EN 62606:2013/A1:2017

General requirements for arc fault detection devices

IEC 62606:2013 applies to arc fault detection devices (AFDD) for household and similar uses in a.c. circuits. An AFDD is designed by the manufacturer: - either as a single device having opening means able to open the protected circuit in specified conditions; or - as a single device integrating a protective device; or - as a separate unit, according to Annex D assembled on site with a declared protective device.

Allgemeine Anforderungen an Fehlerlichtbogen-Schutzeinrichtungen

Exigences générales des dispositifs pour la détection de défaut d’arcs

La CEI 62606:2013 s'applique aux dispositifs pour la détection de défaut d'arc (DPDA) utilisés à des fins domestiques et analogues dans des circuits en courant alternatif (AC). Un DPDA est conçu par le constructeur: - comme un dispositif unique doté d'un système d'ouverture pouvant ouvrir le circuit protégé dans les conditions spécifiées; ou - comme un dispositif unique doté d'un dispositif de protection; ou - comme une unité séparée, conformément à l'Annexe D, assemblée sur site avec un dispositif de protection déclaré.

Splošne zahteve za obločne detektorje - Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 62606:2013/A1:2017)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2017
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Nov-2020
• ICS: 29.120 - Electrical accessories
• ICS: 29.120.50 - Fuses and other overcurrent protection devices
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 23E - Circuit breakers and similar devices for household and similar applications
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 23E - IEC_SC_23E
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2017
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2017
• Directive: 2004/108/EC - Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC
• Directive: 2004/108/EU - DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC
• 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: 2014/30/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
• 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 62606:2014/A1:2018 - General requirements for arc fault detection devices (IEC 62606:2013/A1:2017)

Relations

• Amends: EN 62606:2013 - General requirements for arc fault detection devices
• Effective Date: 25-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Allgemeine Anforderungen an Fehlerlichtbogen-Schutzeinrichtungen (IEC
62606:2013/A1:2017)
Exigences générales des dispositifs pour la détection de défaut d’arcs (IEC
62606:2013/A1:2017)
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62606:2013/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2017
ICS 29.120; 29.120.50
English Version
General requirements for arc fault detection devices
(IEC 62606:2013/A1:2017)
Exigences générales des dispositifs pour la détection de Allgemeine Anforderungen an Fehlerlichtbogen-
défaut d'arcs Schutzeinrichtungen
(IEC 62606:2013/A1:2017) (IEC 62606:2013/A1:2017)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 62606:2013; it was approved by CENELEC on 2017-03-16. CENELEC members
are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment 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 CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment 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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2017 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 62606:2013/A1:2017 E

European foreword
The text of document 23E/993/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62606:2013/A1:2017, prepared by
IEC/SC 23E "Circuit-breakers and similar equipment for household use", of IEC/TC 23, "Electrical
accessories" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:

• latest date by which this document has (dop) 2018-09-01
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2020-12-01
standards conflicting with this document
have to be withdrawn
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 mandate given to CENELEC by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU
Directive(s).
For the relationship with EU Directives see informative Annex ZZA and ZZB, which are integral parts
of this document.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62606:2013/A1:2017 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 60038 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60038 (modified).
IEC 61000-3-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61000-3-2 (not modified).
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 When 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.
Add the following references to the Annex ZA of EN 62606:2013:

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60228 2004  Conductors of insulated cables EN 60228 2005
IEC 61000-3-2 2014 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-3-2 2014
3-2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current
emissions (equipment input current ≤ 16 A
per phase)
IEC 61543 1995 Residual current-operated protective EN 61543 1995
devices (RCDs) for household and similar
use - Electromagnetic compatibility
- -  + corrigendum Dec. 1997
- -  + A11 2003
- -  + A12 2005
+ A1 2004 + A1 2004
+ A2 2005  + A2 2006
Annex ZZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European standard and the essential requirements
of Directive 2014/30/EU [2014 OJ L96] aimed to be covered

This European standard has been prepared under the European Commission standardisation request
C(2016) 7641 final of 30.11.2016 , ('M/552'), as regards harmonised standards in support of Directive
2014/30/EU relating to electromagnetic compatibility, to provide one voluntary means of conforming to
essential requirements 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 [2014 OJ L96].
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZZA.1 confers, within the limits
of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential
requirements of that Directive, and associated EFTA regulations.

