SIST EN 60683:2012

Industrial electroheating equipment - Test methods for submerged-arc furnaces

This International Standard specifies test procedures, conditions and methods according to which the main parameters and the main operational characteristics of a submerged-arc furnace (SAF) with rated electrical power levels above 500 kVA are established. This standard is applicable to SAF with one or more electrodes. In order to determine further technical or economic assessments, additional tests may be necessary. Tests for some special equipment for semiconductor converter controlled furnaces, such as controlled rectifiers or controlled a.c. converters, are covered by IEC 60146-1-1.

Industrielle Elektrowärmeanlagen - Prüfverfahren für Lichtbogen-Reduktionsöfen

Chauffage électrique industriel - Méthodes d'essai des fours à arc submergé

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La CEI 60683:2011 spécifie les procédures, les conditions et les méthodes d'essai selon lesquelles les paramètres principaux et les caractéristiques de fonctionnement principales des fours à arc submergé dont les niveaux de puissance électrique assignée sont supérieurs à 500 kVA sont établis. La présente norme est applicable aux fours à arc submergé à une ou plusieurs électrodes. Afin de déterminer d'autres évaluations techniques ou économiques, des essais supplémentaires peuvent être nécessaires. Les essais pour des équipements spéciaux des fours commandés par convertisseur à semiconducteurs, tels que les redresseurs commandés ou les convertisseurs à courant alternatif commandés, sont couverts par la CEI 60146-1-1. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace l'édition précédente parue en 1980, dont elle constitue une révision technique. Les modifications techniques importantes par rapport à l'édition précédente sont les suivantes:  - Article 1 (Domaine d'application et objet) - les types de fours couverts par la présente norme sont définis plus clairement.  - L'Article 2 (Références normatives) et l'Article 3 (Termes et définitions) ont été mis à jour et complétés.  - Un nouvel Article 4 (Caractéristiques du système de four à arc submergé) a été ajouté; il traite principalement des essais nécessaires pour les équipements électriques à haute tension/haute intensité de l'installation.  - L'Article 5 (Essais et conditions générales) et l'Article 6 (Essais techniques) ont été modifiés en fonction des exigences actuelles pour l'utilisation d'un four à arc submergé en toute sécurité.",PE

Oprema za industrijsko električno ogrevanje - Preskusne metode za peči z zakritim oblokom

Ta mednarodni standard določa preskusne postopke, pogoje in metode, po katerih so vzpostavljeni glavni parametri in glavne značilnosti delovanja peči z zakritim oblokom (SAF) z ravnmi nazivne električne moči nad 500 kVA. Ta standard se uporablja za peči z zakritim oblokom z eno elektrodo ali več. Za določanje dodatnih tehničnih ali ekonomskih ocen so morda potrebni dodatni preskusi. Preskusi za nekatero posebno opremo za peči, ki se nadzorujejo s polprevodnimi pretvorniki, na primer z nadzorovanimi usmerniki ali nadzorovanimi izmeničnimi pretvorniki, so zajeti v standardu IEC 60146-1-1.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Jan-2012
• ICS: 25.180.10 - Electric furnaces
• Technical Committee: I09 - Imaginarni 09
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 11-Jan-2012
• Due Date: 17-Mar-2012
• Completion Date: 17-Jan-2012
• Ref Project: EN 60683:2012 - Industrial electroheating equipment - Test methods for submerged-arc furnaces

Relations

• Replaces: SIST HD 599 S1:2003 - Test methods for submerged arc furnaces
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Revised: SIST HD 599 S1:2003 - Test methods for submerged arc furnaces
• Effective Date: 16-Nov-2010

Overview

EN 60683:2012 (IEC 60683:2011 adopted by CLC/CENELEC) defines standardized test methods for submerged-arc furnaces (SAF) used in industrial electroheating. The standard applies to SAF installations with rated electrical power above 500 kVA and to furnaces with one or more electrodes. Its purpose is to specify test procedures, conditions and measurement methods to establish the main electrical and operational parameters and characteristics of an SAF. For converter-controlled equipment (controlled rectifiers / a.c. converters) see IEC 60146-1-1.

