IEC 61010-2-030:2017

Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-030: Particular requirements for equipment having testing or measuring circuits

IEC 61010-2-030:2017 is also available as IEC 61010-2-030:2017 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.
IEC 61010-2-030:2017 This group safety publication is primarily intended to be used as a product safety standard for the products mentioned in the scope, but shall also be used by technical committees in the preparation of their publications for products similar to those mentioned in the scope of this standard, in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 104 and lSO/lEC Guide 51.
IEC 61010-2-030:2017 specifies safety requirements for equipment having testing or measuring circuits which are connected for test or measurement purposes to devices or circuits outside the measurement equipment itself.
These include measuring circuits which are part of electrical test and measurement equipment, laboratory equipment, or process control equipment. The existence of these circuits in equipment requires additional protective means between the circuit and an OPERATOR.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2010. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
Reference to IEC 61010-031 for probe assemblies and IEC 61010-032 for current sensors has been added.
Indirect bonding for testing and measuring circuits has been modified, in particular to take into account the duration of current flow versus body current for a.c. and d.c. currents according to IEC TS 60479-1 and IEC TS 60479-2.
Clearance and creepage distance for wet locations and for measuring circuit terminal exceeding 1 000 V a.c. or d.c have been specified.
The voltage source for testing overvoltage limiting component or circuit may be limited to 400 V.
Requirements against transient overvoltages for mains voltage measuring circuits have been added.
Requirements for measuring circuits from 1 000 V d.c. to 1 500 V d.c. have been added.
The corrigendum has been included in Tables K.102 to K.104.
Requirements for reduction of transient overvoltages have been modified.
An informative Annex CC about the dimensions of banana terminals has been added.
Flowchart for insulation according to the type of circuit has been added in a new Annex DD.
It has the status of a group safety publication in accordance with IEC Guide 104.

Exigences de sécurité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation et de laboratoire - Partie 2-030: Exigences particulières pour les appareils équipés de circuits d'essai ou de mesure

IEC 61010-2-030:2017 est disponible sous forme de IEC 61010-2-030:2017 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.
L'IEC 61010-2-030:2017 La présente publication groupée de sécurité est avant tout destinée à être utilisée en tant que norme en matière de sécurité des produits pour les produits cités dans le domaine d'application. Elle doit également être utilisée par les comités d'études dans le cadre de l'élaboration de leurs publications pour des produits similaires à ceux cités dans le domaine d'application de la présente norme, conformément aux principes établis dans le Guide IEC 104 et le Guide ISO/IEC 51.
La présente partie de l'IEC 61010 spécifie les exigences de sécurité pour les appareils équipés de circuits d'essai ou de mesure qui sont reliés à des fins d'essai ou de mesurage à des dispositifs ou à des circuits extérieurs à l'appareil de mesure.
Ceux-ci comprennent les circuits de mesure qui font partie d'appareils électriques d'essai et de mesure, d'appareils de laboratoire ou d'appareils de contrôle de processus. L’existence de ces circuits dans l'appareil exige des moyens de protection additionnels entre le circuit et un opérateur.
Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2010. Cette édition constitue une révision technique.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
Une référence à l’IEC 61010-031 pour les sondes équipées et à l’IEC 61010-2-032 pour les capteurs de courant a été ajoutée.
La liaison indirecte pour les circuits d’essai et de mesure a été modifiée, notamment pour prendre en compte la durée de l’écoulement du courant par rapport au courant passant par le corps pour le courant alternatif et le courant continu conformément à l’IEC TS 60479-1 et l’IEC TS 60479-2.
Des lignes de fuite et distances d'isolement pour les emplacements humides et pour la borne du circuit de mesure de tension supérieure à 1000 V en courant alternatif ou en courant continu ont été spécifiées.
La source de tension pour les essais du composant ou du circuit de limitation des surtensions peut être limitée à 400 V.
Des exigences relatives aux surtensions transitoires applicables aux circuits de mesure de la tension réseau ont été ajoutées.
Des exigences applicables aux circuits de mesure entre 1 000 V et 1 500 V en courant continu ont été ajoutées.
Le corrigendum a été inclus dans les Tableaux K.102 à K.104.
Les exigences applicables à la réduction des surtensions transitoires ont été modifiées.
Une Annexe CC informative relative aux dimensions des bornes «banane» a été ajoutée.
Un organigramme de l’isolation selon le type de circuit a été ajouté dans une nouvelle Annexe DD.
Elle a le statut d'une publication groupée de sécurité conformément au Guide IEC 104.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 11-Jan-2017
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 19.080 - Electrical and electronic testing
• ICS: 71.040.10 - Chemical laboratories. Laboratory equipment
• Technical Committee: TC 66 - Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment
• Drafting Committee: WG 2 - TC 66/WG 2

