EN 60730-1:2016/A1:2019

Automatic electrical controls - Part 1: General requirements

2021-12-16: DOW removed further to BT decision D170/C058. Mother EN has no DOW (justification in foreword)
2018-12-12: D161/C021: make available the standard without offering it for citation.
2018-09-17: following plenary meeting, CLC/TC 72 agreed to publish the project without Annex ZZ. No need for Common Modifications anymore. CLC/BT to approve the publication without link to EMC and LVD.  
2017-05-03: D156/C084 - Ratified standards not being made available.
2016-10-27: Publication on the hold (Common modifications needed + ZZ)

Automatische elektrische Regel- und Steuergeräte - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen

Dispositifs de commande électrique automatiques - Partie 1: Exigences générales

Avtomatske električne krmilne naprave - 1. del: Splošne zahteve

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 11-Apr-2019
• ICS: 97.120 - Automatic controls for household use
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 72 - Automatic controls for household use
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 72 - IEC_TC_72
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 12-Apr-2019
• Completion Date: 12-Apr-2019
• Directive: 1999/5/EC - Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity
• Directive: 2004/108/EC - Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC
• Directive: 2004/108/EU - DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and repealing Directive 89/336/EEC
• 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: 2014/30/EU - Directive 2014/30/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 electromagnetic compatibility (recast)
• 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
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Mandate: M/536 - [C(2015)536] Standardisation request as regards radio equipment in support of Directive 2014/53/EU
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60730-1:2016/A1:2019 - Automatic electrical controls - Part 1: General requirements

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 60730-1:2024 - Automatic electrical controls - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 28-Sep-2021
• Amends: EN 60730-1:2016 - Automatic electrical controls - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 14-Jan-2015

Overview

EN 60730-1:2016/A1:2019 - Automatic electrical controls, Part 1: General requirements - is the CENELEC-adopted amendment to IEC 60730-1 that sets out general safety, construction and testing requirements for automatic electrical controls. This amendment (A1) updates the parent standard to address battery-powered controls, controls that communicate (smart-enabled controls), documentation methods, and revisions to insulation/ electric-strength testing. The European version was approved by CENELEC and published in 2019 and is intended to be implemented as a national standard across member bodies.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope expansion: Explicitly covers controls powered by primary or secondary batteries (see Annex V) and controls capable of receiving/responding to communication signals (e.g., demand response, billing-rate signals).
• Smart-enabled controls: Definitions and requirements for “smart grid” and “smart enabled control”; ensures external communication cannot unintentionally override protective functions and allows controlled parameter changes only within defined limits.
• Protection against electric shock: Updates for SELV/PELV circuits, including conditions where accessible parts and current limits must meet the standard’s insulation and test rules.
• Overcurrent protection: Requirement that controls withstand currents in abnormal conditions per declared external protective device; compliance checked by specific tests.
• Constructional and documentation requirements: Revised marking and documentation options (marking (C), hard copy (D), electronic media (E), declaration (X)), and what information must be available to users and testing authorities.
• Electric strength and insulation tests: Amendment replaces Table 12 for insulation/disconnection test voltages, updating test-voltage requirements for functional, basic, supplementary and reinforced insulation.
• Compliance and testing: New clauses on evaluation of smart-enabled controls and references to testing procedures in relevant annexes (e.g., H and T).

Practical applications

EN 60730-1:2016/A1:2019 applies to a wide range of automatic electrical controls used in appliances and equipment - particularly where communication capability or battery operation is involved. Typical applications include:

• HVAC and boiler controls
• Time and motor controls in appliances
• Building automation interfaces that support demand response
• Controls integrated into consumer or industrial equipment where safety, insulation and communication handling are critical

Who should use this standard

• Manufacturers and designers of automatic controls and embedded control modules
• Test laboratories and certification bodies performing safety and EMC conformance
• Product compliance engineers, appliance integrators, and OEMs implementing smart-enabled functions
• Regulatory and standards professionals working on product safety and interoperability

Related standards

• IEC 60730-1 (base international standard)
• IEC 62151 (safety of equipment connected to telecommunication networks)
• IEC 62368-1 (audio/video, ICT equipment safety)

Keywords: EN 60730-1, automatic electrical controls, general requirements, smart enabled control, insulation test voltages, CENELEC, overcurrent protection, SELV PELV.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2019
Avtomatske električne krmilne naprave - 1. del: Splošne zahteve
Automatic electrical controls - Part 1: General requirements
Automatische elektrische Regel- und Steuergeräte - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
Dispositifs de commande électrique automatiques - Partie 1: Exigences générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60730-1:2016/A1:2019
ICS:
97.120 Avtomatske krmilne naprave Automatic controls for
za dom household use
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60730-1:2016/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2019
ICS 97.120
English Version
Automatic electrical controls - Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 60730-1:2013/A1:2015)
Dispositifs de commande électrique automatiques - Partie Automatische elektrische Regel- und Steuergeräte - Teil 1:
1: Exigences générales Allgemeine Anforderungen
(IEC 60730-1:2013/A1:2015) (IEC 60730-1:2013/A1:2015)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60730-1:2016; it was approved by CENELEC on 2016-01-22. CENELEC
members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment 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 CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment 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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre 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, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2019 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 60730-1:2016/A1:2019 E

