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)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 62606:2014/A1:2018
01-maj-2018
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General requirements for arc fault detection devices (IEC 62606:2013/A1:2017)
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)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62606:2013/A1:2017
ICS:
29.120.50 9DURYDONHLQGUXJD Fuses and other overcurrent
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SIST EN 62606:2014/A1:2018 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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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.
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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
EN 62606:2013/A1:2017.
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).
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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 applie
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