IEC 61010-2-201:2024
(Main)Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-201: Particular requirements for control equipment
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-201: Particular requirements for control equipment
IEC 61010-2-201:2024 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 61010-1 so as to convert that publication into the IEC standard: Particular requirements for control equipment. This document is to be used in conjunction with IEC 61010-1:2010, and IEC 61010 1:2010/AMD1:2016. Where a particular subclause of IEC 61010-1 is not mentioned in this document, that subclause applies as far as is reasonable. Where this document states "addition", "modification", "replacement", or "deletion", the relevant requirement, test specification or note in IEC 61010 1 should be adapted accordingly.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) 1.1.1: the related equipment included in the Scope has been clarified;
b) 4.3.2.101: the optical fibre module has been deleted;
c) 5.4.3: equipment installation has been clarified;
d) 6.7.1.1: revision of the figure representing insulation between separate circuits has been included;
e) 6.7.101: the subclause relating to insulation for FIELD WIRING TERMINALS of OVERVOLTAGE CATEGORY ll with a nominal voltage up to 1 000 V has been deleted;
f) 6.7.1.101: a new subclause relating to insulation for SELV/PELV CIRCUITS has been included;
g) 6.8.3: specification of voltage tester has been added;
h) 6.9.3: an additional exception relating to colour coding has been included;
i) 6.9.101: a new subclause relating to wiring for secondary circuits e.g. SELV/PELV has been included;
j) 8.2.2.101: additional requirements for glass displays have been included;
k) 8.3: the subclause relating to the drop test has been removed;
l) 9.3.2: additional requirements for material of connectors and insulating material have been included;
m) The particular requirements for non-metallic material have been clarified;
n) Clause 11: the particular requirements for protection against HAZARDS from fluid and solid foreign objects have been removed;
o) 12.4: an additional subclause relating to microwave radiation has been included;
p) 14.102: the description of switching devices has been clarified;
Exigences de securité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation et de laboratoire - Partie 2-201: Exigences particulières pour les équipements de commande
L'IEC 61010-2-201:2024 complète ou modifie les articles correspondants de l'IEC 61010-1, de façon à transformer cette publication en norme IEC: Exigences particulières pour les équipements de commande. Le présent document doit être utilisé conjointement avec l'IEC 61010-1:2010 et l'IEC 61010 1:2010/AMD1:2016. Lorsqu'un paragraphe particulier de l'IEC 61010-1 n'est pas mentionné dans le présent document, ce paragraphe s'applique pour autant que cela soit raisonnable. Lorsque le présent document mentionne "addition", "modification", "remplacement" ou "suppression", il convient d'adapter l'exigence, la spécification d'essai ou la note correspondante de l'IEC 61010 1 en conséquence.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
a) 1.1.1: clarification concernant les équipements inclus dans le domaine d'application;
b) 4.3.2.101: suppression du module à fibre optique;
c) 5.4.3: clarification de l'installation de l'équipement;
d) 6.7.1.1: révision de la figure représentant l'isolation entre des circuits séparés;
e) 6.7.101: suppression du paragraphe concernant l'isolation des BORNES A CABLER SUR PLACE de CATEGORIE DE SURTENSION ll avec une tension nominale maximale de 1 000 V;
f) 6.7.1.101: ajout d'un nouveau paragraphe concernant l'isolation des CIRCUITS TBTS/TBTP;
g) 6.8.3: ajout d'une spécification pour le contrôleur de tension;
h) 6.9.3: ajout d'une exception supplémentaire pour le codage des couleurs;
i) 6.9.101: ajout d'un nouveau paragraphe concernant le câblage des circuits secondaires, par exemple TBTS/TBTP;
j) 8.2.2.101: ajout d'exigences supplémentaires pour les écrans en verre;
k) 8.3: suppression du paragraphe concernant l'essai de chute;
l) 9.3.2: ajout d'exigences supplémentaires pour les matériaux des connecteurs et les matériaux isolants;
m) clarification des exigences particulières relatives aux matériaux non métalliques;
n) Article 11: suppression des exigences particulières concernant la protection contre les DANGERS des fluides et des corps solides étrangers;
o) 12.4: ajout d'un paragraphe supplémentaire concernant le rayonnement hyperfréquence;
p) 14.102: clarification concernant la description des appareils de commutation.
