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5 -5 Dcpendent po\r,cr cl osi ng
5 6 St or ed ener g- v. , cl osr ng
5 7 Oper at r on of r el eascs
5 8 Lou' and hi gh pr essur e r nt er l ocki ng der r ces
5 9 Namepl ates .
5 l Ol Degr ee of pr ot ect i on and i nt er nal f aul t
5 l O2 Encl osur e
5 l O3 Par t i t i ons and shut t er s . .
5 l Cl l Pr essur e r cl i ef of gas- f i l l ed compar r menr s
5. 105 Di sconnect or s and ear t hi ng su, i t ches .
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6. 103 Veri fi cati on of the degree of protecti on
6. l U Pressure wi t hst and t est f or gas-f i l l ed comparrmenrs
6. 105 Gas t i ght ness t esrs of gas-f i l l ed comparrment s
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7 3 Meazur ement of t he r csi st ance of t he mar n cl r cul t
7 l 0l Parti al drscharge measurement
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7 l W Gas t i ght ness t est s of gas-f i l l ed compart mcnt s . .
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Veri f i cauon of correct ui nng . .
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I n le rn a I i r,tn a I S t an d ctrd
t EC 129 1984
AC di sconnect or s and ear t hi ng
sr vi t ches
I EC 137 t 984
Bushi ngs f or AC vol t ages
above I 000 V
I EC 243- l : I 988
Met hods of t est f or el ect r r c
st r engt h of sol i d i nsul at i ng
mat eri al s Part I . Test s at
power f requenci es
EC2- 10 l 98l
Part i al d i scharge measu rcment s
EC 456: 1987
AC r nsul at i on encl osed swi t ch-
gear and cont rol gear f or rat ed
vol t ages above I kV and up t o
and i ncl udi ng 38 kV
rEc 480 19' 14
Gui de f or t he checki ng of SF6
t aken f rom el ect ri cal equl pment
l EC 5 l 7 l 990
Gas i nsul at ed met al - encl osed
s rvitchgea+.-s{er--r31-ed, v'olta ge s
of
' 12. 5
kV and above
I EC 529 : 1989
Degree of prot ect i on provi ded
by encl osur es ( l P Code)
I EC694 : 1980
Cor nmon cl auses f or hi gh
vol t age swi t chgear and
cont r ol gear st andar ds
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I S 2584 1963
t s 6209 1982
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I S 12063 r 987
t s r 2' 729 1988
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I S 3 4 2 7 : 1 9 9 7
I EC 298 ( t 99t )
SECTI ON
ONE
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GENERAL
Scope
Thi s st andar d speci f i es r equi r ement s
f or f act or y- assembl ed
met al - encl osed
swi t chgear and
cont r ol gear f or al t er nat i ng
cur r ent or r at ed vol t ages above I kv and up t o and i ncl udi ng
23 L: .
t t i ndoor and out door i nst al l at i on, ,
and f or ser vi ce f r equenci es up t o and i ncl udi ng
For met al - encl osed
swi t chgear
and cont r ol gear
cont ai ni ng gas- f i l l ed
compar t ment s,
t he
desi gn pr essur e
i s l i mr t ecl t o a maxi mum of 3 bar ( gauge) .
Gas- f i l l ed compar t ment s
havi ng a
desi gn pr essur e
exceedi ng 3 bar ( gauge)
shal l be desi gned and r esr ed i n accor dance wr r h I E C
5 1 7 .
Met al - encl osed
swi t chgear and cont r ol gear
f or speci al use, f or exampl e i n f l amr nabl e
at Bri odl f ui n-' rTri nes
or on board shi ps, may be subj ect t o addi t i onal requi rement s.
Thi s st andar d does not deal wi t h component s
cont ai ned i n met al - encl osed
swi t chgear and
cont r ol gear
f or whi ch i ndi vi dual
speci f i cat i ons
exr sr .
NOTES
I Swi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear as s embl r es havi ng an i ns ul at r on enc l osur e ar e c over ed by I E c 466.
2 Met al - enc l os ed
s wi t c hge: r r and c ont r ol gear f or r at ed vol t ages above 52 k v i ns ul at ed b- y ai r al ar mos-
pher i c pr ess ur e
may be c ov er ed by t hi s s t andar d t ak i ng i nt o acc ount t he i nsul at i on l ev el s of I E c 694
3 Li qui d- i ns ul at ed
her met i c al l y s eal ed c ompar t ment s
ar e equal t o gas - f i l l ed compar r menr s wi t h r espocr r o
i ndependenc e
f r om ambi ent at mos pher e.
SECTI ON TWO
-
SERVI CE CONDI TI ONS
Normal and speci al servi ce condi t i ons
Unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed i n t hi s st . andar d, t he met al - encl osed
swi t chgear ancl cont r ol gear
i s desi gned t o be used under nor mar ser vi ce condi t i ons"
Ref er t o Cl ause ? of I E C 694.
For out door i ns t ai l at i on i t i s as s umed t hat i ns i de
pr ev ai l . I f nec es s ar _v , appr opr l at e
meas ur es s hal l be
c ommon i ndoor c c - r mponent s
ma) , be us ed. Thi s
r Tl ent s.
t h e e n c l o s u r e , n o r ma l i n d o o r c o n d i t r o n s
t a k e n . s u c h a s a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g .
s o r h a t
does nor appl y r o gas - f - i l l ed
c ont par r -
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SF. CI ' I ON THREE
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TERMS AND DEFI NI TI ONS
3. Def i ni t i ons
For t he def i ni t i ons of gener al t er ms used r n t hi s st andar d, r cf er epcc i s
p- r i t t l c
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I nt er nat i onal El ect r ot echni cal Vocabul ar y ( I EV) , namel y I E C _s0 ( q4t )
and I E c _50
( l 5 l ) .
The f ol l owi ng def i ni t i ons appl y f or t he pur pose of t hi s st andar d:
3. l 0l Sw. i t chgear ond t ont r ol gear
A gener al t er r n cover i ng sr ^' ' i t chi ng de. . , i ces and t hei r combi nat i on r ^. , i , . h as: , , r ; cr at e, J ci r nt r ol .
meas ur l ng' pr ot ec t i v e and r egul at i ng equi pr nent . al s o as s embl i es ol ' s uc h c i ey i c es and equi p-
r nent
. ' " ' ! 1l i
asscci at ed i nt er col l nec' . i ons,
accessor i es, er - l cl osur es anC suppor t r ng st i - uct ui - ss
( I EV Ml _ t l _ 0 1 ) .
3. 102
&@l l -encl osed
swi t chgear and cont rol gear
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Swi t chgear anci cont r oi gear assenl bi i es w' i i h an exi er nai nr et ai enci qr sur c r nr endecj r o be
ear t hed and c ompl et e ex c ept f or ex t er nal c onnec r i ons ( l EV
441- 12- 0. +) .
NOTE
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The met al - enc l os ec l s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear i s s ubdi v i <l ed r nt i 1 t hr ec r r pcs
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me t a l - c l a d s w, i t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l g e a r ,
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o n e o r mo r c n o n - n r c r l l l r c i r r r t r r t ( ) n \ ) :
- -
cubi c l e s , * i t c hgear and c ont r ol gear .
3. 102. 1 Met ct l -cl ad sw, i t c. hgear and cont rol 54ert r
Met ai - enci oseci swi t chgear anci cont r oi gear i n w, hi ch component s ar e ar r : r nsed r n separ : r r c
compar t ment s wi t h met al par t i t i ons i nt ended t o be ear t hed.
NOTES
I Thr s t er m anpl i es t o met al - enc l os ed
degr ee oI pr ot ec t i on i nc l uded i n r abl e I
l - ol l owi ng c omponent s .
a ) e a c h m: r i n s wi r c h i n g d e v i c c ;
6/ c omponenl s c onnec t ed t o one s i de of a nr ar n
. ' / c o mp o n e n t s c o n n e c t e d t o t h e o t h e r s i d e o f t h e ma r n s * , r t c h r n g < l e v r c e . l ' ( ) r c x i r r i t p l e b 1 : 5 l t r : . g , h c r c
r l r r r Tc
l han c ne s t t of bus bar s i s pr o. . , i ded, s ac h s et bei ng i n i : sep: . r r : l c cr ) nr p: r ! - ! nr , j nl .
2 Me t a l - e n c l o s e d s wi t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l q e a r h a v i n g mc t a l p a r t i t i r > n s a n d n r c c t r r r g a l l t h c r c q u r r c r 1 1 c r r l s o l
n o t c l , ma ) ' u t i l i z e a n i n s u l a t i n g s h u t t e r b a r r i e r : r s a p a r t o f t h c s h u t r e r a r r a n g c r l c l r r . t h c c o r n b r n i r r ) o . o J -
whi c h pr ov i des t hc degr ee ot - pr ot ec t i on i ncl udcd i n t abl e I l qr r hi gher ) and s . . r t i s f - r cs t hc r c qur r cnr en! s ol '
Sub- c l ai : s e 5. i 0i . i f or - par i i t i ons an, j s hui i . e r s nt ac j e <- ; f i ns i j l i i i i nE nai c i - i r i l
3 . 1 0 2 . 2 Co mp c t r t n t e n t e d s wi t c h g e a r a n c ! c ' o n t r o / g e a r ( * + ' i t h n o n - me t a l l r c p a r t r t r o n s )
Met al - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear i n w, hi c h c omponent s ar e ar r anqed i p s epar at c
compar t ni ent s as f oi - r net al - cl aC s\ . ' , ' r t chgear and co- nl . r ol gear , but ' , , . , i t h, . , . ne or nr i - \ r - c, . , ( ) n-
n- l et al l l c par t i t i ons pr ov i dr ng t he degr ee of pr ot ec t i on i nc l uc l ed i n r abl c I ( or
hi uhc r l
NOT E
-
Mc t a l - e n c l o s e d s wi t c h g e a r a n d c o n l r o l g e a r r n wh r c h t h e r n a r n c l r c u r l c o n r p o n c n t s a r c r p d r r r t l L r 3 l l r
e mb e d d e d r n s o l i d r n s u l a t r n g ma t e r i a i c a n b e c o n s r d e r c d a s a n a l t e r n a l l ! c .
J r r o v r t l r - c 1
t h a t t h c c o n c l r r r ( ) n s
s pec i f i ed i n I E C 466 ar e nr er .
J . l O?. 3
Qubi c ' t e
s r +' i t c hgeur anc l t ' ont r o/ s e, ar
- . : : . - Ji - +
Met a! - 9r Cl ' - 1Sr J 5r . . . , i 1sl gsi l : ' : l nr J cont r cr ge: i r . or h, r r t han
s wt t c hger i r and c ont r c ) l qear .
s wl l c h g e a r a n d COn l r o l Ce a r \ ^ r t h n t c t u i n i r r t l t t ( ) l ) s n r ( ) \ r d r n r : t h r
( o r h i g h e r ; a n c J h a v r n e s e p u r l l r c c ( ) n r p i . r r t n r c r l t \ a I l c , s t [ r r r t r r c
I S 3127 : 1997
- l l . - ( . 29t i | | 99O r
l . . J ( ) l - L . I . h i . i c i . i ] - . ] . i l i l l : l : ' l i ) : , . ' \ i ' . C i . , f J l i ; l i ; . ; i 1 i i l n l r i ; l g c l i ; . | , ; l i . . l ; l g i i i ; l . l i i | c ; l . l i , l ' ' . l i i i i i . i (
( / / l t n t l n l b L - r o l a ( ) n t o l r r t l - I r c n t s l c s s t i t l r n t h l r t r c o r r r r c d l c r r r x c t l r l - c l a d ( ) r ' c ( - ) l l t o : r r t n t c n t c d : * r l c h ! c : r r ; r r , t l
c o n t r o l g c : r r .
h . t p , t r t
j t i ( ) n s
l l t v i n e ; t d c g r r - c o l p l o l c c r i o l l e 1 y s 1 - t h a n t h o s c i n c l r i r j c d i n t u b l c I .
( l l ( )
f i l l r l l l l ( \ n S
- l i ( - l
' j r c t t t . t l r r t r ' t
t t t i l
A par r t of - n- I et t r l - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear sui t abl e f or shi pment w, i t hour bei ng
di s l nan t l ed.
3. | 04
'F+*+&wtLusit
,
A r r ar t of met al - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear c ompr i s i ng al l t he c omponent s of t he
l nai n c i r c ui t s and aux r l i ar y c i r c ui t s t hat c ont r i but e t o t he f ul f i l nl ent of a s i ngl e f unc t i on ( l EV
4 4 t
- t
3 - 0 4 ) .
NOTE Fu n c t r o l t a l u n t l s t r t a v b e d i s t i n g u r s h e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h c ' l u r r c t r o n f o r r r ' h i c h t h c l a r e r n t c n c i e t ' i . l ' o r
c r l r n p l c : i n c c mi n g u n i t , o u t g o i n g u n ! r . e t c
3. I 05 Encl o. : ' t t re:
A par t of met al - enc l os c d s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear pr ov i di ng a s pc c i f i ed degr ee
" l
pr ot ec t i on
of equi pment agai ns t ex t er nal i nf l uenc es and a s Dec i l - l ec i dc pr c e of ' pr ot ec t r on
agai ns t appr oac h t o or c ont ac t wi t h l i v e par t s and agai ns t c ont ac t u, i t l r mov i ng par r s ( l E\ /
4 4 t - t 3 - Ot ) .
3. I 06 C' ( , t r t per I nt ct l t
A par t ol ' met i t l - enc l os c d s wi t c hgeur and c onl . r ol gear enc l os ed ex c epr f or opc nr ngs nec es -
s : r r l t f or i nt c r c c nnc c t r on. c ont r ol or \ / c r - ) t , i ! l r t i on ( I FV 44! - ! 3- 05) .
NOTES
I A c o mp a r t mc n l ma ) b c d e s r g n a t e d b y t h e ma r n c o mp o n e n t c o r ) t i r r n c d { h e r c r n . c
! .
c r r e u r t - b r c l r k c r
c o mp a r t n ) c l t t . b u s b : l r c o r n p a r t mc n t . c t c .
2 Op c n r n g s n c c c s s a r y i o r t n t c r c o n n e c t r c l n b e t \ \ ' e c n c o r n p a r r t me n t s a r e c i o s c c j \ r r i l r n r t \ n r n u \ ( ) r ( ) ( h c r
c ' q u r v a l c n t n l e a n s .
J Bus bai i c ampai ' . ni c nl s i ' i i i i i ' c x l c nd l hi ' ough s c' , ' ci - ai f unc t i or - i i i l uni l s ! r i l hr ; ut l hc ; l c ; C i ' oi - bur ; h: i i us i . r ;
o t h e r e q u i v a l e n t me a n s .
3. 107 Gas- _l - i l l ed L' ot npor t ment
A c ompar t ment of met al - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear i n w' hi c h t he gas pr es s ur e i s
mal nt ai ned by one of t he f ol l owi ng s y s r ems :
{ t
)
cont r ol l e, J pr ess, ul - e s) / st em :
b
)
cl osed pr essur e syst cm
;
c
)
seal ed pr essur e syst em.
(
Ref er t o a n nex Ci G.
)
NO- f E
- -
Se v e r a l
g u s - l l l l e d
c ( ) t l p r r t n r e n l s n l u \ b c r n t c r c o n n c c t c d t o a c o mm( ) n g t s - \ ) , s t e r r ( g a s - t r s h t
. -,-={t+J+}.b+y+-:.
, *
3. 108 Cor nponenr
An e s s e n t i a l p a r t o f t h e ma r n o r e a r t h i n g c i r c u i t s o f n r e t a l - e n c l c r s e c j s v v r r c h g e a r a n d
c o n t r o l g c a r r v h i c h s e r \ / c s a s p e c i l l c f ' u n c t r o n ( f ' o r
c r a n r p l e c i r c u i l - b r e l k c r . r l r s c o n n c c t o r .
s wi t c : h . f u s e , i n s t r u mc n t t r a n s f o r n r c r - . b r u s h i n g . h u s L r a r . c t c
) .
1 . i 0 9 P a r t i t t o n
A p a r t Of me t a l - e n c l c l Se d S$ ' i t c h g e i r r r i n d Cr - - r r ) t r ( ) l g Ct r r Sc p i r r a t t n g
( ) n e
L ( ) n t p i t r t n t c n t i ' r Or n
o t h c r c o mp i i r t n r c n t s ( l E V . 1 4 1 -
l - 1 , ( ) 6 t
I S 3127 : 199]
I EC 298 ( l 99O
)
3 . 1 1 0 Sh u t t e r
A par t of nr et al - encl osed
sx' i t chgear and cont r ol gear t hat can be mc- r ved f r om a posi t i on
wher e i t per mi t s cont act s of a r emovabl e par t t o engage f i xed cont act s, t o a posi t i on wher e i t
becomes a par t of t he encl osur e or par t i t i on shi el di ng t he f i xed cont act s
i l EV 441- l : t - 07) .
3. 1 I I Bushi ng
A st r uct ur e car r yi ng one or mor e conduct or s t hr ough an encl osur e and i nsul at i ng i t
t her ef r om, i ncl udi ng t he means of at t achnl ent .
3. 112 Removabl e par t
A par t of met al - encl osed
swi t chgear and cont r ol gear t hat may be r emovcd ent i r el y f r om
t he met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear and r epl aced, even t hough t he mai n ci r cui t i s
al i ve ( I EV 441- 13- 08) .
3. 1 l 3 Wi t hdrct w, abl e part
A r emovabl e par t of met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear t hat can be moved t o
posi t i ons
i n whi ch an i sol at i ng di st ance or segr egat i on bet ween open cont act s i s esr abl i shed,
whi l e t he par t r emai ns mechani cal l y at t ached t o t he encl osur e ( I EV 441- 13- 09) .
3. 1l 4 Segr egat i on ( of conduct or s)
An ar r angement of conduct or s wi t h ear t hed met al i nt er posed bet ween t hem i n such a
manner t hat di sr upt i ve di schar ges can onl y occur r o ear t h ( I EV 441- l l - l l ) .
NoTE. - - A s egr egat i on may be es t abl i s hed bet ween t he c onduc t or s as wel l as bet ween r he open c ont ac t s of
. , i t swl t chl ng devi ce.
3. 1 l 5 Ser vi ce posi r i on ( connect ed posi t i on)
The posi t i on of a r emovabl e par t i n whi ch i t r s f ul l y connect ed f or i t s l nt ended f unct r on
( r Ev 441_16_2s) .
3. 1 l 6 Ear t hi ng posi t i on
The posi t i on of a r emovabl e par t i n whi ch t he cl osi ng of a mechani cal swi t chi ng devi ce
causes a mai n ci r cui t t o be shor t - ci r cui t ed and ear t hed ( I EV
Ml - 16- 26' ) .
3. 1l 7 Test posi t i on ( of a wi t hdr awabl e par t )
The posi t i on of a wi t hdr awabl e par t i n whi ch an i sol at i ng di st ance or segr egat i on i s
est abl i shed i n t he mai n ci r cui t and i n whi ch t he cont r ol ci r cui t s ar e connect ed ( I EV 441-
r 6- 2t ) .
3. I l 8 Di sconnecr ed posi t i on ( of a wi t hdr awabl e par t )
The posi t i on
of a wi t hdr awabl e par t i n whi ch an i sol at i ng di st ance or . segr egat r on i s
est abl i shecl i n t he ci r cui t s of t he wi t hdr awabl e par t , t hat par r r emar ni ng mechani cal l v
at t ached r o r hc encl osur e ( I EV 441- 16_2g) .
No TE
-
I n h i g h - v o l t a g e me t a l - e n c l o s e d s wi t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l g e a r , r h c a u r i l i a r y c . r r c u r r s ma v n o t b .
d r s c o n n e c t e d .
