SIST EN 62606:2014/oprAB:2021

General requirements for arc fault detection devices

Allgemeine Anforderungen an Fehlerlichtbogen-Schutzeinrichtungen

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

Splošne zahteve za obločne detektorje

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 03-Nov-2021
• 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: 5020 - Formal vote (FV) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 23-Aug-2022
• Due Date: 11-Oct-2022
• Directive: 2014/30/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: 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
• 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/FprAB - 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/kprA2:2022 - General requirements for arc fault detection devices
• Effective Date: 26-Jul-2021

Standards Content (sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 62606:2014/oprAB:2021
01-november-2021
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/prAB
ICS:
29.120.50 Varovalke in druga Fuses and other overcurrent
nadtokovna zaščita protection devices
SIST EN 62606:2014/oprAB:2021 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 62606:2014/oprAB:2021
EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
EN 62606:2013
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prAB
August 2021
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 draft amendment prAB, if approved, will modify the European Standard EN 62606:2013; it is submitted to CENELEC members for

enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2021-11-05.
It has been drawn up by CLC/TC 23E.

If this draft becomes an amendment, 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.

This draft amendment was established by CENELEC 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.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,

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,

Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to

provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and

shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.

Project: 74490 Ref. No. EN 62606:2013/prAB E
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SIST EN 62606:2014/oprAB:2021
EN 62606:2013/prAB (E)
European foreword

This document (EN 62606:2013/prAB) has been prepared by CLC/TC 23E "Circuit breakers and similar

devices for household and similar applications".
This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dor + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dor + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dor + 36 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)

This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the European

Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU

Directive(s) / Regulation(s).

For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this

document.
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EN 62606:2013/prAB (E)
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."
1 Modifications to Clause 4, "Classification"
Add the following:
"4.3 According to the number of poles and current paths
Delete the Note.
4.4 According to the method of mounting and connection
Replace the title of subclause “4.4” with “Void”
Delete the content of subclause 4.4."
2 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 )
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."
2 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
"In Table 4, delete the line with U =2,5kV and delete the 3 column.
imp
Reword footnote of Table 4 as follows:

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."
3 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”."
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4 Modification to 7.1, "Standard conditions"
Add the following:
"Remove footnote g of Table 6."
5 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."
6 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 lines corresponding to single phase systems.
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."
7 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."
8 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”."

9 Modifications to 9.9.3.2, "Verification of correct operation in case of parallel arc

cable cutting test"
In the first paragraph, replace “sixth” with “fourth”.
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In the second paragraph, delete “1,2 mm thick (nominal) for a 120 V rated AFDD or” and “for a 230 V AFDD”.

10 Modifications to 9.9.4.2, "Masking test with inhibition loads"
In the second 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”."

11 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”."
12 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,”."

13 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:
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“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."
14 Modifications to 9.11.2.2, "General conditions for test"
Add after the title "9.11.2.2 General conditions for test”, the following:

"Delete in 9.11.2.2 item a) the first indent “a single-pole AFDD with two current paths;”.

Delete in the sixth paragraph after Table 18 the first ident “– across the terminals of the pole, for single-pole

AFDDs;”."
15 Modifications to 9.21.3.1, "General"
Add the following Note in Table 21:

"NOTE Test for immunity to conducted, differential mode disturbances and signaling in the frequency range

2 kHz to 150 kHz at a.c. power ports of IEC 61000-4-19 is under consideration."

16 Modifications to 9.21.3.4, "Conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency

fields (T 3)"
At the end of the 1 paragraph, replace "level 2 (3V)" with "level 3 (10V)".

17 Modifications to 9.21.3.7, "Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field (T 6)"

Replace the last sentence of the 1 paragraph with:

"The test is performed at level 3 (10 V/m) for frequencies between 80 and 1000 MHz and at level 2 (3 V/m) for

frequencies between 1,4 GHz and 6 GHz."

18 Modifications to 9.23, "Verification of the behaviour in case of partial loss of

supply connections"

Remove the incorrect modification in EN 62606:2013 to Figure 13, which states “Delete “and 470nF for 120

V”.".
At the end of 9.21.3.10, add the following:

"9.23 Verification of the behaviour in case of partial loss of supply connections

In Figure 14, "EMI filter description installed in Figure 13”, delete “for 240 V and 470 nF ±10 % for 120 V”.

19 Modification to Annex E, "Routine tests"
Before the title "E3 Electric strength test”, add the following:
"E.2 Tripping test
Delete “for a 230 V rated voltage AFDD”."
20 Modification to Annex F, "Description of the shaker arc test in 9.10.2"
After the title of Annex F, add the following:
"Delete in the second paragraph: “(12 in)” and “(AWG 8)”."
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21 Modifications to Annex IC, "Correspondence between ISO and AWG copper
conductors"
Before Annex ID, add the following:
Annex IC
(informative)
Correspondence between ISO and AWG copper conductors
Delete Annex IC.
22 Modifications to Annex J, "Particular requirements for AFDDs with screwless
type terminals for external copper conductors"
After Annex ID, add the following:
Annex J
(normative)

Particular requirements for AFDDs with screwless type terminals for external copper conductors

J.3.3 universal terminal
Delete in the Note 1 to entry: ”CN”.
J.1.8 Dimensions of connectable conductors
In Table J.1, delete the column for AW
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