SIST EN 61298-3:2009

Process measurement and control devices - General methods and procedures for evaluating performance -- Part 3: Tests for the effects of influence quantities

This part of IEC 61298 specifies general methods and procedures for conducting tests and reporting on the functional and performance characteristics of process measurement and control devices. The tests are applicable to any such devices characterized by their own specific input and output variables, and by the specific relationship (transfer function) between the inputs and outputs, and include analogue and digital devices. For devices that require special tests, this standard should be used, together with any product-specific standard specifying special tests. This standard covers tests for the effects of influence quantities.

Prozessmess-, -steuer- und -regelgeräte – Allgemeine Methoden und Verfahren für die Bewertung des Betriebsverhaltens – Teil 3: Prüfungen für die Wirkungen von Einflussgrößen

Dispositifs de mesure et de commande de processus - Méthodes et procédures générales d'évaluation des performances -- Partie 3: Essais pour la détermination des effets des grandeurs d'influence

La CEI 61298-3:2008 spécifie les méthodes et procédures générales pour l'exécution des essais portant sur les caractéristiques fonctionnelles et les caractéristiques de performance des dispositifs de mesure et de commande de processus. Ces essais sont applicables à tout dispositif à condition que ce dispositif soit caractérisé par ses propres grandeurs d'entrée et de sortie et par la relation spécifique (fonction de transfert) entre les entrées et les sorties. Ils concernent les dispositifs analogiques et numériques. Pour les dispositifs nécessitant des essais spéciaux, il convient que la présente norme soit utilisée en conjonction avec la norme particulière de produit spécifiant ces essais spéciaux. Elle couvre les essais réalisés pour la détermination des effets des grandeurs d'influence.

Naprave za merjenje in nadzor procesa - Splošne metode in postopki za ocenjevanje lastnosti - 3. del: Preskus na učinke vplivnih veličin (IEC 61298-3:2008)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 25-Jun-2009
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• Technical Committee: MOV - Measuring equipment for electromagnetic quantities
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 04-Jun-2009
• Due Date: 09-Aug-2009
• Completion Date: 26-Jun-2009
• Ref Project: EN 61298-3:2008 - Process measurement and control devices - General methods and procedures for evaluating performance - Part 3: Tests for the effects of influence quantities

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 61298-3:1998 - Process measurement and control devices - General methods and procedures for evaluating performance -- Part 3: Tests for the effects of influence quantities
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2009
• Replaces: SIST EN 61298-3:1998 - Process measurement and control devices - General methods and procedures for evaluating performance -- Part 3: Tests for the effects of influence quantities
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Revised: SIST EN 61298-3:1998 - Process measurement and control devices - General methods and procedures for evaluating performance -- Part 3: Tests for the effects of influence quantities
• Effective Date: 08-Nov-2011

Standards Content (Sample)

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Process measurement and control devices - General methods and procedures for
evaluating performance -- Part 3: Tests for the effects of influence quantities
Prozessmess-, -steuer- und -regelgeräte – Allgemeine Methoden und Verfahren für die
Bewertung des Betriebsverhaltens – Teil 3: Prüfungen für die Wirkungen von
Einflussgrößen
Dispositifs de mesure et de commande de processus - Méthodes et procédures
générales d'évaluation des performances -- Partie 3: Essais pour la détermination des
effets des grandeurs d'influence
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61298-3:2008
ICS:
25.040.40 Merjenje in krmiljenje Industrial process
industrijskih postopkov measurement and control
SIST EN 61298-3:2009 en,fr
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 61298-3:2009

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61298-3

NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2008
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 25.040.40 Supersedes EN 61298-3:1998


English version


Process measurement and control devices -
General methods and procedures for evaluating performance -
Part 3: Tests for the effects of influence quantities
(IEC 61298-3:2008)


Dispositifs de mesure  Prozessmess-, -steuer- und -regelgeräte -
et de commande de processus - Allgemeine Methoden und Verfahren für
Méthodes et procédures générales die Bewertung des Betriebsverhaltens -
d'évaluation des performances - Teil 3: Prüfungen der Auswirkungen
Partie 3: Essais pour la détermination von Einflussgrößen
des effets des grandeurs d'influence (IEC 61298-3:2008)
(CEI 61298-3:2008)




This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2008-11-01. 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.

