EN IEC 60076-25:2023

Power transformers - Part 25: Neutral grounding resistors

IEC 60076-25:2023 applies to dry type natural air-cooled resistors, for neutral grounding of transformers and generators, in order to limit the earth fault current in power systems by means of metallic resistive elements. For the purposes of this document, the resistor can be:  used alone or in combination with other electrotechnical products not covered by this document, such as (but not limited to): a step-down single-phase transformer, an open triangle or zig-zag transformer (where the neutral point is not available) and a Petersen coil reactor (in order to increase active power contribution to the fault or reduce time constant for proper protection operation or both); designed, manufactured and verified on a one-off basis or fully standardized and manufactured in quantity.  Both terms "neutral grounding resistor" (NGR) and "neutral earthing resistor" (NER) can be used. However, for the purposes of this document and in order to avoid any confusion with "neutral earthing reactor" (NER), the term "neutral grounding resistor" (NGR) is used. This document specifies:  the characteristics of the NGR; the service conditions requirements for NGRs; the tests and test methods for confirming that these conditions have been met; the requirements relating to marking for NGRs.  Annex A provides guidance on how to consider the effect of resistance variation with temperature.

Leistungstransformatoren - Teil 25: Neutrale Erdungswiderstände

Transformateurs de puissance - Partie 25: Résistances de mise à la terre du neutre

L'IEC 60076-25:2023 s'applique aux résistances de type sec refroidies par air naturel pour la mise à la terre (MALT) du neutre des transformateurs et des générateurs dans le but de limiter le courant de défaut à la terre dans les réseaux d'énergie au moyen d'éléments résistifs métalliques. Pour les besoins du présent document, la résistance peut être:  utilisée seule ou avec d'autres produits électrotechniques non couverts par le présent document, notamment: un transformateur abaisseur monophasé, un transformateur en triangle ouvert ou en zigzag (où le point neutre n'est pas disponible) et une bobine Petersen (afin d'augmenter la contribution de la puissance active au défaut et/ou de réduire la constante de temps pour améliorer la protection); conçue, fabriquée et vérifiée à l'unité ou entièrement normalisée et fabriquée en quantité.  En anglais, les deux termes "neutral grounding resistor" (NGR) et "neutral earthing resistor" (NER) peuvent être utilisés pour désigner la résistance de mise à la terre du neutre (MALT). Toutefois, pour les besoins du présent document et afin d'éviter toute confusion avec la "réactance de mise à la terre du neutre" (NER, Neutral Earthing Reactor), le terme "neutral grounding resistor" (NGR) est utilisé. Le présent document spécifie:  les caractéristiques de la MALT; les exigences de conditions de service des MALT; les essais et les méthodes d'essai pour confirmer que ces conditions ont été remplies; les exigences relatives au marquage des MALT.  L'Annexe A fournit des recommandations pour prendre en compte l'impact de la température sur la variation de la résistance.

Močnostni transformatorji - 25. del: Upori za ozemljitev ničlišča (IEC 60076-25:2023)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Mar-2023
• ICS: 29.180 - Transformers. Reactors
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 14 - Power transformers
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 14 - IEC_TC_14
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 31-Mar-2023
• Completion Date: 31-Mar-2023
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 60076-25:2023 - Power transformers - Part 25: Neutral grounding resistors (IEC 60076-25:2023)

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 60076-25:2023
01-junij-2023
Močnostni transformatorji - 25. del: Upori za ozemljitev ničlišča (IEC 60076-
25:2023)
Power transformers - Part 25: Neutral grounding resistors (IEC 60076-25:2023)

Leistungstransformatoren – Teil 25: Neutrale Erdungswiderstände (IEC 60076-25:2023)

Transformateurs de puissance - Partie 25: Résistances de mise à la terre du neutre (IEC

60076-25:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60076-25:2023
ICS:
29.180 Transformatorji. Dušilke Transformers. Reactors
SIST EN IEC 60076-25:2023 en

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60076-25
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM March 2023
ICS 29.180
English Version
Power transformers - Part 25: Neutral grounding resistors
(IEC 60076-25:2023)

Transformateurs de puissance - Partie 25: Résistances de Leistungstransformatoren - Teil 25: Neutrale

mise à la terre du neutre Erdungswiderstände
(IEC 60076-25:2023) (IEC 60076-25:2023)