3. 1 l 9 Rer nov ed pos i t i on ( oi
a r emov abl e par l )
Th e p o s i t i o n o f ' a r e mo l ' a b l e p a r t wh e n l t i s o u t s r d e a n d me c h a n i c a l j , , . a n d e l c c t . c a l l v
s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e c n c l o s r - r r e ( ' l F\ /
4 4 1 _ 1 6 - 2 9 ) .
I S } t 2 7 : l e 9 7
I I | C 29t r
(
l e1) t ) )
3. l 2t ) t \ , l ai t t <' i r cui t
Al l t h e c o n d u c t i v e p a r t s o f me t a l - e n c l o s e d s wi t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l g e a r r n c l u d c d l n i 1 c r r c u r t
* , h i c h i s i n t c n c l e d t o t r a n s mi t e l e c t r i c a l e n e r g y ( I EV 4 4 1 - 1 3 - 0 2 ) .
3 l 2 l , 4 t t . r i / i t t r . r ' r ' i r c u i t
AI I t he c onduc t . i v e par t s of met al - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r oi gear i nc l uded i n a c i r c ui t
( o t h c r t h i t n t h e ma i n c i r c u i t ) i n t e n d e d t o c o n t r o l . me a s u r e , s i g n a l a n d r e g u l a r e ( l EV 4 4 1 -
l 3_03) .
NOTE
- -
The aux i l i ar y c i r c ui t s of met al - enc l os ed s wi t chgear and c ont r ol gear i nc l ude t he conr r ol and
a u r i l i a r v c i r c u i t s o f t h e s wi t c h i n g d e v i c e s .
<:= %::-*
3. 122 Rat ed vul ue
A quant i t y val ue assi gned, gener al l y by a manuf act ur er . f or a speci f i ed oper at i ng condi t i on
ol ' t he met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear ( I EV l 5l - 04- 03) .
NOTf - - Sc c Sec t i on Four f or i ndi v i dual r at ed v al uc : ,
3. 123 Degr cc of ' pr or ect i on
Thc degr ec of pr ot ect i on pr ovi ded by an encl osur e t o pr ot ect per sons agar nst cont act wi t h
or appr oach t o l i ve par t s and agai nst cont act wi t h movi ng par t s i nsi de t he encl osur c and t o
pr ot ect t he equi pment agai nst i ngr ess of sol i d bodi es.
3. 124 . 4mbi ent ui r l er nper et ur e ( of met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear )
The t emper at ur e, det er mi ned under pr escr i bed condi t i ons, of t he ai r sur r oundi ng t he
encl osur e of met al - encl osed s' #i t cheear and cont r ol sear .
3. 125 Di sr upt i ve di schar ge
Phenomena associ at ed wi t h t he f ai l ur e of i nsul at i on under el ect r i c st r ess. i n whi ch t he
di schar ge compl et el y br i dges t he i nsul at i on under t est , r educi ng t he vol t age bet ween t he
el ect r odes t o zer o or near l v t o zer o.
NOTES
|
- f hc
t er m appl i es t o di s c har ges i n s ol i d, l i qui d and gas eous di el ec t r r c s anc j t o combr nat r ons of ' I hese.
I A d i s r u p t i v e d i s c h a r g e i n a s o l i d d i c l e c t r i c p r o d u c e s p c ' r ma n e n t l o s s o l ' d r e l e c t r r c s t r e n g r h ( n o n -
s e l f - r c s t o r i n g i n s u l a t i o n ) ; i n a l i q u i d o r g a s e o u s d i e l u - c t r i c . t h c l t > s s mi r v h l c ( ) n l y t e n l p o r a r y ( s e l f - r e s t o r i n g
i r r s u l a t i o n ) .
I Th e t e r m
" s p a r k o v e r "
i s u s e d wh e n a d i s r u p t r v e d i s c h a r g e o c c u r s i n a g a s e o u s o r i i q u i d d r c l e c t r r c .
Th e t c r r n " f l a s h o v e r "
i s u s e d wh e n a d i s r u p t i v e d i s c h a r g c ' o c c u r s o v e r t h e s u r f a c e o l a s o l i d d r e l e c t r i c r n
g a s c o u s o r l i q u i d mc d i u m
- I - l r c
t c r r n
" p u n c t u r c "
i s u s c d wh e n a d r s r u p t r v c d r s c h a r g e o c c u r s t h r o u g h a s o l r d d i e l e c t r r c .
3 . 1 2 6 t l l i t t i t t t u r n
. f l n t ' t i o n o l
p r e s s u r e ( o f g a s - f i l l e d c o n l p a r l me n t s )
The gas pr es s ur e i n bar s ( gauge) r ef er r ed t o at mos pher i c ai r c ondi t i ons of 20' C and
l 0 l 3 h Pa a t a n d a b o v e wh i c h t h e r a t e d v a l u e s o l t h e s wi t c h e e a r a r e ma i n t a i n e d .
-:--.---{'- . .:..,=,-
3. 127 Dc. ; i . qr t pr ( . \ . \ ur ( ( of gas- f i l l ed compar t me nt s)
The pr c s s ur c r n bar s ( gauge) us ed t o det er nr i ne t he des i gn of a gas - l l l l c d c ompar t r r ent
3. I 2t i I ) a. t i gt t t ( nl / ) ( r ut r l ' r ,
( of gas - l l l l c c l c or npar t nr ent s )
Th c h i g l r e s t t c n r p c r a t L r r e \ \ h i c h c a n b e r e a c h e d b 1 ' t h c g a s t r n d c r s c r ' , ' i c c c o n d i t r o n s .
- = -
- - - - J \ - - - - . . _ - . - . *
I S 3427 : 1997
I EC] 29E ( r 9e0
)
SEC- | I ON FOUR
- - -
RATED CHARi \ CTERI S' r I C' S
r l .
Rat i ng
f he r at i r t gs oi met z i l - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear i i r e t hc f ol l t ) ui r r . ! : :
c t ) r at ed v ol t age and number of phas es ;
b) r at ed i ns ul at i on l ev el
'
c' ) r at ed f r eq uencv :
d) r at ed nor mal cur r ent ( f or mai n ci r cui t s) ;
e
) r at ed s hor t - t i me wi t hs t and c ur r ent ( f or mai n and ear t hi ng: c i r c ur r s ; .
J )
r at ed peak wi t hs t and c ur r ent , i f appl i c abl e ( f or mar n and ear r l ) l ng er r c r - r r i s ) .
g) r at ed dur at i on of s hor t c i r c ui t ;
h) r at ed val ues of t he component s f or mi ng par t of t hc nr et al - cncl osed s\ \ r r chgci - u' . i nd
c ont r ol gear i nc l udi ng t hei r oper at i ng dev i c es and au. x i l i ar y equi pnr enr .
i ) r at ed f i l l i ng pr essur e ( of gas- f i l l ed cbmpar r menr s) .
For t he c o- or di nat i on of r at ed v ol t ages , r at ed s hor t - t i me wi t hs t and c ur r ent s . r at ec l peak r v i t h-
st and cur r ent s and r at ed nor mal cur r ent s of met al - encl osed swr t chgear ancl cont r ol gear r e| cr ence r s
n r a d e t o I EC 5 6 a n d t o I EC 1 2 9 .
4.1
.RatsLtpJtqge,
-
Ref er t o Sub- c l aus es 4. 1 and 4. l . l of I E C 694.
NOTE
-
Co mp o n e n t s f o r mi n g p a r t o f r n e t a l - e n c t o s e d s wr t c h g e a r a n d c o r ' l t r o l q c i l r Dt i l ) i - t l r e r | r 1 1 r r r t l L i i r l
v al ues oI r at ed v ol t age i n ac c or danc e wi t h t hei r r el evant s t andar ds.
4. 2 Rat ed i nsul at i on l ev' el
Ref er t o Sub- cl auses 4. 2 and 4. 2. 1 of I E C 694. For met al - encl osecJ s' u' " r r chge: r r r r nd
cont r ol gear t he r at ed wt t hst and vol t age val ues, based on cur r ent pr i l ct i cc r n C' anaci a and t he
Uni t ed St at es of Amer i c a, ar e gi v en i n t he t abl e of annex EE.
4. 3 Rat ed
f r equency'
Ref er t o Sub- c l aus e 4. 3 of I E C 694 wi t h t he addi t i on of t he f t r l l ou' i ns r ar c c l v i r l ues .
l 6Y' Hz and 25 Hz
4. 4 Rat ed nor nt al cur r ent and t er nDer et ur e r i se
4 . 4 . 1 Ra t e d n o r ma l c u r r e n l
Re f e r t o S u b - c l a u s e 4 . 4 . 1 o f I E C 6 9 1 wi t h t h e a d d i t r o r r o t - t h c t - r r l i o u i n ( l
1 r ; i r ; r u r i r ; r i r
So me ma i n c i r c u i t s o f n r e t a l - e n c l o s e d s wr t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r c ) l g c : r r t c r i - r r s i . r r r . : . l d e t l r ' :
c r r c u i t s , e t c . ) ma v n o t h a r c t h e s a n r c v ' a l u e o f r a t e d n o r ma l c L r r r c n t
i . S - \ J 2 1 : 1 9 9 7
I F- (
'
: 9 t t (
I 9 9 { l
1: ! . t , : n
.
1, r 11 1ur , J r i : ; t ,
Re t l ' r t Q St t b - c i a u s e
4 . 4 . 2 o f 1 E C 6 9 4 wi t h t h e a c l d i t i o n . f ' r h c - f ' . l l . , , r , i . g
s r _ r p p l c n r c . r .
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s c , r * ' h i c h e t r c - s u b j c c t t o i n d i v i d u a l
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i n r h e r e l e v a n r s r a n c j a r d l o r r h a r c o r . l p o n -
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t emper at ur es
and t emper at ur e
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and c c . , , c i - s s hal l nc t ex c eed 30 K. I n t he c r , . s e
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Rc f e r r o Su b - c l a u s e 4 . 5 o f I E C 6 9 4 .
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Rel er t o Sub- c l aus e 4. 6 of I E C 694.
No r E "
l r r p r i n c i p l c - ,
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c u r r c n t a n d t l r e r i r t e d p c a k * . r r h s r u n t l c u r r c n t o f a maj n c i r c ui t c annot ex c eed t he c or r es pondi ng
r at ed v al ues of t he weak es t of - i t s se' r i c s c onnec( ecr . . , r . ,
n. r n" n, r l
! l c r . ' ' s . ' ' er ' l br c ac h c i r c ui t c i ' c c , , r ps r t o" nt ,
" c ' " " nt age
r nay be t el sn of appar at us i i ' - r i t r ng r h. : s hor - t - c r r cu
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c ur r cl t l , s uc h as c ur r ent _l i mi t i ng
f - us es , r eac t or s . et c .
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I ?r r t et l supp/ . t ' t ' ol t ' ge of c' r osi ng ancr openi ng devi c. es' nd
at t - r i / i ct r r , ( . r r ( r t r t . \
Ref ' er t o Sub- cl ause 4. g of I E C 694
Rut eel ' supl t / - v' - f i ' eqt r e' ncv
of oper ot i ng cr evi ces' and
auxi / t ct r , c. t r ct t i t . s
Re l e r t o Su b - c l a u s e 4 . 9 o f I E C 6 9 4 .
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oJ' r. ompre. ; sed gas suppt l ,
f or
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assi gned
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u s u a i c h c c k r n c o l p h a s e \ L \ l u ! . r ) c c .
l S 3 4 2 7 : 1 9 9 7
r r l r . - L r o \ l t t \ , I
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ot her appar at us : r nd t he el i mi nat i on of danger ous el ec t r os t at i c c har s c s . c an t ' r c c : r r r i c c l or r t
s a i c l y .
Al l component s of t he same r at l ng and const r uct i on whi ch may need t o bc r cpl accd si r al l
be i nt er changeabl e.
I f t her e ar e r emovabl e par t s wi t h di f f er ent r at i ngs and i f par t s ar e i nt er ch: r ngear bl e u' i t hi n
t he assembl y of met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear . any
possi bl e
conr bi nat i on of '
r emovabl e and f i xed par t s shal l wi t hst and t he r at ed i nsul at i on l evel speci f i ed f or t he l l xed
par t s ol t he equi pment concer ned.
The var i ous component s cont ai ned wi t hi n t he encl osur e ar e subj ect t o t he i ndi vi dual
- - - - : 1 1 ^ - t ! - - l - . : r L - -
s
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cont r ol gear may assi gn t he f used shor t - ci r cur t cur r ent .
5. I Requi rements
Jbr
l i qui ds i n sw,i tchgear ancl control gear
Rei er t o St r b- ci ause 5. i oi i E C 694.
5. 2 Requi rement . s
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shal l be capabl e of bei ng ear t hed pr i or t o becr - r mi ng ac: . : essr bl e Thi s
does not appl y t o wi t hdr awabl e and r emovabl e par t s whi ch become ei cccssi bl c i r l - t er bei ng
separ at e. J f r om t he swi t chgear .
5. 3. 2 Ear t hi ng of t he encl osur e
Ref er t o 5. 3. of I E C 694 wi t h t he addi t i on of t he f ol l owi ng suppl enr cnt .
. A, n ear t hi ng conci uct or shai i be pr ovi ci ecj ext encj i ng t he whoi e i e ngt h oi - t he l net ai - cnci oscci
swi t chgear and cont r ol gear . The cur r ent densi t y i n t he ear t hi ng conduct or . i f of copper , shai l
not exceed 200 A/ mm: under t he specr l - r ed car t h l aul t condr t l ons. howevcr . i t s cr oss- sr - ct i on
ar ea s hal l be not l es s t han 30 mm' . I t s hal l be t er mi nat ed b- y an adequat e t er mi nal i nt ended
f or c onnec t i on t o t he ear t h s y s t em ol ' t he i ns t al l at r on.
NOTE - -
l l - t he ear t hi ng c onduc t or i s not made of coppr , eour v al ent t her mal and mcc hani cal r c <" r ui r enr c nt s
s houl d be met .
! n ! r 4 n a r , r l r F . - n a n t i - " i r . , ^ I - r h - a , > r t l - r c t / c l o , a c l . ' t l l k o o ^ c r . - - ' - l r . : L i n , r r n t / \
. r , . . - , \ r r h t
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t her mal and mechani cal st r esses causcd by t he cur r ent i t may have t o ci l r r - v. The nr axi r nunl
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Y d r u s u l L a l t l l ! a u l t ! u l l g l r t J u g P l r r u ) u P v r r l r r ! l J F , ! v t J ) J r r r l l , r ! u r l d r L d r r l r r r l S ! r r r l / r ! / J ! u ( r l r s
shal l be i ndi cat ed by t he user .
Wher e ear t hi ng c onnec t i ons hav e t o c ar r y t he l ' ul l t hr ee- phas e s hor t - c i r c ul t c Lr r r c nt
( as
r r r
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be di nr ens r oned ac c or di ngl v .
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l t ) L ' t i r i l r c p l i t . l s l l t t c n d e d t o b e c i r r t h e d a n d n o t b e l o n g i n g t o a r n a l n c r r i u r t l i a r r c i r e t t l t . s h a l l
i r l s o l r c e ( ) r t r t e L ' t t ' t l t t ' i t h e c a r t h i r r g c ( ) n d u c t o r d i r e c t l y o r t h r o u g h n t e t a i l r c s l r u c t u r a l p a r t s .
I t , r ' t l r c i n t c r c o n n c c r r o r l r i i t h i n t h e f l u n c t i o n a l u n i t , [ a s t e n i n g b y b o l t r n g L ) t . r i , e l d i n g i s
: l e ! e p t i r l r l c l 9 r '
l t l ' ( ) \
r c l l t g c l e c t r r c u l c o n t i n t r i t y b e t r v e e n t h e f r a me , c o \ r c r s , c i o t ' r r s . p a r t i t i o n s o r
t r ( l r e r - s t r u c t r r r u l p u r t s . [ ) o o r s o l - t h e h i g h - r ' o l t e r g e c o mp a r t me n t s s h a l l b c c o n n e c t e c l t o t h e
l ' r ' i r r nc t - l \ r . r r l ec1 Lu- I Lc I t - t ci ul s.
l - h c r t r e t l l l i c p a r t s o t ' a r v i t h d r z r wa b l e p a r t wh i c h a r e n o r ma l l y e a r t h e d s h a l l a l s o r e ma i n
, l r u ' t l t - c ( ) n n c c l c c l
i n l l r c t e s t a n d d i s c o n n c c t c d p o s i t i o n s u n d e r t h e p r e s c r i b e d c o n d i t t o n s [ o r
r l r c i s o l r r t r n g c l i s t a n c e
( s e e I E C 1 2 9 ) a n d a l s o i n a n y i n t e r me d i a t e p o s l t i o n r v h i l s t t h e
- f f i i t . s
r i r c not t ot al l y di sconnect ed.
. 4 t r . u i I i ct r ' . 1' ( ' ( / t I i p | ) t ( | t I
I l c l t ' r ' t o Si r b - c l i r r r s c 5 . 4 o I - I E C 6 9 4 .
I ) epc, t t t / r ' nt p( ) t r ar c l r t . ; i ng
Re l ' c r t o Su b - c l a u s c 5 . 5 o f I E C 6 9 4 .
St , t r t ' t l cpat ' , q. t ' r ' l o. si r t g
Rc l c r t c > Sur b- c l aus c 5. 6 of I E C 694.
O y t t ' t ' t t t i t t u t t f t ' eI c t i . t c . s
Rel er t o Sr - r b- c l aus e 5. 7 of I E C 694.
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I { c l ' e r t o Su b - c l a u s e - 5 . 8 o f I E C 6 9 4 .
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I i . c l c r r 6 Sr r b- c l r r i r s e 5. 9 of I E C 694 wi t h t he addr t i on of t he f ol l owi r l g s uppl en- r c nt :
N, l c t l l c nel ( ) s c d s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear . al l t hei r c omponent s and opc r at l ng dev i c es
s hr r l l bc
l t r or
i dc c i
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c l ur abl e anc l c l ear l y l egi bl e namepl at es whi c h s hal l c ont ai n t he
I t r l l t r r r i r t u i r t t i r r t t t ' 1 1 i 1 r t t
n' I i ui uf ; . t e t l u- c r s i Lut t c
( ) r t r i i de nl i t r k :
L- r ' pc c l c : r gl r r r t i on or s e r i al numbc r ,
r r p p l i c r r i - ' i e l l r t c t i v i t l t t e s .
nr . t nt bet ' o1' t hc t ' c l c v i t nt s t anc i ar c l
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ol ' cach f ' unct i onal unr t shal l be l egi bl e dur i ng nor nr : t l ser Vt ce The
l c n t ( ) r l r i r l t ,
n i u ' r s .
r l ' i t n l . s h a l l h a v e a s e p a r a t e n a n r e p l a t e . wi t h t h c d a t a r c l a t l n g t o t h e
l r r r r c t i t ) n r r i L i n i l \ t l t e I [ r c l o l t g t o . b L r t t h r s n a r n e p l a t e n e e d o n l y b e l e g i b l c v v h e n t h e r e l t t t l r a b l e
l ) i , r l
i . t t t t l i c t e n l r r \ e l i p t l . i t i t > l l .
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_ 5 l ( ) l . l Pr r t l e t t i o n r . t . l p i , 1 ' . 5 . c t n . \ . t t g t t i l t . \ t u p p r o t t < . / t t o l i v t , p t t r r " s . t t t t t l ( . ( ) n l ( t ( I \ t . t t l t t u r t r t n , \
/ ) t r r
t . t
For met : i l - c l ad and I br c ont par t ment ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol r - ear . t he c l c ! : r ec of ' I ) r ( r t c c -
t i on s hal l be s pec i l i ed s epar at el y f or t he enc l os ur e and f or par t i t i ons .