This European Standard 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels


© 2008 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
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EN 61298-3:2008 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 65B/687/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61298-3, prepared by SC 65B, Devices &
process analysis, of IEC TC 65, Industrial-process measurement, control and automation, was submitted
to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61298-3 on 2008-11-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 61298-3:1998.
EN 61298-3:2008 is a general revision with respect to EN 61298-3:1998 and does not include any
significant changes (see Introduction).
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) 2009-08-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2011-11-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
__________
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61298-3:2008 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

1)
IEC 60050-300 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) - Electrical and electronic
measurements and measuring instruments -
Part 311: General terms relating to
measurements -
Part 312: General terms relating to electrical
measurements -
Part 313: Types of electrical measuring
instruments -
Part 314: Specific terms according to the type
of instrument


1)
IEC 60050-351 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Part 351: Control technology


1) 2)
IEC 60068-2-1 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-1 2007
Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold


1) 2)
IEC 60068-2-2 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-2 2007
Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat


1) 2)
IEC 60068-2-6 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-6 2008
Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration
(sinusoidal)


1) 2)
IEC 60068-2-30 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-30 2005
Part 2-30: Tests - Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic
(12 h + 12 h cycle)


1) 2)
IEC 60068-2-31 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-31 2008
Part 2-31: Tests - Test Ec: Rough handling
shocks, primarily for equipment-type
specimens


IEC 60654-1 1993 Industrial-process measurement and control EN 60654-1 1993
equipment - Operating conditions -
Part 1: Climatic conditions


IEC 60654-2 1979 Operating conditions for industrial-process

+ A1 1992 measurement and control equipment - EN 60654-2 1997
Part 2: Power


IEC 60654-3 1983 Operating conditions for industrial-process EN 60654-3 1997
measurement and control equipment -
Part 3: Mechanical influences



1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 61000-4-2 1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-4-2 1995
A1 1998 Part 4-2: Testing and measurement A1 1998
A2 2000 techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity A2 2001
test


3)
IEC 61000-4-3 2002 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-4-3 2002
Part 4-3: Testing and measurement
techniques - Radiated, radio-frequency,
electromagnetic field immunity test


IEC 61000-4-4 2004 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-4-4 2004
Part 4-4: Testing and measurement
techniques - Electrical fast transient/burst
immunity test


4)
IEC 61000-4-5 1995 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-4-5 1995
Part 4-5: Testing and measurement
techniques - Surge immunity test


IEC 61000-4-6 2003 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -
+ A1 2004 Part 4-6: Testing and measurement
+ A2 2006 techniques - Immunity to conducted EN 61000-4-6 2007
disturbances, induced by radio-frequency + corr. August 2007
fields


IEC 61000-4-8 1993 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-4-8 1993
A1 2000 Part 4-8: Testing and measurement A1 2001
techniques - Power frequency magnetic field
immunity test


IEC 61000-4-11 2004 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-4-11 2004
Part 4-11: Testing and measurement
techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions
and voltage variations immunity tests


IEC 61298-1 2008 Process measurement and control devices - EN 61298-1 2008
General methods and procedures for
evaluating performance -
Part 1: General considerations


IEC 61298-2 2008 Process measurement and control devices - EN 61298-2 2008
General methods and procedures for
evaluating performance -
Part 2: Tests under reference conditions


IEC 61298-4 2008 Process measurement and control devices - EN 61298-4 2008
General methods and procedures for
evaluating performance -
Part 4: Evaluation report content


IEC 61326 Series Electrical equipment for measurement, EN 61326 Series
control and laboratory use - EMC
requirements


IEC 61326-1 2005 Electrical equipment for measurement, EN 61326-1 2006
control and laboratory use - EMC
requirements -
Part 1: General requirements



3)
EN 61000-4-3 is superseded by EN 61000-4-3:2006, which is based on IEC 61000-4-3:2006.
4)
EN 61000-4-5 is superseded by EN 61000-4-5:2006, which is based on IEC 61000-4-5:2005.