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EN IEC 60076-25:2023 (E)
European foreword

The text of document 14/1097/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60076-25, prepared by IEC/TC 14 "Power

transformers" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as

EN IEC 60076-25:2023.
The following dates are fixed:

• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2023-12-30

level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement

• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2026-03-30

document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of

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Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A

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Endorsement notice

The text of the International Standard IEC 60076-25:2023 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 standard indicated:

IEC 60068-3-3 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60068-3-3
IEC 60071-1 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60071-1
IEC 60076-1 NOTE Approved as EN 60076-1
IEC 60664-1 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60664-1
IEC 62271-1 NOTE Approved as EN 62271-1
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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 applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)

applies.

NOTE 1 Where 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.cencenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60060-1 2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General EN 60060-1 2010
definitions and test requirements
IEC 60071-2 - Insulation co-ordination - Part 2: Application EN IEC 60071-2 -
guidelines
IEC 60076-3 2013 Power transformers - Part 3: Insulation levels, EN 60076-3 2013
dielectric tests and external clearances in air
+ A1 2018 + A1 2018
IEC 60529 1989 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures EN 60529 1991
(IP Code)
- - + corrigendum May 1993
+ A1 1999 + A1 2000
+ A2 2013 + A2 2013
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IEC 60076-25
Edition 1.0 2023-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Power transformers –
Part 25: Neutral grounding resistors
Transformateurs de puissance –
Partie 25: Résistances de mise à la terre du neutre
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CONTENTS

FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 6

2 Normative references ...................................................................................................... 6

3 Terms and definitions ...................................................................................................... 7

4 Service conditions ........................................................................................................... 9

5 Ratings ............................................................................................................................ 9

5.1 Rated ambient temperature ..................................................................................... 9

5.2 Rated resistance (R) ............................................................................................... 9

5.3 Maximum resistance variation ................................................................................. 9

5.4 Rated time .............................................................................................................. 9

5.5 Rated voltage (U ) .................................................................................................. 9

5.6 Rated insulation level ............................................................................................ 10

5.7 Rated short time current ....................................................................................... 10

5.8 Rated continuous current ...................................................................................... 10

5.9 Rated frequency ................................................................................................... 10

6 Rating plates (Nameplates) ........................................................................................... 11

6.1 General ................................................................................................................. 11

6.2 Minimum information to be provided ...................................................................... 11

7 Design and construction ................................................................................................ 11

7.1 General ................................................................................................................. 11

7.2 Resistive elements ................................................................................................ 11

7.3 Resistive banks..................................................................................................... 12

7.4 Electrical connections ........................................................................................... 12

7.5 IN and OUT terminals ........................................................................................... 12

7.5.1 General ......................................................................................................... 12

7.5.2 IN terminal ..................................................................................................... 12

7.5.3 OUT terminal ................................................................................................. 12

7.6 Insulators .............................................................................................................. 13

7.6.1 General ......................................................................................................... 13

7.6.2 Insulators between resistive elements ........................................................... 13

7.6.3 Insulators between resistor banks and enclosure ........................................... 13

7.6.4 Creepage distance ......................................................................................... 13

7.7 Enclosure ............................................................................................................. 13

7.7.1 Protection against contact with live parts, ingress of solid foreign bodies

and water ...................................................................................................... 13

7.7.2 Design ........................................................................................................... 13

7.7.3 Protection against corrosion .......................................................................... 14

8 Tests ............................................................................................................................. 14

8.1 General ................................................................................................................. 14

8.2 Test classifications ............................................................................................... 14

8.2.1 Routine tests ................................................................................................. 14

8.2.2 Type tests ...................................................................................................... 14

8.2.3 Special tests .................................................................................................. 15

8.3 Test documentation .............................................................................................. 15

8.4 Routine tests......................................................................................................... 15

8.4.1 Visual inspection and dimensional verification ............................................... 15

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8.4.2 Rated resistance measurement...................................................................... 15

8.4.3 Power frequency withstand voltage test ......................................................... 15

8.4.4 Insulation resistance ...................................................................................... 16

8.5 Temperature rise tests .......................................................................................... 17

8.5.1 General ......................................................................................................... 17