For c ubi c i e s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear , i t i s onl y nec es s ar y t o s pec i l ' l , t he degr ee o{ '
pr ot ect i on f or t he encl osur e.
For mai n ci r cui t s of gas- f i l l cd compar t ment s, no degr ee of pr ot ect i on neecl s t o bc
speci f i ed.
The degr ee of pr ot ect i on agai nst cont al ct of per sons wi t h l i ve par t s of auxr l r ar y ci r cur t s and
wi t h any mov i ng par t s ( ot her t han s moot h r ol at i ng s her f t s and mov l ng l i nk ages ) s hal l be
i ndi cat ed by means of t he desi gnat i on speci f i ed r n t abl e l .
The char act er t st i c numer al r ndi cat es t he degr ee of pr ot ect i on pr ovr ded by t he encl osur e
wi t h r espect Lo per sons, al so t o t he equi pment i nsi de t he encl osur c.
Tabl e I gi ves det ai l s of obj ect s whi ch wi l l be
" excl uded"
f r om t he encl osur c l or each of r hc
degr ees of pr ot ect i on.
The t er m
" excl uded"
i mpl i es t hat a par t of t he body or i t n obyect hel d by l r per son ei t her
wi l l not ent er t he encl osur e or , i f i t ent er s, t hat adequat e cl ear ance wi l l be mer i nt ai ned and nt ' r
mov i ng par t wi l l be t ouc hed.
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Pr ot ect i on agai nst i ngr ess of sol i d bodi es: No addi t i onal pr ovi si ons bcyon<l t l ' r ose i n
Su b - c l a u s e 5 . l 0 l . l a r e r o b e t a k e n .
Pr ot ec t i on agai ns t weat her : Equi pment f or out door i ns t al l at i on pr ov i <1ed wi t h appr o-
pr i at e pr ot ect i ve f eat ur es i s t o be i ndi cat ed by t he char act er i st i c l er t er W pl aced i mnr e-
di at el y af t er t he l et t er s l P.
Pr ot ect i on agai nst i ngr ess of wat er : No degr ee of pr ot ect i on i s pr ovi ded by, i ndoor
met al - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear agai ns t har mf ul i ngr es s of w' ar er .
5. 101. 3 Pr ot ect i on o- f equi pment agai nst r nechani cal cl amage
Under c ons i der at t on. For t he t i me bei ng t he manuf ac t ur er s hal l be c ( ) r l s Lr l r c c l r v her c
enc l os ur es may be s ubj ec t ed t o mec hani c al i mpac t s or s r mr l ar e[ ' i ec r s .
5. 101. 4 I nr er nct l
_f ct ul t
Fa i l u r e wi t h i n t h c e n c i o s u r c o f me t a l - e n c l o s e d s wr t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l s c : r r c i u c c i t h c r t ( ) r r
d e f e c t o r a n e x c e p t i o n a l s e r v i c e c o n d i t i o n o r ma l - o p e r a t i o n m; r ! I n r r r i r r c a n i n t c r n u l u r c
T h e r e . t s i r t t i c p r c l b a b i l i t ; ' o l ' s u c h a n e v e n t o c c u r n n q i n c o n s t r L l c t r L ) n s \ \ i r r c h s l r t i s l ' ' , , t l r c
r c c l t r i r ent ent s ( ) l -
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i n s o n r e l o c a t r ( ) n s i n s i d e i r r r
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nr c t 2r ! ! i c or non- nl et : . I l l i c .
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p r o v i d e t h e c i e g r e e o f p r o t e c t i o n s p e c i f i e d f o r t h e c n c l o s u r e .
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g a s e s o r v a p o u r s a r e e s c a p i n g u n d c r p r e s s u r e '
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. h c i s o l z i t i n g d i s t a n c e i s v i s i b l e :
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t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e d i s c o n n e c t o r o r e i i r t h i n g s wi t c h i s i n d i c a t e d b y a r c l i r r b l e i n t l r c i r r i r t s
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si bl e unl ess i t i s i n t he oper i posi t i on.
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t he s er v i c e, di s c onnec t ed, r emov ed, t es t or c ar t hi ng pos i t i on.
I t s hal l be i mpos s i bl e t o c l os e t he c i r c ui t - br eak er , s wi t c h or c onLt r c l . ( ) r r n t he s c r v l c e
pos i t i on unl es s i t i s c onnec t ed t o t he aux i l i ar y c t r c ul t . unl es s i t r s t i c s r gnc d t ( )
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di sconnec' t ors
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t han t hose t hey ar e i nt ended f or ( see I E C 129) . The oper at i on of a ci i sconnect or shl l l bc
i mpos s i bl e unl es s t he as s oc i at ed c i r c ui t - br eak er . s wi t c h or c ont ac t ( ) r r s nr t hc
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pos i t i on.
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Th i s r u l c ma y b e d i s r c g : r r d e d i f i t i s p o s s i b l c t o h a v c l b r r s b i r r t r i u r \ l e r r r t i r ( l ( ) t r b l c l l t r : b r r r
s y s t e m wi t h o u t c u r r e n t i n t e r r u p t i o n .
The oper at i on of t he c i r c ui t - br eak er , s wi t c h or c ont ar c t or s hal l be unpos s i bl c r ur l L- \ s t l - I C
as s oc i at ec l di s c onnec t or i s i n t he c l os ed, open or ei l r t hi ng pos i t i on ( i l - pr or i t l c t l ) .
The pr ov i s i on of addi t i onal or al t er nat i v e i nt er l oc k s s hal l be s ubj ec r l o r ur ec nr c nt bc ( \ \ c c r r
manuf ac t ur er and us er . The manuf ac t ur er s hal l gi l ' e al l nc c es s i l r y t nl - or l ni t t t ot t
( ) t l t l r c
c har ac t er and f unc t i on of i nt er l oc k s .
I t i s r ec ommended t hat ear t hi ng s wi ' . c hes hav r ng a s hor t - c r r c ui t r nak r ng c i r pr er t r l c s : t l t i . t t l
t he r at ed peak r +, i t hs t and c ur r ent of t he c i r c ui t s houl d be r nt er l oc k ec l r ^ , t t h t hc r t \ \ ( ) e l r r l c ( l
di s c onnec t or s .
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r . r ' i t h l oc k i ng f ' ac i l i t i es ( l ' t r r ex a. mpl e pr ov i s i on { br padl oc k s . ) .
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epc l os c d s r , , , i t c hqei i r und c ont r ol gear , t hos e pal - t s r v hr c h r el nal l t c ( ) nnc c t ed t o
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d a r d s .
t . \ O' i E , A r r e n t r o n i s d r a w. n t o t h e f a c t t h a t p r a c r i c a l l y n o s a f e t ! ma r g i n i s l e f t r n s o n r e c a s e s b e t r v c c n t h c '
r a t c d p o u e r - l r c q u c n c v t c . s t v o l t a g c f o r
r . h e r s o l e t i n g c l i s t a n c e r n d t h c r e s u l t r n g v o l t a g e s t r e s : . i t c r ( ) : s t h c
j s r t l a r r n s
d i s t a n e e d u e t o t h e a p p l i c a t r o n o f t h c d . c . c a b l e t c s t v o l t a g e r v h t l e t h e o t h e r s i d e o 1 - t h c i s t - l l a t i n e
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Component s cont ai ned i n nt et al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear \ \ ' hl ch ar L- subl ect t c- r
i ndi vi duai speci t i cat i ons not cover ed by t he scope of I E C 694 shal l col r l pl t ' w' i t h ancl be
t - est ed
i n accor dance w, i t h t hose speci f i cat i ons, t aki ng i nt o account t he col t di t i ons gi ven i n t he
f ol l owi ng sub- cl a uses.
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t ; r pe t est s ar e made on a r epr esent at i Ve f unct t onal uni t . Because oi " t he \ / ar l et ) of t ypes,
r at i ngs and possi bl e combi nat i ons of component s, l t r s not pr act r cal t o make l - y- pe t est s wl t h
al l t he ar r angel ncnt s of met al - cncl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear . Tl t e- per l or nt ancc of any
pa! - t i c ul ar ar r angc ment r nay be s ubs t ant i at ec i b) , t . s t dat a ol ' c ompar abl e ar r angement s .
NOTE.
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A r epr r s er r i at i v e f unc t i onal uni t nr ay t a! , e t hc l - or r n of ot t e ex t c r ) s l bl c uni t . I l or i c v c r . l t nl al be
r l ec es s ar ) ' t o bol t t wo or t hr ee o[ s uc h uni t s t oget her .
Ot her t es t s t han t hos e i ndi c at ed her eaf i er c an be c ar r i ed out on nl e[ al - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear
_- _4J d__Eqnt r ol gear
i nc l udi ng or gani c i ns ul at i ng mat er i al s . Thes e t es t s ; r r c s ubj ec t t o agr eel l l et ) t
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bet ween nr anul ac t ur er and us er .
The t v pe t es t s and I ' er i f i c at i ons c ompr r s e .
Nor mct l I vpe t e- t t s
u ) Te s t s t o v e r i l i t h e i n s u l a t i o r r l e v e l o { ' t h e e q u i p n r e n t r n c l u d i n g
t es t s at power - f r equenc y t es t v ol t ages on l ux i l i r i r l ' c i r c t r i t s : Sub- c l aus c 6. I
b) Tes t s t o pr ov e t he t emper at ur e r i s e of any par t of t he equi pment Sub- c l ei t r s es 6. 3
and measur ement of t he r esi st zr nce o[ t he mal n ct r cui t : and 6. - 1
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r a t e d p e a k a n d t h e r a t e d s h o r t - t i me wi t h s t a n d
Su b - c l a u s c 6 . 5
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s wi t c h i n g d e v i c e s :
e ) Te s t s r o p r o \ / e t h e s a t i s f a c t o r v o p e r a t i o n o f t h c r n c l u d e d s wl t c h l n g
d c r i c e s a n d r e mo v a b l e p a r t s .
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pr ot L' c t r or r , - t l ' per s ons
s t r engt h ol ' gas - l i l l ed
a g i t i n s t L i p p r o i i c l : t t . l r r c
a g a l n s t d a n g c r o u s e l c c -
c o mp a r t n l e n t s :
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Test s t o ver i f y
el ' l ect s due t o
Tes t s t o v er i l y
c al danr age:
t e s t s o f g a s - f i l l e d c o mp a r t me n t s : Su b - c l a r - i s e 6 . I 0 5
(
subj ec' r I o ugr ( et nenl bet nt ' een t nut t uj h( l ur er and t t st ' t ' )
t h e p r o t e c t i o n o l ' t h e e q u i p me n t a g a i n s t e x t e r n a l
weat her :
t he pr ot ec t i on of t he equl pnt ent agal ns t I nec hat t r -
Su b - c l a u s e 6 . 1 0 7
Sr , r b - c l a l r s c 5 . l 0 l . 3
Sr - r b - c l a u s c 6 . 1 0 8
Sr - r b- cl ar usc 6. I . 9
p a r t s l o r s L l Ds e q u c n t u s e I n
l ) Tes t s t o as s c s s t he c f f ec t s of ' ar c i ng Li ue t o an i nt e r nal f at ul t
nt ) Tes t s t o det ec t c er t ai n dc f ec t s i n t hc s ol i d i t r s ul at i or - r ol ' t he
c qur pment by t he meas ur ement o{ ' par t i al di s c har ges :
NOTE
-
$ , 6 ms o f t h e t y p e t e s t s ma y i mp a i r t . h c s u r t a b r l i t y o f t h e t e s t e d
s c r v r c c .
6. 1 Di el ect r i t : t e. \ t . t
6. I . l At r t bi eni ai r condi l i ons dur i ns t cst . s
Re l e r t o Su b - c l a u s e 6 . 1 . 1 o f I E C 6 9 4 wi t h t h e f o l l o wi n g l i mi t a t i o n .
Wher e t he i ns ul at i on of met al - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol ge z t r c ompr i s es at mos pher t c
ai r . vol t age t est s shal l be made i n condi t l ons as near as possi bl e t o t he st anci ar d r ef er ence
at mos pher c . Thc appl i c at i on of c or r ec t i on f ac t or s f or ai r dc ns i t v anc i humr di t y ar e
al l owed f or t he det er mi nat i on of t he t est vol t age sub; ect t o agr eement bet ween t r r anuf ' act ur er
and us er .
6. 1. 2 Ll ' at t e. st pr ct c' ael r r r e
I E C 694 i s not appl i cabl e as no di el ect nc t est s under wet condt t l ol t . s r r c r l ccessar y l ' or
met al - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear .
6. 1. 3 Cot t di t i <t t t . s of ' s*' i t c' hgect r and <' ont r ol gcar dnr i ng r l i el ecr r i <' t e. st . s
Ref er t o Sub- c l aus e 6. 1, 3 of I E C 694 f or t hos e t es t s wht c h ar e appl r c abl e.
6. 1. 4 Appl r c' t t t i on of l es' t vol l ages uncl l e- st c' ondi t i r , t r t s
I E C 694 i s not appl i cabl e. Because of t he gr eat var i et y of desr gns, l t l - s not l ' easi bl e t o
- qi ve
s pec i l l c i ndi c at r ons of t he t es t s t o be. per f or med on t he nr ai n c i r c ui t . but . i n pr i nc i pl e, t hc y '
s h: r l l c ov e r t he f r t l l or v i ng t es t s :
u ) Tt t at t r l l t at t d het v' een pha, ses
The r es r v ol t ages s pec i f i ed i n Sub- c l aus e 6. 1. 5 s hal l be appl r ed c onnec t i ng eac h nhas e
c o n d u c r o r o f - t h e n r a r n c i r c u i t i n t u r n t o t h e h i g h - v o l t a g e t e r mi n a l o 1 ' t h e t e s t s u p p l l . Al l o t h c r
c onduc t or s of t he nt ai n c i r c ui t and t he aux i l i ar y c i r c ui t s ar e t o be c onnc c t ed t o t he ear t ht nc
__- - ca\ ! dl t ! g! _or r hc f r ame and t o t he ear t h t er mi nal of t he t csl suppl ) .
Gr r s - l l l l c d c ont pz r r r mc nt s * ' i t h s c al ed pr c s s ur e s ) ' s t enr s ( s c e Sub- c l aus e I i 07l nr av bc l c s t c t l
r r I t hc r at e( l l l l l r nu
pr es s ur c \ \ r hen t t t s l c - , w' c r t han 0, - 5 bar ( c aLI gc )
i t
I S 3 4 2 7 : 1 9 9 7
I HC 2 9 8
( r q 0 f r )
:
I l - t hc phas e c ol t duc t or s ar e s c gr c uat c d. c - r nl v t es t s t o et r r t h i r nd t r o t c s t s bet ! \ ' c c I l phl r s c s
a p p l l ' .
The di el c c t r i c t es t s s hal l be r nade wi t h al l s r . r ' i t c hi ng dev r c es c l os ed i i nc l al l r el l ov abl e pt r r t s
i n t hei r s er v i c e pos i r i on. At t ent i on s hal l be gi v en t o t he
pos s i bi l i t v t her t s r . r i t c hr ns dev t c c s i l . t
t hei r open pos i t i on or r emov abl e par t s i n t he di s c onnec t ed, r emov ed. t es t or c ar t hi ng
posi t i on mav r esul t r n l ess f avour abl e f l el d condi t i ons. Under such condi t t ons t he t est s shal l
be r epeat ed.
NOTE
- -
Thc r cmct vabi e par t s ar e nor i o be subj ect eci t o t hcse voi i age t esi s
q
hr i st t he I ur e t r : I i t c
di sconnect ed. t est or r emovcd posi t i on.
For t hese ci i ei ect r i c t est s, cur r ent t r ansf or mer s, any ci i r ect over cur r ent r ei ease or over cur -
r ent i ndi cat or and t he cabl e t er mi nal boxes ( pl aced, i f necessar y, i n sever al conf i gur at l ons i f
i n doubt about t he most uni avour abi e si t uat i on) shoui ci be i nst ai i eci as l n nor mai ser vt ce.
I n or der t o check compl i ance wi t h t he r equi r cment s of Sub- cl : i use 5. 102. 5 and I t en' r al ol '
Sub- c l aus e 5. 103. 1 i ns pec t i on wi ndows , par t i t i ons and s hut t er s of i ns ul at i ng mat er i al s hai l be
cover ed on t he si de accessi bl e dur i ng oper at i on or mar nt enance. i n t he most unf - avour abl c
si t uat i on f or t he t est , wi t h a ci r cul ar or squar e met al f oi l havi ng an ar cu as l ar gc as possi bl e
but not exceedi ng 100 cm' , whi ch shal l be connect ed t o ear t h. I n czt se of dor , r bt about t he
mosr unf avour abl e si t uat i on, t he t est s shal l be r epeat ed wi t h di f l er ent si t uat i ons. For
conveni ence of t est i ng, subj ect t o agr eement bet ween manuf act ur er and user , mor e t han one
met al f oi l may be appl i ed si mul t aneousl y or l ar ger par t s of t he i nsul at i ng mat er i al may be
cover ed.
bi Acrust t he i . soi ui i ri g di st unce
Each i sol at i ng di st ance of t he mai n ci r cr . i i t shal l be t est ed usi ng t he t est vol t ages speci f i ed i n
Sub- c l aus e 6. 1. 5. The i s ol at i ng di s t anc e may be t he di s t anc e bet ween t he t wo par t s ol ' t he
mai n ci r cui t i nt ended t o be connect cd by a wi t hdr awn or r emoved swr t chr ng devl ce.
I f . i n t he di sconnect e{
posi t i on, an ear t hed met al l i c shut t er t s t r t t er posed bet \ \ ' een t he
di sengaged cont act s t o assur e a segr egat i on, t he gap bet ween t he ear t hecl n' r et al l t c shut t er and
t ++4. r *s- e++- +- shal l wi t hst and onl y t he t est vol t ages r equi r ed t o ear t h.
I f , i n t he di scol l r : ect eC posi t l cn, t her e i s no ear t hed met al l i c shut t er or p: l r ' . i 1i 13n $31r ' r ' r g" 311
t he f i xecj par t and t he wi t hdr awabl e par t , t he t est vol t ages speci f i ed acr oss t hc i sol at i ng
. l i . t o h ^ o c l . , ) l l l - - . ' ^ ^ l ; - , 1 '
u r . r r u r r ! ! J r r ( r r r v ! u P l J r r v v
bet ween t he f i xed and movi ng cont act s i nt ended t o engage, i f conduct i ve par t s of t he
mai n ci r cur t oi t he wi t hci r awabi e par t can i naci ver t ent i y be t oucheci ,
bet ween t he f i xed cont act s on one sr de and t he f i xed cont act s on t he ot her st de, wt t h t he
s wi t c hi ng dev i c e of t he wi t hdr awabl e par t i n t hc c l os ed pos i t i on, i f ' t hey c annot i nadv er -
t ent l y be t ouc hed.
- - r / - . , - - ^ 1, , ^. -
L . I l ( / t t t l t L c : l f a c t t t L t l k t r . ) r . )
l n o . d " r t o c h e c k c o mo l i a n c e wr t h t h e r e q u r r e me n t o f I t e m r : ) o f Su b - c l a u s e 5 l 0 - r . t . t h c
r n s u i a t i o n b e t we e n t h e i i r e p a r t s o i t h c ma i n c l r c u l t a n d t h c r n s i d c o i r n s t t i a t t l n g p i t r t l t l ( ) n s
( ) r
s hut t er s s hal l be s ubj ec t ed t o a power - f r equenc y t es t i . ' ol t age of l 50o/ u of - t hc r t t t c d r ' ol t i t s e f i - r r
I r r t r n a l t e r c o v e r r n g t h e l n n e r s u r l a c e c r t t h e p t r r t r t l o n ( ) r s h u t t e r l i t c l n i - ' t l t c l t r c p i t r t \ h \ i l l l
c ar r t hed met al l - oi l .
