SIST EN 60974-3:2008
Arc welding equipment -- Part 3: Arc striking and stabilizing devices
Arc welding equipment -- Part 3: Arc striking and stabilizing devices
This part of IEC 60974 specifies safety requirements for industrial and professional arc
striking and arc stabilizing devices used in arc welding and allied processes.
This part of IEC 60974 is applicable to stand-alone arc striking and arc stabilizing devices that
are either connected to a separate welding power source or built into the welding power
source enclosure.
NOTE 1 Typical allied processes are for example plasma arc cutting and arc spraying.
NOTE 2 This standard does not include electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements.
Lichtbogenschweißeinrichtungen -- Teil 3: Lichtbogenzünd- und -stabilisierungseinrichtungen
Matériel de soudage à l'arc -- Partie 3: Dispositifs d'amorçage et de stabilisation de l'arc
Spécifie les prescriptions de sécurité pour les dispositifs d'amorçage et de stabilisation utilisés en soudage à l'arc et techniques connexes (typiquement le coupage plasma et la projection à l'arc).
Oprema za obločno varjenje - 3. del: Naprave za vžig in stabilnost obloka (IEC 60974-3:2007)
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Arc welding equipment - Part 3: Arc striking and stabilizing devices
Lichtbogenschweißeinrichtungen - Teil 3: Lichtbogenzünd- und -
stabilisierungseinrichtungen
Matériel de soudage à l'arc - Partie 3: Dispositifs d'amorçage et de stabilisation de l'arc
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60974-3:2007
ICS:
25.160.30
SIST EN 60974-3:2008 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60974-3
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 25.160 Supersedes EN 60974-3:2003
English version
Arc welding equipment -
Part 3: Arc striking and stabilizing devices
(IEC 60974-3:2007)
Matériel de soudage à l'arc - Lichtbogenschweißeinrichtungen -
Partie 3: Dispositifs d'amorçage Teil 3: Lichtbogenzünd- und
et de stabilisation de l'arc -stabilisierungseinrichtungen
(CEI 60974-3:2007) (IEC 60974-3:2007)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2007-12-01. 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 Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.
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© 2007 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60974-3:2007 E
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EN 60974-3:2007 – 2 –
Foreword
The text of document 26/363/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60974-3, prepared by IEC TC 26, Electric
welding, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 60974-3 on 2007-12-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60974-3:2003.
EN 60974-3:2007 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 60974-3:2003:
– changes induced by the publication of EN 60974-1:2005;
– routine test for built-in unit (see 5.5.2);
– clarification of calculation of the rated peak voltage (see 11.1 and Figure 1).
This standard is to be used in conjunction with EN 60974-1:2005.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2008-09-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2010-12-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60974-3:2007 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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 When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60974-1 2005 Arc welding equipment - EN 60974-1 2005
Part 1: Welding power sources
IEC 60974-7 2005 Arc welding equipment - EN 60974-7 2005
Part 7:Torches
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IEC 60974-3
Edition 2.0 2007-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Arc welding equipment –
Part 3: Arc striking and stabilizing devices
Matériel de soudage à l’arc –
Partie 3: Dispositifs d’amorçage et de stabilisation de l’arc
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
R
CODE PRIX
ICS 25.160 ISBN 2-8318-9389-5
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 Environmental conditions.7
5 Tests .7
5.1 Test conditions.7
5.2 Measuring instruments .7
5.3 Conformity of components.7
5.4 Type tests .7
5.5 Routine tests .7
6 Protection against electric shock .8
6.1 Insulation .8
6.2 Protection against electric shock in normal service (direct contact) .9
6.3 Protection against electric shock in case of a fault condition (indirect contact) .9
7 Thermal requirements.9
8 Abnormal operation .9
9 Thermal protection .10
10 Connection to the input supply network .10
11 Output .10
11.1 Rated peak voltage .10
11.2 Impulse current .11
11.3 Mean energy .14
11.4 Output circuit capacitance discharging .14
12 Control circuits .15
13 Hazard reducing device .15
14 Mechanical provisions .15
15 Rating plate.15
16 Adjustment of the output.16
17 Instructions and markings.16
17.1 Instructions .16
17.2 Markings .17
Annex A (informative) Examples of coupling systems for arc striking and stabilizing
devices .18
Annex B (informative) Example of a rating plate.19
Figure 1 – Rated peak voltage .10
Figure 2 – Measurement of electric charge of impulse current .11
Figure 3 – Arc striking and stabilizing voltage .12
Figure 4 – Measuring circuit for direct contact.12
Figure 5 – Measuring circuit for serial contact.14
Figure 6 – Measuring circuit for capacitance discharging .15
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Figure A.1 – Examples of coupling systems for arc striking and stabilizing devices.18
Figure B.1 – Stand-alone unit .19
Table 1 – Minimum clearances and creepage distances for arc striking and stabilizing
circuits.8
Table 2 – Maximum rated peak voltages .11
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ARC WELDING EQUIPMENT –
Part 3: Arc striking and stabilizing devices
FOREWORD
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equipment declared to be in conformity with an IEC Publication.
6) All users should ensure that they have the latest edition of this publication.
7) No liability shall attach to IEC or its directors, employees, servants or agents including individual experts and
members of its technical committees and IEC National Committees for any personal injury, property damage or
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8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced publications is
indispensable for the correct application of this publication.
9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of
patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60974-3 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 26:
Electric welding.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2003 and constitutes a
technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
– changes induced by the publication of IEC 60974-1, edition 3;
– routine test for built-in unit (see 5.5.2);
– clarification of calculation of the rated peak voltage (see 11.1 and Figure 1).
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60974-3 © IEC:2007 – 5 –
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
26/363/FDIS 26/367/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
This part of IEC 60974 shall be read in conjunction with IEC 60974-1.
The list of all the parts of IEC 60974, under the general title Arc welding equipment, can be
found on the IEC web site.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in
the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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ARC WELDING EQUIPMENT –
Part 3: Arc striking and stabilizing devices
1 Scope
This part of IEC 60974 specifies safety requirements for industrial and professional arc
striking and arc stabilizing devices used in arc welding and allied processes.
This part of IEC 60974 is applicable to stand-alone arc striking and arc stabilizing devices that
are either connected to a separate welding power source or built into the welding power
source enclosure.
NOTE 1 Typical allied processes are for example plasma arc cutting and arc spraying.
NOTE 2 This standard does not include electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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.
IEC 60974-1:2005, Arc welding equipment – Part 1: Welding power sources
IEC 60974-7:2005, Arc welding equipment – Part 7: Torches
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60974-1 and
IEC 60974-7, as well as the following, apply.
3.1
arc striking device
device which superimposes a voltage on the welding circuit to ignite an arc
3.2
arc stabilizing device
device which superimposes a voltage on the welding circuit to maintain an arc
3.3
arc striking voltage
voltage superimposed on the no-load voltage to ignite an arc
3.4
arc stabilizing voltage
voltage superimposed on the arc voltage to maintain the arc
3.5
arc striking period
period during which the arc striking voltage is superimposed on the no-load voltage
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