EN IEC 61557-3:2022

Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 3: Loop impedance

IEC 61557-3:2019 is available as IEC 61557-3:2019 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.IEC 61557-3:2019 specifies the requirements applicable to equipment for measuring the loop impedance between a line conductor and protective conductor; between a line conductor and neutral; or between two line conductors by using the voltage drop when the circuit under test is loaded. IEC 61557-3:2019 cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2007. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) addition of equirements as regards the measurement category; b) addition of new requirements for operating instructions; c) alignment of the structure with that of the whole IEC 61557 series.

Elektrische Sicherheit in Niederspannungsnetzen bis AC 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V - Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen - Teil 3: Schleifenwiderstand

Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension au plus égale à 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. - Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de surveillance de mesures de protection - Partie 3: Impédance de boucle

IEC 61557-3:2019 est disponible sous forme de IEC 61557-3:2019 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.L'IEC 61557-3:2019 spécifie les exigences applicables aux appareils destinés à mesurer l'impédance de boucle entre un conducteur de ligne et le conducteur de protection, entre un conducteur de ligne et le conducteur neutre, ou entre deux conducteurs de ligne en utilisant la chute de tension lorsque le circuit en essai est chargé. L'IEC 61557-3:2019 annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2007. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente: a) ajout d'une exigence relative à la catégorie de mesure; b) ajout de nouvelles exigences relatives aux instructions de fonctionnement; c) alignement de la structure sur l'ensemble de la série IEC 61557.

Električna varnost v nizkonapetostnih razdelilnih sistemih za izmenične napetosti do 1 000 V in enosmerne napetosti do 1 500 V - Oprema za preskušanje, merjenje ali nadzorovanje zaščitnih ukrepov - 3. del: Impedanca zanke (IEC 61557-3:2019)

Ta del standarda IEC 61557 določa zahteve, ki se uporabljajo za opremo za merjenje impedance zanke med linijskim in zaščitnim vodnikom, med linijskim in nevtralnim vodnikom ali med dvema linijskima vodnikoma z uporabo padca napetosti ob obremenitvi preskušanega tokokroga.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-May-2022
• 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
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 20-May-2022
• Completion Date: 20-May-2022
• Directive: 2014/30/EU - Directive 2014/30/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 electromagnetic compatibility (recast)
• 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
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Mandate: M/552 - [C(2016) 7641 final] Standardisation request as regards harmonised standards in support of Directive 2014/30/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 electromagnetic compatibility
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 61557-3:2022 - Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 3: Loop impedance (IEC 61557-3:2019)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61557-3:2007 - 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 3: Loop impedance
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61557-3:2007
Električna varnost v nizkonapetostnih razdelilnih sistemih za izmenične napetosti
do 1 000 V in enosmerne napetosti do 1 500 V - Oprema za preskušanje, merjenje
ali nadzorovanje zaščitnih ukrepov - 3. del: Impedanca zanke (IEC 61557-3:2019)
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC -
Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 3: Loop
impedance (IEC 61557-3:2019)
Elektrische Sicherheit in Niederspannungsnetzen bis AC 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V -
Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen - Teil 3:
Schleifenwiderstand (IEC 61557-3:2019)
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 3: Impédance de boucle (IEC 61557-3:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61557-3:2022
ICS:
17.220.20 Merjenje električnih in Measurement of electrical
magnetnih veličin and magnetic quantities
29.080.01 Električna izolacija na Electrical insulation in
splošno general
29.240.01 Omrežja za prenos in Power transmission and
distribucijo električne energije distribution networks in
na splošno general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61557-3

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2022
ICS 17.220.20; 29.080.01; 29.240.01 Supersedes EN 61557-3:2007
English Version
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V
AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or
monitoring of protective measures - Part 3: Loop impedance
(IEC 61557-3:2019)
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse Elektrische Sicherheit in Niederspannungsnetzen bis AC
tension au plus égale à 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. - 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V - Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder
Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de surveillance de Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen - Teil 3:
mesures de protection - Partie 3: Impédance de boucle Schleifenwiderstand
(IEC 61557-3:2019) (IEC 61557-3:2019)
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European foreword
The text of document 85/687/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61557-3, prepared by IEC/TC 85
"Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities" was submitted to the IEC-
CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61557-3:2022.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2023-01-06
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2025-04-06
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61557-3:2007 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61557-3:2019 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 61800-5-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61800-5-2
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 61010-1 2010 Safety requirements for electrical EN 61010-1 2010
equipment for measurement, control, and
laboratory use - Part 1: General
requirements
+ A1 (mod) 2016 + A1 2019
IEC 61010-2-030 2017 Safety requirements for electrical EN IEC 61010-2-030 2021
equipment for measurement, control, and
laboratory use - Part 2-030: Particular
requirements for equipment having
testing or measuring circuits
- - + A11 2021
IEC 61557-1 2019 Electrical safety in low voltage distribution EN IEC 61557-1 2021
systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V
DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or
monitoring of protective measures –
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61557-3 ®
Edition 3.0 2019-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
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 3: Loop impedance
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension au plus égale

à 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. – Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de

surveillance de mesures de protection –

Partie 3: Impédance de boucle
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 17.220.20; 29.080.01; 29.240.01 ISBN 978-2-8322-7156-8

– 2 – IEC 61557-3:2019 © IEC 2019
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions. 5
4 Requirements . 6
4.1 General . 6
4.2 Measurement of loop impedance . 6
4.3 External resistance . 6
4.4 Fault voltage exceeding U . 7
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4.5 Overvoltage . 7
5 Marking and operating instructions . 7
5.1 Marking . 7
5.2 Operating instructions . 7
6 Tests . 8
6.1 General . 8
6.2 Operating uncertainty . 8
6.3 External resistance . 10
6.4 Fault voltage . 10
6.5 Overvoltage . 10
Bibliography . 11

Table 1 – Calculation of operating uncertainty . 9

IEC 61557-3:2019 © IEC 2019 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN LOW VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
UP TO 1 000 V AC AND 1 500 V DC –
EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING, MEASURING OR MONITORING
OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES –
Part 3: Loop impedance
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