EN 61534-1:2011

Powertrack systems - Part 1: General requirements

IEC 61534-1:2011 specifies general requirements and tests for powertrack (PT) systems with a rated voltage not exceeding 277 V a.c. single phase, or 480 V a.c. two or three phase 50 Hz/60 Hz with a rated current not exceeding 63 A. These systems are used for distributing electricity in household, commercial and industrial premises. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2003 and constitutes a technical revision. The main changes from the previous edition are as follows: - updated normative references (Clause 2); - changes to the number of samples to be tested (Subclause 5.3); - inclusion of a short circuit test (New Clause 18); - changes to external influences (Clause 21).

Stromschienensysteme - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen

Systèmes de conducteurs préfabriqués - Partie 1: Exigences générales

La CEI 61534-1:2011 définit les exigences générales et les essais pour les systèmes de conducteurs préfabriqués de tension assignée inférieure ou égale à 277 V en courant alternatif monophasé, ou 480 V en courant alternatif bi- ou triphasé, de fréquence 50 Hz/60 Hz, de courant assigné inférieur ou égal à 63 A. Ces systèmes sont utilisés pour la distribution de l'électricité dans les bâtiments domestiques, commerciaux et industriels. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2003 et constitue une révision technique. Les principaux changements par rapport à l'édition antérieure sont les suivants: - mise à jour des références normatives (Article 2); - modifications du nombre d'échantillons à soumettre aux essais (Paragraphe 5.3); - introduction d'un essai de court-circuit (nouvel Article 18); - modifications des influences externes (Article 21).

Sistemi napajalnih razvodnic - 1. del: Splošne zahteve (IEC 61534-1:2011)

Ta del IEC 61534 določa splošne zahteve in preskuse za sisteme napajalnih razvodnic (PT) z nazivno napetostjo, ki ne presega 277 V izmeničnega enofaznega toka ali 480 V izmeničnega dvo- ali trifaznega toka pri 50 Hz/60 Hz z nazivnim tokom, ki ne presega 63 A. Ti sistemi se uporabljajo za distribucijo elektrike v gospodinjstvih ter v gospodarskih in industrijskih poslopjih.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Jul-2011
• Withdrawal Date: 21-Jun-2014
• ICS: 29.060.10 - Wires
• ICS: 29.120.10 - Conduits for electrical purposes
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 213 - Cable management systems
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 23A - IEC_SC_23A
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 23A - IEC_SC_23A
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 15-Jul-2011
• Completion Date: 15-Jul-2011
• 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
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61534-1:2011 - Powertrack systems - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 61534-1:2011)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61534-1:2003 - Powertrack systems - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 61534-1:2011/A1:2014 - Powertrack systems - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 61534-1:2011/A11:2021 - Powertrack systems - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 07-Dec-2021
• Amended By: EN 61534-1:2011/A2:2021 - Powertrack systems - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 05-Feb-2019

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2011
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 61534-1:2004
Sistemi napajalnih razvodnic - 1. del: Splošne zahteve (IEC 61534-1:2011)
Powertrack systems - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 61534-1:2011)
Stromschienensysteme - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen (IEC 61534-1:2011)
Systèmes de conducteurs préfabriqués - Partie 1: Exigences générales (CEI 61534-
1:2011)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61534-1:2011
ICS:
29.060.10 Žice Wires
29.140.50 Instalacijski sistemi za Lighting installation systems
razsvetljavo
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61534-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2011
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 29.060.10; 29.120.10 Supersedes EN 61534-1:2003

English version
Powertrack systems -
Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 61534-1:2011)
Systèmes de conducteurs préfabriqués - Stromschienensysteme -
Partie 1: Exigences générales Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
(CEI 61534-1:2011) (IEC 61534-1:2011)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2011-06-22. 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, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels

