EN 61557-6:2007

Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 6: Effectiveness of residual current devices (RCD) in TT, TN and IT systems

Specifies the requirements for measuring equipment applied to the testing of the effectiveness of protective measures by regular disconnections of residual current protective devices (RCD) in TT, TN and IT systems. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1997. This edition constitutes a technical revision. The following changes were made with respect to the previous edition (1997): a) title and scope complemented; b) definitions complemented; c) revision of requirements; d) 'tripping tests' and 'non-tripping tests' subclauses complemented; e) markings complemented; f) addition of Annex A.

Elektrische Sicherheit in Niederspannungsnetzen bis AC 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V - Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen - Teil 6: Wirksamkeit von Fehlerstrom-Schutzeinrichtungen (RCD) in TT-, TN- und IT-Systemen

Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension de 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. - Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de surveillance de mesures de protection - Partie 6: Efficacité des dispositifs à courant résiduel (DCR) dans les réseaux TT, TN et IT

Définit les exigences applicables aux appareils de mesure destinés à tester l'efficacité des mesures de protection lors d'une coupure régulière des disjoncteurs à courant différentiel résiduel (DCR) dans les réseaux TT, TN et IT. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition publiée en 1997. Elle constitue une révision technique. Les principales modifications apportées par cette nouvelle édition sont les suivantes: a) le titre et le domaine d'application ont été complétés; b) les définitions ont été complétées; c) révision des exigences; d) les paragraphes relatives aux essais de déclenchement et de non-déclenchement ont été complétées; e) les marquages ont été complétés; f) ajout de l'Annexe A.

Električna varnost v nizkonapetostnih razdelilnih sistemih za izmenične napetosti do 1 kV in enosmerne napetosti do 1,5 kV - Oprema za preskušanje, merjenje ali nadzorovanje zaščitnih ukrepov - 6. del: Naprave na preostali (residualni) tok v sistemih TT, NT in IT (IEC 61557-6:2007)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 06-Nov-2007
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Sep-2010
• ICS: 17.220.20 - Measurement of electrical and magnetic quantities
• ICS: 29.080.01 - Electrical insulation in general
• ICS: 29.240.01 - Power transmission and distribution networks in general
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 85X - Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 85 - IEC_TC_85
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 85 - IEC_TC_85
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 10-Nov-2024
• Completion Date: 10-Nov-2024
• 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: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Directive: 2014/53/EU - Directive 2014/53/EU of The European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC
• Directive: 73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61557-6:2008 - Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures -- Part 6: Effectiveness of residual current devices (RCD) in TT, TN and IT systems

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61557-6:1998 - Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 kV a.c. and 1,5 kV d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 6: Residual current devices (RCD) in TT, TN and IT systems
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: EN IEC 61557-6:2021 - Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 6: Effectiveness of residual current devices (RCD) in TT, TN and IT systems
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. -
Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 6:
Effectiveness of residual current devices (RCD) in TT, TN and IT systems
Elektrische Sicherheit in Niederspannungsnetzen bis AC 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V -
Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen - Teil 6:
Wirksamkeit von Fehlerstrom-Schutzeinrichtungen (RCD) in TT-, TN- und IT-Systemen
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension de 1 000 V c.a. et 1
500 V c.c. - Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de surveillance de mesures de
protection - Partie 6: Efficacité des dispositifs à courant résiduel (DCR) dans les réseaux
TT, TN et IT
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ICS:
17.220.20 0HUMHQMHHOHNWULþQLKLQ Measurement of electrical
PDJQHWQLKYHOLþLQ and magnetic quantities
29.080.01 (OHNWULþQDL]RODFLMDQD Electrical insulation in
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29.240.01 2PUHåMD]DSUHQRVLQ Power transmission and
GLVWULEXFLMRHOHNWULþQHHQHUJLMH distribution networks in
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61557-6
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 17.220.20; 29.080.01; 29.240.01 Supersedes EN 61557-6:1998

