EN 60269-4:2007

Low-voltage fuses - Part 4: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of semiconductor devices

These supplementary requirements apply to fuse-links for application in equipment containing semiconductor devices for circuits of nominal voltages up to 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. and also, in so far as they are applicable, for circuits of higher nominal voltages.

Niederspannungssicherungen - Teil 4: Zusätzliche Anforderungen an Sicherungseinsätze zum Schutz von Halbleiter-Bauelementen

Fusibles basse tension - Partie 4: Exigences supplémentaires concernant les éléments de remplacement utilisés pour la protection des dispositifs à semiconducteurs

Les présentes exigences supplémentaires s'appliquent aux éléments de remplacement destinés à être associés à des matériels comportant des dispositifs à semiconducteurs et utilisés dans des circuits de tensions nominales inférieures ou égales à 1 000 V en courant alternatif, à 1 500 V en courant continu, ainsi que, s'il y a lieu, dans des circuits de tensions nominales supérieures à ces valeurs.

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General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 24-May-2007
• Withdrawal Date: 28-Feb-2010
• ICS: 29.120.50 - Fuses and other overcurrent protection devices
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 32B - Low-voltage fuses
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 32B - IEC_SC_32B
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 32B - IEC_SC_32B
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 01-Sep-2012
• Completion Date: 01-Sep-2012
• 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
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60269-4:2007 - Low-voltage fuses -- Part 4: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of semiconductor devices

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60269-4:1996 - Low-voltage fuses - Part 4: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of semiconductor devices
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 60269-4:1996/A1:1997 - Low-voltage fuses - Part 4: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of semiconductor devices
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 60269-4-1:2002 - Low-voltage fuses - Part 4-1: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of semiconductor devices - Sections I to III: Examples of types of standardized fuse-links
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 60269-4:1996/A2:2003 - Low-voltage fuses - Part 4: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of semiconductor devices
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: EN 60269-4:2009 - Low-voltage fuses - Part 4: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection of semiconductor devices
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Low-voltage fuses -- Part 4: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links for the protection
of semiconductor devices (IEC 60269-4:2006)
Niederspannungssicherungen -- Teil 4: Zusätzliche Anforderungen an
Sicherungseinsätze zum Schutz von Halbleiter-Bauelementen (IEC 60269-4:2006)
Fusibles basse tension -- Partie 4: Exigences supplémentaires concernant les éléments
de remplacement utilisés pour la protection des dispositifs a semiconducteurs (IEC
60269-4:2006)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60269-4:2007
ICS:
29.120.50 9DURYDONHLQGUXJD Fuses and other overcurrent
PHGWRNRYQD]DãþLWD protection devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60269-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 29.120.50 Supersedes EN 60269-4:1996 + A1:1997 + A2:2003 and EN 60269-4-1:2002

English version
Low-voltage fuses -
Part 4: Supplementary requirements for fuse-links
for the protection of semiconductor devices
(IEC 60269-4:2006)
Fusibles basse tension -  Niederspannungssicherungen -
Partie 4: Exigences supplémentaires Teil 4: Zusätzliche Anforderungen
concernant les éléments an Sicherungseinsätze zum Schutz
de remplacement utilisés von Halbleiter-Bauelementen
pour la protection des dispositifs (IEC 60269-4:2006)
à semiconducteurs
(CEI 60269-4:2006)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2007-03-01. 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.

