SIST EN 62606:2014/A11:2026

Allgemeine Anforderungen an Fehlerlichtbogen-Schutzeinrichtungen

Exigences générales des dispositifs pour la détection de défaut d’arcs

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Splošne zahteve za obločne detektorje

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 03-Nov-2021
• Publication Date: 20-May-2026
• ICS: 29.120.01 - Electrical accessories in general
• ICS: 29.120.50 - Fuses and other overcurrent protection devices
• Technical Committee: EPR - Electrical accessories
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 06-May-2026
• Due Date: 11-Jul-2026
• Completion Date: 21-May-2026
• Directive: Harmonized Standard2014/30/EU - Directive 2014/30/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 electromagnetic compatibility (recast)
• Directive:

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  Harmonized Standard2014/35/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
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Mandate: M/552 - [C(2016) 7641 final] Standardisation request as regards harmonised standards in support of Directive 2014/30/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 electromagnetic compatibility
• Ref Project: EN 62606:2013/A11:2026 - General requirements for arc fault detection devices

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN 62606:2014 - General requirements for Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDD) (IEC 62606:2013, modified)
• Effective Date: 26-Jul-2021
• Amends: SIST EN 62606:2014/A2:2026 - General requirements for arc fault detection devices (IEC 62606:2013/AMD2:2022 + COR1:2023)
• Effective Date: 26-Jul-2021

Overview

SIST EN 62606:2014/A11:2026 establishes updated general requirements for arc fault detection devices (AFDDs), focusing on their safe construction, reliable operation, and essential technical performance in low-voltage electrical installations. Issued by the Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo (SIST) and aligned with EN 62606:2013/A11:2026, this amendment addresses European market needs by refining technical specifications and harmonizing with CENELEC regulations. Arc fault detection devices play a crucial role in electrical safety by detecting hazardous arcing conditions and helping prevent electrical fires. This standard supports manufacturers, installers, and regulatory authorities in assuring compliance, supporting product innovation, and enhancing user protection.

Key Topics

• Definitions and Classification: Updates terminology for AFDDs and clarifies classification criteria such as the number of poles and current paths.
• Operating Characteristics: Details rating requirements for voltages (notably focusing on 50 Hz systems), impulse withstand voltages, and performance under varying environmental conditions.
• Construction and Safety: Sets out requirements for clearances, creepage distances, terminal types (including updates for screwless and flat quick-connect designs), and compatibility with copper and aluminum conductors.
• Testing and Performance: Specifies test procedures including arc simulation, impulse withstand verification, unwanted tripping tests, and immunity to electromagnetic disturbances.
• Product Marking: Highlights changes to labeling and product information, ensuring clarity in rated parameters and correct device identification.
• Normative References: Integrates up-to-date references to related international standards, ensuring harmonization with broader safety and EMC requirements.

Applications

Arc fault detection devices are essential in various sectors, including:

• Residential buildings: Enhancing fire safety by detecting arc faults in household electrical wiring and distribution systems.
• Commercial and public facilities: Providing higher safety standards in offices, schools, and healthcare environments where large numbers of people are present.
• Industrial installations: Offering protection against electrical faults in critical industrial circuits, thereby reducing downtime and potential damage.
• Product certification and compliance: Supporting manufacturers and testing bodies in meeting European legal requirements for placing AFDDs on the market.
• Electrical system upgrades: Informing engineers and contractors during retrofitting projects for improved fire mitigation.

In practice, adherence to SIST EN 62606:2014/A11:2026 standardizes AFDD design and testing. This results in increased user trust, effective incident prevention, minimized nuisance tripping, and alignment with international best practices.

