EN 50122-2:2022
(Main)Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electrical safety, earthing and the return circuit - Part 2: Provisions against the effects of stray currents caused by DC traction systems
Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electrical safety, earthing and the return circuit - Part 2: Provisions against the effects of stray currents caused by DC traction systems
This document specifies requirements for protective provisions against the effects of stray currents, which result from the operation of DC electric traction power supply systems. As several decades' experience has not shown evident corrosion effects from AC electric traction power supply systems, this document only deals with stray currents flowing from a DC electric traction power supply system. This document applies to all metallic fixed installations which form part of the traction system, and also to any other metallic components located in any position in the earth, which can carry stray currents resulting from the operation of the railway system. This document applies to all new DC lines and to all major revisions to existing DC lines. The principles can also be applied to existing electrified transportation systems where it is necessary to consider the effects of stray currents. This document does not specify working rules for maintenance but provides design requirements to allow maintenance. The range of application includes: a) railways, b) guided mass transport systems such as: 1) tramways, 2) elevated and underground railways, 3) mountain railways, 4) magnetically levitated systems, which use a contact line system, and 5) trolleybus systems, c) material transportation systems. This document does not apply to a) electric traction power supply systems in underground mines, b) cranes, transportable platforms and similar transportation equipment on rails, temporary structures (e.g. exhibition structures) in so far as these are not supplied directly from the contact line system and are not endangered by the electric traction power supply system, c) suspended cable cars, d) funicular railways.
Bahnanwendungen - Ortsfeste Anlagen - Elektrische Sicherheit, Erdung und Rückleitung - Teil 2: Schutzmaßnahmen gegen Streustromwirkungen durch Gleichstrombahnen
Applications ferroviaires - Installations fixes - Sécurité électrique, mise à la terre et circuit de retour - Partie 2: Mesures de protection contre les effets des courants vagabonds issus de la traction électrique à courant continu
Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives aux dispositions de protection contre les effets des courants vagabonds dus au fonctionnement des systèmes d’alimentation de traction électrique à courant continu. Plusieurs décennies d'expérience n'ayant pas démontré d'effets corrosifs évidents dus aux systèmes d'ali-mentation de traction électrique à courant alternatif, le présent document traite uniquement des courants va-gabonds issus des systèmes d'alimentation de traction électrique à courant continu. Le présent document s'applique à toutes les installations fixes métalliques qui font partie du système de traction ainsi qu'à tout autre composant métallique se trouvant dans le sol, quelle que soit sa position, et qui peut transporter des courants vagabonds issus de l'exploitation du réseau ferroviaire. Le présent document s'applique à l'ensemble des lignes nouvelles à courant continu, ainsi qu'aux rénova-tions majeures des lignes à courant continu existantes. Ces principes peuvent également s'appliquer aux systèmes de transport électrifiés existants lorsqu'il est nécessaire de tenir compte des effets des courants vagabonds. Le présent document ne spécifie pas les règles de travail pour la maintenance, mais définit des exigences de conception pour permettre la maintenance. Le présent document s'applique aux applications suivantes : a) les réseaux ferroviaires ; b) les réseaux de transport en commun guidés tels que : 1) les tramways ; 2) les voies ferroviaires aériennes et souterraines ; 3) les voies ferroviaires de montagne ; 4) les systèmes à sustentation magnétique, qui utilisent un système de ligne de contact, et 5) les systèmes de trolleybus ; c) les systèmes de transport de matériaux. Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux : a) systèmes d’alimentation de traction électrique des mines souterraines ; b) grues, plateformes transportables et autres matériels de transport similaires sur rails, structures tempo-raires (dans les foires et expositions, par exemple) lorsqu'ils ne sont pas alimentés par les lignes aé-riennes de contact, directement, ni affectés par le système d'alimentation électrique de traction ; c) téléphériques, télécabines ; d) funiculaires à câbles.
