EN 60252-1:2011

AC motor capacitors - Part 1: General - Performance, testing and rating - Safety requirements - Guidance for installation and operation

IEC 60252-1:2010 applies to motor capacitors intended for connection to windings of asynchronous motors supplied from a single-phase system having a frequency up to and including 100 Hz, and to capacitors to be connected to three-phase asynchronous motors so that these motors may be supplied from a single-phase system. This standard covers impregnated or unimpregnated capacitors having a dielectric of paper, plastic film, or a combination of both, either metallized or with metal-foil electrodes, with rated voltages up to and including 660 V. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: - the definition of 'segmented capacitors' has been added in 3.6; - the definition of 'classes of operation' has been clarified, with the addition of the concept of 'probable life' with reference to statistics, in 3.9; - the following wording 'Operation above the rated voltage will reduce the life expectancy of the capacitor' has been introduced in 6.1. - some clarifications have been added to Clause 8, Marking, mainly for small capacitors.

Motorkondensatoren - Teil 1: Allgemeines - Leistung, Prüfung und Bemessung - Sicherheitsanforderungen - Leitfaden für die Installation und den Betrieb

Condensateurs des moteurs à courant alternatif - Partie 1: Généralités - Caractéristiques fonctionnelles, essais et valeurs assignées - Règles de sécurité - Lignes directrices pour l'installation et l'utilisation

La CEI 60252-1:2010 s'applique aux condensateurs destinés à être raccordés aux enroulements des moteurs asynchrones alimentés par un réseau monophasé dont la fréquence ne dépasse pas 100 Hz, et aux condensateurs destinés aux moteurs asynchrones triphasés pour permettre le raccordement de ces moteurs à un réseau monophasé. La présente norme couvre les condensateurs imprégnés ou non, ayant un diélectrique en papier, film plastique ou une combinaison des deux, soit métallisés, soit à électrodes en feuilles de métal, pour une tension assignée n'excédant pas 660 V. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente: - la définition de 'condensateur à film segmenté' a été ajoutée en 3.6; - la définition de 'classes d'utilisation' a été clarifiée, avec l'ajout du concept de 'durée de vie probable' et des références aux statistiques, en 3.9; - la phrase 'Un fonctionnement au-dessus de la tension assignée réduira la durée de vie du condensateur' a été introduite en 6.1; - quelques clarifications ont été ajoutées dans l'Article 8: Marquage, principalement pour les petits condensateurs.

Kondenzatorji izmeničnih motorjev - 1. del: Splošno - Delovanje, preskušanje in ocenjevanje - Varnostne zahteve - Navodilo za namestitev in delovanje (IEC 60252-1:2010)

Ta del IEC 60252 velja za kondenzatorje motorjev, priklop na navitja asinhronih motorjev, napajanih iz enofaznega sistema, ki imajo frekvenco do in vključno 100 Hz, in kondenzatorje za priklop na trifazne asinhrone motorje, tako da se lahko ti motorji napajajo iz enofaznega sistema. Ta standard zajema kondenzatorje, ki so ali niso impregnirani in ki imajo dielektrik iz papirja, plastičnega filma ali kombinacije obeh, z metaliziranimi elektrodami ali elektrodami iz kovinske folije in z ocenjenimi napetostmi do in vključno 660 V. Zaganjalni kondenzatorji so zajeti v IEC 60252-2. Cilj tega standarda je a) oblikovati enotna pravila glede delovanja, preskušanja in ocenjevanja, b) oblikovati določena varnostna pravila, c) zagotoviti vodilo za inštalacijo in delovanje.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 03-Feb-2011
• Withdrawal Date: 01-Jan-2014
• ICS: 31.060.30 - Paper and plastics capacitors
• ICS: 31.060.70 - Power capacitors
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 33 - Power capacitors
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 33 - IEC_TC_33
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 33 - IEC_TC_33
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 04-Feb-2011
• Completion Date: 04-Feb-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 60252-1:2011 - AC motor capacitors - Part 1: General - Performance, testing and rating - Safety requirements - Guidance for installation and operation (IEC 60252-1:2010)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60252-1:2001 - AC motor capacitors - Part 1: General - Performance, testing and rating - Safety requirements - Guide for installation and operation
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 60252-1:2011/A1:2013 - AC motor capacitors - Part 1: General - Performance, testing and rating - Safety requirements - Guidance for installation and operation
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

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AC motor capacitors - Part 1: General - Performance, testing and rating - Safety
requirements - Guidance for installation and operation (IEC 60252-1:2010)
Motorkondensatoren - Teil 1: Allgemeines - Leistung, Prüfung und Bemessung -
Sicherheitsanforderungen - Leitfaden für die Installation und den Betrieb (IEC 60252-
1:2010)
Condensateurs des moteurs à courant alternatif - Partie 1: Généralités - Caractéristiques
fonctionnelles, essais et valeurs assignées - Règles de sécurité - Lignes directrices pour
l'installation et l'utilisation (CEI 60252-1:2010)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60252-1:2011
ICS:
31.060.70 0RþQRVWQLNRQGHQ]DWRUML Power capacitors
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60252-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
February 2011
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 31.060.30; 31.060.70 Supersedes EN 60252-1:2001