English version
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems
up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. -
Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures -
Part 6: Effectiveness of residual current devices (RCD)
in TT, TN and IT systems
(IEC 61557-6:2007)
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux  Elektrische Sicherheit
de distribution basse tension in Niederspannungsnetzen
de 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. - bis AC 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V -
Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder
ou de surveillance de mesures Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen -
de protection - Teil 6: Wirksamkeit von Fehlerstrom-
Partie 6: Efficacité des dispositifs Schutzeinrichtungen (RCD)
à courant résiduel (DCR) in TT-, TN- und IT-Systemen
dans les réseaux TT, TN et IT (IEC 61557-6:2007)
(CEI 61557-6:2007)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2007-10-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified
to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

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Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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© 2007 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 61557-6:2007 E
Foreword
The text of document 85/279A/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 61557-6, prepared by IEC TC 85, Measuring
equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
Unique Acceptance Procedure and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61557-6 on 2007-10-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 61557-6:1998.
The following changes were made with respect to EN 61557-6:1998:
– title and scope complemented;
– definitions complemented;
– revision of requirements;
– "tripping tests" and "non-tripping tests" subclauses complemented;
– "operating instructions" subclause complemented;
– addition of Annex A.
This standard is to be used in conjunction with EN 61557-1.
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) 2008-07-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2010-10-01
with the EN have to be withdrawn
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61557-6:2007 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60359 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60359:2002 (not modified).
IEC 61008-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61008-1:2004 (modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

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

1)
IEC/TR 60755 - General requirements for residual current - -
operated protective devices
1) 2)
IEC 60947-2 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - EN 60947-2 2006
Part 2: Circuit-breakers
IEC 61008 Series Residual current operated circuit-breakers EN 61008 Series
(mod) without integral overcurrent protection for
household and similar uses (RCCBs)

IEC 61009 Series Residual current operated circuit-breakers EN 61009 Series
(mod) with integral overcurrent protection for
household and similar uses (RCBOs)

IEC 61010-1 2001 Safety requirements for electrical equipment EN 61010-1 2001
for measurement, control, + corr. June 2002
and laboratory use -
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61557-1 2007 Electrical safety in low voltage distribution EN 61557-1 2007
systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. -
Equipment for testing, measuring or
monitoring of protective measures -
Part 1: General requirements
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
CEI
61557-6
NORME
Second edition
INTERNATIONALE
Deuxième édition
2007-07
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution
systems up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. –
Equipment for testing, measuring or
monitoring of protective measures –
Part 6:
Effectiveness of residual current devices (RCD)
in TT, TN and IT systems
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux
de distribution basse tension de
1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. –
Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de
surveillance de mesures de protection –
Partie 6:
Efficacité des dispositifs à courant résiduel (DCR)
dans les réseaux TT, TN et IT
PRICE CODE
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3

1 Scope.5
2 Normative references.5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Requirements .6
5 Marking and operating instructions.9
5.1 Marking .9
5.2 Operating instructions.9
6 Tests .9

Annex A (normative) Measuring equipment for residual current protective devices
(RCDs) of type B.11

Bibliography .13

Table 1 – Calculation of operating uncertainty .

61557-6 © IEC:2007 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN LOW VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS UP TO 1000 V a.c. AND 1500 V d.c. –
EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING, MEASURING OR MONITORING
OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES –
Part 6: Effectiveness of residual current devices
(RCD) in TT, TN and IT systems

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61557-6 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 85:
Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1997. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
The following changes were made with respect to the previous edition (1997):
a) title and scope complemented;
b) definitions complemented;
c) revision of requirements;
d) “tripping tests” and “non-tripping tests” subclauses complemented;

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e) markings complemented;
f) addition of Annex A.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
Enquiry draft Report on voting
85/279A/CDV 85/298/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
This part of IEC 61557 shall be used in conjunction with Part 1.
A list of all parts of the IEC 61557 series, published under the general title Electrical safety in
low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. – Equipment for testing,
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