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(Main)Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
IEC 60947-2:2024 applies to circuit-breakers, intended to be installed and operated by instructed or skilled persons, the main contacts of which are intended to be connected to circuits, the rated voltage of which does not exceed 1 000 V AC or 1 500 V DC; it also contains additional requirements for integrally fused circuit-breakers.
This document also applies to circuit-breakers with ratings at or below 1 000 V AC, additionally having one or more ratings above 1 000 V AC but not exceeding 1 500 V AC.
This sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition published in 2016 and its Amendment 1: 2019. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) suitability for isolation (see Clause 1);
b) removal of the classification according to the interrupting medium, according to the design, according to the suitability for isolation (see Clause 4);
c) adjustment of current settings with an external device connectable to the release (see 5.7.3);
d) requirements for circuits with protective separation (see 8.2.3.8);
e) additional tests for ground-fault overcurrent releases (see 9.3.4.2.5);
f) additional tests concerning dielectric properties in tripped position (see 9.3.4.3);
g) use of DC voltage for dielectric tests (see 9.3.4.6.2 and 9.4.6);
h) tests of individual pole breaking capacity under phase-to-neutral AC voltage (see 9.3.11);
i) improvement of measurement of power loss in Annex G;
j) changes in EMC tests (see Annex J);
k) introduction of CBI class W in Annex L.
Niederspannungsschaltgeräte - Teil 2: Leistungsschalter
Appareillage à basse tension - Partie 2: Disjoncteurs
L'IEC 60947-2:2024 s'applique aux disjoncteurs destinés à être installés et utilisés par des personnes qualifiées ou compétentes, et dont les contacts principaux sont destinés à être reliés à des circuits dont la tension assignée ne dépasse pas 1 000 V en courant alternatif ou 1 500 V en courant continu; il contient aussi des exigences supplémentaires pour les disjoncteurs à fusibles incorporés.
Le présent document s'applique également aux disjoncteurs dont les caractéristiques assignées sont inférieures ou égales à 1 000 V en courant alternatif, qui ont en outre une ou plusieurs caractéristiques assignées supérieures à 1 000 V en courant alternatif, sans toutefois dépasser 1 500 V en courant alternatif.
Cette sixième édition annule et remplace la cinquième édition parue en 2016 et son Amendement 1:2019. Cette édition constitue une révision technique.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
a) aptitude au sectionnement (voir Article 1) ;
b) suppression de la classification selon le milieu de coupure, selon la conception et selon l'aptitude au sectionnement (voir Article 4);
c) ajustement du courant de réglage avec un dispositif externe connectable au déclencheur (voir 5.7.3) ;
d) exigences pour les circuits avec séparation de protection (voir 8.2.3.8);
e) essais supplémentaires pour les déclencheur à maximum de courant de défaut à la terre (voir 9.3.4.2.5);
f) essais supplémentaires concernant les propriétés diélectriques en position de déclenchement (voir 9.3.4.3) ;
g) utilisation de la tension continue pour les essais diélectriques (voir 9.3.4.6.2 et 9.4.6);
h) essais du pouvoir de coupure sur un pôle séparément à la tension phase-neutre alternative (voir 9.3.11);
i) amélioration du mesurage de la perte de puissance à l'Annexe G;
j) changements dans les essais CEM (voir Annexe J) ;
k) introduction des CBI de classe W à l'Annexe L.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-september-2022
Nizkonapetostne stikalne in krmilne naprave - 2. del: Odklopniki
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
Niederspannungsschaltgeräte - Teil 2: Leistungsschalter
Appareillage à basse tension - Partie 2: Disjoncteurs
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 60947-2:2022
ICS:
29.130.20 Nizkonapetostne stikalne in Low voltage switchgear and
krmilne naprave controlgear
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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1 CONTENTS
2 FOREWORD . 16
3 1 Scope . 18
4 2 Normative references . 19
5 3 Terms and definitions . 20
6 4 Classification . 24
7 4.1 According to their selectivity category, A or B (see 5.4) . 24
8 4.2 According to the method of controlling the operating mechanism: . 24
9 4.3 According to the provision for maintenance: . 24