Key Topics

• Scope and applicability: SAFs > 500 kVA; single- or multi-electrode configurations; establishes how to determine principal performance parameters.
• Features of the SAF system: tests for high-voltage / high-current electrical assemblies, electrode systems, transformer arrangements and water cooling circuits.
• Tests and general conditions: procedures for cold tests (pre-commissioning checks) and hot commissioning tests under operational conditions.
• Technical tests:
  • Electrical insulation resistance checks during erection, cold state and hot state.
  • Cooling water system verification and leak/performance checks.
  • Electrode regulation characteristics: motion speed, dead band, response time and control behavior.
  • Electrical characteristics during operation: measurement of active/apparent power, currents, and secondary voltage from the furnace transformer.
  • Operational parameters: monitoring furnace losses, high-current lines and other operational metrics.
• Terms and definitions: aligned with IEC vocabularies (e.g., active/apparent power, electrode types, furnace transformer).

Applications

EN 60683:2012 is practical for:

• Manufacturers of submerged-arc furnaces to validate design and performance.
• Plant engineers and commissioning teams conducting cold and hot commissioning tests.
• Testing laboratories and inspection bodies performing acceptance tests and compliance verification.
• Procurement and asset owners assessing technical and operational characteristics for purchase or lifecycle evaluation.
• Safety and standards compliance teams ensuring installations meet recognized test procedures for reliable operation.

Using EN 60683 helps standardize test results, supports safer commissioning of SAF installations, and provides a baseline for technical or economic assessments (with the note that additional tests may be required for detailed evaluations).

Related Standards

• IEC 60683:2011 (original international text)
• IEC 60398 - Industrial electroheating installations - General test methods
• IEC 60519-1 and IEC 60519-4 - Safety in electroheating installations
• IEC 60146-1-1 / EN 60146-1-1 - Tests for semiconductor converter controlled furnaces

Keywords: EN 60683:2012, submerged-arc furnace, SAF test methods, industrial electroheating, electrode regulation, furnace transformer, electrical insulation, cooling water system.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Industrielle Elektrowärmeanlagen - Prüfverfahren für Lichtbogen-Reduktionsöfen
Chauffage électrique industriel - Méthodes d'essai des fours à arc submergé
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60683:2012
ICS:
25.180.10 (OHNWULþQHSHþL Electric furnaces
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60683
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2012
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 25.180.10 Supersedes HD 599 S1:1992

English version
Industrial electroheating equipment -
Test methods for submerged-arc furnaces
(IEC 60683:2011)
Chauffage électrique industriel -  Industrielle Elektrowärmeanlagen -
Méthodes d'essai des fours à arc Prüfverfahren für Lichtbogen-
submergé Reduktionsöfen
(CEI 60683:2011) (IEC 60683:2011)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2011-11-23. 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
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Ref. No. EN 60683:2012 E
Foreword
The text of document 27/780/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 60683, prepared by IEC/TC 27 "Industrial
electroheating" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2012-08-23
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2014-11-23
• latest date by which the national
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes HD 599 S1:1992.
EN 60683:2011 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to HD 599 S1:1992:
– Clause 1 (Scope and object) – the types of furnaces covered by this standard are more clearly defined.
– Clause 2 (Normative references) and Clause 3 (Terms and definitions) have been updated and
completed.
– A new Clause 4 (Features of the SAF system) has been added; it mainly concentrates on the tests
necessary for high voltage/high current electrical equipment in the installation.
– Clause 5 (Tests and general conditions) and Clause 6 (Technical tests) have been modified according
to today's requirements for safe operation of a SAF.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60683:2011 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 60146-1-1:2009 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60146-1-1:2010 (not modified).