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IEC 61298-3
Edition 2.0 2008-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE


Process measurement and control devices – General methods and procedures
for evaluating performance –
Part 3: Tests for the effects of influence quantities

Dispositifs de mesure et de commande de processus – Méthodes et procédures
générales d'évaluation des performances –
Partie 3: Essais pour la détermination des effets des grandeurs d'influence

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
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ICS 25.040.40 ISBN 2-8318-1003-2
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
INTRODUCTION.6
1 Scope.7
2 Normative references .7
3 Terms and definitions .8
4 General considerations.9
4.1 Criteria .9
4.2 General procedures.10
4.3 General EMC requirements .10
5 Ambient temperature effects.11
5.1 Criteria .11
5.2 Test procedure .11
6 Ambient relative humidity effects .12
7 Vibration.12
7.1 General considerations.12
7.2 Initial resonance search .14
7.3 Endurance conditioning by sweeping.14
7.4 Final resonance search .14
7.5 Final measurements .14
8 Shock, drop and topple.14
9 Mounting position .15
10 Over-range .15
11 Output load effects .16
11.1 Electrical output .16
11.2 Pneumatic output .16
12 Power supply.16
12.1 Supply voltage and frequency variations.16
12.2 Transient supply voltage effects .17
12.3 Supply voltage depression.17
12.4 Short-term supply voltage interruptions.18
12.5 Fast transient/burst immunity requirements.19
12.6 Surge immunity requirements .19
12.7 Reverse supply voltage protection (d.c. devices) .20
12.8 Supply pressure variations.20
12.9 Supply pressure interruptions .20
12.10 Conducted radio frequency requirements.21
13 Superimposed voltages .21
13.1 Line to earth voltages.21
13.2 Line to line voltages (series mode) .21
13.3 Earthing .21
14 Harmonic distortion effects .21
15 Magnetic field effects.22
16 Electromagnetic field immunity test .23
17 Electrostatic discharge .24

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18 Effect of open-circuited and short-circuited input .25
19 Effect of open-circuited and short-circuited output .25
20 Effects of process medium conditions.25
20.1 Temperature of process fluid .25
20.2 Flow of process fluid through the device.26
20.3 Static line pressure effect.26
21 Atmospheric pressure effects .27
22 Flow of purge gas through the device .27
23 Accelerated operational life test.27
24 Operational long-term drift test (optional) .27
Bibliography.29

Figure 1 – Arrangement for supply voltage depression or interruption tests.18
Figure 2 – Arrangement for harmonic distortion effects test .22
Figure 3 – Examples of application of the test field .23
Figure 4 – Test set-up of the effects of static pressure.26
Figure 5 – Time schedule of input changes and changes of ambient temperature .28

Table 1 – Ambient temperature test ranges.11
Table 2 – Vibration test levels.13
Table 3 – Power supply classes (IEC 60654-2) .17
Table 4 – Power supply commutations-interruptions (IEC 60654-2).18
Table 5 – Burst characteristics (IEC 61326-1) .19
Table 6 – Surge characteristics (IEC 61326-1).20
Table 7 – Conducted RF characteristics (IEC 61326-1).21

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
–––––––––––

PROCESS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL DEVICES –
GENERAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES
FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE –

Part 3: Tests for the effects of influence quantities


FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
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2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international
consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from all
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3) IEC Publications have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC National
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4) In order to promote international uniformity, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC Publications
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between any IEC Publication and the corresponding national or regional publication shall be clearly indicated in
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5) IEC provides no marking procedure to indicate its approval and cannot be rendered responsible for any
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
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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 61298-3 has been prepared by sub-committee 65B: Devices and
process analysis, of IEC technical committee 65: Industrial-process measurement, control and
automation.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1998. This second
edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition is a general revision with respect to the previous edition and does not include any
significant changes (see Introduction).