© 2011 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 61534-1:2011 E
Foreword
The text of document 23A/630/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61534-1, prepared by SC 23A, Cable
management systems, of IEC TC 23, Electrical accessories, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61534-1 on 2011-06-22.
This European Standard supersedes EN 61534-1:2003.
The main changes from EN 61534-1:2003 are as follows:
 updated normative references (Clause 2);
 changes to the number of samples to be tested (Subclause 5.3);
 inclusion of a short circuit test (New Clause 18);
 changes to external influences (Clause 21).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
(dop) 2012-03-22
national standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2014-06-22
with the EN have to be withdrawn
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
__________
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61534-1:2011 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 60364-4-44:2007 NOTE  Harmonized as HD 60364-4-444:2010 (modified).
IEC 60439-2:2000 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60439-2:2000 (not modified).
IEC 60570:2003 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60570:2003 (modified).
IEC 60664-1:2007 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60664-1:2007 (not modified).
__________
- 3 - EN 61534-1:2011
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 60038 (mod) 2009 IEC standard voltages EN 60038 2011

IEC 60060-1 2010 High-voltage test techniques - EN 60060-1 2010
Part 1: General definitions and test
requirements
IEC 60068-2-52 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-52 -
Part 2: Tests - Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic
(sodium chloride solution)
IEC 60068-2-75 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-75 -
Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests

IEC 60112 2003 Method for the determination of the proof and EN 60112 2003
the comparative tracking indices of solid
insulating materials
IEC 60127-1 2006 Miniature fuses - EN 60127-1 2006
Part 1: Definitions for miniature fuses and
general requirements for miniature fuse-links

IEC 60269-1 2006 Low-voltage fuses - EN 60269-1 2007
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60529 1989 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures EN 60529 1991
(IP Code) + corr. May 1993
IEC 60695-2-11 2000 Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-2-11 2001
Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test
methods - Glow-wire flammability test method
for end-products
IEC 60695-10-2 2003 Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-10-2 2003
Part 10-2: Abnormal heat - Ball pressure test

IEC 60695-11-2 2003 Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-11-2 2003
Part 11-2: Test flames - 1 kW nominal pre-
mixed flame - Apparatus, confirmatory test
arrangement and guidance
IEC 60884-1 2002 Plugs and socket-outlets for household and - -
+ A1 2006 similar purposes -
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60998-1 (mod) 2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for EN 60998-1 2004
household and similar purposes -
Part 1: General requirements
At draft stage
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60998-2-3 2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for EN 60998-2-3 2004
(mod) household and similar purposes -
Part 2-3: Particular requirements for
connecting devices as separate entities with
insulation-piercing clamping units

IEC 60999-1 1999 Connecting devices - Electrical copper EN 60999-1 2000
conductors - Safety requirements for screw-
type and screwless-type clamping units -
Part 1: General requirements and particular
requirements for clamping units for conductors
from 0,2 mm² up to 35 mm² (included)

IEC 60999-2 2003 Connecting devices - Electrical copper EN 60999-2 2003
conductors - Safety requirements for screw-
type and screwless-type clamping units -
Part 2: Particular requirements for clamping
units for conductors above 35 mm² up to 300
mm² (included)
IEC 61032 1997 Protection of persons and equipment by EN 61032 1998
enclosures - Probes for verification

IEC 61210 (mod) 2010 Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect EN 61210 2010
terminations for electrical copper conductors -
Safety requirements
IEC 60417 Graphical symbols for use on equipment - -
Data-
base
ISO 1456 2009 Metallic and other inorganic coatings - EN ISO 1456 2009
Electrodeposited coatings of nickel, nickel
plus chromium, copper plus nickel and of
copper plus nickel plus chromium

ISO 2081 2008 Metallic and other inorganic coatings - EN ISO 2081 2008
Electroplated coatings of zinc with
supplementary treatments on iron or steel

ISO 2093 1986 Electroplated coatings of tin - Specification - -
and test methods
IEC 61534-1 ®
Edition 2.0 2011-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Powertrack systems –
Part 1: General requirements
Systèmes de conducteurs préfabriqués –
Partie 1: Exigences générales
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX XB
ICS 29.060.10; 29.120.10 ISBN 978-2-88912-504-3