10 4.4 According to the method of installation:. 24
11 4.5 According to the degree of protection provided by the enclosure (see 8.1.12
12 of IEC 60947-1:2020) . 24
13 5 Characteristics of circuit-breakers. 24
14 5.1 Summary of characteristics . 24
15 5.2 Type of circuit-breaker . 24
16 5.3 Rated and limiting values of the main circuit . 24
17 5.3.1 General. 24
18 5.3.2 Rated voltages . 25
19 5.3.3 Currents. 25
20 5.3.4 Rated frequency . 25
21 5.3.5 Rated duty . 25
22 5.3.6 Short-circuit characteristics . 26
23 5.4 Selectivity categories . 29
24 5.5 Control circuits . 29
25 5.5.1 Electrical control circuits . 29
26 5.5.2 Air-supply control circuits (pneumatic or electro-pneumatic) . 29
27 5.6 Auxiliary circuits . 29
28 5.7 Releases. 29
29 5.7.1 Types . 29
30 5.7.2 Characteristics . 30
31 5.7.3 Current setting of overcurrent releases . 30
32 5.7.4 Tripping time setting of overcurrent releases. 31
33 5.8 Integral fuses (integrally fused circuit-breakers) . 31
34 6 Product information . 31
35 6.1 Nature of the information . 31
36 6.2 Marking . 31
37 6.3 Instructions for installation, operation and maintenance . 33
38 7 Normal service, mounting and transport conditions . 33
39 8 Constructional and performance requirements . 34
40 8.1 Constructional requirements . 34
41 8.1.1 General. 34
42 8.1.2 Withdrawable circuit-breakers . 34
43 8.1.3 Isolation . 34
44 8.1.4 Clearances and creepage distances . 34
45 8.1.5 Requirements for the safety of the operator . 35
46 8.1.6 List of construction breaks . 35
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47 8.1.7 Additional requirements for circuit-breakers provided with a neutral
48 pole . 35
49 8.1.8 Digital inputs and outputs for use with programmable logic controllers
50 (PLCs) . 35
51 8.2 Performance requirements . 36
52 8.2.1 Operating conditions . 36
53 8.2.2 Temperature-rise . 38
54 8.2.3 Dielectric properties . 39
55 8.2.4 Ability to make and break under no load, normal load and overload
56 conditions . 40
57 8.2.5 Ability to make and break under short-circuit conditions . 42
58 8.2.6 Vacant . 42
59 8.2.7 Requirements for isolation . 42
60 8.2.8 Specific requirements for integrally fused circuit-breakers . 42
61 8.2.9 Co-ordination between a circuit-breaker and another short-circuit
62 protective device . 43
63 8.3 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) . 43
64 9 Tests . 43
65 9.1 Kind of tests . 43
66 9.1.1 General. 43
67 9.1.2 Type tests . 43
68 9.1.3 Routine tests . 43
69 9.1.4 Special tests . 43
70 9.2 Compliance with constructional requirements . 43
71 9.3 Type tests . 44
72 9.3.1 General. 44
73 9.3.2 Test sequences . 45
74 9.3.3 General test conditions . 52
75 9.3.4 Test sequence I: General performance characteristics . 62
76 9.3.5 Test sequence II: Rated service short-circuit breaking capacity . 71
77 9.3.6 Test sequence III: Rated ultimate short-circuit breaking capacity . 74
78 9.3.7 Test sequence IV: Rated short-time withstand current . 75
79 9.3.8 Test sequence V: Performance of integrally fused circuit-breakers. 77
80 9.3.9 Test sequence VI: Combined test sequence. 79
81 9.3.10 Test sequence VII: Critical DC load current . 80
82 9.3.11 Test sequence VIII: Rated individual pole ultimate short-circuit
83 breaking capacity at phase-to-neutral AC voltage . 81
84 9.4 Routine tests. 82
85 9.4.1 General. 83
86 9.4.2 Mechanical operation tests . 83
87 9.4.3 Verification of the calibration of overcurrent releases . 83
88 9.4.4 Verification of the operation of undervoltage and shunt releases . 84
89 9.4.5 Additional tests for CBRs . 84
90 9.4.6 Dielectric tests . 85
91 9.4.7 Test for the verification of clearances less than those corresponding to
92 case A of Table 13 of IEC 60947-1:2020 . 86
93 9.5 Special tests – Damp heat, salt mist, vibration and shock . 86
94 Annex A (normative) Coordination between a circuit-breaker and another short-circuit
95 protective device associated in the same circuit . 89
96 A.1 General . 89
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97 A.2 Object . 89
98 A.3 General requirements for the co-ordination of a circuit-breaker with another
99 SCPD . 89
100 A.4 Type and characteristics of the associated SCPD . 89
101 A.5 Verification of selectivity . 89
102 A.6 Verification of back-up protection . 89
103 Annex B (normative) Circuit-breakers incorporating residual current protection . 91
104 B.1 General .
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