SIST EN IEC 61557-4:2022

Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding (IEC 61557-4:2019)

This part of IEC 61557 specifies the requirements applicable to equipment for measuring the
resistance of earth conductors, protective earth conductors and conductors for equipotential
bonding, including their connections and terminals, with an indication of the measured value
or an indication of the limits.

Elektrische Sicherheit in Niederspannungsnetzen bis AC 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V - Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen - Teil 4: Widerstand von Erdungsleitern, Schutzleitern und Potentialausgleichsleitern (IEC 61557-4:2019)

Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension de 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. - Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de surveillance de mesures de protection - Partie 4: Résistance de conducteurs de terre et d'équipotentialité (IEC 61557-4:2019)

IEC 61557-4:2019 est disponible sous forme de IEC 61557-4:2019 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.

L'IEC 61557-4:2019 spécifie les exigences applicables aux appareils destinés à mesurer la résistance de conducteurs de terre, de conducteurs de terre de protection et de conducteurs d'équipotentialité, y compris leurs liaisons et bornes, avec une indication de la valeur mesurée ou une indication des limites. L'IEC 61557-4:2019 annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2007. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
a) développement des informations concernant la catégorie de mesure à l'Article 4;
b) correction de l'équation relative à l'incertitude de fonctionnement;
c) développement des exigences de mesure de la tension continue;
d) alignement de la structure sur l'ensemble de la série IEC 61557.

Električna varnost v nizkonapetostnih razdelilnih sistemih za izmenične napetosti do 1 kV in enosmerne napetosti do 1,5 kV - Oprema za preskušanje, merjenje ali nadzorovanje zaščitnih ukrepov - 4. del: Upornost ozemljitvenega priključka in povezav za izenačitev potencialov (IEC 61557-4:2019)

Ta del standarda IEC 61557 določa zahteve, ki veljajo za opremo za merjenje upornosti ozemljitvenih vodnikov, zaščitnih ozemljitvenih vodnikov in prevodnikov za izenačitev potencialov, vključno z njihovimi priključki in sponkami, z navedbo izmerjene vrednosti ali navedbo mejnih vrednosti.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 29-Apr-2018
• Publication Date: 01-Feb-2022
• ICS: 17.220.20 - Measurement of electrical and magnetic quantities
• ICS: 29.080.01 - Electrical insulation in general
• ICS: 29.240.01 - Power transmission and distribution networks in general
• Technical Committee: MOV - Measuring equipment for electromagnetic quantities
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 27-Dec-2021
• Due Date: 03-Mar-2022
• Completion Date: 02-Feb-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
• 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
• Ref Project: EN IEC 61557-4:2021 - Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 61557-4:2007 - Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures -- Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding
• Effective Date: 14-Dec-2021
• Replaces: SIST EN 61557-4:2007 - Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures -- Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 61557-4:2022
01-marec-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61557-4:2007
Električna varnost v nizkonapetostnih razdelilnih sistemih za izmenične napetosti
do 1 kV in enosmerne napetosti do 1,5 kV - Oprema za preskušanje, merjenje ali
nadzorovanje zaščitnih ukrepov - 4. del: Upornost ozemljitvenega priključka in
povezav za izenačitev potencialov (IEC 61557-4:2019)
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC -
Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4:
Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding
(IEC 61557-4:2019)
Elektrische Sicherheit in Niederspannungsnetzen bis AC 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V -
Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen - Teil 4:
Widerstand von Erdungsleitern, Schutzleitern und Potentialausgleichsleitern (IEC 61557-
4:2019)
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension de 1 000 V c.a. et 1
500 V c.c. - Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de surveillance de mesures de
protection - Partie 4: Résistance de conducteurs de terre et d'équipotentialité (IEC 61557
-4:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61557-4:2021
ICS:
17.220.20 Merjenje električnih in Measurement of electrical
magnetnih veličin and magnetic quantities
29.080.01 Električna izolacija na Electrical insulation in
splošno general
SIST EN IEC 61557-4:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61557-4

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2021
ICS 17.220.20; 29.080.01; 29.240.01 Supersedes EN 61557-4:2007 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V
AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or
monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth
connection and equipotential bonding
(IEC 61557-4:2019)
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse Elektrische Sicherheit in Niederspannungsnetzen bis AC 1
tension au plus égale à 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. - 000 V und DC 1 500 V - Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder
Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de surveillance de Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen - Teil 4: Widerstand
mesures de protection - Partie 4: Résistance de von Erdungsleitern, Schutzleitern und
conducteurs de terre et d'equipotentialité Potentialausgleichsleitern
(IEC 61557-4:2019) (IEC 61557-4:2019)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2021-11-10. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard 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 European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
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EN IEC 61557-4:2021 (E)
European foreword
The text of document 85/686/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61557-4, prepared by IEC/TC 85
"Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities" was submitted to the IEC-
CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61557-4:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022-08-10
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-11-10
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61557-4:2007 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
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.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61557-4:2019 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 61010-1:2010 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61010-1:2010 (not modified)
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EN IEC 61557-4:2021 (E)
Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where 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 61010-031 -  Safety requirements for electrical EN 61010-031 -
equipment for measurement, control and
laboratory use - Part 031: Safety
requirements for hand-held probe
assemblies for electrical measurement
and test
IEC 61010-2-030 2017 Safety requirements for electrical EN IEC 61010-2-030 2021
equipment for measurement, control, and
laboratory use - Part 2-030: Particular
requirements for equipment having testing
or measuring circuits
- -  + A11 2021
IEC 61557-1 2019 Electrical safety in low voltage distribution EN IEC 61557-1 2021
systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V
DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or
monitoring of protective measures - Part
1: General requirements