8.5.2 Continuous current duty ................................................................................. 17

8.5.3 Rated time duty ............................................................................................. 17

8.5.4 Tolerances .................................................................................................... 18

8.5.5 Acceptance criteria ........................................................................................ 18

8.6 Special tests ......................................................................................................... 18

8.6.1 Inductance measurement ............................................................................... 18

8.6.2 Lightning impulse test .................................................................................... 18

8.6.3 Mechanical design verification ....................................................................... 18

8.6.4 Protection degree of enclosure ...................................................................... 19

Annex A (informative) Resistance variation .......................................................................... 20

A.1 General ................................................................................................................. 20

A.2 Material properties ................................................................................................ 20

A.3 Effect of NGR resistance variation ........................................................................ 20

A.4 Rate of variation ................................................................................................... 21

A.5 Consecutive faults ................................................................................................ 22

A.6 Protection coordination ......................................................................................... 22

A.7 System capacitive charging current ....................................................................... 22

A.8 Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 22

Bibliography .......................................................................................................................... 23

Figure A.1 – Ground fault protection settings example .......................................................... 21

Table 1 – Rated insulation levels .......................................................................................... 10

Table 2 – Maximum temperature rises above ambient for resistive elements......................... 12

Table 3 – Tests classifications .............................................................................................. 14

Table A.1 – Resistance and current change with temperature rise ........................................ 21

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POWER TRANSFORMERS –
Part 25: Neutral grounding resistors
FOREWORD

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IEC 60076-25 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 14: Power transformers. It is an

International Standard.
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Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in

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A list of all parts in the IEC 60076 series, published under the general title Power transformers,

can be found on the IEC website.

The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the

stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the

specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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POWER TRANSFORMERS –
Part 25: Neutral grounding resistors
1 Scope

This part of IEC 60076 applies to dry type natural air-cooled resistors, for neutral grounding of

transformers and generators, in order to limit the earth fault current in power systems by means

of metallic resistive elements.
For the purposes of this document, the resistor can be:

• used alone or in combination with other electrotechnical products not covered by this

document, such as (but not limited to): a step-down single-phase transformer, an open

triangle or zig-zag transformer (where the neutral point is not available) and a Petersen coil

reactor (in order to increase active power contribution to the fault or reduce time constant

for proper protection operation or both);

• designed, manufactured and verified on a one-off basis or fully standardized and

manufactured in quantity.

Both terms "neutral grounding resistor" (NGR) and "neutral earthing resistor" (NER) can be

used. However, for the purposes of this document and in order to avoid any confusion with

"neutral earthing reactor" (NER), the term "neutral grounding resistor" (NGR) is used.

This document specifies:
• the characteristics of the NGR;
• the service conditions requirements for NGRs;
• the tests and test methods for confirming that these conditions have been met;
• the requirements relating to marking for NGRs.

Annex A provides guidance on how to consider the effect of resistance variation with

temperature.
2 Normative references

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.

IEC 60060-1:2010, High voltage test techniques – Part 1: General definitions and test

requirements
IEC 60071-2, Insulation co-ordination – Part 2: Application guidelines

IEC 60076-3:2013, Power transformers – Part 3: Insulation levels, dielectric tests and external

clearances in air
IEC 60076-3:2013/AMD1:2018
IEC 60529, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 60529/AMD1:1999
IEC 60529/AMD2:2013
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

IEC and ISO maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following

addresses:
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3.1
NGR
neutral grounding resistor
neutral grounding device where the principal element is resistance
3.2
resistive element

unitary current carrying conductor, usually in the form of grids, plates, strips, ribbons or wires

and which can have intermediate tapings
3.3
resistive bank

sub-assembly consisting of one or multiple resistive elements supported by the same structure

Note 1 to entry: One or multiple resistive banks form a complete NGR.
3.4
IN terminal

higher voltage terminal of the NGR, connected to the grounded equipment's neutral terminal

3.5
OUT terminal
lower voltage terminal of the NGR, connected to earth
3.6
rated short time current
str
value of the initial RMS current upon the application of the rated voltage
3.7
continuous current
steady state RMS value of current
3.8
extended time

period of time that is greater than the time required for the temperature rise to become constant

but limited to 90 days of operation per year
3.9
highest voltage for equipment

highest RMS phase to neutral voltage for which the NGR is designed in respect of its insulation

