SIST EN IEC 63210:2021

Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for AC systems having a rated voltage above 1 000 V (IEC 63210:2021)

This document is applicable to both self-healing capacitor units and self-healing capacitor banks
intended to be used, particularly, for power-factor correction of AC power systems having a
rated voltage above 1 000 V and fundamental frequencies of 15 Hz to 60 Hz.
The following capacitors are excluded from this document:
– shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for AC systems having a rated voltage up to
and including 1 000 V (IEC 60831-1, -2);
– shunt power capacitors of the non-self-healing type for AC systems having a rated voltage
up to and including 1 000 V (IEC 60931-1, -2 and -3);
– shunt capacitors of the non-self-healing type for AC power systems having a rated voltage
above 1 000 V (IEC 60871-1, -2, -3 and -4);
– capacitors for inductive heat-generating plants operating at frequencies between 40 Hz and
24 000 Hz (IEC 60110-1 and -2);
– series capacitors (IEC 60143-1, -2, -3 and -4);
– AC motor capacitors (IEC 60252-1 and -2);
– coupling capacitors and capacitor dividers (IEC 60358-1, -2, -3, -4);
– capacitors for power electronic circuits (IEC 61071);
– small AC capacitors to be used for fluorescent and discharge lamps (IEC 61048 and
IEC 61049);
– capacitors for suppression of radio interference;
– capacitors intended to be used in various types of electrical equipment, and thus considered
as components;
– capacitors intended for use with DC voltage superimposed on the AC voltage.
Requirements for accessories such as insulators, switches, instrument transformers and
external fuses are given in the relevant IEC standards and are not covered by the scope of this
document.
The object of this document is to:
a) formulate uniform rules regarding performances, testing and rating;
b) formulate specific safety rules;
c) provide a guide for installation and operation.

Selbstheilende Leistungs-Parallelkondensatoren für Wechselstromanlagen mit einer Nennspannung über 1 kV (IEC 63210:2021)

Condensateurs-shunt de puissance autorégénérateurs destinés aux réseaux à courant alternatif de tension assignée supérieure à 1 000 V (IEC 63210:2021)

L'IEC 63210:2021 s'applique tant aux condensateurs unitaires autorégénérateurs qu'aux batteries de condensateurs autorégénérateurs destinés plus particulièrement à la correction du facteur de puissance des réseaux à courant alternatif de tension assignée supérieure à 1 000 V et de fréquences fondamentales comprises entre 15 Hz et 60 Hz.
Les condensateurs suivants sont exclus du présent document:
- condensateurs-shunt de puissance autorégénérateurs destinés aux réseaux à courant alternatif de tension assignée inférieure ou égale à 1 000 V (IEC 60831-1, IEC 60831-2);
- condensateurs-shunt de puissance non-autorégénérateurs destinés aux réseaux à courant alternatif de tension assignée inférieure ou égale à 1 000 V (IEC 60931-1, IEC 60931-2 et IEC 60931-3);
– condensateurs-shunt non-autorégénérateurs destinés aux réseaux à courant alternatif de tension assignée supérieure à 1 000 V (IEC 60871-1, IEC 60871-2, IEC 60871-3 et IEC 60871-4);
- condensateurs pour les installations de génération de chaleur par induction fonctionnant à des fréquences comprises entre 40 Hz et 24 000 Hz (IEC 60110-1 et IEC 60110-2);
- condensateurs série (IEC 60143-1, IEC 60143-2, IEC 60143-3 et IEC 60143-4);
- condensateurs des moteurs à courant alternatif (IEC 60252-1 et IEC 60252-2);
- condensateurs de couplage et diviseurs capacitifs (IEC 60358-1, IEC 60358-2, IEC 60358 3, IEC 60358-4);
- condensateurs pour circuits électroniques de puissance (IEC 61071);
- petits condensateurs à courant alternatif destinés à être utilisés dans des lampes à fluorescence et des lampes à décharge (IEC 61048 et IEC 61049);
- condensateurs pour la suppression des interférences radio;
- condensateurs destinés à être utilisés dans différents types de matériels électriques et étant donc considérés comme des composants;
- condensateurs destinés à être utilisés avec une tension continue superposée à une tension alternative.
Les exigences relatives aux accessoires tels que les isolateurs, les commutateurs, les transformateurs de mesure et les fusibles externes sont spécifiées dans les normes IEC correspondantes et ne relèvent pas du domaine d'application du présent document.
Le présent document a pour objet:
a) de formuler des règles uniformes en matière de performances, d'essais et de caractéristiques assignées;
b) de formuler des règles de sécurité spécifiques;
c) de fournir un guide d'installation et d’exploitation.

