EN 60204-11:2000

Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 11: Requirements for HV equipment for voltages above 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. and not exceeding 36 kV

Applies to the electrical and electronic equipment and systems of machines, including a group of machines working together in a coordinated manner, but excluding higher level system aspects (i.e. communications between systems).

Sicherheit von Maschinen - Elektrische Ausrüstung von Maschinen - Teil 11: Anforderungen an Hochspannungsausrüstung für Spannungen über 1000 V Wechselspannung oder 1500 V Gleichspannung aber nicht über 36 kV

Sécurité des machines - Equipement électrique des machines - Partie 11: Prescriptions pour les équipements HT fonctionnant à des tensions supérieures à 1 000 V c.a. ou 1 500 V c.c. et ne dépassant pas 36 kV

Applicable à des équipements et systèmes électriques et électroniques de machines, y compris à un groupe de machines fonctionnant ensemble d'une manière coordonnée, mais excluant les aspects de niveau plus élevé des systèmes (par exemple les communications entre systèmes).

Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 11: Requirements for HV equipment for voltages above 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c. and not exceeding 36 kV (IEC 60204-11:2000)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 09-Nov-2000
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Aug-2003
• ICS: 13.110 - Safety of machinery
• ICS: 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 44X - Safety of machinery: electrotchnical aspects
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 44 - IEC_TC_44
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 44 - IEC_TC_44
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 09-Jan-2022
• Completion Date: 09-Jan-2022
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• Directive: 98/37/EC - Machinery
• Mandate: BC/CEN/13-88 - BC/CEN/13-88
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60204-11:2001 - Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines -- Part 11: Requirements for HV equipment for voltages above 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. and not exceeding 36 kV

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 60204-11:2019 - Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 11: Requirements for equipment for voltages above 1 000 V AC or 1 500 V DC and not exceeding 36 kV
• Effective Date: 20-Dec-2016

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2001
Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 11: Requirements for
HV equipment for voltages above 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c. and not exceeding 36
kV (IEC 60204-11:2000)
Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines -- Part 11: Requirements for HV
equipment for voltages above 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. and not exceeding 36 kV
Sicherheit von Maschinen - Elektrische Ausrüstung von Maschinen -- Teil 11:
Anforderungen an Hochspannungsausrüstung für Spannungen über 1000 V
Wechselspannung oder 1500 V Gleichspannung aber nicht über 36 kV
Sécurité des machines - Equipement électrique des machines -- Partie 11: Prescriptions
pour les équipements HT fonctionnant à des tensions supérieures à 1 000 V c.a. ou 1
500 V c.c. et ne dépassant pas 36 kV
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60204-11:2000
ICS:
13.110 Varnost strojev Safety of machinery
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60204-11
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM November 2000

ICS 13.110;29.020
Incorporates corrigendum February 2010

English version
Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines
Part 11: Requirements for HV equipment for voltages
above 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. and not exceeding 36 kV
(IEC 60204-11:2000)
Sécurité des machines -  Sicherheit von Maschinen -
Equipement électrique des machines Elektrische Ausrüstung von Maschinen
Partie 11: Prescription pour les Teil 11: Anforderungen an
équipements HT fonctionnant à des Hochspannungsausrüstung für
tensions supérieures à 1 000 V c.a. ou Spannungen über 1000 V
1 500 V c.c. et ne dépassant pas 36 kV Wechselspannung oder 1500 V
(CEI 60204-11:2000) Gleichspannung aber nicht über 36 kV
(IEC 60204-11:2000)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2000-09-01. 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.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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© 2000 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.

Ref. No. EN 60204-11:2000 E
Page 2
Foreword
The text of document 44/283/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60204-11, prepared by IEC TC 44, Safety of
machinery - Electrotechnical aspects, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by
CENELEC as EN 60204-11 on 2000-09-01.
This European Standard is to be used in conjunction with EN 60204-1.
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) 2001-06-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2003-09-01
Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
Annexes designated "informative" are given for information only.
In this standard, annex ZA is normative and annexes A, B, C, D and E are informative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
__________
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60204-11:2000 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard
without any modification.
__________
The contents of the corrigendum of February 2010 have been included in this copy.

Page 3
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 60034-1 1996 Rotating electrical machines EN 60034-1 1998
(mod) Part 1: Rating and performance + corr. February 2000

IEC 60050-191 1990 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV)
Chapter 191: Dependability and quality of
service
IEC 60050-195 1998 Chapter 195: Earthing and protection against - -
electric shock
IEC 60050-441 1984 Chapter 441: Switchgear, controlgear and - -
fuses
IEC 60050-826 1982 Chapter 826: Electrical installations of
buildings
1)
+ A2 1995  HD 384.2 S2 2000
IEC 60071-1 1993 Insulation co-ordination EN 60071-1 1995
Part 1: Definitions, principles and rules

IEC 60071-2 1996 Part 2: Application guide EN 60071-2 1997

2)
IEC 60076-5 1976 Power transformers HD 398.5 S1 1983
(mod) Part 5: Ability to withstand short-circuit

IEC 60129 1984 Alternating current disconnectors and EN 60129 1994
earthing switches
IEC 60204-1 1997 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of EN 60204-1 1997
machines + corr. September 1998
Part 1: General requirements
3)
IEC 60298 1990 A.C. metal-enclosed switchgear and EN 60298 1996
controlgear for rated voltages above 1 kV + A11 1999
and up to and including 52 kV
1)
HD 384.2 S2 includes A1:1990 + A2:1995 + A3:1999 to IEC 60050:826.
2)
HD 398.5 S1 is superseded by EN 60076-5:2000 which is based on IEC 60076-5:2000.
3)
EN 60298 includes corrigendum April 1995 and A1:1994 to IEC 60298.