– 2 – 61534-1 © IEC:2011
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 10
4 General requirements . 15
5 General notes on tests . 15
6 Ratings . 16
7 Classification . 16
8 Marking and documentation . 17
9 Construction . 20
10 Clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation . 23
10.1 General . 23
10.2 Clearances . 23
10.2.1 General . 23
10.2.2 Clearances for basic insulation . 23
10.2.3 Clearances for functional insulation . 24
10.2.4 Clearances for supplementary insulation . 24
10.2.5 Clearances for reinforced insulation . 24
10.3 Creepage distances. 25
10.3.1 General . 25
10.3.2 Creepage distances for basic insulation . 25
10.3.3 Creepage distances for functional insulation . 26
10.3.4 Creepage distances for supplementary insulation . 26
10.3.5 Creepage distances for reinforced insulation . 26
10.4 Solid insulation . 26
11 Protection against electric shock . 27
11.1 Access to live parts . 27
11.2 Provision for earthing . 28
11.3 Effectiveness of protective circuit continuity . 28
12 Terminals and terminations . 28
13 Screws, current carrying parts and connections . 30
14 Mechanical strength . 33
14.1 General . 33
14.2 Impact test . 33
14.3 Static load test . 33
15 Insulation resistance test and dielectric strength test . 34
15.1 General . 34
15.2 Humidity treatment . 35
15.3 Insulation resistance test . 35
15.3.1 General . 35
15.3.2 Test for functional insulation . 35
15.3.3 Test for basic insulation, supplementary insulation and reinforced
insulation . 35

61534-1 © IEC:2011 – 3 –
15.4 Dielectric strength test .
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2011
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61534-1:2004
Sistemi napajalnih razvodnic - 1. del: Splošne zahteve (IEC 61534-1:2011)
Powertrack systems - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 61534-1:2011)
Stromschienensysteme - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen (IEC 61534-1:2011)
Systèmes de conducteurs préfabriqués - Partie 1: Exigences générales (CEI 61534-
1:2011)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61534-1:2011
ICS:
29.060.10 Žice Wires
29.120.20 Spojni elementi Connecting devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61534-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2011
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 29.060.10; 29.120.10 Supersedes EN 61534-1:2003

English version
Powertrack systems -
Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 61534-1:2011)
Systèmes de conducteurs préfabriqués - Stromschienensysteme -
Partie 1: Exigences générales Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
(CEI 61534-1:2011) (IEC 61534-1:2011)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2011-06-22. 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, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B - 1000 Brussels

© 2011 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 61534-1:2011 E
Foreword
The text of document 23A/630/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61534-1, prepared by SC 23A, Cable
management systems, of IEC TC 23, Electrical accessories, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61534-1 on 2011-06-22.
This European Standard supersedes EN 61534-1:2003.
The main changes from EN 61534-1:2003 are as follows:
 updated normative references (Clause 2);
 changes to the number of samples to be tested (Subclause 5.3);
 inclusion of a short circuit test (New Clause 18);
 changes to external influences (Clause 21).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN and CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
(dop) 2012-03-22
national standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2014-06-22
with the EN have to be withdrawn
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
__________
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61534-1:2011 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 60364-4-44:2007 NOTE  Harmonized as HD 60364-4-444:2010 (modified).
IEC 60439-2:2000 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60439-2:2000 (not modified).
IEC 60570:2003 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60570:2003 (modified).
IEC 60664-1:2007 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60664-1:2007 (not modified).
__________
- 3 - EN 61534-1:2011
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 60038 (mod) 2009 IEC standard voltages EN 60038 2011

IEC 60060-1 2010 High-voltage test techniques - EN 60060-1 2010
Part 1: General definitions and test
requirements
IEC 60068-2-52 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-52 -
Part 2: Tests - Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic
(sodium chloride solution)
IEC 60068-2-75 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-75 -
Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests

IEC 60112 2003 Method for the determination of the proof and EN 60112 2003
the comparative tracking indices of solid
insulating materials
IEC 60127-1 2006 Miniature fuses - EN 60127-1 2006
Part 1: Definitions for miniature fuses and
general requirements for miniature fuse-links