Related Standards

Understanding and applying SIST EN 62606:2014/A11:2026 is facilitated by reference to the following related standards:

• IEC 60898-1 - Circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household and similar installations
• IEC 61008-1 and IEC 61009-1 - Residual current operated circuit-breakers (RCCBs/RCBOs)
• IEC 62423 - Type F and type B residual current operated circuit-breakers
• IEC 60529 - Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
• IEC 60364 series - Low-voltage electrical installations
• IEC 61000-4 series - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Testing and measurement techniques
• IEC 60228 - Conductors of insulated cables

By implementing SIST EN 62606:2014/A11:2026 along with these standards, organizations can achieve robust electrical safety and compliance for arc fault detection solutions across Europe.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2026
Splošne zahteve za obločne detektorje
General requirements for arc fault detection devices
Allgemeine Anforderungen an Fehlerlichtbogen-Schutzeinrichtungen
Exigences générales des dispositifs pour la détection de défaut d’arcs
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62606:2013/A11:2026
ICS:
29.120.50 Varovalke in druga Fuses and other overcurrent
nadtokovna zaščita protection devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62606:2013/A11

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2026
ICS 29.120.01; 29.120.50
English Version
General requirements for arc fault detection devices
Exigences générales des dispositifs pour la détection de Allgemeine Anforderungen an Fehlerlichtbogen-
défaut d'arcs Schutzeinrichtungen
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN 62606:2013; it was approved by CENELEC on 2026-02-25. CENELEC members
are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment 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 amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
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Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2026 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 62606:2013/A11:2026 E

European foreword
This document (EN 62606:2013/A11:2026) has been prepared by CLC/TC 23E "Circuit breakers and similar
devices for household and similar applications".
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2027-05-31
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2029-05-31
conflicting with this 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.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
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.