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
65B/687/FDIS 65B/695/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.
A list of all parts of the IEC 61298 series, under the general title Process measurement and
control devices – General methods and procedures for evaluating performance, can be found
on the IEC website.
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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INTRODUCTION
This standard is not intended as a substitute for existing standards, but is rather intended as a
reference document for any future standard developed within the IEC, or other standards
organizations, concerning the evaluation of process instrumentation. Any revision of existing
standards should take this standard into account.
This common standardized basis should be utilized for the preparation of future relevant
standards, as follows:
– any test method or procedure, already treated in this standard, should be specified and
described in the new standard by referring to the corresponding clause of this standard.
Consequently new editions of this standard are revised without any change in numbering
and scope of each clause;
– any particular method or procedure, not covered by this standard, should be developed
and specified in the new standard in accordance with the criteria, as far as they are
applicable, stated in this standard;
– any conceptual or significant deviation from the content of this standard should be clearly
identified and justified if introduced in a new standard.

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PROCESS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL DEVICES –
GENERAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES
FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE –

Part 3: Tests for the effects of influence quantities



1 Scope
This part of IEC 61298 specifies general methods and procedures for conducting tests and
reporting on the functional and performance characteristics of process measurement and
control devices. The tests are applicable to any such devices characterized by their own
specific input and output variables, and by the specific relationship (transfer function) between
the inputs and outputs, and include analogue and digital devices. For devices that require
special tests, this standard should be used, together with any product-specific standard
specifying special tests.
This standard covers tests for the effects of influence quantities.
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 60050-300, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Electrical and electronic
measurements and measuring instruments (composed of Part 311, 312, 313 and 314)
IEC 60050-351, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Part 351 : Control
technology
IEC 61298-1:2008, Process measurement and control devices – General methods and
procedures for evaluating performance – Part 1: General considerations
IEC 61298-2:2008, Process measurement and control devices – General methods and
procedures for evaluating performance – Part 2: Tests under reference conditions
IEC 61298-4:2008, Process measurement and control devices – General methods and
procedures for evaluating performance – Part 4: Evaluation report content
IEC 60068-2-1, Environmental testing – Part 2-1: Tests – Test A: Cold
IEC 60068-2-2, Environmental testing – Part 2-2: Tests – Test B: Dry heat
IEC 60068-2-6, Environmental testing – Part 2-6: Tests – Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
IEC 60068-2-30, Environmental testing – Part 2-30: Tests – Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 +
12 h cycle)
IEC 60068-2-31, Environmental testing – Part 2-31: Tests – Test Ec: Drop and topple,
primarily for equipment-type specimens

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IEC 60654-1:1993, Operating conditions for industrial-process measurement and control
equipment – Part 1: Climatic conditions
IEC 60654-2:1992, Operating conditions for industrial-process measurement and control
equipment – Part 2: Power
IEC 60654-3:1983, Operating conditions for industrial-process measurement and control
equipment – Part 3: Mechanical influences
IEC 61326 (all parts), Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use –
EMC Requirements
IEC 61326-1:2005, Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use – EMC
Requirements – Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61000-4-2:2001, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-2: Testing and
measurement techniques – Electrostatic discharge immunity test. Basic EMC publication
IEC 61000-4-3:2002, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-3: Testing and
measurement techniques – Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test.
Basic EMC publication
IEC 61000-4-4:2004, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-4: Testing and
measurement techniques – Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test. Basic EMC publication
IEC 61000-4-5:1995, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-5: Testing and
measurement techniques – Surge immunity test. Basic EMC publication
IEC 61000-4-6:2006, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-6: Testing and
measurement techniques – Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency
fields
IEC 61000-4-8:2001, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-8: Testing and
measurement techniques – Power frequency magnetic field immunity test. Basic EMC
publication
IEC 61000-4-11:2004, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-11: Testing and
measurement techniques – Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity
tests . Basic EMC publication
3 Terms and definitions
For the purpose of this document, the following relevant terms and definitions, some of them
based on IEC 60050(300) or IEC 60050(351), apply.
3.1
influence quantity
test parameter chosen to represent a condition representing one aspect of the environment
under which a device may operate
3.2
variable
quantity or condition whose value is subject to change and can usually be measured (e.g.
temperature, flow rate, speed, signal, etc.)
[IEV 351-21-01, modified]

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3.3
signal
physical variable, one or more parameters of which carry information about one or more
variables
...