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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 60398 - Industrial electroheating installations - EN 60398 -
General test methods
IEC 60519-1 2010 Safety in electroheating installations - EN 60519-1 2011
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60519-4 - Safety in electroheat installations - EN 60519-4 -
Part 4: Particular requirements for arc furnace
installations
IEC 60683 ®
Edition 2.0 2011-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Industrial electroheating equipment – Test methods for submerged-arc furnaces

Chauffage électrique industriel – Méthodes d'essai des fours à arc submergé

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX N
ICS 25.180.10 ISBN 978-2-88912-753-5

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope and object . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Features of the SAF system . 8
4.1 Electrical assembly of SAF . 8
4.2 Star-delta switch . 9
4.3 Types of SAF . 9
4.4 SAF process principles . 9
4.5 Types of electrodes . 9
4.6 Electrode system . 10
4.7 Water cooling . 10
4.8 Electrical connection . 10
5 Tests and general conditions . 10
5.1 General . 10
5.2 List of tests during cold state . 11
5.3 List of tests during hot commissioning and hot state . 11
6 Technical tests . 11
6.1 Electrical insulation resistance . 11
6.1.1 General . 11
6.1.2 Electrical insulation during erection . 11
6.1.3 Electrical insulation during cold test . 11
6.1.4 Electrical insulation during hot state . 12
6.2 Cooling water system . 12
6.3 Characteristics of electrode regulation. 12
6.3.1 Speed of electrode motion . 12
6.3.2 Electrode regulator dead band . 12
6.3.3 Electrode motion response time . 12
6.3.4 Current control of semiconductor converter (if applicable) . 13
6.4 Determination of electrical characteristics during operation . 13
6.5 Determination of secondary voltage . 13
6.6 Operational parameters . 13
Bibliography . 14

60683 © IEC:2011 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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INDUSTRIAL ELECTROHEATING EQUIPMENT –
TEST METHODS FOR SUBMERGED-ARC FURNACES

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60683 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 27:
Industrial electroheating.
This second edition cancels and replaces the previous edition published in 1980 and
constitutes a technical revision.
Significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition are as follows:
– Clause 1 (Scope and object) – the types of furnaces covered by this standard are more
clearly defined.
– Clause 2 (Normative references) and Clause 3 (Terms and definitions) have been
updated and completed.
– A new Clause 4 (Features of the SAF sytem) has been added; it mainly concentrates
on the tests necessary for high voltage/high current electrical equipment in the
installation.
– Clause 5 (Tests and general conditions) and Clause 6 (Technical tests) have been
modified according to today's requirements for safe operation of a SAF.

– 4 – 60683 © IEC:2011
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
27/780/CDV 27/797/RVC
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.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
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related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
60683 © IEC:2011 – 5 –
INDUSTRIAL ELECTROHEATING EQUIPMENT –
TEST METHODS FOR SUBMERGED-ARC FURNACES

1 Scope and object
This International Standard specifies test procedures, conditions and methods according to
which the main parameters and the main operational characteristics of a submerged-arc
furnace (SAF) with rated electrical power levels above 500 kVA are established.
This standard is applicable to SAF with one or more electrodes.
In order to determine further technical or economic assessments, additional tests may be
necessary.
Tests for some special equipment for semiconductor converter controlled furnaces, such as
controlled rectifiers or controlled a.c. converters, are covered by IEC 60146-1-1.
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 60398, Industrial electroheating installations – General test methods
IEC 60519-1:2010, Safety in electroheating installations – Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60519-4, Safety in electroheat installations – Part 4: Particular requirements for arc
furnace installations
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document the terms and definitions given in IEC 600519-1:2010 and
the following apply.
NOTE Refer to International Electrotechnical Vocabulary, IEC 60050, for general definitions. Terms relating to
industrial electroheat are defined in IEC 60050-841.
3.1
active
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