Relations

• Revises: IEC 61010-2-030:2010/COR1:2011 - Corrigendum 1 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-030: Particular requirements for testing and measuring circuits
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC 61010-2-030:2010 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-030: Particular requirements for testing and measuring circuits
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revised: IEC 61010-2-030:2023 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-030: Particular requirements for equipment having testing or measuring circuits
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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Part 2-030: Particular requirements for equipment having testing and or
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4

INTRODUCTION . 7

1 Scope and object . 8

2 Normative references . 8

3 Terms and definitions . 9

4 Tests . 9

5 Marking and documentation . 9
6 Protection against electric shock . 11
7 Protection against mechanical HAZARDS . 16
8 Resistance to mechanical stresses . 16
9 Protection against the spread of fire . 16
10 Equipment temperature limits and resistance to heat . 16
11 Protection against HAZARDS from fluids and solid foreign objects . 16
12 Protection against radiation, including laser sources, and against sonic and
ultrasonic pressure . 16
13 Protection against liberated gases and substances, explosion and implosion . 16
14 Components and subassemblies . 16
15 Protection by interlocks . 18
16 HAZARDS resulting from application . 18
17 RISK assessment . 18
101 Measuring circuits . 18
Annexes . 24
Annex K (normative) Insulation requirements not covered by 6.7 . 24
Annex L (informative) Index of defined terms . 31
Annex AA (normative) Measurement categories . 32
Annex BB (informative) HAZARDS pertaining to measurements performed in certain
environments . 35
Annex CC (informative) 4 mm “banana” TERMINALS . 38
Annex DD (informative) Flowchart for insulation according to the type of circuit . 40

Bibliography . 43

Figure 101 – Duration of current flow versus body current for a.c. and d.c. currents. 13
Figure AA.1 – Example to identify the locations of measuring circuits . 33
Figure CC.1 – Recommended dimensions of 4 mm TERMINALS . 39
Figure DD.1 – Requirements for CLEARANCE, CREEPAGE DISTANCE and solid insulation . 42

Table 101 – CLEARANCES and CREEPAGE DISTANCES for measuring circuit TERMINALS
with HAZARDOUS LIVE conductive parts up to 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c . 14
Table 102 – Impulse withstand voltages . 17
Table K.101 – CLEARANCES for measuring circuits of MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES II, III
and IV . 26
Table K.102 – Test voltages for testing electric strength of solid insulation in
measuring circuits of MEASUREMENT CATEGORY II . 27

Table K.103 – Test voltages for testing electric strength for of solid insulation in

measuring circuits of MEASUREMENT CATEGORY III . 27

Table K.104 – Test voltages for testing electric strength of solid insulation in

measuring circuits of MEASUREMENT CATEGORY IV . 28

Table K.105 – Test voltages for testing long term stress of solid insulation in
measuring circuits . 28

Table K.106 – Maximum TRANSIENT OVERVOLTAGES . 30

Table AA.1 – Characteristics of MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES . 34

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International Standard IEC 61010-2-030 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 66:
Safety of measuring, control and laboratory equipment.