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Requirements . 5
4.1 General . 5
4.2 Measuring voltage. 6
4.3 Measuring current . 6
4.4 Measuring with DC . 6
4.5 Measuring range . 6
4.6 External resistance . 6
4.7 Indication of limits . 6
4.8 Overvoltage . 7
5 Marking and operating instructions . 7
5.1 Marking . 7
5.2 Operating instructions . 7
6 Tests . 7
6.1 General . 7
6.2 Operating uncertainty . 7
6.3 Open-circuit voltage . 8
6.4 Measuring current . 8
6.5 Indication of limits . 8
6.6 Overvoltage . 8
6.7 Battery life in battery operated instruments . 9
Bibliography . 10

Table 1 – Calculation of operating uncertainty . 8

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IEC 61557-4:2019 © IEC 2019 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN LOW VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
UP TO 1 000 V AC AND 1 500 V DC –
EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING, MEASURING OR MONITORING
OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES –

Part 4: Resistance of earth connection
and equipotential bonding

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
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agreement between the two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international
consensus
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Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. -
Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4:
Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding
Elektrische Sicherheit in Niederspannungsnetzen bis AC 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V -
Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen - Teil 4:
Widerstand von Erdungsleitern, Schutzleitern und Potentialausgleichsleitern
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension de 1 000 V c.a. et 1
500 V c.c. - Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de surveillance de mesures de
protection - Partie 4: Résistance de conducteurs de terre et d'équipotentialité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 61557-4:2018
ICS:
17.220.20 0HUMHQMHHOHNWULþQLKLQ Measurement of electrical
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oSIST prEN 61557-4:2018 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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85/632/CDV

COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 61557-4 ED3
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2018-02-09 2018-05-04
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
85/610/CD,85/624/CC

IEC TC 85 : MEASURING EQUIPMENT FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC QUANTITIES
SECRETARIAT: SECRETARY:
China Mr Bo Chen
OF INTEREST TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: PROPOSED HORIZONTAL STANDARD:

TC 26,TC 44,TC 62,TC 64,TC 66,TC 108
Other TC/SCs are requested to indicate their interest, if any,
in this CDV to the secretary.
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TITLE:
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. - Equipment for
testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and
equipotential bonding

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1 CONTENTS
2
3 FOREWORD . - 3 -
4 1 Scope . - 5 -
5 2 Normative references . - 5 -
6 3 Terms and definitions . - 5 -
7 4 Requirements . - 5 -
8 4.1 General . - 5 -
9 4.2 Measuring voltage . - 6 -
10 4.3 Measuring current . - 6 -
11 4.4 Measuring with DC . - 6 -
12 4.5 Measuring range . - 6 -
13 4.6 External resistance . - 6 -
14 4.7 Indication of limits . - 6 -
15 4.8 Overvoltage . - 6 -
16 5 Marking and operating instructions . - 6 -
17 5.1 Marking . - 6 -
18 5.2 Operating instructions . - 7 -
19 6 Tests . - 7 -
20 6.1 General . - 7 -
21 6.2 Operating uncertainty . - 7 -
22 6.3 Open-circuit voltage . - 8 -
23 6.4 Measuring current . - 8 -
24 6.5 Indication of limits . - 8 -
25 6.6 Overvoltage . - 8 -
26 6.7 Battery life in battery operated instruments . - 8 -
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29 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
30 ____________
31
32 ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN LOW VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
33 UP TO 1 000 V AC AND 1 500 V DC –
34 EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING, MEASURING OR MONITORING
35 OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES –
36
37 Part 4: Resistance of earth connection
38 and equipotential bonding
39
40 FOREWORD
41 1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising all
42 national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote international co-
43 operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To this end and in addition to
44 other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications, Technical Reports, Publicly Available
45 Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IEC Publication(s)”). Their preparation is entrusted to technical
46 committees; any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work.
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70 IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
71 International Standard IEC 61557-4 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 85: Measuring
72 equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities.
73 This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
74 a) The measurement category is complemented in Clause 4
75 b) The equation for the operating uncertainty is corrected
76 c) The requirements for measuring with DC are complemented
77 d) Alignment of the structure to the whole series IEC61557
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