FprEN IEC 60255-27:2022

Measuring relays and protection equipment - Part 27: Product safety requirements

IEC 60255-27:2023 specifies the product safety requirements for measuring relays and protection equipment having a rated AC voltage up to 1 000 V, or a rated DC voltage up to 1 500 V. This document specifies essential safety requirements to minimize the risk of fire and hazards caused by electric shock or injury to the user and property. This document specifies only product safety requirements; functional performance of the equipment is not covered. This document covers all the ways in which the equipment can be mounted and used in cabinets, racks and panels. This document also applies to auxiliary devices such as shunts, series resistors, transformers, auxiliary control panels, display devices, etc., that are used in conjunction with measuring relays and protection equipment and are tested together.

Messrelais und Schutzeinrichtungen - Teil 27: Anforderungen an die Produktsicherheit

Relais de mesure et dispositifs de protection - Partie 27: Exigences de sécurité des produits

L'IEC 60255-27:2023 spécifie les exigences de sécurité des produits pour les relais de mesure et les dispositifs de protection avec une tension assignée en courant alternatif inférieure ou égale à 1 000 V ou avec une tension assignée en courant continu inférieure ou égale à 1 500 V. Le présent document spécifie les exigences de sécurité fondamentales pour réduire le plus possible les risques d'incendie et de dangers causés par un choc électrique ou les risques de blessure de l'utilisateur et de dégradation matérielle. Le présent document spécifie uniquement les exigences de sécurité des produits; les performances fonctionnelles du matériel ne sont pas couvertes. En revanche, le présent document couvre tous les modes qui peuvent être utilisés pour le montage et l'utilisation du dispositif dans des baies, des racks ou des panneaux. Le présent document s'applique aussi aux dispositifs auxiliaires comme les shunts, résistances série, transformateurs, panneaux de commande auxiliaires, dispositifs d'affichage, etc., qui sont utilisés conjointement avec les relais de mesure et les dispositifs de protection et sont soumis à l'essai ensemble.

Merilni releji in zaščitna oprema - 27. del: Zahteve za varnost izdelka

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 02-Mar-2023
• ICS: 29.120.70 - Relays
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 95X - Measuring relays and protection equipment
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 95 - IEC_TC_95
• Current Stage: 5060 - Voting results sent to TC, SR - Formal Approval
• Start Date: 25-Nov-2022
• Completion Date: 25-Nov-2022
• 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
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN IEC 60255-27:2022 - Measuring relays and protection equipment - Part 27: Product safety requirements

Relations

• Revises: EN 60255-27:2014 - Measuring relays and protection equipment - Part 27: Product safety requirements
• Effective Date: 25-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2022
Merilni releji in zaščitna oprema - 27. del: Zahteve za varnost izdelka
Measuring relays and protection equipment - Part 27: Product safety requirements
Messrelais und Schutzeinrichtungen - Teil 27: Anforderungen an die Produktsicherheit
Relais de mesure et dispositifs de protection - Partie 27: Exigences de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 60255-27:2021
ICS:
29.120.70 Releji Relays
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

95/482/CDV
COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 60255-27 ED3
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2021-12-03 2022-02-25
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
95/464/CD, 95/479/CC
IEC TC 95 : MEASURING RELAYS AND PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
SECRETARIAT: SECRETARY:
France Mr Thierry BARDOU
OF INTEREST TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: PROPOSED HORIZONTAL STANDARD:

TC 14, TC 17, TC 38, TC 57, TC 77
Other TC/SCs are requested to indicate their interest, if any, in this
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TITLE:
Measuring relays and protection equipment – Part 27: Product safety requirements