European foreword
The text of document 72/1017/FDIS, future IEC 60730-1:2013/A1, prepared by IEC/TC 72 "Automatic
electrical controls" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2019-10-12
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2022-04-12
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60730-1:2013/A1:2015 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When 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.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 62151 -  Safety of equipment electrically - -
connected to a telecommunication
network
IEC 62368-1 -  Audio/video, information and EN 62368-1 -
communication technology equipment -
Part 1: Safety requirements
IEC 60730-1 ®
Edition 5.0 2015-12
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
A MENDMENT 1
AM ENDEMENT 1
Automatic electrical controls –

Part 1: General requirements
Dispositifs de commande électrique automatiques –

Partie 1: Exigences générales
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 97.120 ISBN 978-2-8322-3077-0

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© IEC 2015
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee IEC technical committee 72: Automatic
electrical controls.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
72/1017/FDIS 72/1026/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC website under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
IEC 60730-1:2013/AMD1:2015 – 3 –
© IEC 2015
1 Scope and normative references
1.1 Scope
Add the following new text:
This standard applies to controls powered by primary or secondary batteries, requirements
for which are contained within the standard, including Annex V.
Add the following new subclauses:
1.1.9 This standard applies to the electrical and functional safety of controls capable of
receiving and responding to communications signals, including signals for power billing rate
and demand response.
The signals may be transmitted to or received from external units being part of the control
(wired), or to and from external units which are not part of the control (wireless) under test.
1.1.10 This standard does not address the integrity of the output signal to the network
devices, such as interoperability with other devices unless it has been evaluated as part of
the control system.
1.2 Normative references
Add the following references:
IEC 62151, Safety of equipment electrically connected to a telecommunication network
IEC 62368-1, Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment – Part 1:
Safety requirements
2 Terms and definitions
2.13 Miscellaneous definitions
Add the following new definitions:
2.13.10
smart grid
intelligent grid
electric power system that utilizes information exchange and control technologies,
distributed computing and associated sensors and actuators, for purposes such as:
– to integrate the behaviour and actions of the network users and other stakeholders,
– to efficiently deliver sustainable, economic and secure electricity supplies
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-617:2011-10, 617-04-13]
2.13.11
smart enabled control
control that is intended to interact with the smart grid and allows certain functions related to
power billing rate or power demand response to be remotely controlled or enabled generally
by communication with the power utility or by user remote interface
Note 1 to entry: For example, remote interface includes computer or smart phone.

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7 Information
7.2.1
Replace Note 2 by the following:
NOTE 2 Information provided by marking (C) can also be included in documentation (D, E).
Replace the first sentence of the second dashed item by the following:
By documentation on hard copy (D) – this information shall be provided for the user or
installer of the control, and shall consist of legible instructions.
Add, after second dashed item, the following new dash:
– By documentation on electronic media on internal or external memory (E) – this
information is as alternative to (D).
7.2.2
Replace the existing text by the following:
Information which is indicated as being required by marking (C) or by documentation (D,E)
shall also be provided for the testing authority in an agreed manner if so requested by the
testing authority.
7.2.3
Replace the existing text by the following:
For controls submitted in, on or with an equipment, the requirement for documentation (D,E)
is replaced by declaration (X).
7.2.5
Replace the existing text by the following:
The requirement for documentation (D,E) is considered to be met if such information has been
provided by marking (C).
7.2.5.1
Replace the existing text by the following:
The requirement for declaration (X) is considered to be met if such information has been
provided by either documentation (D,E) or by marking (C).
7.2.6
Replace the second and third sentences by the following:
Unless otherwise indicated in a part 2, for incorporated controls, the only marking required
is the manufacturer's name or trade mark and the unique type reference, if other required
marking is provided by documentation (D,E). For incorporated controls declared under
requirement 50, see the explanation of documentation (D,E) contained in 7.2.1.
7.2.7
Replace the last sentence by the following:

IEC 60730-1:2013/AMD1:2015 – 5 –
© IEC 2015
The other marking required shall be included in documentation (D,E).
Table 1 – (7.2 of edition 3) – Required information and methods of providing information
Replace the following requirements:
Clause or
Information Method
subclause
6 Purpose of control 2.2, 4.2.4, D or E
4.3.5, 6.3,
17.16
6a Construction of control and whether the control is electronic
6.15, Annex
X
H, H.2.5.7
18 Which of the terminals for external conductors are for a wider range of 10.1
D or E
conductor sizes than those indicated in Table 3
d
19 For screwless terminals, the method of connection and disconnection , if 10 D
not readily identifiable
20 Details of any special conductors which are intended to be connected to the 10.2.1 D or E
terminals for internal conductors
f
32 Method of attachment for non-detachable cords 10.1, 11.7 D or E
h
34 Details of any limitation of operating time 14, 17 D or E
39 Type 1 action or type 2 action 6.4 D or E
40 Additional features of type 1 action or type 2 actions 6.4.3, 11.4 D or E
j
43 Reset characteristics for cut-out action 6.4 D or E
45 Any limitation to the number or distribution of flat push-on receptacles 10.2.4.4 D or E
which can be fitted
46 Any type 2 action shall be so designed that the manufacturing deviation 11.4.3 D or E
and drift of its operating value, operating time or operating sequence is
within the limit declared in requirements 41, 42, and 46 of Table 1
47 Extent of any sensing element
2.8.1 X
49 Control pollution degree 6.5.3 D or E
75 Rated impulse voltage 2.1.12, 20.1 D or E
77 Temperature for the ball pressure test 21.2.1, 21.2.2, X
21.2.3 and
21.2.4
78 Maximum declared torque on single bush mounting using thermoplastic Table 20, D or E
material Footnote a
79 Pollution degree in the micro-environment of the creepage distance or Table H.24 X
clearance if cleaner than that of the control, and how this is designed
80 Rated impulse voltage for the creepage distance or clearance if different Table H.24 D or E
from that of the control, and how this is ensured
81 The values designed for tolerances of distances for which the exclusion Table H.24 X
from fault mode "short" is claimed
86 For SELV or PELV circuits, the ELV limits realized 2.1.5, T.3.2 X
87 Value of accessible voltage of SELV/PELV circuit, if different from 8.1.1, 2.1.4, 6.8.4.1, X
product standard referred to for the application of the control, in which 6.8.4.2,
standard(s) the accessible SELV/PELV level(s) is (are) given
8.1.1.1
95 Maximum short circuit current as declared 11.3.5.2.1 b) X

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Add the following new rows:
96 Overcurrent protective device external to the control 11.14 D or E
97 For incorporated controls or integrated controls, whether the overload 27.5.3 X
test shall be done at control level
98 Maximum altitude at which the control can be used if greater than 2 000 m 20.1 X

8 Protection against electric shock
8.1.1
Replace the third paragraph by the following:
If SELV- or PELV-circuits supplied at higher than 24 V, or higher than declared according to
requirement 87 of Table 1, are accessible, the current between the accessible part(s) and
either pole of the supply source of the SELV/PELV circuits shall comply with H.8.1.10.1.
11 Constructional requirements
11.2 Protection against electric shock
Add, after 11.2.7, the following new subclause:
11.2.8 Overcurrent protection
Controls shall be capable of carrying the currents likely to flow in abnormal conditions for
such periods of time as are determined by the characteristics of the protective device if
declared in requirement 96 of Table 1.
Compliance is checked by the test of 27.5.
11.13 Protective controls and components of protective control systems
Add, after 11.13.4.5, the following new subclauses:
11.13.5 Smart enabled controls
11.13.5.1 A smart enabled control shall be so designed that the external communication
signals (data or power demand) do not unintentionally override the operating parameters of a
type 2 action control nor interfere with any protective function of the control.
A smart enabled control is permitted to alter the operating parameters of a type 2 control
within defined limits so long as the protective functions remain intact.
11.13.5.2 A smart enabled control that integrates operating and protective functions shall
be evaluated as a protective control.
11.13.5.3 Any transmitter or communication module that is external to the control and acts
as the interface between the control and the telecommunication network shall comply with
IEC 62151 or IEC 62368-1. Nevertheless the measures to ensure protection against electric
shock in this standard (e.g. Annex T) shall be met.
11.13.5.4 Any transmitter or communication module that is part of the smart enabled
control shall comply with the requirements of this standard.

IEC 60730-1:2013/AMD1:2015 – 7 –
© IEC 2015
11.13.5.5 Compliance of 11.13.5 is checked by evaluating the control in accordance with
the requirements of H.27.1 and other relevant requirements of this standard.
13 Electric strength and insulation resistance
13.2 Electric strength
Replace Table 12 with the following:
a
Table 12 – (13.2 of edition 3) – Insulation or disconnection test voltages (1 of 2)
b q
Test voltage for working voltage (U)
Insulation or disconnection to
f
Working voltage Working voltage
c d
be tested  e
SELV
f
≤ 50 V  50 V < U ≤ 690 V
g
Functional insulation  100 100 2 × U
h i
Basic insulation 500 1 250
1 200 + U
h i j
Supplementary insulation
– 1 250 1 200 + (U)
k l
h i j k l
Reinforced insulation  – 2 500 2 400 + (2 × U)
o
Full disconnection
N/A 1 250 1 200 + U
o
Micro-disconnection 100 100 2 × U
m n
Electronic disconnection
...