Table ZZA.1 – Correspondence between this European standard and the Essential
Requirements set out in Directive 2014/30/EU [2014 OJ L96]

Essential requirements of Clause(s) / sub-clause(s)
Remarks / Notes
Directive 2014/30/EU of this EN
Annex I. 1(a) (electromagnetic 9.21 In accordance with
disturbances) EN 61543:1995 Clause 4.

Annex I. 1(b) (electromagnetic 8.15 All immunity requirements are
immunity) covered by complying with
9.21 clauses 8.15 and 9.21 of the
standard.
WARNING 1: Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2: Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of
this standard.
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION C(2016) 7641 final of 30.11.2016 on a standardisation request to the
European Committee for Standardisation, to the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation and to the
European Telecommunications Standards Institute 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.
Annex ZZB
(informative)
Relationship between this European standard and the safety
objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96] aimed to be
covered
This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardization request relating to
harmonized standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive, M/511, to provide one voluntary
means of conforming to safety objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonization 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 [2014 OJ L96].
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZZB.1 confers, within the limits
of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential
requirements of that Directive, and associated EFTA regulations.

Table ZZB.1 – Correspondence between this European standard and Article 3 of
Directive 2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L153]

Clause(s) / sub-clause(s)
Safety Objectives of Directive
Remarks / Notes
of this EN
2014/35/EU
(1)(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – 9.3
(1)(b) 8.1 and 8.2 – 9.4 and 9.5,
Annex D, Annex J, Annex K,
Annex L
(1)(c) 7 – 9.1 and 9.2, 8.6 – 9.9, 8.18
– 9.23, 9.22, 8.Z1 – 9.Z1,
Annex E
(2) (a) 8.3 – 9.6, 8.7 – 9.10, 8.17 –
9.17, 8.12 - 9.17, 8.13 - 9.18
(2) (b) 8.5 – 9.8, 8.7 – 9.10, 8.8 - 9.11
and Annex C, 8.6 – 9.9, 8.14 –
9.19 and 9.20, Annex A
(2) (c) 8.2.2 – 9.15
(2) (d) 8.2.3 – 9.7, Annex B, 8.4 – 9.7
(3) (a) 8.9 – 9.12, 8.2.4 – 9.16
(3) (b) 8.10 – 9.13, 8.11 – 9.14, 8.16 –
9.9.4, 8.15 – 9.21
(3) (c) 8.12 – 9.17, 8.8 – 9.11 and
Annex C
WARNING 1 — Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2 — Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of
this standard.
IEC 62606 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
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A MENDMENT 1
AM ENDEMENT 1
General requirements for arc fault detection devices

Exigences générales des dispositifs pour la détection de défaut d’arcs

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 IEC 2017
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 23E: Circuit-breakers and similar
equipment for household use, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23E/993/FDIS 23E/1003/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
_____________
1 Scope
Replace the existing first paragraph by the following new first paragraph:
This International Standard applies to arc fault detection devices (AFDDs) for household and
similar uses, intended to be used in a.c. circuits, for rated voltages not exceeding 440 V a.c,
with rated frequencies of 50 Hz, 60 Hz or 50/60 Hz and rated currents not exceeding 63 A.
Replace, in the fourth paragraph, the words “final circuits” by “a final circuit”.
Delete the eighth and ninth paragraphs.
Add, at the end of this clause, the following new note:
NOTE 5 AFDD for d.c. applications are under consideration.

2 Normative references
Add the following new references:
IEC 60228, Conductors of insulated cables
IEC 61000-3-2:2014, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-2: Limits – Limits for
harmonic current emissions (equipment input current ≤ 16 A per phase)

IEC 62606:2013/AMD1:2017 – 3 –
© IEC 2017
IEC 61543:1995, Residual current-operated protective devices (RCDs) for household and
similar use – Electromagnetic compatibility
IEC 61543:1995/AMD1:2004
IEC 61543:1995/AMD2:2005
3 Terms and definitions
3.2
arc fault
arcing fault
Replace the existing definition by the following new definition:
dangerous unintentional arc
3.4
arc fault detection unit
AFD unit
Replace, at the end of the note, the reference “see (4.1.3)” by “(see 4.1.3)”.

4.1 According to the method of construction
4.1.1 Replace the existing text by the following new text:
4.1.1 AFDD as one single device, comprising an AFD unit and opening means not providing
overcurrent or residual current protection.

4.3 According to the number of poles and current paths
Add to the existing list the following two new dashes:
– Three-pole AFDD;
– Four-pole AFDD.
Delete NOTE 1 and renumber “NOTE 2” as “NOTE”.

5.3.1 Preferred values of rated voltage (U )
n
Replace the existing text by the following new tex
...