PROPOSED STABILITY DATE: 2028
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 8
INTRODUCTION . 10
1 Scope . 11
2 Normative references . 11
3 Terms and definitions . 13
4 Protection against electric shock . 21
4.1 Protection from contact with hazardous-live-parts . 21
4.1.1 General . 21
4.1.2 Insulation . 21
4.1.3 Equipment enclosure and barriers . 21
4.1.4 Hazardous live terminations using stranded wire . 22
4.2 Protective impedance . 22
4.3 Accessible parts . 23
4.3.1 General . 23
4.3.2 Determination of accessible parts . 23
4.3.3 Permissible limits for accessible parts . 24
4.4 Earthing and protective bonding requirements . 25
4.4.1 General . 25
4.4.2 Insulation between live parts and accessible conductive parts . 25
4.4.3 Protective bonding . 26
4.5 Functional earthed circuits . 26
4.6 Protective conductor connection . 27
4.7 High leakage current . 27
4.8 Solid insulation . 27
4.8.1 General . 27
4.8.2 Requirements . 27
4.9 Clearances and creepage distances. 28
4.9.1 General . 28
4.9.2 Clearances . 28
4.9.3 Creepage distances . 29
4.10 Single fault conditions . 29
4.10.1 Testing in single fault condition. 29
4.10.2 Application of single fault condition . 30
4.10.3 Duration of tests . 31
4.10.4 Compliance . 32
5 Mechanical aspects . 33
5.1 Protection against mechanical hazards . 33
5.1.1 Stability . 33
5.1.2 Moving parts . 33
5.1.3 Edges and corners. 33
5.2 Mechanical requirements . 33
5.3 Mechanical security of terminations . 33
6 Flammability and resistance to fire . 33
6.1 General . 33

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6.2 Requirements for protection against the spread of fire . 33
6.3 General hazards from overheating and fire . 35
6.3.1 Surface temperature limits for protection against burns . 35
6.3.2 Temperature of insulation . 36
6.3.3 Hazardous gases and chemicals . 36
6.4 Minimization of fire risk . 37
6.4.1 General . 37
6.4.2 Eliminating or reducing the sources of ignition within the equipment . 37
6.5 Cabling and fusing . 37
6.6 Flammability of materials and components . 38
6.6.1 General . 38
6.6.2 Materials for components and other parts inside fire enclosures . 38
6.6.3 Materials for fire enclosures. 38
6.6.4 Materials for components and other parts outside fire enclosures . 39
6.7 Fire ignition sources . 40
6.8 Conditions for a fire enclosure . 40
6.8.1 Parts requiring a fire enclosure . 40
6.8.2 Parts not requiring a fire enclosure . 40
6.9 Fire enclosures and flame barriers . 41
6.9.1 General . 41
6.9.2 Fire enclosures and flame barrier requirements . 41
6.10 Assessment of the fire risk due to a single fault condition . 43
6.10.1 Guidelines for maximum acceptable temperatures when subjecting a
circuit or component to a single fault condition . 43
6.10.2 Temperature of windings under normal use or a single fault condition . 43
6.10.3 Compliance of equipment with requirements for protection against the
spread of fire . 43
6.11 Limited-energy circuit . 43
7 General and fundamental design requirements for safety . 44
7.1 Climatic conditions for safety . 44
7.2 Electrical connections . 45
7.3 Components . 45
7.3.1 General . 45
7.3.2 High-integrity part or component . 45
7.4 Connection to other equipment . 45
7.5 High intensity light sources . 46
7.6 Explosion . 46
7.6.1 General . 46
7.6.2 Components at risk of explosion . 46
8 Marking, documentation and packaging . 47
8.1 Marking . 47
8.1.1 General . 47
8.1.2 Identification . 47
8.1.3 Auxiliary supplies, Measurands, Inputs and Outputs . 47
8.1.4 Fuses . 49
8.1.5 Measuring circuit terminals . 49
8.1.6 Terminals and operating devices . 50

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8.1.7 Equipment protected by double or reinforced insulation . 50
8.1.8 Batteries . 50
8.1.9 Test voltage marking . 53
8.1.10 Warning markings . 53
8.1.11 Marking durability . 54
8.2 Documentation . 54
8.2.1 General . 54
8.2.2 Equipment ratings . 54
8.2.3 Equipment installation . 55
8.2.4 Equipment commissioning and maintenance . 55
8.2.5 Equipment operation . 56
8.3 Packaging . 56
9 Type tests and routine test
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