' l
e: t \ ' 0l t egL' . \
i t ui ' cr i o Sub- , : i ur - i sc 4. a. i oi - i t ' - L' O9; i
i S 3 1 2 7 : 1 9 9 7
I F] C- 298 ( t 99O )
- l
he t c s t v ol t agc s t o ez i r t h and bc t r , v ec n phas es s hal l bc s el ec t ed l ' r on t ubi c l . e ol unr ns t l ) t l r
( ' 1 ) a n d ( ( r ) . o r t h c t a b l e o t - a n n c x EE. c o l u mn s ( 2 ) a n d ( 4 ) . l ' h c r c : , t v o l t r i s , c s i l c r c ) s s t h c -
t s o l t r t i n g r l r s t u t t c c s h a l l b e s e l e c t e d f ' r o r n t a b l e l . c o i u r n n s ( 3 ) o r ( - s ) a n d ( l ) . o r t h c t i i b l e o l -
: r n n e x EI l . c o l u n t n s ( 3 ) a n d ( - s )
( r . 1. ( r
Lr gl t t r t i t t . q
l t t t r l
. sr t i t < l t i t r s i t npr t / . t t , t ( ) l t us( t c. t t s
Rc l c r t o Su b - c l a u s e 6 . 1 . 6 o f I E C 6 9 4 w' i t h t h c a d d i t i o n o f - t h e l ' o l l o * r n g s u p p l c n r e n t :
Met al - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear s hal l be s ubj ec t ed t o l i ght ni ng unpul s e v ol t age
t c s t s onl y . Nor nr z r l l , v . t l - r e f i f t ec n- i mpul s e w, i t hs t and t es t s hal l be appl i ed. Howev er , i n t he c as e
wher e non- s el f - r es t or i ng r ns ul at i on pr edc >nr i nat es . t he c onv c nt l onal i mpul s e wi t hs t and t t - - s t
nr ay be appt i ed subj ect t o agr eemenI bet w' een nr ar ] ul i r ct ur er and Ll ser ' . so as t o avoi d possi bl e
c l a ma g e t o t h c s o l i d i n s u l a t i o n .
Vol t . i gc t r at r sl or mer s, powcr t r ansf or l nel - s or ' [ ' uscb r r ] i r v I r e r cpl aced b, ' , - r epl r cas r epr odu-
ci ng t he t - r el d conf i gur at i on o{ ' t hc hi gh- vol t age connect i ons.
Ov er v ol t at ge pr ot ec t i v e dev i c es s hal l bc di s c onnec t ed or r emov c d. Cur r c nt t r ans f or mer
s c pondar i es s hal l bc s hor t - c i r c ui t ed and ear t hed. Cur r c nt t r ans f ' onner s \ \ ' r t h a l ow r at i o nt av
-.--
-
have t hel T: Fi i mar r es shor t - cr r cur t ecl t oo.
DLr r r ng r he l r ght ni ng i nr pul s e v ol r age t es t . s . t he ear t hed t er nr i nal ol - r he i nr pul r "
* . , - , . . u, o.
s hal l be c onnec t ed t o t he enc l os ur e oi t hc r nc t al - c nc l os c d s wr t c hgear und c ont r ol gear r . c x c ept
t h a t d L r r i n g t h e t e s t s i n a c c o r d a n c e u , i t h I t e m h i o l ' Su b - c l a u s e
( r . l . - l
t h e e n c l o s u r e s h a l l . i f
nec es s ar v . be r ns ul at c d l - r or n ear t h i n or der t hat t he v ol t agc al ) pc r r nng bc [ \ ' eer ) any ol - t he l i v e
par t s and t he c nc l os ur c wi l l not c x c eed
i hc
t es t v ol t i r ge s pec i f i c d i n I t c r n t t ) ol ' Sr - r b- c l aus e
6 t ' 4
6. 1. 7 Pot r cr - f t ' equcn( , \ ' t ' ol l uge l asI . \
( ) t 7 t l t c nt t t i n ci r <' t t t t
Rel - er t o Sub- c l aus e 6. 1. 7 o[ I E C 694 r . r ' i t h t he addi t i on of t he { - r r l i our ng s i r ppl ement :
The nr ar i r r c i r c ur t s of ' met z r l - enc l os ed s wr t c hgear and c ont r ol ge: r r s hal l be s ubj ec t ed t o
pou, c r - f r equenc _v v ol t age t es t s i n dr ; , c ondi t r ons onl - v .
Vol t age t r ansf or mer s, power t r ansf or mcr s or f r : scs mzr y bc r cpl accd by r epl i cas r epr odu-
c i ng t he l l el d c onf i gLr r at i on ol ' t he hi gh- v ' ol t age c onnc c t i ons . Ol ' c r v ol t age pr ot ec t i v e dev i c es
r nay be di s c onnec t ed or r emov ed.
Dur i ng t he power - f r equencv \ , ol t age t est s. one t er mr nal of t he t est t r i t t ' t sl - t t r mcr shal l be
c onnec t ed t o ear t h ar r d t o t he enc l os ur e ol - t he nr et al - enc l os ed s r . i ' i t c hgear at t d c ot t t r ol gear .
c x c c pt t hat dur i ng t hc t c s t s i n ac c c - r r danc c wr t h I t c r n h7 o[ Sub- c l i i us c
( r . 1. 4
t f i e nt r d- poi nt or
i - r nt l t her i nt c r nt edi t r t c poi nt of t he r ol t er qc s our c e s houl d be c onnc c t c c i LL) er r r t h i t nd t o t he
c nc l r t s l r r c i n r t r dc r t hat t he v ol t age appc l r r i ng bet ween al r y of t hc l i v c g' r ar l s l i nc l t hc c nc l os ur e
r vi l l not exceeci t he t est vol t ase speci f i ed i n l t em r r l ol - Sub- cl ar - r se 6. l
- 1
I I ' t hi s i s not pr ac t i c abl e
, one t er nr i nar l ol ' t he t es t t r ans f or nr er nr l - \ ' . r r r t h t hc at gr eement of
t he r n: r nuf act ur cr . bc conncct ed t o ear t h ai nd t hc encl osur e shal l . i l - r r eccss; - r r - \ ' . be i nsul at ed
f r onr ear t h.
6 . 1 . 8 , , 1 r ' t i / t t ' i t t l p u l l t t t t o t r t r ' . s l . s
I E C 694 i s nL) t al ppl i c abl e.
6. I 9 Pt t r t i cr l t l i . st l t r t r . qt ' 1( , . \ ' / . \
I l c f c r t o Sub- c l l us r - 6. 1. 9 of I E C 694 and t o annc - x FF u, i t h t hc ac ' l t i i t i on ol ' t hc l - ol l or r , ' i nc
S u
[ ) [ 1l L' l t l c
l ] t
. f l i c
n i e l r s r t r c n l c n l o f - p e l r t
j a l
d i s c h a r q e s s h o L r l d b c l r . u r c l c u s i - i l ) p c t c r t l t r s i l t r u . l n
- - 1 o r r r ' J f f i = r i l t h
t h c c l t l - r e r c l i e l c c t r i c l e s t s . i l - a n c l u ' h e r c t h c r e a r c \ \ ' c a k
Pt , i n r s
u i t h r c : p c e t t r r
t h c ' c l i e l e c t l i e : t f c s \ c s r c s u l t i n g l ' r t r m t h e d e s r g n
( ) l ' t h e
e c l u i p mc n t .
a - j
I S 3 1 2 7 : 1 9 9 7
I E( : 2 9 1 1
( 1 9 9 ( f )
I 1 ' l h e t e s r i . , r n l r r i e . r t s h : r l l L r e c l ' r r r i e d o u t b e l - o r e r t n L l : r f t e r t h c
p o \ v e r - l - r ' c q u e p s l r ' t r l t a g e t e s t s . a t t h c r n i n i mu m f i r n c t i o n a l p r e s s L l r e
pr c s s r . r r e i f u ppl i c a bl e
6 . I f 0 I ) i t ' l t t l t ' r r t ( . \ t - \ ' ( ) t t t r u . r i l i u r . t ' u n r l < ' r t n l r t t l c ' i r < u t t s
1 1 c l ' e r t ( ) Su b - c ' l a u s c
( r
l . l 0 c ' , I I E C 6 9 4 wh i c h i s a p p ] i c a b l e t o a l l l o r v v r t l t i t g c i t r - r r i l t ; r t ' t '
d i s c o n n c c t e d l - r o m e a r t h .
c t r c u l t s .
C' l r r r c r r t t r i r n s l ' r - r r n r e r s e c o n d a r i e s s h a l l b e s h o r t - c i r c u i t e d a n d
Vo l t a s c t r i r n s l - o r r r c r s c c ( ) n d a r i e s s h a l l b c d i s c o n n e c t e d .
6?
o . J
Rt t r / i o i r t l e' r J t ' r r r t t
( \ ' ( ) l t ( t , qc (
Rl l / ) l e. \ l t
I E C 694 i s not z r ppl i c ahl e.
Tct t t 7t t '
r ' <t I I l i ' ( '
-
t i . \ ( | ( . \ l . \
Re l t r r o S u b - c l i r u s e 6 . 3 c - , 1 ' I E C 6 9 4 wi t h t h e u d d i t r o n c - r f ' t h e f o l l o s ' r n g s t r p p l e r n c r r t
\ \ / h e r e t h e d c : ' i g n p r o v i d e s a l t e r n a t i l ' c c o mp o n e n t 5
( ) r - . l r l - i l n q c t t t c t l t s . t h c t e s t - l r . r l l b . :
pC| l or nr et l r v i t h t hr ) s e c omponent s Or af r angc nt ent s f ' or r v hr c h t hc r I os t s c \ c r c c t l t - t t j t l . l ( ) l l s i . t t ' c
o b t u i n e d . Th c r c p r c s e n t i t t i v e f u n c t i o n a l u n i t s h a l l b c r n o i r n ( c d i l p p r o x t n t i t t c l \ r l \ l n n ( ) r r n l l i
s e r v i c c . i n c l u d i n g t r l l n o r ma l e n c l o s u r e s , p a r t i t i o n s , s h u t t c r s , ! - t c . i t n d t h c e o v c r s t t r t d r - l r r < - r r - .
c l o s e d .
Ti r e t c s l s s h a l l b e ma d e n o r ma l l y wi t h t h e r a t e d n u r n b e r o l ' p h a s e s u n c j t h c r r t t c t l r r o r n l a l
c ' - l r r t ' n t f l o r v i n g [ r o i n o n e e r r d o f t h e l e n g t h o l - b u s b a r s t o t h e t e r l n i n : t l s p r o r r t l c t i l o t ' t l t c
c o n n c c t i o n o l - c l r b i c s .
\ \ / h e n t e s t i n g r n c l i v i d u z r l f u n c t i o n : . r l u n r t s . , t h e n c i g h b o u r i n g u r t i t s s h o t t l d c r r r r \ t h c c u r r c n l s
w, h i c h p r o d u c c t h c p o we r l o s s c o r r e s p o n d i n g t c t h e r a t e d c c r n d i t i o n s . l t i s i r c l r n r s s i b l c t t i
s i r n r r l a r l e e c l u i v a l c - n t c o n d i t r o n s b ; - me a n s o f h e a t e r s o r h e n t i n s u l i t t i o r t . i l - t h c t c s ( c i t r l t . l o t b e
p c r l o r : n e d u n d e t ' : t c t u a l c o n d t t i c r Ds .
- f
h e t e r r - r p e r a t u r c r i s e s o l - t h e d i ( ' i e r e n t c o r n p ( ) n r : r t t s s h a l l b e r c l - e r r c d t o t h r r i t n r b t c t t t < r l l '
t c n t p c r a t u r c o u t s i d e t h c e n c l o s u r e a n d s h a l l n o t c x c e e d t h c v i r l u c s s p c c i t l c t i t i r r ' ( h c t l r r i l t h c
r c l c v i r n l 5 t a n d a r d s . I f t h c i r n r b i c n t a i r t c mp c r i l t u r c r s n o t c o n S t l i l l l . l l t c s t t r t l t c c t c l l l l l c l i t t t t r c t ' l
i r n: i t Ht #l os ur e nr : t l ' be t ak en under t hc s i t nl e i l t t r bi ent eot l c l l l t t l r t s
I i l t ' t t . t i u' t ' t t t ( nl
( ) f l l t c r e: i s t r t t t c t ' t t l t l t c t i t c t i r t t i t ' t r r i l
Rc l c r t o S u b - c l a u s e 6 . 4 o f I E C 6 9 4 wi t h t h c - a d c i i t i o n o 1 - t l r c l ' t . l l o r r r r l u
f r r t r ; . r s r r t 1 ' \ i t
Thc r l c l t s r ' l r er . i r es i s t i l r r c e ac r os s t he c ont pl e t e r r r ai n c i l ' c r - r i t t r t ' l ur i t s s c nt bl , l c r t - t t ' t c t l t l - c t l ul c r s et i
s r v i t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l g e a r i s i n d i c a t i v ' e o l ' t h e p r o p e r c o n d i t i o n o l ' t h e c L r r r L ' n t 1 - r r t t l l
Ho we v e r . r r o t o l e r u n c e c a n b e s p e c i f i e d .
S' / t ot ' t - | i nt t ' t t t t t l i t t ' t t k vt i t l r . t t t t r t t l ( ur r ( t t t l ( . \ l . \
Rel ' c - r t o Sub- c l aus e
( r . - r
of I E C 694
I t ) I T( s l
( ) n n t t t i t t ( t t ' ( t t t [ . \
\ 1 l r i n c i r c u i t s o l - n t c t i r l - c n c l o s c d s w, i t c h g c a r r a n < i c ( r n l r o l g c a r s h . t l l b c t c s t c r l t t r
" c l i l r
t i t e I r
c i t p i l b r l r t v t o r v i t h s t r r n d t h c r a t e d s h r > r l - t l l n c a n d p e a k w' i t h s t i t t r c j c u r r c n t t l l l d c r t l t c i r l t c n d c c l
c r . ; n c i i t i o r r s o l ' i r r s t l r l l i r t r r t n l r r r c l u s c . i . e . t h e ; , s h i r l l b e t e s t e d l t s l n s t i l l l e d r n t l t c l ) l e i . l l - r ' t i t i r r : c t j
s r v i t c h g c l r r i r r r t l Co n l r ( ) l g c t r r r v i t l - i i . r l l i . t s : r > c i r t t c t l c r l n r F ( ) n c n t s r r t l l u e l l c i l l g l i l c p c l l ' , r l r l . l r r l L ( ' ( r l
r r r t r r i i f - r ' r n I t l r c s h t r r t - c i r e L r i t e L l r r e n l .
l r g h t n r r r r l i n r p u l s c ; r n d
o r : l t r h c r s t c r i l l l l i n c
6 . 4
6. -s
6. -5
-,'
l
l S 3 1 7 7 : 1 9 9 7
I F- ( - 2 e 8
( 1 9 9 0 )
Fo r t h e s e t e s t s , s i i o r t c o n n e c r - t o n s t o v o i t a g e I r a n s f o r me r s
a r e n o t c t ) l l s i c j e t ' c ' i
I i s ; ' ' ; 1 r t : ; t - l
t h e ma i n c l r c u l t
Th e s h o r t - c l r c u r t
c u r r e n t t e s t s s h o u l d p r e f e r a b l y b e c a r r i e d o u t t h r e e - p l r i i s e '
l ' h c t n l ' s
v a l u e o f t h e s h o r t - c i r c u r r
c u r r e n t d u r i n g t h e r e s t s h a l l b e o b t a i n e d
b y ' ' l p p l v i n g
r h c r a t e c l
s hor t - t i me
* , i t hs t and c ur r ent t o t he mai n c i r c ui t of met al - enc l os ed
s * ' i t c hgear
and c ont r ol -
gear .
Shor t and di r ect connect i ons
cur r ent i i mi t i ng devi ces maY be
wi t h t he except i on of pr ot ect i ve devi ces whi ch l i mi t t he val ue and t he dur at i on of t hc
shor t - cr r cui l ,
cur r ent , i t i s necessar y
t o ensur e t hat no pr ot ect i ve devi ce oper at es Cur r ent
t r ansf or mer s
and t r i ppi ng devi ces
whi ch may be pr esent shai l be r nst al l l ed as r n r i or m, l
s e r v i c e . b u t wi t h t h e r e l e a s e ma d e i n o p e r a t i v e
Cur r ent l i mi t i ng f uses, r f any, shal l be pr ovi ded wr t h f use- l i nks
havr ng t he ma' r t mum
r at e d
c@-
Af t er t he t est , no def or mat i on
or damage t o component s
or cot l duct or s
$' i t ht n t he
encr osur e
whi ch may i mpai r
good oper at i on
of t he mai n ci r cur t s si r al l have been sus-
t ai ned.
6. 5. 102 Test s on ear t hi ng ci r cui r s
Ear t hi ng
conduct or s, ear t hi ng connect i ons
and ear r hi ng devr ces of met al - encl osecl
s\ \ ' i t ch-
gear and cont r ol gear shal l be t est ed r o ver i f y t hei r capabr l i t y
Lo wi t hst and t i r e r at ed
s hor t - t i me
and peak wi t hs t and c ur r ent under t he neut r al ear t hi ng c ondi t i on of t hc s y s t c m'
i . e. t hey shal l be t est ed as i nst al l ed i n t he met al - encl osed
swi t chgear
and cont r ol gcar
w' i t h al l
associ at ed
component s
i nf l uenci ng t he per f or mance or modi t ' f i ng t he shor t - ci r cut t
cur -
r ent .
The shor t - ci r cut t
cur r ent
phase.
t est s wi t h ear t hi ng devi ces shoul d
pr ef er abl y be car l eci out t hr ec-
When t her e ar e r emovabl e Par t s,
r emovabl e
par t shal l be t est ed under
bet ween t he ear t hi ng conduct or and
t i on bet ween t wo r emovabl e
Par t s'
bet ween c i r c ui t s hav i ng a hi gh s hor t - c t r c t r l t
c Lt r r ent anc l
t es t ed wi t h a r educ ed s hor t - c i r c t r i l
c ur r c nt '
t h e e a r t h i n g c o n n e c t i o n b e t w, e e n t l - i e l _ r x e c l p a r t l r n t l t h e
ear t h f aul t c ondr t r ons . The ear t h i - : r r . r l t e Ll r l c nt s hi r l l i l ow'
t he f r ame of t he r emov abl e
par t .
- l ' hc
c ar t i - t l ng c ( ) I - l r l ec -
i f a n \ . s h : t l l a l s o b e t c s t e d .
Af t er t he t es t s ome def or mat i on
and degr adat i on of t he ear t hi ng c onduc t or .
ear t t l r ng
c onnec t i ons or ear t hi ng dev i c es i s per mi s s i t l e. but t he c ont i nui t y of t he c r r c Lr l t s l - i al l bc
pr eser vcd.