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Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and
laboratory use –
Part 2-201: Particular requirements for control equipment
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de laboratoire –
Partie 2-201: Exigences particulières pour les équipements de commande
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IEC 61010-2-201 ®
Edition 3.0 2024-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and
laboratory use –
Part 2-201: Particular requirements for control equipment
Exigences de securité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation et
de laboratoire –
Partie 2-201: Exigences particulières pour les équipements de commande
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 17.020, 19.020, 25.040.40 ISBN 978-2-8322-9783-4
– 2 – IEC 61010-2-201:2024 © IEC 2024
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope and object . 8
2 Normative references . 10
3 Terms and definitions . 10
4 Tests . 13
5 Marking and documentation . 14
6 Protection against electric shock . 17
7 Protection against mechanical HAZARDS . 31
8 Resistance to mechanical stresses . 32
9 Protection against the spread of fire . 34
10 Equipment temperature limits and resistance to heat . 39
11 Protection against HAZARDS from fluids and solid foreign objects . 45
12 Protection against radiation, including laser sources, and against sonic and
ultrasonic pressure . 45
13 Protection against liberated gases and substances, explosion and implosion . 46
14 Components and subassemblies . 46
15 Protection by interlocks . 50
16 HAZARDS resulting from application . 50
17 RISK assessment . 50
Annexes . 51
Annex E (informative) Guidelines for reduction of POLLUTION DEGREES . 52
Annex F (normative) ROUTINE TESTS . 54
Annex L (informative) Index of defined terms . 56
Annex AA (informative) General approach to safety for control equipment . 57
Annex BB (informative) System drawing of isolation boundaries . 60
Annex CC (informative) Historical techniques for secondary circuits . 71
Annex DD (normative) Flammability test for magnesium alloy fire ENCLOSURES or flame
barriers (see 9.3.2) . 75
Annex EE (informative) Information and documentation and correlation to their uses . 76
Annex FF (informative) Measurement of CLEARANCES and CREEPAGE DISTANCES . 78
Bibliography . 80
Figure 101 – Typical INTERFACE/PORT of control equipment . 19
Figure 102 – Examples of insulation between separate circuits and between circuits
and ACCESSIBLE conductive parts . 24
Figure 103 – Mechanical HAZARDS, with regard to PANEL MOUNTED EQUIPMENT . 31
Figure 104 – Spread of fire HAZARDS, with regard to PANEL MOUNTED EQUIPMENT . 35
Figure 12 – Baffle . 37
Figure 13 – Area of the bottom of an ENCLOSURE to be constructed as specified in
9.3.2 c) 1) . 38
Figure 105 – General temperature test environment . 41
Figure 106 – Vented equipment . 42
Figure 107 – Non-vented equipment . 43
Figure 108 – PANEL MOUNTED EQUIPMENT extending through the wall of the end location
ENCLOSURE . 44
Figure AA.1 – Control equipment access and safety concerns . 57
Figure BB.1 – Typical system ENCLOSURE layout . 60
Figure BB.2 – Simplified system schematic . 62
Figure BB.3 – HAZARD situation of the control equipment . 63
Figure BB.4 – Application of IEC 61010-2-201 to the control equipment safety drawing . 64
Figure BB.5 – Application of 6.7.1.5 items a) and b) to the control equipment safety
drawing . 64
Figure BB.6 – Application of 6.7.1.5 items a), b), c) and d) to the control equipment
safety drawing . 65
Figure BB.7 – REINFORCED INSULATION . 66
Figure BB.8 – BASIC INSULATION . 67
Figure BB.9 – REINFORCED INSULATION, BASIC INSULATION and impedance . 68
Figure BB.10 – REINFORCED INSULATION from external power supplies . 69
Figure BB.11 – BASIC INSULATION from external power supplies . 70
Figure EE.1 – Information and documentation for component products . 76
Figure EE.2 – Information and documentation accumulation and segregation tree for
an example installation . 77
Figure FF.1 – Path of a component mounted to a PWB (side view) . 79
Figure FF.2 – Path of a component mounted to a PWB (side view) . 79
Table 101 – INTERFACES, PORTS AND TERMINALS considered as OPERATOR ACCESSIBLE for
OPEN and ENCLOSED EQUIPMENT . 18
Table 3 – Multiplication factors for clearances of equipment rated for operation at
altitudes up to 5 000 m . 25
Table 4 – CLEARANCE and CREEPAGE DISTANCES for MAINS CIRCUITS of OVERVOLTAGE
CATEGORY II up to 300 V. 27
Table 5 – Test voltages for solid insulation between MAINS and between MAINS and
secondary circuits OVERVOLTAGE CATEGORY II up to 300 V . 28
Table 6 – CLEARANCES and test voltages for secondary circuits derived from MAINS
CIRCUITS of OVERVOLTAGE CATEGORY II up to 300 V .
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