DEFINITIONS

Caravan Park
Area of land that contains two or more caravan pitches.

Caravan pitch
Plot of earth upon which a single leisure accommodation vehicle or leisure home
stands.

Caravan pitch electrical supply equipment

Equipment that provides means of connecting and disconnecting supply cables from
leisure accommodation vehicles or leisure homes with a mains electric supply.

Catenary lightning protection system

A lightning protection system consisting of one or more overhead earth wires. Each
overhead earth wire forms a catenary between masts and serves the functions of both a
strike termination device and a main conductor.

Certificate of conformity
A specified duration certificate should be issued by the contractor through accredited
body to confirm the electrical installation as per the Saudi Building Code requirements
and related to the test report results given by the inspection body.

Chimney (of lightning protection)

A smoke or vent stack having a flue with a cross-sectional area less than 0.3 m2 and a
total height of 23 m or less.

Circuit breaker
A mechanical device capable of making and carrying currents under normal circuit
conditions and also capable of breaking currents under specified abnormal circuit
conditions such as those of short-circuits.

Circuit protective conductor

A protective conductor connecting exposed-conductive-parts of equipment to the main
earthing terminal.

Class I equipment
Equipment having basic insulation throughout, and depending on earthing of exposed
conductive parts for protection against indirect contact in the event of failure of the
basic insulation.

Class I flammable Liquid (of lightning protection)

A liquid having a flash point below 37.8°C and having a vapour pressure not
exceeding 275 kPa at 37.8°C. Class I liquids shall be subdivided as follows:
a) Class IA shall include those having flash points below 22.8°C and having a
boiling point below 37.8°C.
b) Class IB shall include those having flash points below 22.8°C and having a
boiling point at or above 37.8°C.
c) Class IC shall include those having flash points at or above 22.8°C and below
37.8°C.

Class I materials (of lightning protection)

Lightning conductors, air terminals, earth terminals, and associated fittings for the
protection of structures not exceeding 23 m in height.

SBC 401 2007 21/4

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Class II equipment
Equipment having double insulation or reinforced insulation, or a combination of these
throughout, and whose intermediate parts are protected by supplementary insulation so
that there is no risk of indirect contact in the event of failure of basic insulation. Class
II equipment is marked with the symbol .

Class II materials (of lightning protection)

Lightning conductors, air terminals, earth terminals, and associated fittings for the
protection of structures exceeding 23 m in height.

Class III equipment

Equipment which will not give rise to electric shock because it is designed for supply
from Isolated Extra Low-voltage (IELV) only and in which voltages higher than those
of IELV are not generated. This equipment is normally not earthed by the provision of
earthing facilities and does not necessarily exclude any such equipment from being
regarded as Class III equipment.

Clearance (Creepage Distance)

The shortest distance between two conductive parts or between a live part and an
accessible surface of an enclosure, earthed metalwork or flammable materials,
measured through the air.

Combination wave (of SPD)

Waveform delivered by a generator that applies a 1.2/50 voltage impulse across an
open circuit and an 8/20 current impulse into a short-circuit.

Combined multi-port SPD

Surge protective device (SPD) integrating in a single package the means for providing
surge protection at two or more ports of equipment connected to different systems,
such as a power system and a communications system.

Combustible liquid
A liquid having a flash point at or above 37.8°C. Combustible liquids shall be
subdivided as follows:
a) Class II liquids shall include those having flash points at or above 37.8°C and
below 60°C.
b) Class IIIA liquids shall include those having flash points at or above 60°C and
below 93°C.
c) Class IIIB liquids shall include those having flash points at or above 93°C.

Conductive screen (shield)

Conductive part that encloses or separates electric circuits and/or conductors.

Conduit
Tubing intended for enclosing cables and wires in order to protect them from
mechanical damage.

Contactor
A contactor is a mechanical device usually intended to operate frequently and having
only one position of rest, operated electromagnetically, capable of making, carrying,
and breaking currents under normal circuit conditions, including operating overload
conditions.

SBC 401 2007 21/5