Železniške naprave - Fiksni postroji - Električna varnost, ozemljitev in povratni tokokrog - 2. del: Zaščitni ukrepi proti učinkom blodečih tokov, ki jih povzročajo enosmerni sistemi vleke
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 50122-2:2010
Železniške naprave - Fiksni postroji - Električna varnost, ozemljitev in povratni
tokokrog - 2. del: Zaščitni ukrepi proti učinkom blodečih tokov, ki jih povzročajo
enosmerni sistemi vleke
Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electrical safety, earthing and the return circuit
- Part 2: Provisions against the effects of stray currents caused by DC traction systems
Bahnanwendungen - Ortsfeste Anlagen - Elektrische Sicherheit, Erdung und Rückleitung
- Teil 2: Schutzmaßnahmen gegen Streustromwirkungen durch Gleichstrombahnen
Applications ferroviaires - Installations fixes - Sécurité électrique, mise à la terre et circuit
de retour - Partie 2: Mesures de protection contre les effets des courants vagabonds
issus de la traction électrique à courant continu
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50122-2:2022
ICS:
29.120.50 Varovalke in druga Fuses and other overcurrent
nadtokovna zaščita protection devices
29.280 Električna vlečna oprema Electric traction equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50122-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM September 2022
ICS 29.120.50; 29.280 Supersedes EN 50122-2:2010
English Version
Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electrical safety,
earthing and the return circuit - Part 2: Provisions against the
effects of stray currents caused by DC traction systems
Applications ferroviaires - Installations fixes - Sécurité Bahnanwendungen - Ortsfeste Anlagen - Elektrische
électrique, mise à la terre et circuit de retour - Partie 2: Sicherheit, Erdung und Rückleitung - Teil 2:
Mesures de protection contre les effets des courants Schutzmaßnahmen gegen Streustromwirkungen durch
vagabonds issus de la traction électrique à courant continu Gleichstrombahnen
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Identification of hazards and risks . 6
5 Criteria for stray current assessment and acceptance . 7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 Criteria for the protection of the tracks . 7
5.3 Criteria for systems with steel reinforced concrete or metallic structures . 8
5.4 Specific investigations and measures . 9
6 Design provisions . 9
6.1 General . 9
6.2 Return circuit . 9
6.2.1 General . 9
6.2.2 Resistance of running rails . 9
6.2.3 Track system . 10
6.2.4 Return conductors . 10
6.2.5 Return cables . 10
6.2.6 Electrical separation between the return circuit and system parts with earth-electrode
effect . 10
6.2.7 Exceptions for systems with return conductor rails . 11
6.2.8 Rail-to-rail and track-to-track cross bonds . 11
6.3 Non-traction related electrical equipment . 11
6.4 Tracks of other traction systems . 11
6.5 Return busbar in the substation . 11
6.6 Level crossings . 11
6.7 Common power supply for tram and trolleybus . 11
6.8 Changeover from the mainline to depot and workshop areas . 12
7 Provisions for structures affected by stray currents . 12
7.1 General . 12
7.2 Conductive civil structures . 12
7.2.1 Basic procedure . 12
7.2.2 Longitudinal interconnection . 12
7.2.3 Sectionalized reinforcement . 13
7.2.4 External conductive parts . 13
7.2.5 External cables, pipework and power supplies . 13
7.3 Adjacent pipes or cables . 13
7.4 Voltage limiting devices . 14
8 Protective provisions applied to metallic structures . 14
9 Depots and workshops . 14
10 Tests and measurements . 15
10.1 Principles . 15
10.2 Supervision of the rail insulation. 15
10.2.1 Repetitive monitoring. 15
10.2.2 Continuous monitoring of the rail potential . 15
Annex A (informative) Measurement of track characteristics . 17
A.1 Rail resistance . 17
A.2 Conductance per length between running rails and steel reinforced structures . 18
A.3 Conductance per length for track sections without civil structure . 19
A.4 Local conductance per length for track sections without civil structure . 20
A.5 Insulated rail joints . 22
A.6 Insulating joints between steel reinforced structures . 23
Annex B (informative) Stray current assessment – Rail insulation assessment using rail potential . 25
B.1 Repetitive measurements of the rail potential to monitor the conductance . 25
B.2 Example for a continuous monitoring of the rail potential . 25
Annex C (informative) Estimation of stray current and impact on metallic structures . 27
C.1 Estimation of the stray currents passing from the running rails to the earth . 27
C.2 Estimation of the longitudinal voltage in steel reinforced structures . 28
Annex D (informative) Laboratory testing of materials for the insulation of rails . 30
D.1 General . 30
D.2 Test procedure . 30
D.2.1 General . 30
D.2.2 Initial test . 30
D.2.3 Heat Aging . 30
D.2.4 Influence of winter weather and rain . 30
D.2.5 Evaluation . 30
D.3 Acceptance criterion of the tests . 30
Annex E (informative) Fastening systems . 31
Bibliography . 32
Figures
Figure A.1 — Measurement of the rail resistance for a rail section of length d . 17
Figure A.2 — Measuring arrangement for the conductance per length G´ between rails and steel
RS
reinforced structure . 18
Figure A.3 — Determination of the conductance per length G´ for track sections without civil
RE
structures . 19
Figure A.4 — Measuring arrangement for the local conductance per length . 21
Figure A.5 — Test of insulated rail joints . 22
Figure A.6 — Test of insulating joi
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