It has the status of a group safety publication in accordance with IEC Guide 104.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2010. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) Reference to IEC 61010-031 for probe assemblies and IEC 61010-032 for current sensors
has been added.
b) Indirect bonding for testing and measuring circuits has been modified, in particular to take
into account the duration of current flow versus body current for a.c. and d.c. currents
according to IEC TS 60479-1 and IEC TS 60479-2.
c) CLEARANCE and CREEPAGE DISTANCE for WET LOCATIONS and for measuring circuit TERMINAL
exceeding 1 000 V a.c. or d.c have been specified.
d) The voltage source for testing overvoltage limiting component or circuit may be limited to
400 V.
e) Requirements against TRANSIENT OVERVOLTAGES for MAINS voltage measuring circuits have
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Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and

laboratory use –
Part 2-030: Particular requirements for equipment having testing or measuring

circuits
Exigences de sécurité pour appareils électriques de mesurage, de régulation

et de laboratoire –
Partie 2-030: Exigences particulières pour les appareils équipés de circuits

d'essai ou de mesure
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope and object . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Tests . 9
5 Marking and documentation . 9
6 Protection against electric shock . 11
7 Protection against mechanical HAZARDS . 15
8 Resistance to mechanical stresses . 15
9 Protection against the spread of fire . 15
10 Equipment temperature limits and resistance to heat . 16
11 Protection against HAZARDS from fluids and solid foreign objects . 16
12 Protection against radiation, including laser sources, and against sonic and
ultrasonic pressure . 16
13 Protection against liberated gases and substances, explosion and implosion . 16
14 Components and subassemblies . 16
15 Protection by interlocks . 17
16 HAZARDS resulting from application . 17
17 RISK assessment . 17
101 Measuring circuits . 17
Annexes . 23
Annex K (normative) Insulation requirements not covered by 6.7 . 23
Annex L (informative) Index of defined terms . 30
Annex AA (normative) MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES . 31
Annex BB (informative) HAZARDS pertaining to measurements performed in certain
environments . 33
Annex CC (informative) 4 mm “banana” TERMINALS . 36
Annex DD (informative) Flowchart for insulation according to the type of circuit . 38
Bibliography . 41

Figure 101 – Duration of current flow versus body current for a.c. and d.c. currents. 13
Figure AA.1 – Example to identify the locations of measuring circuits . 32
Figure CC.1 – Recommended dimensions of 4 mm TERMINALS . 37
Figure DD.1 – Requirements for CLEARANCE, CREEPAGE DISTANCE and solid insulation . 40

Table 101 – CLEARANCES and CREEPAGE DISTANCES for measuring circuit TERMINALS
with HAZARDOUS LIVE conductive parts up to 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c . 14
Table 102 – Impulse voltages . 17
Table K.101 – CLEARANCES for measuring circuits of MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES II, III
and IV . 24
Table K.102 – Test voltages for testing electric strength of solid insulation in
measuring circuits of MEASUREMENT CATEGORY II . 25

Table K.103 – Test voltages for testing electric strength of solid insulation in
measuring circuits of MEASUREMENT CATEGORY III . 26
Table K.104 – Test voltages for testing electric strength of solid insulation in
measuring circuits of MEASUREMENT CATEGORY IV . 26
Table K.105 – Test voltages for testing long term stress of solid insulation in
measuring circuits . 26
Table K.106 – Maximum TRANSIENT OVERVOLTAGES . 29
Table AA.1 – Characteristics of MEASUREMENT CATEGORIES . 32

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SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
FOR MEASUREMENT, CONTROL, AND LABORATORY USE –

Part 2-030: Particular requirements for equipment
having testing or measuring circuits

FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications,
Technical Reports, Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IEC
Publication(s)”). Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested
in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-
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Publications is accurate, IEC cannot be held responsible for the
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