IEC 61467:2008适用于标称电压高于1000 V、频率在15 Hz和100 Hz之间的交流架空线路和牵引线路上使用的由陶瓷材料、玻璃或复合材料制成的绝缘子串和绝缘子组。本标准也适用于变电站中使用的绝缘子串或类似设计的绝缘子组。本标准建立了绝缘子组电弧试验的标准试验程序。它还建立了短串电弧测试的标准测试程序。本标准不适用于安装在非金属杆塔上的绝缘子组。该版本取消并取代了1997年作为技术报告发布的IEC/TR 61467。它是一个技术修订版，现在已成为国际标准。

IEC 61467:2008 applies to insulator strings and sets comprising string insulator units of ceramic material, glass or composite material for use on a.c. overhead lines and traction lines with a nominal voltage above 1 000 V and a frequency between 15 Hz and 100 Hz. This standard also applies to insulator strings or sets of similar design used in substations. This standard establishes a standard test procedure for power arc tests on insulator sets. It also establishes a standard test procedure for power arc tests on short strings. This standard does not apply to insulator sets mounted on non-metallic poles or towers. This edition cancels and replaces IEC/TR 61467, which was published as a technical report in 1997. It constitutes a technical revision and now has the status of an International Standard.