6. l 0l L/ er i f i cat i on oI nt aki ng ant i br eaki ng <- apact t l es
Sw. i t chi ng devr ces t - or mi ng par t Of t he. mai n ci r cur t of met al - encl Oscci
sr t ' t t chscr t r
i t r l ci
c ont r ol gear s hal l be t c s t ed t o r , . . i f y , t hei r r at ed mak i ng and br c ak r ng c apac i t i c s i r c c or t i r ng t t r
t he r el ev ant s t andar ds and unc l er t ne pr oper c ondi t i r - r ns of i ns t al l l t t t Ot r
r t t t d r ' t - t c ' t c t hc r s l t l r l l
be t c s t ed as nor m: r l l y r ns t al l ec l i n t he met al - enc l os ed
s wr t c hgear t t nc i c t t t l t l - t - r l qc ar
ut t h el l
as s oc i at ed c omponent s
t he, ar r angement
of whi c h may i nf l uenc e t he pc r l - or l l l i i l l c c ' s uc h r t s
c onnec t i ons , s uppor t s .
pr ov i s i ons f or v ent t ng et c '
t i - t c i r c i i ( ' l l l l i r r l L a . \ f t e l . r l
: i l t
( r l . l i a
i ) t ' , r r l
L i r ( s . l h c
r l l l l L t c n c t > r ' t : t \ f r : ' ( l t l l l a
I S 3 4 2 7 : 1 9 9 7
r EC 2eu ( r 990
)
6 1 02:-MeehryeUl-_11p e r a t i r) n t es I s
0. 102. I . Sv: i t chi nq r l et ' t t ' t ' . s r ur d r ent ov' uhl e
Swi t c hi ng dev i c es s hal l be
w, r t hdr ar vn ?5
t l mes t o ver i f y
pQr t s
oper at ed 50 t i mes and r et nov abl e par t s t t r s er t ed 25 t r mes and
s at i s f ac t or y oper at i on of t he equi pmc nt .
6. 102. 2 I nt er l ct cks
The i nt er l ocks shal l be set i n t he posi t i on i nt ended t o pr event l he oper at i on of t he
swi t chi ng devi ces anci t he i nser t i on or wi t hdr awal of r emovabl e par t s. Fi f t y at t empt s shal l be
made t o oper at e t he swi t chi ng devi ces and 25 at t empt s shal l be made t o i nser t and 25
at r empt s t o wi t hdr ar v t he r er novabl e par t s. Dur i ng t hese t est s oni y nor mal oper at i ng f or ces
shal l be empl oyed and no adj ust n' t ent shal l be made t o t he swi t chi ng devi ces. r emovabl e par t s
or i nt er l ocks.
The i nt er l ocks ar e consi der ed t o be sat i sf act or y, i f
e) t he swi t chi ng devi ces cannot be oper at ed;
b) t he i ns er t i on and wi t hdr awal of ' t he r emov abl e par t s ar e pr ev enr ed;
c) t he swi t chi ng devi ces, r emovabl e par t s and t he i nt er l ocks ar e i n pr oper wor ki ng or der and
t he el f or t t o oper at e t hem i s pr act i cal l y t he same bef or e and af t er t he t est s.
6. I 03 L/cri fi ccrri ctn oJ' the degree oJ' proteL' ti on
The t est s shal l be per f or med i n accor dance wi t h t he r equi r en- l ent s speci l i ed i n Cl ause 7 of
I E, C 529 f or t he appr opr i at e f i r st char act er i st i c numer al .
I t shal l be ver i f i ed t hat t he t est i nst r ument s accor di ng t o t abl e 2 cannot ei t her
- -
cause a l ou, er i ng of t he di el ect r i c st r engt h of t he mai n ci r cui t bel ow' t he r at ed i nsul at i on
l ev el . or
t ouc h mov ' i ng par t s i ns i de t he enc l os ur e, or
i n t he case of I P2X pass t hr ough openi ngs i n t he encl osur e or par t i t l on.
The t est shal l . hor ' " ' ever . be made onl v i n t he case of doubt as t o whet her r he r equl r ement s
ar e met .
TnsI - e 2
Degr ee of
^ r ^ r p - r ; , 1 n
I - es( r nst r umen' . s
I P 2 X
I P ] X St r ai ght r r gi d sr eel u' t r e of 2. 5 I i j os
mm dr i r met er
I P4X St r a i g h t st eel u' r r c . - r t - I . 0I
f i , e5
r r t m
Tl - r e r epl ac ement of pr es s ur e r el i ef dev i c es f or pr es s l r r e w' i t hs t and t es t s s hal l not hav c any
et - f ec t on I he mec hani c al s t r engt h of t he enc l os ur e.
Ut t , s' t t g)t / / reJJ l est . ; of gct s-f i / l ed c' onl pert rnn! s
f { c t c r t ( ) : r f } ni r c x Ci Ci .
St andar d met al l r c
o f t 2 , 0 I 3 ' u - ' - -
t est f i nger ( l i gur e l ) and r r gi d s pher e
di amet er
6. 104 Pr essur e v' i l hst and t est
f or
gas- J- i l l ed compar t ment s
Ea c h c j e s i g n o f g a s - f i u e d c o n r p a r t t r r c n t s
s h a l l u , i ( h s t a n c l a p r e s s u r e o I t ] r r c c t i t t t c s t h c d e s r g t r
p r e s s u r c [ o r I l r r i n . Af t e r t h e t e s t t b i s c ' o r n p a r t l l l e l l t r t t a y b e d i s t o r t e d ' Th i s t c s l ' s e a r r t c d o u l
r v i t h o u t p r c s s u r e r e l i e f d e v i c e s i f a n l .
6. l o5
1, 5 , \ , 127 : L997
l l , l ( ' : 9 n ( l e g t )
)
--_a-+:__
7 . Rout i ne t es t ;
St r CTl ON SEVh . N
-
RL . TL ES FOR ROL TTI NE ] - ESTS
Thc r out i ne t est s shal l be nr ade r vr t h each t r anspor t uni t and, whenever pr act i cabl e, at t he
l nanuf act ur er ' s wor ks t o ensur c t hat t he pr oduct i s i n accor dance wi t l i t he equi pment on
whi ch t he t ype t est has been car r i ed out .
.
Ref er t o Cl ause 7 of I E C 694 wi t h t he addi t i on of t he f ol l owi ng r our i ne r esr s:
- -
nr echani cal oper at i on t est s:
Sub- cl ause 7. 102
t est s of auxi l i ar y el ect r i cal , pneumat i c and hydr aul i c devi ces: Sub- cl ause 7. 105
v' er i f i cat i on of cor r ect wi r i ng:
Sub- cl ause 7. 106
-
pr essur e t est s of gas- f i l l ed compar t ment s ( i f appl i cabl e) : Sub- cl ause 7. 103
-
gas t i ght nes s t es t s of gas - f i l l ed c ompar r ment s ( i f appl i c abl e) : Sub- c l aus e l . l 04
-
par t i al di schar ge measur ement ( subj ect t o agr eement bet ween
manuf ac t ur er and us er ) :
Sub- c l aus e 7. l 0l
t est s af t er cr cct i on on si t e:
Sub- cl aus e 1.
j 07
NOTE
-
I t r nay be nes s es s : r r y t o v er r f y t he i nt er changeabr l i t y of componcnt s of ' t he same r at i ng and
c ons r r uc t i on ( s ee Cl aus e 5) .
l . l Pow, er - . f ' r equenc . ) ; t , ol t ag, e t es t s on t he mai n ci r cui t
Ref ' er t o Sub- cl ause 7. 1 of I E C 694 wi t h t he addi t i on of t he f ol l owi ng suppl ement :
- f he
met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear i s an assembl y of component s whi ch
i ndi vi dual l y have becn subj ect ed t o appr opr i at e r out i ne t est s. The t esr s accor <1i ng r o t hi s
sub- cl ause ser ve i n pr i nci pl e, t o pr ove t he i nt er connect i ons.
The power - f r equency vol t age t est shal l be per f or med accor di ng t o t he r cqur r ement s r n
Sub- cl ause 6. 1. 7, The t est vol t age speci f i cd i n t abl e l , col umn ( 6) , of I E C 694 or r he t abl e of
2r nnex EE. col umn ( 4) , shal l be appl r ed connect i ng each phase conduct or of t he mai n ci r cui t
l n t ur n t o t he hi gh- vol t age t er mi nal of t he t est suppl y, wi t h t he or her ph: r se conduct or s
c or l nec t ed t o ear t h and t he c ont i nui t v of t he mar n c i r c ui t as s ur ed ( e. g. b1, c l os r ng t he
_ . _ , J ! * ? - - .
-
s wr t c hr ng <1' f i c es or ot her wi s e) .
72
NOTE
-
On s p e c i a l r e q u e s t b y t h e u s e r a n d i n a d d i t r o n t o t h e s e r o u ( l n c t c s r s i 1 t r h < n r i a n u f ' a c t u r e r ' s
p r e mi s e s . d i c - l e c t r i c t e s t s wi t h a r e d u c e d t c s t v o l t a g e ma - v b e p e r f b r me d u f ' t r r e r e c t i o n o n s j t e ( s c e a n n c x
DD)
For gas - f - r l l ed c ompar t ment s t he t es t s s hal l be per f or med at t he r at ed l i l l i ng pr es s ur e o1- t he
i n s u l a t i n g g a s ( s e e Su b - c l a u s e 4 . l 0 l
) .
Di el ec t r i t ' 1e. f t . \ ' r t n au. r i / i ar V' and cr . t nt r ol c. i r t ' ui f s
Re J - e r t o Su b - c l a u s c 7 . 2 o l ' I E C 6 9 4 .
, 1' 1 e' us' ur ent ent o_f t he r esi . st ct nc' e oJ' t he nt ai n t . t r cut t
i E C. 6 9 4 r s n o t a p p l i c a b l e . Su b j e c t t o a g r e e me n t b e t we e n n r a n u f a c t u r e r a n d u s e r t h e c l . c .
v ul t agc dr op ur r es i s t anc e ol - eac ' h phas c oi - t he mal n c i r c ui t s hal l be r neas ur ec i unc l er
c r l n d i t i o n s a s n e ; r r l v a s p o s s i b l e s r mi i a r t o t h o s c L r n d c r w' h i c h t h e c o r r c s p o n c l n l g t v p c r c s t \ r ' a s
c a r r r c d o u t
l x
t 3
I S 3427 : t 99i
i Er - . zyu (
199{ ) i
7. i 0 i Par t t al di - s<' hur ge measur enl en I
Thi s t es t i s s ubj ec t t o agr eemenI bet ween manuf ac t ur er and us er .
The nr eas ur ement of par t i al di s c har ges may be appr opr i at e as a r our r ne t es t 1. ; det ec t
pos s i l - r l e mat er i al and manuf ac r ur i ns def ec t s es pec i al l v f or gas - f i l l ec l c ompar t ment s .
I f such a i esi i s agi ee' C, t he pr ocedur e shal l be as descnbcd i n annex F, - .
7. 102 Mec' l t uni cul oper at i on r esr s
Oner at i on t es t s ar e mac l e t o ens ur e t hat t he s wi t c hi ns dev i c es and r emov abl e par t s c omnl v
wi t h t he pr es c r i bed oper at i ng c ondi t i ons ' and t hat t he mec hani c al i nt er l oc k s wor k p. op" i l y .
Dur i ng t hes e t es t s whi c h ar e per f or med wi t hout v ol t age on or c ur r ent i n t he mal n c r r c ui t s , i t
s hai l be v ei - i f i ed, i n par i i c i : l ar , i hai t he s wi t c hi ng, c e' " ' i c es open an, j c i os e c or r ec t l i wr t hi n i he
s pec i f i ed l i mi t s of t he s uppl y v ol t age and pr es s ur e of t hei r oper at i ng dev i c es .
Eac h s " v i t c hi ng dev i c e and eac h r emov abl e p: r r t s hal l be t . c s t ec j as s pc c i f i ed i n Sub- c l aus e
s t i t u t i n g l r v e o p e r a t i o n s o r l j v e a t t ' e mp t S t n e a c h d l r e c t ' t o n .
7.143 Pressure tests af gcs-j i l l ec! compar!ffi tni :;
Pr es s ur e t es t s s hal l be made on al l gas - f i l l ed c ompar t ment s af t er manuf ac t ur e. Eac h
c ompar t ment s hal i be s ubj ec t ec i t o a Les t at i . 3 t i mes r he c i es i gn pr es s ur e i or one mi nur e.
Thi s does not appl y f or s eal ed c ompar t ment s wi t h a r ar ed f i l l i ng pr es s ur e of 0, 5 bar ( gauge)
a n d b e l o w.
Af t er t hi s t es t t he c ompar t ment s s hal l s how no s i gns ol - dr s t r es s or any di s t or t i on l i k el y t o
af f ect t he oper at i on o! - t he swi t chgear .
l 04 Oas t i ght ne- r - r / eJl J oJ gas- Ji i t eci c' ont par t nl enr s
Ref er t o annex GG.
105 Test s uj ' ou. t : i l i or _\ . , el ec' t r i co. / , pneunot i c onr l h- v, dr oul i c
devi ces
' f he
el ec t r i c ai , pneumat l c and ot her i nt er l oc k s t oget . her wi t h c ont r ol dev r c es
1r r ' e' j ei er i i i i ne, j sequence of oper at i on shai i be t est ed f i ve i i mes i n succcssi oi t i i - r i he
c ondi t i ons of us e and oper at i on and wi t h t he mos t unf av our abl e l i mi t v al ues of
sLr ppi y. Dur i ng i he t esi no ar 3j ust nt en- r shai i be n- r ar j e.
The t es t s ar e c ons i der ed t o be s at i s f ac t or y i f t he aux i l i ar y dev i c es hav e
i f t hey ar e i n good oper at r ng c ondi t i on al ' t er t he r es t s and r t ' t he ef l or t
pr ac t i c al l y t hc s ame bef br e and af t er t he t es t s .
l 06 L/ er i / ' i t . ot i on
r t - , {
( ( ) r r ?( t
u. i r i ng
I t s hal l be v ' er r f i ed r hat t he u, i r i ng c onf or ms w, i t h t he di aqr am.
h a v r n g a
: _ . ^ _ l _ l
l l l t g l r L l c l - t
a u x i l i a r y
oper at ed pr opc r l y ,
t o oper at e l her n l s
107 Te- st . s r t f t er t r ec' t i on on si l e
Af t c r e r e c t i o n , me t a l - e n c l o s e d s wi t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l g e a r s h a l l b e t e s t e d r o c h e c k c o r r e c l
, - t pr : r at i on.
a o
8.
IS 312' l : 199' 7
I FI ( ) 2, 9t (
l 99O
)
For par t s whi ch ar e asser nbl ed on si t e and f or gas- f i i l ed conl par t nr ent s
r ' vhi ch ar c f i l l cd on
s r t e i L i s r ec ommended t o c ar r y ouI t he f ol l owi ng t es t s :
-
o) Vol t ag! f f i - i t of t he mai n ci r cui t : annex DD
b) Gas t i ght nes s t es t s of gas - f i l l ed c ompar t ment s ( i f appl i c abl e) : Sub- c l aus e 7. 104
t ' ) Measur ement of gas condi t i on af t er f i l l i ng on si t e: Sub- cl ause 7. 108
7. 108 Measurement of gas condi t i on a"f t er
f i l l i ng
on si t e
The condi t i on of t he gas i n gas- f i l l ed compar t ment s shal l be det er mi ned and shal l meet t he
manuf act urer' s speci f i cat i on.
I f t he gas i s sul phur hexaf l uor i de, r ef er ence shoul d be made t o I E C 480
SECTI ON EI GHT
-
GENERAL I NFORMATI ON
Gui de to the sel ecti on of swi tchi ng devi ces for servi ce
For a gi ven dut y i n ser vi ce, r net al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear i s sel ect ed by
consi der i ng t he i ndj vi dual r at ed. val ues of t hei r component s r equi r ed by nor mal l oad con-
di t i ons and i n t he case of f aul t condi t i ons.
I ' t i s desi r abl e t hat t he r at ed val ues be chosen as suggest ed i n t hi s st andar d r egar di ng t he
char act er i st i cs of t he syst em as wel l as i t s ant i ci pat ed f ut ur e devel opment . The compl et c l i st
of r at i ngs i s gi ven i n Cl ause 4.
Ot her par amet er s such as l ocal at mospher i c and cl i mat i c condi t i ons and t he use at
al t i t udes exceedi ng I 0OO r n ar e al so t o be consi der ed.
The dut y i mposed by f aul t condi t i ons shoul d be det er mi ned by cal c, ul at i ng t he l aul t
cur r ent s at t he pl ace w, her e t he met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear l s t o be l ocat ed i n
t he syst em.
f. i nforri Mm:to-=be gi ven wi th enqui ri es, tenders and orders
9. 101 I nf or mat i on wi t h enqui r i es and or der s
When enqui r i ng about or or der i ng an i nst al l at i on of met al - encl osed swi t chgear and
cont r ol gear t he f ol l owi ng i nf or mat i on shoul d be suppl i ed by t he enqui r er :
l . Par t i cul ar s of t he syst em:
Nomi nal and hi ghest vol t age, f r equency, t ype of syst em neut r al ear t hi ne.
2. Ser vi ce condi t i ons:
Mi ni mum and max i mum ambi ent ai r t eni per at ur e' any c ondi t i on dev t at t ng f r om t he
nor mal ser vi ce condi t i ons or af f ect i ng t he sat i sf act or y oper at i on of t he equt pment , as, f or
exampl e, t he unusual exposur e t o vapour , mol st ur e, f umes, expl osr ve gases, excessi ve dust
or s al t ; t he r i s k of ear t h t r emor s or ot her v i br at i ons due t o c aus es ex t er nal t o t he
equi pment t o be del i ver ed.
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I S J. {27 : 1997
I F, ( 298
{ 1991, )
I Pe r r t i c u l i r r s o t ' t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n z r n d i t s c o mp o n e n t s :
( t
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h
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( '
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d ) r i r t e d r o l t a s e :
e ) r at ed i ns ul at i on l ev el ;
I i
r at ed nor mal cur r ent s of busbar s and f eeder ci r cui t s:
g) r i i t ed shor t - t i me wi t hst and cur r ent ( / , n) ;
I t ) r zr t ed dur at i on of shor t ci r cui t ( i f di f f er ent f r om I s) ;
i ) r ut ed peak w' i t hst and cur r ent ( i f di f f er ent f r om 2. 5 I , ) ;
. i l
r at c- d vi i l ucs of component s;
k) degr ee of pr ot ect i on f or t he encl osur e and par t i t i ons;
l t c j r c ui t di z r gr ams ;
r r t ) t ype ol - nl et al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear ( e. g. met al - cl ad. compar t ment ed or
cr - r bi cl e) .
bf t he oper at i ng devi ces:
a
)
t ype of oper at i ng devi ces;
b ) r at ed s uppl y v ol t age ( i f any ) ;
t ' ) r at ed suppl y f r equency ( i f any) ;
cl ) r r r t ed suppl y pr essur e ( i f any) ;
e
) speci al i nt er i ocki ng r equi r ement s.
Beyond t hese i t ems t he enqui r er shoul d i r r di cat e ever y condi t i on whi ch mi ght i nf l uencc t he
t ender or t he or der . as. f or exampi e. speci al mount i ng or er ect i on condi t r ons. t he l ocat r on of
t he ext er ner l hi gh- vol t age connect i ons or t he r ul es i or pr essur e vessel s.
l nl - or mat i on shoul d be suppl i ed i f speci al t ype t est s ar e r equt r ed.
9. 102 [ rl f brt t t t t t t ' t t t ' t t t ' i l / t t ert cl ers
The f ol l owi ng i nf or nt at i on, i f appl i cabl e, shoul d be gi ven by t he manuf : , t ct ur er wi t h
des c r i pt i v e mat t er s and dr awi ngs :
l . Ra t e d v a l u e s a n d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a s e n u me r a t e d i n l t e m 3 o f Su b - c l a u s e 9 . 1 0 1
?. Type t est cer t i l - r cat es or r epor t s on r equest .
3. Const r uct i onal f eat ur es, f or exampl e
e
)
N{ ar ss of t he heavi est t r anspor t uni t .
h) Ov er al l di mens i ons of t he i ns t al l at i on.
c
) Ar r angement of t he ext er nal connect i ons
I
I Fac i l i t i es f or t r ans por t and mount r ng
e ) Mo u n t i n g p r o v i s i o n s .
i . l
I ns t r uet i ons f ' or oper at t on and mai nt enanc c
I )
Ty pc of gas - pr es s ur e s y s t em.
