Guide through Verification on Low-voltage electrical installations: IEC 60364-6

Insulation Resistance Line / Neutral to PE

IEC 60364-6 61.3.3., equipment: IEC 61557-2 Parameters: 500 V DC 250 V DC for PELV/SELV Limits on Circuits: R min > 1 M R min > 0.5 M for PELV/SELV Floor and wall resistance/impedance R > 50 k (insulated) Semiconductive coatings 1 M < R > 1 G Protection against static electricity (EN 61340-5-1) Leakage Current - alternative method for testing and tracing insulation problems without disconnection Parameters: TRMS Low range measurement Limits: 1 mA/kW or 3.5 mA max. per app. 5 mA max. where heating app. 1/3 x Idn where RCD protected circuits. Leakage < 100 mA for fire protection.

Fuse: Z loop L-PE / Z line L-L, L-N IEC 60364-6 61.3.6.3., 61.3.11., equipment: IEC 61557- 3 Parameters / Limits are characteristics of particular built-in Fuse, designed for trip-out time of: 0.1s (Explosive), 0.2s (3Phase Circuits), 0.4s (1Phase systems) or 5s (fixed connections). Measured values of Impedances from the end of the circuit must be lower than Zs from the table. In (A) 2 4 6 10 16 20 Tip B Tip C Ia=5x Zs=() Ia=10x Zs=() In (A) (0,2 s) In (A) (0,2 s) 10 22 20 11 20 11 40 5,5 30 7,3 60 3,65 50 4,4 100 2,2 80 2,8 160 1,4 100 2,2 200 1,1 Tip G In Zs=() (A) (0,4 s) 16 13,7 32 6,8 47 4,6 82 2,6 110 2,0 147 1,4

RCD: Trip out time, Trip out Current IEC 60364-6 61.3.6.1., 61.3.7., equipment: IEC 61557- 6 RCD trip out at difrent Id (ms) RCD Slope range (from-to) RCD AC 1/2 x IN 1 x IN 2 x IN 5 x IN 0.2 1.0 x IN A General No trip t < 300 t < 150 t < 40 0.35 1.4 x IN B Selective No trip 130 x t < 500 60 x t < 200 50 x t < 150 0.5 2.0 x IN

More Parameters/Limits could be found in Metrel Handbooks and inside Eurotest/Smartec testers.

Protection by automatic disconnection of the supply

AUTO SEQUENCE

Continuity of PE conductors / conductive parts

IEC 60364-6 61.3.2., equipment: IEC 61557- 4 Parameters: 200 mA both directions, all exposed conductive parts to MPE and in between where distance < 2.5 m. Uc 50V 0,25 Limits: R 200A (where Fuse C20A built-in) Ipfc or 2 max. (where RCD built-in)
- clamps arround main N/PE cable L1

TN system - Two clamps

L2 L3 N TN PE

TT system - Two wire

- test from the socket N to PE

IT system - Three wire

- test leads to rods in triangle

L1 L2 L3 N TT PE TT

L1 L2 L3 N PE

Limits: Where no RCD, select limit from the FUSE characteristics, test by Z loop. Where RCD: Nominal Differntial current IN (mA) 10 30 100 300 500 1000 R earth () max. (Uc<50 V) 5000 1666 500 166 100 50

IEC 60364-6 61.3.6.2., B.3., equipment: IEC 61557- 5 Limits: 2 above ground 10 whole system 20 underground per leg or 8% of Specific Earth Resistance Lightning system & Earth loops - Two clamps - test each loop

Earth Electrode / Earth Loop Resistance

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