type

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