Samoozdravljivi vzporedni energetski kondenzatorji za izmenične tokovne sisteme z naznačeno napetostjo nad 1000 V (IEC 63210:2021)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 04-May-2021
• ICS: 31.060.70 - Power capacitors
• Technical Committee: I09 - Imaginarni 09
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 28-Apr-2021
• Due Date: 03-Jul-2021
• Completion Date: 05-May-2021
• Ref Project: EN IEC 63210:2021 - Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for AC systems having a rated voltage above 1 000 V

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 63210:2021
01-junij-2021
Samoozdravljivi vzporedni energetski kondenzatorji za izmenične tokovne sisteme
z naznačeno napetostjo nad 1000 V (IEC 63210:2021)
Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for AC systems having a rated voltage
above 1 000 V (IEC 63210:2021)
Selbstheilende Leistungs-Parallelkondensatoren für Wechselstromanlagen mit einer
Nennspannung über 1 kV (IEC 63210:2021)
Condensateurs-shunt de puissance autorégénérateurs destinés aux réseaux à courant
alternatif de tension assignée supérieure à 1 000 V (IEC 63210:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 63210:2021
ICS:
31.060.70 Močnostni kondenzatorji Power capacitors
SIST EN IEC 63210:2021 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 63210

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2021
ICS 31.060.70; 29.120.99

English Version
Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for AC systems
having a rated voltage above 1 000 V
(IEC 63210:2021)
Condensateurs-shunt de puissance autorégénérateurs Selbstheilende Leistungs-Parallelkondensatoren für
destinés aux réseaux à courant alternatif de tension Wechselstromanlagen mit einer Nennspannung über 1 kV
assignée supérieure à 1 000 V (IEC 63210:2021)
(IEC 63210:2021)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2021-04-15. 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 63210:2021 (E)
European foreword
The text of document 33/651/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 63210, prepared by IEC/TC 33 "Power
capacitors and their applications" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 63210:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022-01-15
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-04-15
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 63210:2021 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 60071-2:2018 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60071-2:2018 (not modified)
IEC 60831-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60831-1
IEC 60871-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60871-1
IEC 60038 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60038
IEC 60099 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60099 (series)
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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 60060-1 - High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: EN 60060-1 -
General definitions and test requirements
IEC 60071-1 2019 Insulation co-ordination - Part 1: EN IEC 60071-1 2019
Definitions, principles and rules
IEC 60071-2 1996 Insulation co-ordination - Part 2: EN 60071-2 1997
Application guide
IEC 60549 - High-voltage fuses for the external EN 60549 -
protection of shunt capacitors

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Service conditions . 13
4.1 Normal service conditions . 13
4.2 Unusual service conditions . 14
5 Quality requirements and tests . 14
5.1 General . 14
5.2 Test conditions . 14
6 Classification of tests. 15
6.1 Routine tests. 15
6.2 Type tests and design tests . 15
6.3 Acceptance tests . 16
7 Capacitance measurement . 16
7.1 Measuring procedure . 16
7.2 Capacitance tolerances . 17
8 Measurement of the tangent of the loss angle (tan δ) of the capacitor . 17
8.1 Measuring procedure . 17
8.2 Loss requirements . 17
9 Voltage tests between terminals . 17
9.1 General for routine test . 17
9.2 AC test . 17
9.3 DC test . 18
9.4 Type test . 18
10 Voltage tests between terminals and container . 18
10.1 Routine test . 18
10.2 Type test . 19
11 Test of internal discharge device . 19
12 Sealing test . 19
13 Thermal stability test (type test) . 20
13.1 General . 20
13.2 Measuring procedure . 20
14 Measurement of the tangent of the loss angle (tan δ) of the capacitor at elevated
temperature (type test) . 21
14.1 Measuring procedure . 21
14.2 Requirements . 21
15 Lightning impulse test between terminals and container (type test) . 21
16 Overvoltage test (design test) . 22
16.1 General . 22
16.2 Conditioning of the sample before the test . 22
16.3 Test procedure . 23
16.4 Acceptance criteria . 23
16.5 Validity of test . 23
16.5.1 General . 23

