EN 60664-4:2006

Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 4: Consideration of high-frequency voltage stress

Deals with basic, supplementary and reinforced insulation subjected to high-frequency voltage stress within low-voltage equipment. The dimensioning values directly apply for basic insulation; for reinforced insulation additional requirements apply according to Part 1. It is applicable for the dimensioning of clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation stressed by any type of periodic voltages with a fundamental frequency above 30 kHz and up to 10 MHz. This part of EN 60664 can only be used together with EN 60664-1 or with EN 60664-5 (in this standard called Part 1 or Part 5). By using Part 1 or Part 5 together with this part the frequency limit of Part 1 or Part 5 is extended to frequencies higher than 30 kHz. This part also applies to Part 3 for frequencies greater than 30 kHz and protection of type 1. For type 2 protection this question is under consideration. Applies to equipment for use up to 2 000 m above sea level having a rated voltage up to a.c. 1 000 V. Specifies the requirements for clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation for equipment based upon their performance criteria. lt includes methods of electric testing with respect to insulation coordination. The minimum clearances specified in this part do not apply where ionized gases occur. Special requirements for such situations may be specified at the discretion of the relevant technical committee. This part does not deal with distances - through liquid insulation, - through gases other than air, - through compressed air. The object of this standard is to guide technical committees responsible for different equipment in order to rationalise their requirements so that insulation coordination is achieved when specifying clearances in air, creepage distances and solid insulation for equipment. The major changes made during the revision of EN 60664-4 were the following: - inclusion of more recent information about the withstand characteristics of insulation at high-frequency voltage stress

Isolationskoordination für elektrische Betriebsmittel in Niederspannungsanlagen - Teil 4: Berücksichtigung von hochfrequenten Spannungsbeanspruchungen

Coordination de l'isolement des matériels dans les systèmes (réseaux) à basse tension - Partie 4: Considérations sur les contraintes de tension à haute fréquence

Traite de l'isolation principale, de l'isolation supplémentaire et de l'isolation renforcée soumises à des contraintes de tension à haute fréquence dans les matériels à basse tension. Les valeurs de dimensionnement s'appliquent directement à l'isolation principale; pour l'isolation renforcée, des exigences supplémentaires s'appliquent, conformément à la Partie 1. Elle est applicable pour le dimensionnement des distances d'isolement, des lignes de fuite et de l'isolation solide subissant des contraintes par tout type de tensions périodiques avec une fréquence fondamentale supérieure à 30 kHz et pouvant atteindre 10 MHz. La présente partie de la EN 60664 ne peut être utilisée que conjointement à la EN 60664-1 ou à la EN 60664-5 (intitulées Partie 1 ou Partie 5 dans la présente norme). En utilisant la Partie 1 ou la Partie 5 conjointement à la présente partie, la limite de fréquence de la Partie 1 ou de la Partie 5 est étendue à des fréquences supérieures à 30 kHz. La présente partie s'applique également à la Partie 3 pour les fréquences supérieures à 30 kHz et la protection de type 1. Pour la protection de type 2, cette question est à l'étude. S'applique aux matériels utilisés jusqu'à 2 000 m au-dessus du niveau de la mer, ayant une tension assignée ne dépassant pas 1 000 V en courant alternatif. Définit les exigences pour des distances d'isolement, des lignes de fuite et de l'isolation solide des matériels, basées sur leurs critères de performance. Elle comprend les méthodes d'essais diélectriques en tenant compte de la coordination de l'isolement. Les distances d'isolement minimales spécifiées dans la présente partie ne s'appliquent pas en présence de gaz ionisés. Les exigences particulières dans de telles conditions peuvent être spécifiées par les comités d'études appropriés, comme ils l'entendent. La présente partie ne traite pas des distances - à travers l'isolation liquide, - à travers les gaz autres que l'air, - à travers l'air comprimé. L'objet de la présente

Koordinacija izolacije za opremo v okviru nizkonapetostnih sistemov - 4. del: Upoštevanje visokofrekvenčne napetostne obremenitve (IEC 60664-4:2005) (vsebuje popravek AC:2006)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 26-Jan-2006
• ICS: 29.080.30 - Insulation systems
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 109 - Insulation co-ordination for low-voltage equipment
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 109 - IEC_TC_109
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 109 - IEC_TC_109
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 27-Jan-2006
• Completion Date: 27-Jan-2006
• 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 60664-4:2007 - Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems -- Part 4: Consideration of high-frequency voltage stress

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Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems -- Part 4: Consideration
of high-frequency voltage stress
Isolationskoordination für elektrische Betriebsmittel in Niederspannungsanlagen -- Teil 4:
Berücksichtigung von hochfrequenten Spannungsbeanspruchungen
Coordination de l'isolement des matériels dans les systèmes (réseaux) à basse tension -
- Partie 4: Considérations sur les contraintes de tension à haute fréquence
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60664-4:2006
ICS:
29.080.30 Izolacijski sistemi Insulation systems
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60664-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 29.080.30 Incorporates Corrigendum October 2006