I t ) Ri r t c d f r l l i ng pr c s s ur e and mi ni mum f r r nr ' t t on; - r l pr es s t t r e.
i t Vol t r nr e ol ' gas f or t he di f f er ent c ompar t menl s
: A: t rei f i cf l t ron
of ^ gas condi i i on.
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l
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1. Par t r c ul ar s of ' t he oper at i ng dev i c es :
e) Ty ' pes and r at ed v al ues as enumer at ed i n I t enr 4 oi ' St i b c l i r us c 9. 101
_. _r 0
t
Cur r ent or power f or oper at i on.
-_.
c
/
Opc r at i ng t i mes .
d. )
Quant i t y
of f r ee gas f br oper at i on.
5. Li st oi r ecommended spar e par t s whi ch shoul d be pr ocur ed by t he user
10. Rul es f or t ransport , st orage, erect i on and mai nt enance
Ref er t o Cl ause l 0 of I EC 694.
l 0. l Concl i t i ons duri ng t rensport , st orege ct nd erect i on
Ref er t o Sub- cl ause I 0. l of I EC 694.
l O. 2 Erect i ct n ( nt ount i ng
)
Ref er t o Sub- cl ause 10. 2 of I EC 694.
I 0. 3 Mai nt enance
Ref er t o Sub- c l aus e 10. 3 ol ' I EC 694 wi t h t he addi t i on of ' t he f ol l owi ng par agr aph:
I f , f or cer t ai n mai nt enance pur poses, t empor ar y i nser t ed i nsul at i ng scr eens ar e r equt r ed,
t hese scr eens shal l be suppl i ed by t he manuf act ur er who shal l al so gi ve advr ce about t hci r
use. Such i nsul at i ng scr eens shal l meet t he r equi r ement s of Sub- cl ause 5. 103. 1. They and t her r
suppor t s shal l have suf hci ent mechani cal st r engt h t o avoi d i nci dent al t ouchi ng of l r ve
par t s.
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t i r >n w' i ndou' s . c t c . . i r nd al s o t ak es i nt o c ons i dc r at i on t he t hc r r nal c f f c c t s of ' t he ar c or i t s r oot s
on t hc c nc l os ur c and o{ ' ej ec t ed hot gas es ar nd gl ou' l ng pr r r t r c l es . but nr t t dar nagc t o p' r ar t t l i ons
l r nc l s hLr t l c r s . Cor r s c quent l y . i t does not c o\ er er l l c l ' l c c t s
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r nav c ( ) ns t l t Ll i c r r r r s k . s uc h as
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ur c cl osed and cor r cct l v secur ed.
AA. 2 Tvpes of accessi bi l i t l '
A r i r st i r - r c- t i on i s nr l r cl e bet ween t he t wo t ypcs ol - accessr bi l r t l , cor r espondu' r s I o t hc dr t l er ent
t c s t c t - r nc l r t i r >ns gi v en l n Sub- c l aus es AA. 5. 3. 2 i l nd AA. 5. 3. 3. I - hc c l r c l os ur c I I l l l v hl n' c
dr l l c r ent [ ] ' pes ot ' ac c es s i br l r t y on r t s v ar i oLr s . s i dc s .
Ty p. A. Met al - enc l os ed s u, i t c hgear and c ont r ol gear r v i t h
r i zed per sonnel onl l ' .
T" v pe B. Met al - e nc l os ed s r v r t c hgear and c t r nt r ol gc ar wi t h
i n g t h a r o f t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c .
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i t e ms :
t he t es t uni t s hal l be ear t hed at t he poi nt pr ov i ded;
t he ar c s hal l not be i ni t i at ed i n s uc h a wav t hat i t c an be c ons i der ed
unr eal i s t r c i n s er v l c e
c ondi t i ons .
AA. 4 Cur r ent and vol t age aPPl i ed
AA. 4. I Cener al
The t est s on met , al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r oi gear shoul d be car r i cd out t hr ee- phase.
The shor r - ci r cui r cur r enr appi i eci ci ur i ng r he r est i s t o be st at eci by t he manui act ur er . i t may
be equal t o or l ower t han t he r at ed shor t - t i me wi t hst and cur r ent .
AA. 4. 2 Vol t age
The appl i ed vol t age of t he t est ci r cui t shoul d be equal t o t he r at ed vol t age of t he
met al - encl osed s' , , . , i t chgear and cont r o! gear . , A l o*, er
. . , o! t age
may be chosen i f t he l - ol l ou' r ng
condi t i ons ar e met :
a) t he cur r ent r emai ns pr act i cai i y si nusoi ci ai ;
b) t he ar c i s not ext i ngui shed pr emat ur ei y.
A, 1. 4. 3 Cur r ent
AA. 4. 3. 1 A. C. c omPonenl
- I ' he
shor r - ci r cui t cur r er l t f or w, hi ch
t he
met al - encl osed su' i t chgcar i t nd cont r ol gcar i s
speci f i ed wi t h r espect t o ar ci ng shoul cl be ser wi t hi n a + 5o, ' o
-
Ooh t ol ef t l nce. Thi s t ol er ance
appl i es t o t he pr os pec t i v c c ur r ent o1l 1, i f t he appl i ed v ol t age i s equal t o t he r at ec l v ol t age. The
c ur r ent s houl d r emai n c ons t ant .
NOTE
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I f r h e t e s r . p l a n t d o e s n o t p e r mi t t h i s , r h e r e s r s h o u l d b e e x t e n d c d u n t i l t h c r n t c q r a l o [ t h c r r ' c
c o mp o n e n !
o I l h e c r r r r e n t e q u a l s t h e v a ] r r e s p e c r f i e d wi r h r n a t t t l e r a n c e o f + l Oo t i ,
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I n t h r s c a s e ' t h e
c u r r e n t s h o u l d b e e q u a l t o t h e s p e c i l r c d v a l u e a r l e a s t d u r i n g t h c f i r s t t h r e e h a l l - - c y c i e s a n d s h o u l d n o t b c l e s s
t h: r n 509. 6 of t he s pec r f i ed v al ue at t he end of t he t es t
AA. 4. 3. 2 D. C. c ot r t Ponet l t
The i nst anr of cl osi ng shoul d be chosen so r har r he pr ospect i ve vi r l ue o1' t I ' r e peak cur r ent
( ur i t h a t ol e! - ance of ' +5oh
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f i r : r ' i ng r n one of t he out er phases i s 2, - 5 t i mes l he r n s
v al ue of t he a. c . c or nponent del - r nec l i n Sr r b- c l aus e AA. 4. 3. 1. and s o I hat a r naj or l oop al s o
occur s i n t he ot her out er phase. I f t he
r . , ol r , age
i s l c. , r , er t han t he r at ed
' . ' ol t age.
t he pt i i ! :
' . ' al ue
of t he s hor t - c i r c ui t c ur r ent f or t he met al - enc l os ed s w' r t c hgear and c ont r ol gc ar under t es t
shoul d noi dr op bcl o' * ' 9Ao, / , of t he pr ospecr ' i " ' e peak
" ' al ue'
A, A 4 4 F-requt ncy
. { t a r at c d f r c ql l enc ) / of 50 [ i z or 6t ) Hz . r he f r c qLl c nc ] ' ' . r t t hc bc gr nnr ng t >l - t hc t c s t s houi d
he bet r . v een 48 Hz al i c i 62 Hz At ot her f r eeuenc : i c s r t s houl t l not dev r i t t e l ' r ol t t l i t t r l t i c t i
r . l i l Lt c
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Ar \ . 4. 5 Dur ct t i ot t o_f ' t / t c ( t ' s' t
Th e a r c d u r a t i o n i s c h o s e n i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e p r o b a b l e d u r a t i . - r r - r o l - t i r c a r c d c t e r mt n c d b r
t he pr ot ec t i on f ac i l i t i es and s houl d nor nor mal l y ex c eed I s .
For t es t i ng met : r l - enc l os ed s wi t c hgear and c ont r ol gear pr ov i ded u r t h pr c s s Lr r e r el i el '
dev i c es , mer el y l ' or pr ov i ng i t s r es i s t anc e t o pr es s ur e, an ar c dur at i on of 0, 1 s i s gener al l ' ,
suf f i ci ent . Thi s does not appl y f or gas- f i l l ed compar r ment s.
NOTE
-
l t i s i n gener al not pos s i bl e t o c al c ul at e t he per mr ss i bl e ar c dur at r on l br a cur r enr whr ch di f f er s
f r om t hat us ed i n t he t es t . The max i mum pr es sur e dunng r he t cs t wi l l gener al l y not dec r eas e r vi t h a s hor t er
ar ci ng t i me and t her e i s no uni v er s al r ul e acc or di ng t o whi ch t he per mr ss i bl e ar c dur at i on may be t ncr eased
wi t h a l ower t est cur r ent .
AA. 5 Test procedure
AA. 5. l
'
Suppl y ci r cui l
The neut r al i s onl y ear t hed i n t he case
oper at ed i n a sol i dl y ear t hed syst em.
Car e shal l be t aken i n or der t hat t he
Gener al l y. i nsi de t he encl osur e. t he ar c
chssen i s t he one l i kel y t o resul t i n t he
----
A4. 5. 2 Arc i ni t i at i on
ol ' met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear t o be
c onnec t i ons do not al t er t he t es t c ondi t i ons .
may be f ' ed f r om t wo di r ect i ons: t he di r ect i on t o be
hi ghest st r ess.
The ar c shoul d be i ni t i at ed bet ween t he phases by means of a met al wi r e ol ' about 0, 5 mm
di amet er or , i n t he case of segr egat ed phase conduct or s, bet ween one phase and ear t h.
I n f unct i onal uni t s wher e t he l i ve par t s ar e cover ed by sol i d i nsul at l ng mat er i al , t he ar c
shoul d be i ni t i at ed bet ween t wo adj acent phases at
j oi nt s
or gaps of t he i nsul at i on- cmbedded
par t s. The i nf eed f r om t he suppl y ci r cui t shal l be t hr ee- phase t o al l ow t he f aul t t o become
t hr ee- phase.
NOTE
- ' -
The ar c s hal l not be i nr t i at ed by per f or at r ng t he sol i d i nsul at r on.
The poi nt of i ni t i at i on shal l be chosen so t hat t he ef f ect s of t he r esul t ant ar c pr oduce t he
hi ghest st r esses i n t he f unct i onal uni t . I n case of doubt i t may be necessar v t o make mor e
t han one t est on each f unct i onal uni t .
AA. 5. 3 I ndi cat ors (f or observi ng t he t hermal eJf ect s of gases)
AA. 5. 3. 1 Gener c t l
I ndi cat or s ar e pi eces of bl ack cot t on cl ot h so ar r anged t hat t hei r cut cdgcs do not poi nt
t owar d t he t est uni t . Car e shal l be t aken t o see t hat t hey cannot i gni t e each ot her . Thr s i s
achi eved by f - r t t i ng t hem, f or exampl e, i n a mount i ng f r ame of st eel sheet ( - see f i gur e AA. l ) .
The i ndi c at or di mens i ons s houl d be about 150 mm x 150 mm.
Al \ . 5. 3. 2 Accessi bi l i t y T; t pe A
I ndi cat or s shoul d be f i t t ed ver t i cal l y at t he oper at or ' s si de of t he encl osed sr vi t chgear and
c ont r ol gear and, i f appl i c abl e, at s i des ' r v hi c h ar e r eadi l y ac c es s i bl e t o per s onnc l .
They s houl d be pl ac ed. up t o a her ght of - 2 m and at a di s t er nc c oi ' i 0 c r r . r
* . 59, ,
f ' r onr t hc
enc l os ed s wt t c hgear and c ont r ol gear , f ac r ng al l poi nt s r ' " ' her e gas l s l r k c 11 t u be c r l r t t ed ( e. g
j oi nt s ,
i ns pc c t i on u' i ndow' s . door s t . I ndi c at or s s houl d al s o be ar r anqc d i l ( , . r 11- ont i r l l t l r r i - r
1 f
r . i - 1J27 : 1997
I l i c 298
(
199{ ) )
hei ght ot ' 2 nn abov e t he f l oor and bet * ' c en 30 c m and , 3( ) c nr t ' r r r r n t he c nc l os r - C
and c ont r ol gear , ( s ee Fi gur e AA. 2) .
Bl Sc k c r et onne ( c ot t on l abr r c appr ox r mat el ) ' l - 50 g, ' m' ) s hc - r ul c i be us ed f or
':.&il:-:-
sr vr i ci ' t gc; r r
t h e i n r i r c a
-
AA. 5. 3. 3 Accessi bi l i t _1' Tvpe B
I ndi c at or s s houl d be f i t t ed v er t i c al l y on al l ac c es s i bl e s i des of t he c nc l r r s ed s r r i t c hgear r r nd
c ont r ol gear .
They shoul d be pl aced. up t o a hei ght of 2 m and at a di st ance of l 0 cm +59l o l - r om t he
encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear , f aci ng al l poi nt s whcr e gas i s l i kei y t o be emr t t ed ( e. g.
j oi nt s , i ns pec t i on wi ndows , door s ) . I ndi c at or s s houl d al s o be ar r anged hor i z ont al l y at a
hei ght ol ' 2 m abov e t he f l oor and bet ween l 0 c m and 80 c m f r om t he enc l os ed s r v r t c hgeet r
and c ont r ol gear . I f t he t es t uni t i s l ower t han 2 m, i ndi c at or s s houl d be pl ac ed honz ont al l y
on t he t op c ov er s , f ac i ng al l poi nt s w' hc r e gas i s l i k ei y t o be emi t t ed and c l os e t o t he v c r t r c al
i ndi c at or s , whi c h i n t hr s c as e, ar e onl y r equi r ed up' t o t he ac t ual hei ght oI ' t he equi pment . ( s ec
Fi gur e AA. 2) .
Bl ac k c ot t on- i nt er l i ni ng l awn ( appr ox i mat el y ' 4O gl nt ' z ) s houl d be us ed l or t he i ndr c a-
t or s .
A4..6 Assessment of the test
The f ol l owi ng c r i t er i a al l ow f or t he ar c i ng ef f ec t s l i s t ed i n Cl aus e AA. l . Whoev er r eques t s
t he t es t t o be
per f or med
s hal l dec i de by whi c h of t hes e c r i t er i a t he r es ul t s oi ' t he t es t s houl d be
assessed.
I t i s t o be obs er v ed:
Cr i t er i on No. I
Whet her cor r ect l y secur ed door s, cover s, et c. , do not open.
Cr i t er i on. No. 2
Whet her par t s ( of t he met al - enc l os ed s wr t c hgear and c ont r ol gear ) . whr c h ma_\ ' c aus e a
hazar d, do not f l y ol r . Thi s i ncl udes l ar ge par t s or t hose wi t h shar p cdges. I - or exar npl c.
i ns pec t i on wi ndows . pr es s ur e r el i ef f l aps . c o! ' er pl at es , et c . , made of met al or pl as t i c .
C- r i t er i <, t n Nct . 3
Whet her ar c i ng does not c aus e hol es t o dev el op i n t he f r eel y ac c es s i bl e ex t er n: t l par t s of t he
encl osur e as a r esul t of bur ni ns. or ot her ef l ect s.
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Whet her t he i ndi c at or s ar r anged v er t i c al l y ( Sub- c l aus e AA. 5. 3) do not i gni t e. I ndi c at or s
i gni t ed as a r es ul t of pai nt or s t i c k er s bur ni ng ar e ex c l uded f r onr t hi s : i s s es s menl
Cr i t er i on , A/ o. J
Wh e t h e r t h e i n d i c a t o r s a r r a n g e d h o r i z o n t a l l y ' ( Su b - c l a u s e AA. 5 . 3 ) d o n o t i g n r t c . Sl t o u l d
t hey s t ar t t o bur n dur i ng t he t es t , t he as s es s ment c r i t er i on may be r egar ded as hav i ng been
met . i f pr oof i s es t abl i s hed of t he f ac t t hat t he i gni t i on was c aus ed by gl owi ng par t r c l es r at her
t han hot gas es . Pi c t ur es t ak en by hi gh- s peed c amer as s houl d be pr oduc ed i n ev i denc c .
Cr i t er i on No. 6
\ l ' het her al l t he ear t hr ne c onnec t i ons ar e s t i l l ef f ec t i v e,
I S 3427 : 1991
I t , ( ' 29t f { 1990 )
, 4. A. 7 Test r epor t
Ti r e f ol l ou' i ng i nf or mat i on s houl d be gi v en i n t he t es t r epor t :
Rat i ng anci descr i pt i on of t he t est uni t wi t h a dr awi ng showi ng t he mat n di menst ons,
det ai l s r el evant r o t he mechani cal st r engt h, t he ar r angement of t he pr essur e r el i ef f l aps
and t he met hod of f i xi ng t he met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear t o t he f l oor and
t o t h e wa l l s .
- - - - .
Ar r angement of t he t est connect i ons and t he poi nt of i ni t i at i on ol - t he ar c.
Ar r angement and mat er i al of i ndi cat or s wi t h r espct t o t he t ype of accessi bi l i t y
For t he pr ospect i ve or t est cur r ent :
a) r . m. s. val ue of t he- a. c. component dur i ng t he f i r st t hr ee hal f - cycl es:
b) hi ghest peak val ue;
c ) aver age val ue of t he a. c. component over t he act ual dur at i on of ' t he t est ;
d) t est dur at i on.
-
Osci l l ogr am( s) showi ng cur r ent s and vol t ages'
Assessment of t he t est r esul t s.
Ot her r el evant r emar ks.
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-
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Accessr bt l r t y
-
TYPe B
h ) 2 m
h ( 2 m
n ) - 2 m
n ( 2 m
Fi gur e AA. 2 Posi t i on of i ndi cat or s
( i )
Hei ght of equi Pment
( h)
I S ] 1?^7 : 199' 1
I i l ( - 298 ( 199( l )
Annex BB
( nor mat i ve)
Met hod of cal cul at i ng t he cr oss- sect i onal ar ea of bar e
-
^
"ond1:tors
with regard
ff":11f.1t":Tesses
due to currents
The l ol l owi ng f or mul a can be used t o cal cul at e t he cr oss- sect i on of bar e conduct or s necessar y
t cr wi t hst and t he t her mal st r ess due t o cur r ent s wi t h a dur at i on of t he or der of 0. 2 s t o 5 s.
wn e r e :
S r s t he c r os s - s ec t i on, ex pr es s ed i n s quar e mi l l i met r es
1 r s l he r . m. s . v al ue of t he c ur r ent i n amper es
a i s er pr es s ed i n
#
( +) "
and has r he f ol l owi ng val ues:
I I f or c opper
8 . 5 f o r a l u mi n r u m
4 . 5 f o r i r o n
2. , 5 f or l ead
r ! s t he I l me. ex pr es s ed i n s ec or r ds
A8 i s t he t emper at ur e r r s e, ex pr es s ed i n Kel v i ns ( K) ; f or bar e conduc t or s , r t r s nor mal l y 180 K
I f t he t i me i s mor e t han 2 s but l ess t han 5 s, t he val ue f or A8 may be i ncr eased i n t he same
f or r nul a t o 215 K.
Thi s t akes account of t he f act t hat t he t emper at ur e r i se r s not st r i ct l y adr abat r c.
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I E( ' 298
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Annex CC
( nor ma t i v e)
Recommended met hod f or t he weat her pr oof i ng t est
f or out door met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear
The enci osur e t o be t est ed shal l be t ' ul l y equi pped and compl et e wi t h al l f i t t r ngs such as r oof
bushi ngs. et c. , and pl aced i n t he ar ea t o be suppl i ed wi t h ar t i f i ci al pr ecl pr l at i on. For i nst al l at r ons
i : ompr i si ng sever al f unct i onai uni t s, a mi ni mum of t wo unl t s shal l be uscd l o t est t he
j or nt s
bet ween
r : hem;
a r oof
j oi nt
shal l be i ncl uded.
