EN 60947-2:2003

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers

Applies to circuit-breakers, the main contacts of which are intended to be connected to circuits, the rated voltage of which does not exceed 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c.; it also contains additional requirements for integrally fused circuit-breakers. It applies whatever the rated currents, the method of construction or the proposed applications of the circuit-breakers may be.

Niederspannungsschaltgeräte - Teil 2: Leistungsschalter

Appareillage à basse tension - Partie 2: Disjoncteurs

Applicable aux disjoncteurs dont les contacts principaux sont destinés à être reliés à des circuits dont la tension assignée ne dépasse pas 1 000 V en courant alternatif ou 1 500 V en courant continu; elle contient aussi des prescriptions supplémentaires pour les disjoncteurs à fusibles incorporés. Elle est applicable quels que soient les courants assignés, les méthodes de construction et l'emploi prévu des disjoncteurs.

Nizkonapetostne stikalne naprave – 2. del: Odklopniki (IEC 60947-2:2003)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 16-Jun-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 31-May-2006
• ICS: 29.130.20 - Low voltage switchgear and controlgear
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 17B - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear including dimensional standardization
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 17B - IEC_SC_17B
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 17B - IEC_SC_17B
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Completion Date: 01-Jul-2009
• Directive: 2004/108/EC - Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC
• Directive: 2004/108/EU - DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC
• Directive: 2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)
• Directive: 73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Directive: 89/336/EEC - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60947-2:2003 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear -- Part 2: Circuit-breakers

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60947-2:1996/A2:2001 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 60947-2:1996 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: EN 60947-2:2006 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60947-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM June 2003

ICS 29.130.20 Supersedes EN 60947-2:1996 + A1:1997 + A2:2001


English version


Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
Part 2: Circuit-breakers
(IEC 60947-2:2003)


Appareillage à basse tension Niederspannungsschaltgeräte
Partie 2: Disjoncteurs Teil 2: Leistungsschalter
(CEI 60947-2:2003) (IEC 60947-2:2003)




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EN 60947-2:2003 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 17B/1269/FDIS, future amendment to IEC 60947-2:1995, prepared by SC 17B,
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear, of IEC TC 17, Switchgear and controlgear, was submitted to
the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote.
The text of this document, together with that of IEC 60947-2:1995 and its amendments 1:1997 and
2:2001, was published by IEC as the third edition of IEC 60947-2 and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 60947-2 on 2003-06-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60947-2:1996 + corrigendum June 1997 + A1:1997 +
A2:2001.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2004-03-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2006-06-01
Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
Annexes designated "informative" are given for information only.
In this standard, annexes A, B, C, F, G, H, J, L, M, N and ZA are normative and annexes E and K are
informative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60947-2:2003 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050-441 1984 International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary (IEV)
Chapter 441: Switchgear, controlgear
and fuses

IEC 60051 Series Direct acting indicating analogue EN 60051 Series
electrical measuring instruments and
their accessories

1)
IEC 60068-2-14 1984 Environmental testing EN 60068-2-14 1999
Part 2: Tests - Test N: Change of
temperature

2)
IEC 60068-2-30 1980 Part 2: Tests - Test Db and guidance: EN 60068-2-30 1999
Damp heat, cyclic (12 + 12 hour cycle)

IEC 60364 (mod) Series Electrical installations of buildings HD 384.1 S2 Series


IEC 60364-4-41 1982 Part 4: Protection for safety – - -
Chapter 41: Protection against electric
shock

IEC 60695-2-10 2000 Fire hazard testing EN 60695-2-10 2001
Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test
methods - Glow-wire apparatus and
common test procedure

IEC 60695-2-11 2000 Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire bas
...