IEC 60269-1 2006 Low-voltage fuses - EN 60269-1 2007
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60529 1989 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures EN 60529 1991
(IP Code) + corr. May 1993
IEC 60695-2-11 2000 Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-2-11 2001
Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test
methods - Glow-wire flammability test method
for end-products
IEC 60695-10-2 2003 Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-10-2 2003
Part 10-2: Abnormal heat - Ball pressure test

IEC 60695-11-2 2003 Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-11-2 2003
Part 11-2: Test flames - 1 kW nominal pre-
mixed flame - Apparatus, confirmatory test
arrangement and guidance
IEC 60884-1 2002 Plugs and socket-outlets for household and - -
+ A1 2006 similar purposes -
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60998-1 (mod) 2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for EN 60998-1 2004
household and similar purposes -
Part 1: General requirements
At draft stage
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60998-2-3 2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for EN 60998-2-3 2004
(mod) household and similar purposes -
Part 2-3: Particular requirements for
connecting devices as separate entities with
insulation-piercing clamping units

IEC 60999-1 1999 Connecting devices - Electrical copper EN 60999-1 2000
conductors - Safety requirements for screw-
type and screwless-type clamping units -
Part 1: General requirements and particular
requirements for clamping units for conductors
from 0,2 mm² up to 35 mm² (included)

IEC 60999-2 2003 Connecting devices - Electrical copper EN 60999-2 2003
conductors - Safety requirements for screw-
type and screwless-type clamping units -
Part 2: Particular requirements for clamping
units for conductors above 35 mm² up to 300
mm² (included)
IEC 61032 1997 Protection of persons and equipment by EN 61032 1998
enclosures - Probes for verification

IEC 61210 (mod) 2010 Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect EN 61210 2010
terminations for electrical copper conductors -
Safety requirements
IEC 60417 Graphical symbols for use on equipment - -
Data-
base
ISO 1456 2009 Metallic and other inorganic coatings - EN ISO 1456 2009
Electrodeposited coatings of nickel, nickel
plus chromium, copper plus nickel and of
copper plus nickel plus chromium

ISO 2081 2008 Metallic and other inorganic coatings - EN ISO 2081 2008
Electroplated coatings of zinc with
supplementary treatments on iron or steel

ISO 2093 1986 Electroplated coatings of tin - Specification - -
and test methods
IEC 61534-1 ®
Edition 2.0 2011-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Powertrack systems –
Part 1: General requirements
Systèmes de conducteurs préfabriqués –
Partie 1: Exigences générales
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX XB
ICS 29.060.10; 29.120.10 ISBN 978-2-88912-504-3

– 2 – 61534-1 © IEC:2011
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 10
4 General requirements . 15
5 General notes on tests . 15
6 Ratings . 16
7 Classification . 16
8 Marking and documentation . 17
9 Construction . 20
10 Clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation . 23
10.1 General . 23
10.2 Clearances . 23
10.2.1 General . 23
10.2.2 Clearances for basic insulation . 23
10.2.3 Clearances for functional insulation . 24
10.2.4 Clearances for supplementary insulation . 24
10.2.5 Clearances for reinforced insulation . 24
10.3 Creepage distances. 25
10.3.1 General . 25
10.3.2 Creepage distances for basic insulation . 25
10.3.3 Creepage distances for functional insulation . 26
10.3.4 Creepage distances for supplementary insulation . 26
10.3.5 Creepage distances for reinforced insulation . 26
10.4 Solid insulation . 26
11 Protection against electric shock . 27
11.1 Access to live parts . 27
11.2 Provision for earthing . 28
11.3 Effectiveness of protective circuit continuity . 28
12 Terminals and terminations . 28
13 Screws, current carrying parts and connections . 30
14 Mechanical strength . 33
14.1 General . 33
14.2 Impact test . 33
14.3 Static load test . 33
15 Insulation resistance test and dielectric strength test . 34
15.1 General . 34
15.2 Humidity treatment . 35
15.3 Insulation resistance test . 35
15.3.1 General . 35
15.3.2 Test for functional insulation . 35
15.3.3 Test for basic insulation, supplementary insulation and reinforced
insulation . 35

61534-1 © IEC:2011 – 3 –
15.4 Dielectric strength test . 36
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