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3.10
power frequency withstand voltage

RMS value of sinusoidal power frequency voltage that the insulation of the NGR can withstand

during tests made under specified conditions and for a specified duration
3.11
impulse withstand voltage

highest peak value of impulse voltage of specified form and polarity which does not cause

breakdown of insulation under specified conditions
3.12
protective earthing terminal
terminal connecting the NGR's enclosure to earth for protective purposes
3.13
working voltage

highest RMS value of the AC or DC voltage across any particular insulation which can occur

when the equipment is supplied at rated voltage
3.14
temperature coefficient of resistance

parameter describing the change in resistance relative to a given change in temperature

Note 1 to entry: The temperature coefficient of resistance is expressed by:
RR−
(1)
R (θ −θ)
12 1
where

R and R are resistances, in Ω, at temperatures θ and θ , in °C, respectively, and

1 2 1 2

α is the temperature coefficient of resistance, expressed in K , for the temperature variation between θ

and θ .
3.15
uniform insulation

insulation of an NGR where all the active material have the same insulation level towards the

enclosure
3.16
non-uniform insulation

insulation level throughout the NGR construction that is graded based on the rated voltage at

each part of the construction i.e. connections, banks and elements and where the OUT terminal

is intended for direct connection to earth
3.17
duty cycle

specified sequence of ratings, each of them having a different combination of rated time and

rated current or voltage
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4 Service conditions

Unless otherwise specified, NGRs conforming to this document are intended for use under the

normal service conditions described in IEC 60076-1.

For installations at an altitude higher than 1 000 m, the required insulation level shall be

corrected using the correction factor provided in IEC 60071-2.
5 Ratings
5.1 Rated ambient temperature
Unless otherwise specified, the rated ambient temperature shall be 20 °C.
5.2 Rated resistance (R)

The rated resistance is the specified resistance between the IN terminal and OUT terminal at

the rated ambient temperature.
Unless otherwise stated, the tolerance of the rated resistance value is ±10 %.
5.3 Maximum resistance variation

The purchaser shall also specify the maximum allowable variation of resistance at the maximum

temperature rise in per cent of rated resistance.

NOTE Certain applications such as high impedance grounding or sensitive networks can require a maximum

variation as low as 10 % whereas others can accept a variation as high as 100 %. See Annex A for guidance.

5.4 Rated time

The rated time is the time the NGR shall withstand the rated voltage and the specified

combination of rated short time current and rated continuous current.
The rated time shall be specified by the purchaser.

Typical rated times are 3 s, 5 s,10 s, 30 s and 60 s, extended time or continuous.

If a duty cycle is to be considered it shall be detailed in the technical specification.

5.5 Rated voltage (U )

When the NGR is connected directly between the neutral point and the earth the rated voltage

across the NGR is the phase to neutral voltage and is equal to the nominal system voltage for

which the equipment is designed, divided by the square root of three.
U =
(2)

In some specific cases, the rated voltage can be different, for example, for resistors installed

on the low voltage side of a step-down transformer or for resistors installed in series or parallel

to a neutral earthing reactor.

In the case of combined equipment, for example neutral grounding resistors and zig zag

transformers, IEC 62271-1 applies.
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NOTE Standard values of system voltages (U) are given in IEC 60071-1 for system voltages above 1 000 V and in

IEC 60664-1 for system voltages below 1 000 V.
5.6 Rated insulation level

The rated voltage U as defined in 5.5 shall be the basis to determine the rated insulation level

and clearance distances in air in Table 1 chosen as the next standard value of U equal to or

higher than U .
Table 1 – Rated insulation levels

Highest voltage for Rated short-duration Rated lightning impulse Minimum air clearance

power-frequency
equipment withstand voltage
withstand voltage
U U U mm
m d p
kV (RMS value) kV (RMS value) kV (peak value) (IEC 60076-3:2013,
Table 4), except for
U = 1kV
1,0 2,2 12 14
3,6 10 40 60
7,2 20 60 90
12 28 75 120
17,5 38 95 160
24 50 125 220
36 70 170 320
52 95 250 480
72,5 140 325 630
100 185 450 900
123 230 550 1 100
145 275 650 1 300
170 325 750 1 500
245 460 1 050 2 100
Other rated in
...