English version
AC motor capacitors -
Part 1: General -
Performance, testing and rating -
Safety requirements -
Guidance for installation and operation
(IEC 60252-1:2010)
Condensateurs des moteurs à courant Motorkondensatoren -
alternatif - Teil 1: Allgemeines -
Partie 1: Généralités - Leistung, Prüfung und Bemessung -
Caractéristiques fonctionnelles, essais et Sicherheitsanforderungen -
valeurs assignées - Leitfaden für die Installation und den
Règles de sécurité - Betrieb
Lignes directrices pour l'installation et (IEC 60252-1:2010)
l'utilisation
(CEI 60252-1:2010)
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with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Ref. No. EN 60252-1:2011 E
Foreword
The text of document 33/470/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60252-1, prepared by IEC TC 33, Power
capacitors, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 60252-1 on 2011-01-02.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60252-1:2001.
This EN 60252-1:2011 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to
EN 60252-1:2001:
– the definition of “segmented capacitors” has been added, in 3.6;
– the definition of “classes of operation“ has been clarified, with the addition of the concept of “probable
life” with reference to statistics, in 3.9;
– the following wording “Operation above the rated voltage will reduce the life expectancy of the
capacitor” has been introduced in 6.1;
– some clarifications have been added to Clause 8, Marking, mainly for small capacitors.
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
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2011-10-02
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2014-01-02
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60252-1:2010 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 60110-1:1998 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60110-1:1998 (not modified).
IEC 60143-1:2004 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60143-1:2004 (not modified).
IEC 60252-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60252-2.
IEC 60871-1:2005 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60871-1:2005 (not modified).
IEC 60931-1:1996 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60931-1:1996 (not modified).
IEC 61048:2006 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61048:2006 (not modified).
IEC 61071:2007 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61071:2007 (not modified).
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- 3 - EN 60252-1:2011
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 60062 - Marking codes for resistors and capacitors EN 60062 -

IEC 60068 Series Environmental testing EN 60068 Series

IEC 60068-2-6 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-6 -
Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration
(sinusoidal)
IEC 60068-2-20 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-20 -
Part 2-20: Tests - Test T: Test methods for
solderability and resistance to soldering heat
of devices with leads
IEC 60068-2-21 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-21 -
Part 2-21: Tests - Test U: Robustness of
terminations and integral mounting devices

IEC 60068-2-78 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-78 -
Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat,
steady state
IEC 60112 - Method for the determination of the proof and EN 60112 -
the comparative tracking indices of solid
insulating materials
IEC 60309-1 - Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for EN 60309-1 -
industrial purposes -
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60529 - Degrees of protection provided by enclosures - -
(IP Code)
IEC 60695-2-10 - Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-2-10 -
Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test
methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common
test procedure
IEC 60695-2-11 - Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-2-11 -
Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test
methods - Glow-wire flammability test method
for end-products
ISO 4046 - Paper, board, pulp and related terms - - -
Vocabulary
IEC 60252-1 ®
Edition 2.0 2010-09
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AC motor capacitors –
Part 1: General – Performance, testing and rating – Safety requirements –
Guidance for installation and operation

Condensateurs des moteurs à courant alternatif –
Partie 1: Généralités – Caractéristiques fonctionnelles, essais et valeurs
assignées – Règles de sécurité – Lignes directrices pour l'installation et
l'utilisation
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
V
CODE PRIX
ICS 31.060.30; 31.060.70 ISBN 978-2-88912-189-2
– 2 – 60252-1 © IEC:2010
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
1 Scope and object.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .7
4 Service conditions .10
4.1 Normal service conditions .10
4.2 Preferred tolerances on capacitance .10
5 Quality requirements and tests .10
5.1 Test requirements .10
5.1.1 General .10
5.1.2 Test conditions .10
5.2 Nature of tests.11
5.2.1 Type tests .11
5.2.2 Routine tests .11
5.3 Type tests .11
5.3.1 Test procedure .11
5.3.2 Extent of qualification .11
5.4 Routine tests .14
5.4.1 Test procedure .14
5.5 Tangent of loss angle .14
5.6 Visual examination .14
5.7 Voltage test between terminals.14
5.8 Voltage test between terminals and case.15
5.9 Capacitance measurement .15
5.10 Check of dimensions .15
5.11 Mechanical tests .15
5.11.1 Robustness of terminations .16
5.11.2 Soldering.16
5.11.3 Vibration.17
5.11.4 Fixing bolt or stud (if fitted).17
5.12 Sealing test .17
5.13 Endurance test .18
5.13.1 Testing in air with forced circulation.18
5.13.2 Endurance test procedure.18
5.13.3 Conditions of compliance.19
5.14 Damp-heat test.19
5.15 Self-healing test .19
5.16 Destruction test .20
5.16.1 Test specimens .20
5.16.2 Test apparatus .20
5.16.3 Test procedure .22
5.16.4 Evaluation of the failure.23
5.17 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking .23
5.17.1 Ball-pressure test .23
5.17.2 Glow-wire test .23
5.17.3 Tracking test.24

60252-1 © IEC:2010 – 3 –
6 Permissible overloads .24
6.1 Maximum permissible voltage.24
6.2 Maximum permissible current .24
6.3 Maximum permissible reactive output .24
7 Safety requirements .
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