The ar t i f i ci al pr eci pi t at i on shal l be suppl i ed by a suf { - r ci ent number of nozzl es t o pr oduce a
" r ni f or m
spr ay over t he sur f ace under t est . The var i ous ver t r cal sur f aces of t t n encl osur e may be
t es t ed s epar at el y , pr ov i ded t hat a uni f or m
i pr ay
i s s r mul t aneous l y appl i ed al s o t o bot h of t he
i ol l owi ng
t he r oof sur f ace f r om nozzl es l ocat ed at a sui t abl e her ght ;
t he f l oor out si de t he encl osur e f or a di st ance of I m i n f r ont of t he sur f - ace under t est wi t h t he
encl osur e l ocat ed at t he mi ni mum hei ght above t he f l oor l evel speci f i ed by t he manuf ac-
t u r er .
@o f t h e e q u i p me n t e x c e e d s 3 m, t h e Sp r a y ma y b e a p p l i e d t o 3 n l wi d e s e c t i o n s i n
t ur n.
Each nozzl e used f or t hi s t est shal l del i ver a squar e- shaped spr ay pat t er n wi t h uni f or m spr ay
d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d s h a l l h a v e a c a p a c i t y o t 3 0 1 / mi n * l Ao / o a t a p r e s s u r e o f 4 , 6 b a r ( 4 6 0 k Pa ) + l } o ] o
and a spr ay angl e of 60" t o 80" . The cent r e l i nes of t he nozzl es shal l be i ncl i ned downwar ds so t hat
t he t op of t he spr ay i s hor i zont al as i t i s di r ect ed t owar ds t he ver t i cal and r oof sur f aces ber ng
t est ed. I t i s conveni ent t o ar r ange t he nozzl es on a ver t i cal st and- pi pe and space t hem about 2 m
apar t ( see t he t est ar r angement i n f i gur e CC. I
) .
The pr essur e i n t he f eedpi pe of t he nozzl es shal l be 4, 6 bar ( 460 kPa) + l 07o under f l ow
condi t i ons. The r at e at whi ch wat er i s appi i ed t o each sur f ' ace under t est shal l be about 5 mm/ mi n
and eer ch sur f ace so t est ed shal l r ecei ve t hi s r at e of ar t i f i ci al pr eci pi t at i on f or a dur at t on of 5 mi n
The spr ay nozzl es shal l be at a di st ance bet ween 2, 5 m and 3 m f r om t he near est ver t i cal sur f ace
unde r t est .
NO' I - E
- -
Wh e n a n o z z l e i n a c c o r d a n c e wi t h f i g u r e CC. 2 i s u s e d , t h e q u a n t i t y o f wa t e r t s c o n s t d e r e d t o b e i n
a c c o r d a n c e wi t h t h i s s t a n d a r d wh e n t h e p r c s s u r e i s 4 , 6 b a r ( 4 6 0 k Pa ) + l o o / u .
Af t er t he t est i s compl et ed, t he encl osur e shal l be i nspect ed pr ompt l y t o det er mi ne whet her t he
i ' ol l owi ng r equl r ement s have been met :
1) No wat er s hat l l be v i s i bl e on t he i ns ul at i on of t he mai n and aux i l i ar y c i r c ut t s .
2 ) No wa t e r s h a l l b c v i s i b l e o n a n ) , e l e c t r i c a l c o mp o n e n t s o r me c h a n t s ms o 1 ' t h e e q u r p me l l t .
3) No s i gni f i c ar nt ac c umul at i on of wat er s hal l be r et ai ned by t he s t r uc t ur e or ot hc r non- l ns ul at t np
par t s ( t o nr i ni mr z e c or r os r on) .
l S 3421 : 199' l
I t i ( l 298
( 1990 )
Nor r l ee
Ft ct r m CC. l Ar r angement
f or weat her pr oof i ng
t est
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tS 342' 7 : 1997
I FI C 298
( l 9e0
Annex DI )
( nor mat i ve
)
Gui de f or vol t age t est s af t er er ect i on on si t e
Wher l agr eed bet w, een manuf act ur er and user , power - f r equeny vol t age t est s i n dr y condi t i ons
may De car r r eo oTr T on t he mai n ci r cui t s of met al - encl osed wei t chgear and cont r ol gear af t er t he
er ec t l on on s l t e r n ex ac t l y t he s ame manner as s pec i f i ed i n Sub- c l aus e 7. 1 f or t he r out i ne t es t at t he
manuf act ur er ' s pr el nl ses.
The power - f r equenc y t es t v ol t age s hal l be 807" of t he v al r t es i ndi c at ed i n Sub- c l aus e 7. 1 and
s hal l be appl i ed t o eac h phas e c onduc t or of t he mal n c i r c ur t i n s uc c es s i on wi t h t he ot her phas e
c onduc t or s ear t hed. For t he t es t s , one t er mi nal of t he t es t t r ans f or mer s hal l be c onnec t ed t o ear t h
and t o t he encl osur e of met al - encl osed swi t chgear and cont r ol gear .
I f t he vol t age t est af t er er ect i on on si t e r epl aces t he r out r ne t est at t he mant r f act ur er ' s pr emi ses"
t he f ut l power - f r equency t est vol t age shal l be appl i ed.
D. C. v ol t age t es t s ar e under c ons i der at i on.
_=,_,_-s+ =_ _
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l S - 1 { 2 7 : l e 9 7
l l . . ( ' l 9 l { I 1 9 9 { r
Annex EE
( nor l nat i ve. )
Rat ed i nsul at i on l evel f or Ser i es I I
( b a s e d o r ) c u r r c r r t p r a c t i c e i n Ca n a d a a n d t h e Un i t e d St a t e s o f - . { t n e r t c e )
Thi s annex gt v es f or i nf or mat i on t he r at ed i ns r r l at i on l ev el s f or Ser t es I I . bt r : ed or r c ur r ent
r ) r ac r r c e r n Canada and t he Uni t ed St at es of Amer r c a, f or 6O Hz onl y .
Ra t c d v o l t a g e
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( r . m. s . v a l u e )
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bet ween phas c s
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d r s t l n c c
( k \ ' 1
Ra t e d l i g h t n t n g t mPu i s e
wi t hst r nd vol t ' age
( peak v al ue)
Ra t e d p o x c ! - - l r c q u c n c \
r ' , , r t h s \ a r r d i o i t J Er
( r . m . s . \ ' a l L l e )
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Par t i al di schar gc r neasur ement
FF- . 1 Ge n e r a l
The meas ur emc nt of par t i al di s c har ges i s a s ui t abl e means of det ec t i ng c er r ar n def c c t s i n
t he c qui pment under t es t and i s a us ef ul c ompl ement t o t he di el ec t r r c r es t s . Ex per r enc e s hor v s
t hat par t i al di s c har ges may l ead i n par t r c ul ar ar r angement s t o a pr ogr es s l v e degr adat l on l n
t he di el ec t r t c s t r engt h of t he i ns ul at i on. es pec i al l y of s ol i d i ns ul at i on.
On t he ot her hand, i t i s not ; , et pos s i bl e t o es t abi i s h a r el i abl e r el at i ons hi p bet r v een t he
r es ui t s of par t i al di s c har ge meas ur ement s and t he l i f e ex pec t anc y of r he equr pmc nt owi ng t o
t he c ompl ex i t y of t he i ns ul at i on s y s t ems us ed i n met al - enc l os ed s * , i t c hgear and c ont r ol -
gea
r .
FF. 2 Appl i cat i on
The measur ement of par t i al di schar ges may be appr opr r at e f or r r i cr al - encl osed sr vr t chgear
and cont r ol gear i f or gani c r nsul at i ng mat er i al s ar e used t her ei n and i s r ecommended f or
gas - l r l l ed c ompar t men [ s .
Bec aus e ol ' t he des r gn v ar i at i ons a gener al s pec i f i c at i on f or t hc t c s t r r b_l ec t c l l nnot bc gi v en.
I n gener al , t l - r e t est obj ect shoul d consi st oI assembl r es or sub- asscn- r bl r es \ \ , r t h ci r el ect r r c
s t r es s es whi c h et r e i dent i c al t o t hos e whi c h r v oul d oc c ur i n t hc c ont pl c t e i . r s s c nl bi . r of t he
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d e s r g n . c s p e c i a l l y ' r - r ' h e r e v a r i o u s l 1 r ' e p a r t s a n d c o n n e c t r o l t s a r e e mb e d d e d r n s o l r d i n s u l a r i o n . t c s t s l r r e
n e c e s s a r r l l c a r r i e d o u t o n a c o mp l e t e a s s c mb l r , .
2 I n t h e c a s e o l - d e s i g n s c o n s l s t l Dg o 1 ' a c o mb t n a t r o n o f ' c o n v e n t r o n a l L ( r r n p o n c n t s ( l ' o r l n s t a r . l c e i l t s t r u t n c n t
t r a n s f o r mc r s . b u s h i n g s ) . wh i c h c a n b c t c s t c d s c p z t r a t c l ; i n a c c o r d a n c c r r ' r t h r l i c r r r c : i c r r r n r s l a r r d a r d s , t h e
p u r p o s e o l - t h r s p a r t i a l d i s c h a r g e t c s t l s t o c h c c k t h e : - r r r l n g c r n c n t o 1 ' t h e c c ) l r r p o n c n l s r n t h e i r s s c r n b l y
F o r t e c h n i c a l a n d e c o n o mi c r e a s o n s , r t i s r e c o mme n d e d t o p c r f o r n r t h c p a r t i a l d i s c h a r g e
t es t s on t he s ant e as s embl i es or s ub- as s embl i es as ar e us ed 1' or t hc l r r andi i t or l , c l i c l ec t r t c
t e s t s .
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p r o d u c t l o n .
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c i r c ui t ( s ee t abl c FF. l ) .
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Procecl ure A
To be used as a gener al met hod f or equi pment desi gned f or use r n sysr ems wi t h or
wi t hout s ol i dl y ear t hed neut r al .
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vol t age sour ce successt vel y. t he ot her t wo phases and al l t he par t s ezl r t hed i n ser vi ce ber ng
ear t hed.
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For measur i ng t he par t i al di schar g. e quant i t i es, t wo t est ar r angement s shal i be r - r sed.
At f l r st , I l l easur el nent s shal l be made at a t cst vol t age o[ l , l C, ' (
Li i s r he r at ed vol t age) .
Each phase shal l be connect ed t o t he t est vol t age sour ce successi vel y' . t he ot her t wo
phas es bei ng ear t hed. I t i s nec es s ar y l o i ns ul at e or t o r emov e al l t he met al l i c par t s
nor mal l y ear t hed i n s er v i c e.
An addi t i onal meas ur ement s hal l be made at a r educ ed t es r v ol t age of ' l . l L' , . , I dur r ng
# . p a r t Sb e i n g e a r t h e d i n s e r v i c e a r e e a r t h e d a n d t h e t h r e e p h a s e s c o n n e Ct e d t o t h e
t est vol t age sour ce ar e br i dged
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When sui t abl e t cst f aci l i t i es ar e avai l abl e, t he par t i al di schar ge r csr s r ni i y bc car r i ed our i n
a t hr ee- phase ar r angement .
I n t hi s case. i t i s r ecommended t o use t hr ee coupl i r r g capacl t or s connecr ed as show, n i n
f i gur e FF. l . One di schar ge det ect or can be used whi ch i s connect ed successi v, el v t o t he
t hr ee measur i ng i mpedances.
For cal i br at i on of t he det ect or on one measur i ng posi t i on of t he t hr ee- phase ar r ange-
ment , shor t - dur at i on cur r ent pul ses of known char ge ar e i nj ecr ed bet wcen each of t hc
phases t aken i n t ur n on t he one hand, and t he ear t h and t he ot her r wo phases. on t he
ot her hand. The cal i br at i on gi vi ng t he l owest def l ect i on i s used f or t he det er mi nat i on of
t he di s c har ge quanr i r y .
FF. 4 Test pr ocedur e
The appl i ed power - l ' r equenc y v ol t age i s r ai s ed t o at l eas t 1, 3 Li or l , l t
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wi t h t h e t e s t c i r c u i t a n d t h e p a r t i a l d i s c h a r g e q u a n t i r y , i s me a s u r e d a r r h i s r c s r \ o r r a g e ( s c e
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The maxi mum per mi ssi bl e par t i al di schar ge quant i t y at l , l { J and, t or I , l U, ' u; i shal l be
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p r c s s u r c ( o r c l c n s i t y ) .
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CC. 2 9 7' i nt t ' ht ' t t r ' <' t , r t r - c' / ' i l l i ngs, ' f
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A s u t . \ / c y t l o e u n l e n t s u p p l i e d b ; ' t h e ma r t u l a c t L i r e r , u s e d wh e n t e s t i n g s r n q l e g a s - l r l l e d
c t ) l l l p a r t t ' n c n t s t o d e r n o n s t r a t e t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t we e n t h e t i g h t n e s s o f t h e c o mp i c t e g a s t i g h t
a s s c n t b l v : r n c ' l t h a t o f s i n g l e c o mp a r t me n t s .
GC. 2 l l C' r r t r t t t / r t t i t , c l aukr t ge r nea. eur ( , nt cnt
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, { hTf r FCr i r c nt , , v hi c h t ak es i nt o ac c ount al l t he l c ak s l ' r onr a gr v c n
as s enr bl v , r o det er mi nc
t h c l c a k i r g c r a t e .
CC; . 1 . 1 4 . S t t t / l t t r e
- l
h c : r e t i t r r r r ) l ' s J o r v l l mo v i n q l l l c a k n r c t e r s e n . s i n g p r o b c i r r o u n c i l n ; . i s s c n t b l _ r t o i 1 - ; g , , O ,
l c e k .
l \ - { J l 7 : l ( ) 9 7
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GCi . 3 Speci f i cat i ol r - s l ' or gas t i ght ness
GG. 3. I Cct n t r ol l ee/ pr e. s. : ' t t r e r ' . t ' s t enl s
- l - h e
t r o h i n p c c r . { ' n n n t r n l l e r - l n r p a e l r r . i c \ / ( t F n 1 c i c e n r ' . r f l e . { l - r r r t h a n l r n l l a r j r ' , r l r ' ' { i l l i n o
oper at i ons per day , ( r Y) or bv t he pr es s ur e dr op per da\ ' ( LP) . The per nr i s s i bi e \ al uc s s hal l be
, ' ; ' , - ^ l - . . , r h - ' { ) ' ^ r " - o .
( r r L t t v t r t l ! r l t q r l u r u ! L u r ! r .
f - : / - \ ' ) a t ' - l ^ . . . , . 1 ^ -
u u _ - ) . ; \ . { u . ) c q
I / r
c . ) J q t c J - 9 J t c t t . . t
Th e t i g h t n e s s o f c l o s e d p r e s s u r e s y s t e ms i s s p e c i f i e d b y t wo q L r a n t r t r e s .
-
1sl 31i ve l eakage r al e F. cl
{ n r e f e r r e d v e l r r r r q , r r e 1 o / ^ a n d 1 o / ^ n e r \ , p : r r ' l
r r . - . - . . - r - . ) - . . / ' .
- -
t i me bet ween r ef i l l i ngs Z
( pr ei er r eci v?i i ues ar e 3 anci i 0 yei r r s) .
GG. 3. 3 Seai eci pres, t ure . r_r' sI ems
Thc t i ght nes . s of s eal ed Dr c s s ur e s v s t enr . s l s s pec i t r c r j b_r ' t l r c r r ex pt : e t c d ( ) Dc r - r r t r r - r g' l i l c .
Pr ef er r ed val ues ar e 10. 20 and 30 vcar s.
GG. 4 Test s
- f h e
n r r r n ^ a p n f - t i o h t n F a e t r ' s t c i c t r r r l e r n r r n c l r l t . ' l h : r t l h t ' l r r t : r l s \ , s l e r i l , ' : r L ' : r o r , / : ( J r t r ) { n r r l
- - " - - c - '
exceed t he speci f i ed val ue l - n.
i i pos s i bi e, t he t c s t s s houi c j be per f or mec i on a c ompi er e gas - r i ght as s embi y at F, ( L) r D, ) . i i -
i t i s n o t c o n v e n i e n t , t h e t e s t s ma y b e p e r f o r mc - d o n s i n g l e
q a s - f l l l c d
c t r r n Fr r r t mc n t s . I n t h c s c
c a s e s , t h e p e r mi s s i b i e i e a k a g e r a t c o i ' t h e t e s t c c i o b j e c t s i n r c i a t i o n t o t i r c i c l k r r g c r a t c o f ' t h e
=- 1- g6Ak$g_! g- qt y
shal l be shown by t he t i ght ness co- or di nat i on chzr r t ' f C
- [ he
possi t - r l e l ei r kages
bet ween c ompar l . ment s oI di t ' f er ent gas - t r ght as s embl i es s hai i i r i s o be t i . r k c n nr t ( ) i r c c ( ) unt ( 5c c
f i g u r e CG. l
) .
I n g e n e r a l , o n l y c u mu l a t i v e l e a k a g e n r e a s L r r e n l e n t s a l l o w c a l c u l a t i o n o l ' l c . t k i r u . c r t t t c s
The t y pe t es t r epor t s houl d i nc l ude s uc h i nf i r r n- r at i on as .
- . -
a c i e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e o b j e c t u n d e r t e s t , i n c i L r c i i n g i t s i n t e r n i l i v o i u n r e a f l c i l h c n a l u r e o i ' t h e
l - r l l i ng gas;
- -
t he pr es s ur c s and t emper at ur es r c c or ded at t he begi nni ng and end of - t hc t c s t and t he
number of r ef i l l i ngs ;
t h e c u t i n a n d c u t o l ' f p r c s s L l r e s e t t i n g s o l - t h e p r e s s u r c ( o r d c n s i t y ' ) c o n t r o l o r r n o n i t o r i n g
d e v r c e ;
- - -
an i ndi c at i on of t he c al i br at i on of t hc mc t er s .
t h e r e s u l t s o f t h e me a s u r e me n t s .
i f apol i c abl e. t he t es t gas : r nd t he c onv er s i c ' r n l ' ac t or r r s ed t o as s c s s t he r c s r . r l t s
( l C
4 | T", r , pt : I r , s' I r o. / Dr e. \ ' - \ ' t r r ( . \ ' t ' . \ ' / r , / i i . r
Th e t i g h t n e s s t e s t s h a l l b c p c r l - o r n t c d b c l ' o r e i r n t ' l a l ' t c r t h e n r c e h l r n r c a r l o J r c r . i t t r ( ) r ) t c s t l r n r i
t h c t c mp e r : l t r l r c - r l s c t e s t s ( s c c Su b - c l i r u s c s h l { ) j . r n d b 1 )
N( ) - l E F r r r t r r n p c ' r l t t u r c - r i s c
( c \ l \ l h c l e s t o b i c c l t s l r o r r - . ) i t l l r l l t t c , l s . r t i t : i ) t c r n i r l \ e i l \ ( r T \ i t | \ j i l r r ' t ! ' t ] | l !
l c c d c r s * ' h r e h n l ; - r y i r l l c c t ; - r c , . r r r c L r .