English version
Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems
Part 4: Consideration of high-frequency voltage stress
(IEC 60664-4:2005)
Coordination de l'isolement des matériels Isolationskoordination für elektrische
dans les systèmes (réseaux) Betriebsmittel in Niederspannungsanlagen
à basse tension Teil 4: Berücksichtigung von
Partie 4: Considérations hochfrequenten
sur les contraintes de tension Spannungsbeanspruchungen
à haute fréquence (IEC 60664-4:2005)
(CEI 60664-4:2005)
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Ref. No. EN 60664-4:2006 E
Foreword
The text of document 109/51/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60664-4, prepared by IEC TC 109, Insulation
co-ordination for low-voltage equipment, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was
approved by CENELEC as EN 60664-4 on 2005-10-01.
This European Standard is to be used in conjunction with EN 60664-1 or EN 60664-5.
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) 2006-08-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2008-10-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
The contents of the corrigendum of October 2006 have been included in this copy.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60664-4:2005 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

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

IEC 60112 2003 Method for the determination of the proof and EN 60112 2003
the comparative tracking indices of solid
insulating materials
IEC 60664-1 (mod) 1992 Insulation coordination for equipment within
+ A1 2000 low-voltage systems
+ A2 2002 Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests EN 60664-1 2003

IEC 60664-5 2003 Insulation coordination for equipment within EN 60664-5 2003
low-voltage systems
Part 5: A comprehensive method for
determining clearances and creepage
distances equal to or less than 2 mm

IEC Guide 104 1997 The preparation of safety publications and the - -
use of basic safety publications and group
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Coordination de l'isolement des matériels
dans les systèmes (réseaux) à basse tension –
Partie 4:
Considérations sur les contraintes
de tension à haute fréquence
Insulation coordination for equipment
within low-voltage systems –
Part 4:
Consideration of high-frequency voltage stress
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60664-4  IEC:2005 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.9
INTRODUCTION.13
1 Scope and object.15
2 Normative references .17
3 Terms and definitions .17
4 Clearances .19
4.1 General conditions .19
4.2 Basic information.19
4.3 Homogeneous and approximately homogeneous fields.19
4.4 Inhomogeneous fields .21
5 Creepage distances.27
5.1 Experimental data .27
5.2 Dimensioning of creepage distances .27
6 Solid insulation.33
6.1 General consideration .33
6.2 Influencing factors .33
6.3 Dimensioning of solid insulation .35
7 High-frequency testing.37
7.1 Basic requirements.37
7.2 Test voltage source .39
7.3 Conditioning .39
7.4 High-frequency breakdown test .39
7.5 High-frequency partial discharge test .39
7.6 Examples of test results .45
8 Non sinusoidal voltages.45
8.1 General considerations.45
8.2 Periodic impulse voltage.47
8.3 Harmonic analysis .47
8.4 Dimensioning procedure and testing.47

Annex A (informative) Insulation characteristics of clearances at high-frequency
voltages.51
Annex B (informative) Insulation characteristics of creepage distances at high-
frequency voltages.65
Annex C (informative) Insulation characteristics of solid insulation at high-frequency
voltages.71
Annex D (normative) Testing of insulation at high-frequency voltages.91
Annex E (informative) Insulation stressed with non-sinusoidal high-frequency voltages .119
Annex F (informative) Dimensioning diagrams .129

Bibliography.133

60664-4  IEC:2005 – 5 –
Figure 1 – Dimensioning of inhomogeneous clearances in air at atmospheric pressure
(point-plane-electrodes, 5 µm radius) to avoid PD (clearance ≥ 1 mm) or breakdown
(clearance < 1 mm) .25
Figure 2 – Dimensioning of creepage distances to avoid partial discharge (creepage
distance ≥ 1 mm) or breakdown (creepage distance < 1 mm) .31
Figure 3 – Permissible field strength for dimensioning of solid insulation according to
Equation (3).37
Figure 4 – Periodic impulse voltage (see Part 1) .47
Figure A.1 – Breakdown at high frequency in air at atmospheric pressure,
homogeneous field, frequency range 50 Hz – 25 MHz [3].53
Figure A.2 – Breakdown at high frequency in air at atmospheric pressure,
homogeneous field, frequency range 50 Hz – 2,5 MHz [4].55
Figure A.3 – Needle tip after (upper) and before (lower) breakdown.57
Figure A.4 – PD inception voltages in air at atmospheric pressure for f = 100 kHz,
point-plane electrodes with different point radius [6] .59
Figure A.5 – PD extinction voltages and breakdown voltages in air at atmospheric
pressure for f = 460 kHz, point-plane electrodes with BB-needles [6] .61
Figure A.6 – PD extinction voltages and breakdown voltages in air at atmospheric
pressure for f = 1 MHz, point-plane electrodes with BB-needles [6].63
Figure B.1 – Test specimen for measuring the PD voltages and the withstand voltages
of creepage distances up to 6,3 mm .65
Figure B.2 – Test results of the PD extinction voltage U of creepage distances up to
e
6,3 mm [6] .69
Figure B.3 – Test results of the breakdown voltage U of creepage distances up to
b
6,3 mm [6] .69
Figure C.1 – PD withstand capability of coatings; constant test voltage U (f = 50 Hz)
t
[12] 73
Figure C.2 – PD withstand capability of coatings; linearly increasing test voltage U (f =
t
50 Hz) [12].73
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