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Ref. No. EN 60269-4:2007 E
Foreword
The text of document 32B/485/FDIS, future edition 4 of IEC 60269-4, prepared by SC 32B, Low-voltage
fuses, of IEC TC 32, Fuses, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by
CENELEC as EN 60269-4 on 2007-03-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60269-4:1996 + A1:1997 + A2:2003 and EN 60269-4-1:2002.
This part is to be used in conjunction with EN 60269-1:2007, Part 1:General requirements.
This Part 4 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses or subclauses of Part 1.
Where no change is necessary, this Part 4 indicates that the relevant clause or subclause applies.
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) 2008-03-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2010-03-01
Tables and figures which are additional to those in Part 1 are numbered starting from 101.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60269-4:2006 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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- 3 - EN 60269-4:2007
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) 2)
IEC 60269-1 - Low-voltage fuses - EN 60269-1 2007
Part 1: General requirements
1) 2)
IEC 60269-2 (mod) - Low-voltage fuses - HD 60269-2 2007
Part 2: Supplementary requirements for fuses
for use by authorized persons (fuses mainly
for industrial application) - Examples of
standardized systems of fuses A to I

1) 2)
IEC 60269-3 (mod) - Low-voltage fuses - HD 60269-3 2007
Part 3: Supplementary requirements for fuses
for use by unskilled persons (fuses mainly for
household or similar applications) - Examples
of standardized systems of fuses A to F

IEC 60417 data- Graphical symbols for use on equipment - -
base
1)
ISO 3 - Preferred numbers - Series of preferred - -
numbers
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

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60269-4
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STANDARD
Fourth edition
2006-11
Fusibles basse tension –
Partie 4:
Exigences supplémentaires concernant les
éléments de remplacement utilisés pour la
protection des dispositifs à semiconducteurs

Low-voltage fuses –
Part 4:
Supplementary requirements for fuse-links
for the protection of semiconductor devices
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60269-4 © IEC:2006 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.9
INTRODUCTION .

1 General.15
1.1 Scope.15
1.2 Object.8
2 Terms and definitions .15
2.2 General terms.17
3 Conditions for operation in service.17
3.4 Voltage.17
3.4.1 Rated voltage.17
3.4.2 Applied voltage in service.19
3.5 Current.19
3.6 Frequency, power factor and time constant .19
3.6.1 Frequency.19
3.6.3 Time constant (τ).19
3.10 Temperature inside an enclosure .21
4 Classification.21
5 Characteristics of fuses .21
5.1 Summary of characteristics.21
5.1.2 Fuse-links.21
5.2 Rated voltage.21
5.4 Rated frequency.21
5.5 Rated power dissipation of the fuse-link .21
5.6 Limits of time-current characteristics .23
5.6.1 Time-current characteristics, time-current zones .23
5.6.2 Conventional times and currents.23
5.6.3 Gates.25
5.6.4 Overload curves.25
5.7.1 Breaking range and utilization category .25
5.7.2 Rated breaking capacity .27
5.8 Cut-off current and I t characteristics.27
5.8.1 Cut-off current characteristics.27
5.8.2 I t characteristics .27
5.9 Arc voltage characteristics .29
6 Markings.29
6.2 Markings on fuse-links.29
7 Standard conditions for construction.31
7.3 Temperature rise and power dissipation of the fuse-link .31
7.4 Operation.31
7.5 Breaking capacity.31
7.7 I t characteristics .31
7.14 Arc voltage characteristics .31
7.15 Special operating conditions.31

60269-4 © IEC:2006 – 5 –
8 Tests.33
8.1 eneral.33
8.1.4 Arrangement of the fuse-link.33
8.1.5 Testing of fuse-links.33
8.3 Verification of temperature rise limits and power dissipation.35
8.3.1 Arrangement of the fuse-link.35
8.3.3 and 8.3.4.2 Measurement of power dissipation of the fuse-link .37
8.3.5 Acceptability of test results.37
8.4 Verification of operation.37
8.4.1 Arrangement of fuse-link.37
8.4.3 Test method and acceptability of test results .37
8.5 Verification of the breaking capacity .41
8.5.1 Arrangement of the fuse .41
8.5.5 Test method.41
8.5.8 Acceptability of test results.45
8.6 Verification of the cut-off current characteristic.47
8.6.1 Test method.47
8.6.2 Acceptability of test results.49
8.7 Verification of the I t characteristics and over-current discrimination.51
8.7.1 Test method .
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