IEC 61892-3:1999

Mobile and fixed offshore units - Electrical installations - Part 3: Equipment

This part of IEC 61892 contains provisions for the electrical equipment in electrical installations of mobile and fixed units, including pipelines, pumping or "pigging" stations, compressor stations and exposed location single-buoy moorings, used in the offshore petroleum industry for drilling, production, processing and for storage purposes.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 18-Feb-1999
• ICS: 47.020.60 - Electrical equipment of ships and of marine structures
• Technical Committee: TC 18 - Electrical installations of ships and of mobile and fixed offshore units
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 21-Nov-2007

Relations

• Revised: IEC 61892-3:2007 - Mobile and fixed offshore units - Electrical installations - Part 3: Equipment
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
61892-3
First edition
1999-02
Mobile and fixed offshore units –
Electrical installations –
Part 3:
Equipment
Unités mobiles et fixes en mer –
Installations électriques –
Partie 3:
Matériel
Reference number
Numbering
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Terminology, graphical and letter symbols
For general terminology, readers are referred to IEC 60050: International Electro-
technical Vocabulary (IEV).
For graphical symbols, and letter symbols and signs approved by the IEC for
general use, readers are referred to publications IEC 60027: Letter symbols to be
used in electrical technology, IEC 60417: Graphical symbols for use on equipment.
Index, survey and compilation of the single sheets and IEC 60617: Graphical symbols
for diagrams.
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
61892-3
First edition
1999-02
Mobile and fixed offshore units –
Electrical installations –
Part 3:
Equipment
Unités mobiles et fixes en mer –
Installations électriques –
Partie 3:
Matériel
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CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD . 5

INTRODUCTION . 6

Clause
1 Scope. 7

2 Normative references. 7
3 Definitions. 9
4 Generators and motors. 12
4.1 General. 13
4.2 Performance characteristics. 13
4.3 Voltage regulation of generators. 13
4.4 Generators for special purposes. 15
4.5 Parallel operation of general service generators – DC generators . 15
4.6 Parallel operation of general service generators – AC generators . 15
4.7 Control and excitation of generators . 16
4.8 Mechanical features (generators and motors) . 17
4.9 Lubrication (generators and motors) . 18
4.10 Prime movers. 18
4.11 Cyclic irregularity. 19
4.12 Lubrication (prime movers). 19
4.13 Running speed. 20
4.14 Testing. 20
4.15 Degree of protection provided by enclosures . 20
4.16 Rating plates. 20
5 Transformers for power and lighting . 24
5.1 General. 24
5.2 Winding arrangement. 24
5.3 Terminals. 24
5.4 Cooling arrangements. 24
5.5 Voltage regulation. 25
5.6 Parallel operation. 25

5.7 Temperature-rise limits. 25
5.8 Tests. 25
6 Switchgear and controlgear assemblies . 25
6.1 General. 25
6.2 Definitions. 25
6.3 Classification of assemblies . 25
6.4 Electrical characteristics of assemblies . 25
6.5 Information to be given regarding the assemblies . 25
6.6 Environmental conditions. 27
6.7 Design and construction. 27
6.8 Test specifications. 34
6.9 Switchgear and controlgear in the range above 1 kV up to and including 15 kV . 36

61892-3  IEC:1999(E) – 3 –
Clause Page
7 Semiconductor convertors. 39

7.1 General. 39

7.2 Cooling arrangements. 39

7.3 Accessibility. 39

7.4 Service conditions. 39

7.5 Application. 39

7.6 Nameplate. 40

7.7 Convertor transformers. 40
8 Secondary cells and batteries. 40
8.1 General. 40
8.2 Types of battery . 40
8.3 Construction and assembly . 40
8.4 Crates and trays. 41
8.5 Location. 41
8.6 Nameplates. 41
8.7 Charging facilities. 41
8.8 Ventilation of secondary battery compartments. 42
9 Luminaires. 42
9.1 General. 42
9.2 Construction. 42
9.3 Temperature and temperature rise . 43
9.4 Standard types of lampholders . 43
9.5 Exposure to mechanical damage. 44
9.6 Discharge lamp luminaires operating at voltages below 250 V. 44
9.7 Discharge lamp luminaires operating at voltages above 250 V . 44
9.8 Searchlights and arc lamps . 45
9.9 Portable luminaires. 45
9.10 Marking. 45
10 Heating and cooking appliances . 45
10.1 General. 45
10.2 General requirements. 45
10.3 Special requirements for galley appliances . 48
10.4 Special requirements for space-heating appliances . 48

11 Trace and surface heating. 49
11.1 General. 49
11.2 Construction. 49
11.3 Protection. 49
11.4 Protection against mechanical damage. 49
11.5 Installation in hazardous areas . 49
12 Communication. 49
12.1 General. 49
12.2 Safety requirements. 50
12.3 Other requirements. 50
12.4 Safety and maintenance. 50

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Clause Page
13 Underwater systems and appliances. 50

13.1 General. 50

13.2 Fixed diving systems . 50

13.3 Temporary diving systems . 50

14 Control and instrumentation. 51

14.1 General. 51

14.2 General requirements. 51

14.3 Environmental and supply conditions and testing . 51
14.4 Adjustments. 57
14.5 Accessibility. 57
14.6 Replacement. 57
14.7 Non-interchangeability. 57
14.8 Cooling air. 57
14.9 Mechanical load on connectors. 57
14.10 Mechanical features of cabinets. 57
14.11 Shock and vibration absorbers. 57
14.12 Internal wiring.
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