Western Underground Committee Engineering & Substructures Fort Collins, Colorado 18 May 2011

C119 Main Committee - Committee Voting Members C119 Executive Committee – Committee Officers and Standards Subcommittee Officers C119 Standards Subcommittees – 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

 Total Voting Members and Alternates = 53  C119 Main Committee Voting Members = 38  Voting Membership Breakdown:  Producers:14 = 36.47%  Users:15 = 39.47%  General Interest: 9 = 23.68%

C119.1 Subcommittee On Sealed Insulated Underground Connector Systems Rated 600 Volts – A Revised Standard was published in the 1 st Quarter of 2011 as C – Revision includes enhanced Twist and Flex, Impact (direct buried), Resealability & Reusability testing Ongoing work for the next revision: – Performance Testing at 130 o C – Modes of failure in various types of enclosures

C119.4 Subcommittee On Connectors for Use Between Aluminum-to-Aluminum, and Aluminum-to-Copper Conductors Designed for Normal Operation at or Below 93 o C and Copper-to- Copper Conductors Designed for Normal Operation at or Below 100 o C – Just published as C – Optional Salt Spray and Fault Duty Tests are included in this revision Ongoing work for the next revision: – A Task Force is working on how to incorporate Shunting or Repair Devices into the C119 standards

 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 C  Ongoing work for the next revision:  Evaluate the possibility of including a salt spray contamination test

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 2 nd Quarter of 2011 as C – Enhanced test criteria is included in this revision Ongoing work for the next revision: – 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

C119.7 Subcommittee on High Operating Temperature Connector Systems (Above 93 o C) – A New C119.7-XXXX Standard is being developed – Phase 1 of a Joint ANSI C 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

C119 Testing Methods and Directives Subcommittee – 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

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)

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 Phone: (703) Fax: (703) WWW URL: http: Douglas Harms – Chairman ASC C119 Committee