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60364-4-41 1992 Electrical installations of buildings HD 384.4.41 S2 1996
(mod) Part 4: Protection for safety
Chapter 41: Protection against electric shock

IEC 60364-4-42 1980 Part 4: Protection for safety HD 384.4.42 S1 1985
(mod) Chapter 42: Protection against thermal + A1 1992
effects + A2 1994
IEC 60364-5-54 1980 Part 5: Selection and erection of electrical HD 384.5.54 S1 1988
(mod) equipment -- Chapter 54: Earthing
arrangements and protective conductors

IEC 60417 Series Graphical symbols for use on equipment EN 60417 Series

IEC 60420 1990 High-voltage alternating current switch-fuse EN 60420 1993
combinations
IEC 60445 1999 Basic and safety principles for man-machine EN 60445 2000
interface, marking and identification -
Identification of equipment terminals and of
terminations of certain designated
conductors, including general rules for an
alphanumeric system
IEC 60466 1987 A.C. insulation-enclosed switchgear and - -
controlgear for rated voltages above 1 kV
and up to and including 38 kV
IEC 60529 1989 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures EN 60529 1991
(IP Code) + corr. May 1993
IEC 60621-3 1979 Electrical installations for outdoor sites under - -
heavy conditions (including open- cast mines
and quarries)
IEC 60694 1996 Common specifications for high-voltage EN 60694 1996
switchgear and controlgear standards + corr. May 1999

IEC 60865-1 1993 Short-circuit currents - Calculation of effects EN 60865-1 1993
Part 1: Definitions and calculation methods

IEC 61230 (mod) 1993 Live working - Portable equipment for EN 61230 1995
earthing or earthing and short-circuiting + A11 1999

IEC 61243-1 1993 Live working - Voltage detectors EN 61243-1 1997
(mod) Part 1: Capacitive type to be used for + corr. June 1999
voltages exceeding 1 kV a.c. and up to 52 kV

IEC 61310-1 1995 Safety of machinery - Indication, marking and EN 61310-1 1995
actuation
Part 1: Requirements for visual, auditory and
tactile signals
IEC 61310-3 1999 Part 3: Requirements for the location and EN 61310-3 1999
operation of actuators
ISO 3864 1984 Safety colours and safety signs - -

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ISO/TR 12100-1 1992 Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, - -
general principles for design
Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology

EN 50178 1997 Electronic equipment for use in power - -
installations
HD 637 S1 1999 Power installations exceeding 1 kV a.c. - -

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Annex ZZ
(informative)
Coverage of Essential Requirements of EC Directives
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and within its scope the
standard covers only the following essential requirements out of those given in annex I of the
EC Directive 2006/42/EC:
− 1.2.1
− 1.2.2
− 1.2.3
− 1.2.4.1
− 1.2.4.3
− 1.2.4.4
− 1.2.6
− 1.5.1
− 1.6.3 (for isolation of electrical supplies of machinery)
− 1.6.4 (for access to electrical equipment)
− 1.7.1.1
− 1.7.1.2
− 1.7.2 (for residual risks of an electrical nature)
− 1.7.4(c)
− 1.7.4.2(e)
Compliance with this standard provides one means of conformity with the specified essential
requirements of the Directive concerned.

WARNING: Other requirements and other EC Directives may be applicable to the products
falling within the scope of this standard.

NORME CEI
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60204-11
INTERNATIONAL
Première édition
STANDARD
First edition
2000-07
Sécurité des machines –
Equipement électrique des machines –
Partie 11:
Prescriptions pour les équipements HT fonctionnant
à des tensions supérieures à 1 000 V c.a.
ou 1 500 V c.c. et ne dépassant pas 36 kV
Safety of machinery –
Electrical equipment of machines –
Part 11:
Requirements for HV equipment for voltages above
1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. and not exceeding 36 kV
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60204-11 © IEC:2000 – 3 –
CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD . 9
INTRODUCTION . 13
Clause
1 Scope . 17
2 Normative references. 19
3 Definitions. 21
4 General requirements . 33
4.1 General considerations . 33
4.2 Selection of electrical equipment . 35
4.3 Electrical supply. 35
4.4 Physical environment and operating conditions. 37
4.5 Transportation and storage . 37
4.6 Provisions for handling . 37
4.7 Installation . 37
5 Incoming supply conductor terminations, devices for disconnecting and switching off,
and means for earthing . 37
5.1 Incoming supply conductor terminations . 37
5.2 Supply disconnecting (isolating) devices and means for earthing . 37
5.3 Devices for switching off for prevention of unexpected start-up . 41
5.4 Devices for disconnecting and means for earthing HV equipment . 43
5.5 Protection against unauthorized, inadvertent and/or mistaken operation . 43
6 Protection against electric shock. 43
6.1 General. 43
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