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16.5.2 Element design . 23
16.5.3 Test unit design . 23
16.5.4 Waveform of overvoltage . 24
17 Short-circuit discharge test (type test) . 24
18 Self-healing test (type test) . 25
18.1 General . 25
18.2 Test setup . 25
18.3 Acceptance criteria . 25
19 Destruction test (design test) . 25
19.1 General . 25
19.2 Test setup for capacitors without actively monitored safety device (internally

protected) . 26
19.3 Acceptance criteria . 26
19.4 Test setup for capacitors with actively monitored safety device (externally
protected) . 27
19.5 Acceptance criteria . 27
20 Insulation levels . 27
20.1 Standard insulation values . 27
20.2 General requirements . 28
20.2.1 General . 28
20.2.2 Adjacent insulating components and equipment . 28
20.2.3 Capacitors insulated from ground . 28
20.2.4 Capacitors with neutral connected to ground . 29
20.3 Test between terminals and container of capacitor units . 29
20.4 Capacitors in single-phase systems . 29
21 Overloads – Maximum permissible voltage . 32
21.1 Long duration voltages . 32
21.2 Switching overvoltages . 32
22 Overloads – Maximum permissible current. 32
23 Safety requirements for discharge devices . 33
24 Safety requirements for container connections . 33
25 Safety requirements for protection of the environment . 33
26 Other safety requirements . 33
27 Markings of the capacitor unit . 34
27.1 Rating plate . 34
27.2 Standardized connection symbols . 34
27.3 Warning plate . 35
28 Markings of the capacitor bank . 35
28.1 Instruction sheet or rating plate . 35
28.2 Warning plate . 35
29 Guide for installation and operation . 35
29.1 General . 35
29.2 Choice of the rated voltage . 36
29.3 Operating temperature . 36
29.3.1 General . 36
29.3.2 Installation . 37
29.3.3 High ambient air temperature. 37
29.4 Special service conditions . 37

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29.5 Overvoltages . 38
29.5.1 General . 38
29.5.2 Restriking of switches . 38
29.5.3 Lightning . 38
29.5.4 Motor self-excitation . 38
29.5.5 Star-delta starting . 38
29.5.6 Capacitor unit selection . 38
29.6 Overload currents . 39
29.6.1 Continuous overcurrents . 39
29.6.2 Transient overcurrents . 39
29.7 Switching and protective devices . 39
29.7.1 Withstand requirements . 39
29.7.2 Restrike-free circuit-breakers . 40
29.7.3 Relay settings . 40
29.8 Choice of insulation levels . 41
29.8.1 General . 41
29.8.2 Altitudes exceeding 1 000 m . 41
29.8.3 Influence of the capacitor itself . 41
29.8.4 Overhead ground wires . 43
29.9 Choice of creepage distances and air clearance . 43
29.9.1 Creepage distance . 43
29.9.2 Air clearances. 44
29.10 Capacitors connected to systems with audio-frequency remote control . 46
Annex A (normative) Requirements regarding comparable element design and test
unit design . 47
A.1 Test element design criteria . 47
A.2 Test unit design . 47
Annex B (informative) Self-healing breakdown test equipment that may be used . 49
Annex C (normative) Test requirements and application guide for external fuses and
units to be externally fused . 50
C.1 General . 50
C.2 Performance requirements . 50
C.3 Tests on fuses . 50
C.4 Guide for coordination of fuse protection . 50
C.4.1 General . 50
C.4.2 Protection sequence . 51
C.5 Choice of fuses . 52
C.5.1 General . 52
C.5.2 Non current-limiting fuses . 52
C.5.3 Current-limiting fuses. 52
C.6 Information needed by the user of the fuses . 52
Annex D (informative) Formulae for capacitors and installations . 53
D.1 Computation of the output of three-phase capacitors from three single-phase
capacitance measurements . 53
D.2 Resonant frequency . 53
D.3 Voltage increase . 53
D.4 Inrush transient current . 54
D.4.1 Switching in of single capacitor bank . 54
D.4.2 Switching on of a bank in parallel with energized bank(s) . 54

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D.5 Discharge resistance in single-phase unit . 54
D.6 Discharge time to 10 % of rated voltage . 55
Bibliography . 56

Figure 1 – Time and amplitude limits for an overvoltage period . 24
Figure 2 – Bank isolated from ground . 42
Figure 3 – Bank isolated from ground (containers connected to ground) . 42
Figure 4 – Bank connected to ground . 43
Figure 5 – Air clearance versus AC withstand . 46
Figure B.1 – Example of self-healing detection equipment . 49


Table 1 – Letter symbols for upper limit of temperature range . 14
Table 2 – Ambient air temperature for the thermal stability test . 20
Table 3 – Standard insulation levels for range I (1 kV < U ≤ 245 kV) . 30
m
Table 4 – Standard insulation levels for range II (U > 245 kV) . 31
m
Table 5 – Admissible voltage levels in service . 32
Table 6 – Insulation requirements . 41
Table 7 – Specific creepage distances . 43
Table 8 – Correlation between standard lightning impulse withstand voltages and
minimum air clearances (Table A.1 from IEC 60071-2:1996) . 45

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SHUNT POWER CAPACITORS OF THE SELF-HEALING TYPE FOR
AC SYSTEMS HAVING A RATED VOLTAGE ABOVE 1 000 V

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