1 Modifications to Clause 1, "Scope"
Add after the Title “Scope”:
"Replace in the first paragraph, modified by Amendment 1, “with rated frequencies of 50 Hz, 60 Hz or 50/60 Hz”
with “with rated frequencies of 50 Hz”."
Add, before the last paragraph:
"Delete in the tenth paragraph, at the end of second dash “or 60 Hz”"
Add at the end:
"Renumber Note 5, introduced by Amendment 1, to Note 4."
2 Modifications to Clause 4, "Classification"
Add the following:
"4.3  According to the number of poles and current paths
Delete Note 1.
4.4  AFDD providing monitoring information
Replace the title of subclause “4.4” with “Void”.
Delete the content of subclause 4.4."
3 Modifications to Clause 5, "Characteristics of AFDDs"
Below the title "5  Characteristics of AFDDs”, add the following:
"5.3  Standard and preferred values
5.3.1 Preferred values of rated voltage (U )
n
Delete the first row “Single-pole (with two current paths)” from Table 22.
Delete the last column for “Rated voltage of AFDDs for use in systems 120/240 V or 240V” from Table 22.
Delete Note 3 and Note 4 of Table 22.
Delete the Note after Table 22."
4 Modification to 5.4, "Standard values of rated impulse withstand voltage (U )"
imp
Below the title "5.4  Standard values of rated impulse withstand voltage (U )” add the following:
imp
rd
"In Table 4, delete the line with U =2,5kV and delete the 3 column.
imp
a
Reword footnote of Table 4 as follows:
a
The value 5 kV is used for verifying the isolating distances across open contacts at the altitude of 2 000 m
(see Table 16).
Delete footnotes b and c of Table 4."
5 Modification to Clause 6, "Marking and other product information"
Below the title "6  Marking and other product information”, add the following:
"In Table 5, replace the second column of item d with:
“rated frequency”."
6 Modifications to Clause 8, "Requirements for construction and operation"
Add the following at the end of subclause 8.2.3, “Clearances and creepage distances (see Annex B)”:
nd rd
"In Table 7, delete the 2 column with U =2,5kV and the 3 column with U =4kV for 120/240V and 240V
imp imp
systems.
th th th
In Table 7, delete the 5 , 7 and 9 columns under “Rated Voltage V”, corresponding to “Minimum creepage
distances” and Item 4, for 120 / 240 and 1.5."
7 Modifications to 9.7.7, "Verification of impulse withstand voltages (across
clearances and across solid insulation) and of leakage current across open
contacts"
Above the title "9.7.7.5  Verification of the behaviour of components bridging the basic insulation", add the
following:
"9.7.7.4.1  General
In Table 16, delete the two rows corresponding to single phase systems and delete the words “single-phase
system”.
In Table 16, replace, “Three-phase” with “Single and three-phase”.
In Table 16, delete footnotes a and b."
Below the title "9.7.7.5  Verification of the behaviour of components bridging the basic insulation”, add the
following:
"Replace the first sentence of the third paragraph with:
The test voltage has a frequency of 50 Hz."
8 Modification to 9.9.1, "General"
Before the title "9.9.2  Series arc fault tests”, add the following:
"9.9.1  General
In the third paragraph, delete the text in brackets and the brackets.
Delete the fourth paragraph."
9 Modification to 9.9.2.6, "Preparation of the cable specimens"
Before the title "9.9.2.8  Verification of correct operation …with unbalanced load”, add the following:
"9.9.2.6  Preparation of the cable specimens
Delete in fourth paragraph “a 100 W/120 V incandescent lamp starts to glow at 120 V or a resistance having an
equivalent resistance value (with 100 W/120 V incandescent lamp) in series with the path draws 0,3 A at 120 V
or”."
10 Modifications to 9.9.3.2, "Verification of correct operation in case of parallel arc
cable cutting test"
In the second paragraph, delete “1,2 mm thick (nominal) for a 120 V rated AFDD or” and “for a 230 V AFDD”.
11 Modifications to 9.9.4.2, "Masking test with inhibition loads"
In the sixth paragraph, delete “single-pole AFDDs with two current paths”.
Delete in item a) “for a 230 V rated voltage AFDD and at 10 A to 14 A for a 120 V rated voltage AFDD”.
Delete in item b) “for a 230 V rated voltage AFDD and 5 A for a 120 V rated voltage AFDD”.
Replace item c) with:
"c)  a 2.2 kW capacitor start (air compressor type) motor (compressor operating with open valve to prevent
pressure in the air tank)."
Delete the first sentence of item d) and “For AFDD with rated voltage of 230 V,” at the beginning of the second
sentence.
At the end of 9.9.4.2, add the following:
"Delete in the fourth paragraph after item g) “for a 230 V rated voltage AFDD”."
12 Modifications to 9.9.4.3, "Masking test with EMI filter", and 9.9.4.4, "Masking test
with line impedance"
After 9.9.4.2, add the following:
"9.9.4.3  Masking test with EMI filter
In the first paragraph, delete “for a 230 V rated voltage AFDD.
Delete in item a) “(or 50 feet)”, “(or 12 AWG)”, “(or 6 feet)“ and “(or 16 AWG)“/
Delete in item b) “(or 50 feet)”, “(or 12 AWG)”, “(or 6 feet)“ and “(or 16 AWG)“.
9.9.4.4  Masking test with line impedance
In the second paragraph, delete “(or 100 feet)” and “(or 12 AWG)”.
In the second paragraph, delete “or a 230 V rated voltage AFDD”."
13 Modification to 9.9.5.2, "Cross talk test"
After the title "9.9.5  Unwanted tripping test”, add the following:
"9.9.5.2  Cross talk test
Delete in the second paragraph, last sentence “or a duration of minimum 1 s for a 120 V circuit,”."
14 Modifications to 9.9.5.4, "Test with various disturbing loads for single-pole AFDD
with two current path and two-pole AFDD"
Replace the title of 9.9.5.4 as follows:
"9.9.5.4  Test with various disturbing loads for two-pole AFDDs and four-pole AFDDs"
And add below this title:
"In 9.9.5.4, apply the following modifications:
Delete in item a) “for a 230 V rated voltage AFDD".
Delete in item b) “for a 230 V rated voltage AFDD".
Replace item c) with:
“A 2,2 kW capacitor start motor (air compressor type) is to be started under load (compressor operating without
any air pressure in the air tank) and operated.”.
Delete in item d) “for a 230 V rated voltage AFDD."
15 Modifications to 9.11.2.2, "General conditions for test"
Add aft
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