( l B h t n c s \
n r c i t \ u r c r n c r \ , 1 I n l h r : e u i , : . i l t . r t i r . 1 l \ r t ' r - , l l l i e : t ' r l r t i . i i ! r : r ' - i ' - . , . l f \ \
v ' ' t t h o r t u t n : t l t n q i t r i L t r , - ' s h l t s t t r b e
i r ; r l ( ) r r l l c i . i
l o l 1 i l g t r g h t l t i s . n ) c : l \ u r c n t e r ) l
a :
Lt , \ 127 : l 99i
l l . . ( ' 2 9 8 ( l 9 e O )
z \ r ' r r n c r e a r s c r l l c u k a g c r a t c e t c ) . l . r c n r e t c n t l ) c r i . i t L l r t s { r l \ u ( i l
s t i i n d a r d s ; . i t n t l , ' o r d L r r t n g
( ) p c r i L t l ( ) n \ . 1 : i r c e e p t i . r b l c p r t r r , r t l c r i
v l t l u e a l - t e r t h e t e n r p e r r i t L l r L - i \ r c t r r r n c r l l ( ) n ( ) r n t r r I i r n t l r i e l t t
oper z r t i ons a r c per f - or nr ed.
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L ' l e i c n t
t o t i c t c r t n i n c r i . . A e o r r c c i r o r r s i r o u i c i b c t r t a r . i c l o t a k c r r r l o u c u t t u t r i i . i i c per l ocl / . ) Ll r l
v ar i at i on of anr bi ent ai r t emper at r r r e. Dr - r r i r r g t l i i s per i od t l . r e r c l r l l i ng c i ev i c c s hi r l l l r c
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b) Cl osed pressure s_t,stems and seal ed pressure .t-l ' .ttcr??J'
An y n t e t h o d ( e x a mp l e s a r e g i v e n i n l i g u r c GG. ? ) r n a y b c u s e d [ o n r e i i s u r e t h e l e a k i t g e r a t e
F. wh i c h i s u s e d i n c o mb i n a t i o n wi t h t h e t r g h t n e s s c o - o r d i n a t i o n c h a r t t ( ) c a l c r - t l a t e :
t he
r el at i . , ' e l eakage r at e l - , . , : l nd t he t i t nc l - - cr . ' . . ' ' ecn r cf i l l i ngs, . / ' i r " t
s y s t ems .
t i r e expect eci oper at i ng i i i e i or seai ed pr essLr r e svst cl t t s
n t _ / r { ( l l f , r
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ment s ar e not appl i c abl e.
I f t he t est obj ect i s f i l l ed wi t h a t est gas di i ' { er ent f ' r onr t he gl r . s uscr l ur se r \ t cc i i t ' t cj ,
( ) r
r l t r t
t est pr essur e di f f er ent f r om t he nor nt al oper at r ns nr essur e. cor r cct i vc i ' r t ct r . . r s dci i ncd bv
t he manul - act ur er shal l be used l br cal cul at i ons.
NOTE
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L e a k a g e r a r e r n e a s u r e me n t s r n p r a c t r c e
GG. 4. 2 Rout i ne t e- t t s oJ pr e. s s t t r e . t ' . v s t ent . \
Ro u t r n e t e s t s s h a i l b e p e r f r t r r n e d i l t n o r ma i a r n b i e n t u i r t e mp c r r t u r c \ \ ' l t l ) t l t e i l s s e l l t b l ) '
f i l l e d a t t h e p r e s s u r e ( o r d e n s i t ) , ) c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t i r e ma n u f a c l u r e r ' s t c s t p r t t e t i c c . Sr r i l ' l r r t g
ma y b e u s c d u n d e r c o n t r o l l e d c o n d l t t o n s :
o' !l ed
Pres-t,-/re
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T h e t e s t p r o c e d u r e c o r r e s p o n c i s t o S u b - c l a u s c - CC. 4 . l u ) .
b I C' l osed Dr essur e s] ' J' / enl . t t t nr l . st ' al t ' c/
- T ^ h e
t e c t m l \ / F . n e . f n r n . r ' r l i r ,
t hc nr anuf ac t t r r i ng pr oc r : s
or di nat i on c h: r r t l - C.
( i a s - r n s u j a t c d
n r c t a l - c n c l o s e d s r r , i t c h g c r i i ' . s i n g l t - p h a s c u n . r p s u l i l t c ( i .
p h a s r ' s c o n n c c t c ( i t ( ) t h c s l t n e g u s s \ s t ( r n .
Leakage r at e of t he. s- ' t ' sl ent . '
Compar t r nenL A
Comoar t ment I
Conr par t ment C
Cl onl r ol box D ( i nc l uc t i ng v al v es . s auges
moni t or i ng devi ccs)
Pi pi ng c
Pi pi ng
/
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s
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Rat ed f i l l i ng pr essur e
r a : _ : _ . . _ f . . _ ^ . : ^ _ ^ t
( ' , l v r l r l r l t t u l l l r U t r ! t r v r t d r
l , l L s J u t e - - - - + - _ . +
J ' o t a l i n r e r n a l v o l u me :
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l 4 x l 0 - 6 b a r , . c n r l ' s
l 4 x l 0- 6 bar * c r nl , t s
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T x l 0 6 b a r x c m l r s
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Page S
Scope
Repl ace t he f ourt h paragraph by t he f ol l owi ng:
Co mp o n e n l s c o n t a i n e d i n me t a l - e n c l o s e d s wi t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l g e a r a r e t o b e d e s i g n e d
and t es t ed i n ac c or danc e wi t h t hei r v ar i ous r el ev ant s t andar ds . Thi s s t andar d s uppl ement s
t h e s t a n d a r d s f o r t h e i n d i v i d u a l c o mp o n e n t s r e g a r d i n g t h e i r i n s t a l l a t i o n i n s wi t c h g e a r a n d
c o nt r ol gea r .
_ _ . - - J ' . . - +
The not es r emai n unchanoed.
Pa g e 1 1
Des i gn and c ons t r uc t i on
Repl ace t he f i r st par agr aph by t he f ol l owi ng'
Me t a l - e n c l o s e d s wi t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l g e a r s h a l l b e d e s i g n e d s o t h a t n o r ma l s e r v i c e ,
i n s p e c t i o n a n d ma r n t e n a n c e o p e r a t i o n s , d e t e r mr n a t i o n o f t h e e n e r g r z e d o r d e - e n e r g i z e d
s t a t e o l t h e ma i n c i r c u i t , i n c l u d i n g t h e u s u a l c h e c k i n g o f p h a s e s e q u e n c e , e a r t h i n g o t
c o n n e c t e d c a b l e s , l o c a t i n g o f c a b l e f a u l t s , v o l t a g e c o n n e c t e d c a b l e s o r o t h e r a p p a r a t u s
a n d t h e e l i mi n a t i o n o f d a n g e r o u s e l e c t r o s t a t i c c h a r g e s , c a n b e c a r r i e d o u t s a f e l y .
Pa g e 1 2
5. 3. 2 Ear t hi ng of t he encl osur e
Repl ac e t he s ec ond par agr aph by t he f ol l owt ng
i t i
I S 3, 127 : 1997
l I . . ( : 2e8 (
I 9g0 |
An e a r t h i n g c o n d u c t o r s h a l l b e p r o v i d e d e x t e n d i n g t h e wh o l e l e n g t h o f t h e me t a l - n c l o s d
s wi t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l g e a r . Th e c u r r e n t d e n s i t y i n t h e e a r t h i n g c o n d u c t o r , i f o f c o p p e r ,
s h a l l u n d e r t h e s p e c j f i e d e a r l h f a u l l c o n d i t i o n s n o l e x c e e d 2 OO AJ mm' f o r a r a t e d d u r a t i o n
of s hor t - c i r c ui t of 1 s , and 125 Nmr n' f or a r al ed dur at i on of s hor t - c i r c ui t of 3 s . Howev er ,
i t s c r os s - s ec t i on s hal l be not l es s t han 30 mm2. l t s hal l be t er mi nat d by an adequat e
t e r mi n a l i n t e n d e d f o r c o n n e c t i o n t o t h e e a r t h s v s t e m o f t h i n s t a l l a t i o n .
Repl ace the l ast paragraph by the fol l owi ng:
The met al l i c par t s of a wi t hdr awabl e par t whi ch ar e nor mal l y ear t hod shal l al so r emai n
ear t h- connect ed i n t he t est and di sconnect ed posi t i ons under t he pr escr i bed condi t i ons f or
t he i sol qt i ng di st ance ( see I EC 129) and at so i n any i nt er medl at e posi t i on.
Add at the end the fol l owi ng new paragraph:
The met al l i c par t s ot a r emovabl e par t whi ch ar e nor mal l y ear t hed shal l r emal n ear t h-
connect ed unt i l t he r emovabl e par t i s separ at ed f r om t he swi t chgear .
Page 1 4
5. 101. 1 Pr ot ect i on of per sons agai nst appr oach t o l i ve par t s and cont act
wi th movi ng parts
Modi fy the ti tl e as fol l ows:
5. 101. 1 Pr ot ect i on of per sons agai nst access l o hazar dous par t s and pr ot ect i on
ol the equi pment agai nst sol i d forei gn obj ects
Repl ace the text of thi s subcl ause and tabl e 1 by the fol l owi ng:
Ref er t o l Ec 694.
5. 101. 2 Pr ot ect i on of equi pment agai nst ext er nal ef f ect s
Modi f y t he t i t l e as f ol l ows:
5. 101 . 2 Pr ot ect i on agai nst i ngr ess of wat er
Fepl ace t he t ext of t hi s subcl ause by t he t ol l owi ng:
n e!grJcrl-EQL4=,,
,
5. 101. 3 Pr ot ect i on of equi pment agai nst mechani cal damage
Repl ace t he t i t l e as f ol l ows:
5 101 3 Pr ot ect i on of equi pment agai nst mechani cal i mpact under nor mal ser vi ce
co nd i t t o ns
l . \ - \ 127 : 1997
I l . _( ' 2e| t (
l ee0
Repl ace t he t ext of t hi s subcl ause by t he l ol t owi ng:
Re f e r t o I EC 6 9 4 .
5. 101 . 4 l nt er nal f aul t
Repl ace, on page
i S, the penul ti mate paragraph by the fol l owi ng:
f f such measur es ar e consi der ed t o be i nsuf f i ci ent , t hen a t est i n accor dance wi t h
annex AA may be agr eed bet ween t he manuf act ur er and t he user . Thi s t est cover s onl y
t he case of a f aul t r esul t i ng i n an ar c occur r i ng ent i r el y i n ai r , or i n anot her i nsul at i ng gas
wi t hi n t he encl osur e, or wi t hi n component s havi ng housi ngs whi ch l or m par t ot t he
encl osur e. l n or der t o t ake i nt o account possi bl e l ai l ur e i n ot her component s, pr act i cal
st eps shal l be t aken f or t he saf et y of per sons who may be i n t he vi ci ni t y ol t he swi t chgear .
Page 16
5. 102. 3 Ti ght ness of gas- f i l l ed compar t ment s
Replace the first paragraph by the following:
The manuf act ur er shal l st at e t he pr essur e syst em used and t he per mi ssi bl e gas- l eakage
r at e f or t he gas- f i l l ed compar t ment s ( r ef er t o I EC 694) .
5. 102. 4 Cover s and door s
Repl ace, on page17, i t em b) i n t he t hi rd paragraph by t he l ol l owi ng:
b) t hos e whi c h need t o be opened f or t he nor mal pur pos es o{ oper at i on ( r emov abl e
cover s, door s) . These shal l not r equi r e t ool s f or t hei r openi ng or r emoval . For t he saf et y
ol per sons t hey shal l be pr ovi ded wi t h sui t abl e i nt er l ocki ng devi ces and/ or l ocki ng
f ac i l i t i es ( e. 9. pr ov i s i ons l or padl oc k s or f or bot t i ng) .
Add t he f ol l owi ng not e af t er t he l ast paragraph:
NOTE
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At l e n t r o n s h o u l d b e p a i d t o t h r e q u i r e me n t ( r f a n y ) t o c a r r y o u t o p e r a t i o n o l t h e s wi t c h r n g d e v r c e s
wi t h o u t v o l t a g e / c u r r e n t o n t h e ma i n c i r c u i t wi t h d o o r s a n d c o v e r s o p n a s p a r t o f t h e ma i n t e n a n c e
pr oc ed u r es
Pa g e 1 7
5 . 1 0 3 . 1 Ge n e r a l
Repl ace t he f i rst paragraph by t he l ol l owi ng;
Pa r t i t i o n s a n d s h u t t e r s s h a l l p r o v i d e a t l e a s t a d e g r e e o f p r o t e c t i o n a s s p e c i f i e d i n
r EC 6 9 4
Repl ace i t em b) i n t he second par agr aph by t he f oi l owt ne
IS 3427 : 199' 7
I FI C 298
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b) apar r i r om mechani cai st r engt h, t he
power - f r equency t esl vol t ages speci f i ed
i n i EC ?43- i shoui ci be appi i eci ;
i n s u r a t r n g ma t e r i a l s h a l l wl t h s t a n d l r k e wr s e t h e
r n i t e m a ) . Th e a p p r o p r i a t e l e s t me t n o d s g r v e n
A a t r r l i - r t l A t ^ a a O l h a ( a l l n v t i n a
) s l t t a A ^ A t t l t i l m a l a a a e q a e a a l s .
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l t g . r g r t r t , t q t 9 l J a t a y r a l J t t -
Mear - r s si r ai i be
pr ovi ci eci
i o eRsur e i he r ei i abi e
mechanacal dr i ve, wher e t he movemer . t t of t he
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l t t t t t t i l i l u v a u t g
Pa r r .
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oper ai i on oi i he s hut i er s , e. g. by a
shut t er s i s posi t i vl y dr i ven by t he
l f , f or mai nt enance or t est pur poses, t her e i s a r equi r ement t hat one set of f i xed cont act s
shal l be accessi bl e t hr ough opened shut t er s, al l t he shut t er s shal l be pr ovi ded wi t h means
cl t oet i r f f i m: i ndependent l y i n t he cl osed posi t i on or i t shaf t be possi bl e t o i nser t a
scr een t o pr event t he l i ve set ol t i xed cont act s bei ng exposed. When, f or mai nt enance or
t est pur poses, t he aut omat i c cl osi ng of shut t er s i s made i noper at i ve i n or der t o r et ai n- t hem
r n t he open posi t i on, i t shal l not be possi bl e t o r et ur n t he swi t chi ng devi ce t o t he ser vi ce
posi t i on unt i l t h aut omat i c oper at i on of t he shut t er s i s r est or ed. Thi s r est or at i on may be
achi eved by t he act i on of r et ur ni ng t he swi t chi ng devi ce t o t he ser vi ce posi t i on.
Add the following sentence to the note:
Non- met ai i i c snut t er s shal t compi y wat h t h r equi r ement s i or non- met ai i r c par t i t i ons.
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5. 1 06 l nt er l ocks
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I t shal l not be possi bl e t o cl ose t he ci r cui t - br eaker , swi t ch or cont act or i n t he ser vi ce
oosi t i on un! ecs 2nv auxi ! i ar v
ci r cui l c associ at ed wi t h t he aut onnat i c ooeni no of t hese - - r
devi ces ar e connecl ed. Conver sel y, i t shal l not be possi bl e t o di sconnect t he auxi l i ar y
ci r cui t s wi t h t he ci r cui t - br eaker c! osed i n t he ser vi ce oosi t i on.
I t em b) , f i r s t par agr aph:
Rapl ace thi s paragraph
by the fol l owi ng:
I nt er l oc k s s hal l be pr ov i ded t o pr ev ent oper at i on of di s c onnec t or s under c ondi t i ons
ot her t han t hos e t hey ar e i nt ended f or ( s ee I EC 129) . The oper at i on ol a di s c onnec t or
s hal l nol be pos s i bl e unl es s t he as s oc i at ed c i r c ui l - br eak er , s wi t c h or c ont ac t or i s i n l he
open pos i t i on.
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l t ^ ^ J L : - a ^ a - - - ^ . . i J ^ J L . - ^ i - - . . : ^ L - ^ ; . . ^ ^ - a ^ ^ , - , ; ^ k ^ J h ; ^ ^ ^ . . , : a ^ h
f l e d l l l l l l t g u l i 1 u l r L ; u l l , 1 5
P l u v l u e t l
u Y d u i l u u l t - r . J r v d l \ g r l r t s E r r u 5 v a r l l r d r r s c l r r t i l r r \ , s v v r l ( / r r ,
t h e e a r t h i n g s wi t c h s h a l l b e i n t e r l o c k e d wi t h t h e c i r c u i t - b r e a k e r a n d t h e c i r c u i t - b r e a k e r
^ I ^ ^ l l l ^ ^ ^ A l a ^ ^ : - ^ . . . - r i ^ . ^ - 4 : ^ ^ ^ l ^ ^ ^ ^ : ^ ^
J r r c r i l u E s s u u r E u c r g d i l r > t u t i l l r t E t t t t u t t c l l ( J p g t t i l r g .
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21, the exi sti ng i tems f) and k) by the fol l owi ng new i tems f) and k):
t ) Test s t o ver i f y t he pr ot ect i on of per sons agai nst access t o subcr ause
hazar dous par t s and t he pr ot ect i on of t he equi pment
agai nst sol i d f or ei gn obj ect s: 6. 103
k) Test s t o ver i f y t he pr ot ect i on of t he equi pment agai nst
mechani cal i mpact :
6. 1 0g
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6. 5. 102 l esf s on ear t hi ng ci r cui t s
Replace the second paragraph by the following:
The shor t - ci r cui t cur r ent t est s wi t h ear t hi ng devi ces shal l be car r i ed out t hr ee- phase, wi t h
f ur t her si ngl e- phase t est s i f necessar y i n or der t o ver i f y t he per f or mance of al l t he ci r cui t s
t hat ar e i nt ended t o pr ovi de t he connect i on bet ween t he ear t hi ng devi ce and ear t h.
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6. 102. 1 Swi t chi ng devi ces and r emovabl e par t s
Repl ace thi s subcl ause by the fol l owi ng:
Swi t c- hj 4g. geJ] gg- s*and wi t hdr awabl e par t s shal l be oper at ed 50 t i mes, and r emovabl e
par t s i nser t ed 25 t i mes and r emoved 25 t i mes t o ver i l y sat i sf act or y oper at i on of t he
equi pment .
6. 103 Ver i f i cat i on of t he degr ee of pr ot ect i on
i l epl ace the ti tl e and text of thi s subcl ause as wel l as tabte 2 by the fol l owi ng;
6.103 Veri fi cati on of the l P-codi ng
Uef er t o I EC 694.
6. 1 05 Gas t i ghf ness t esf s of gas- f i l l ed compar t ment s
Repl ace the f i rst sentence by the fol l owi ng:
Ref er t o I EC 694.
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6. 107 Weat her pr oof i no t esf s
r , l
f s- 3] 27 : t 997
I l . - ( ' l gt t ( l e! . , o
)
Repl ace t hi s subcl ause by t he f oi l owt ng:
When agr eed bet ween manuf ac t ur er and us er , a weat her pr oof i ng t es t c an be made on
me t a l - e n c l o s e d s wi t c h g e a r a n d c o n t r o l g e a r i n t e n d e d l o r o u l d o o r u s e . A r e c o mme n d e d
me t h o d i s g i v e n i n I EC 6 9 4 .
6. 108 Ar ci ng due t o i nt er nal f aul t
Rept ace t he second paragraph by t he f oi t owi ng:
The t est pr ocedur e r epr esent s t he ef f ect s ot a t aul t r esuf t i ng i n an ar c occur r i ng ent i r el y i n
ai r or anot her i ns ul at i ng gas wi t hi n t he enc l os ur e when t he door s and c ov er s ar e c l os ed.
The t es t pr oc edur e
al s o c ov er s t he par t i c ul ar c as e of a f aul l oc c ur r i ng i n s ol i d i ns ul at i on
wher e t hi s i ns ul at i on i s bot h appl i ed dur i ng as s embl y on s i t e of t he met al - enc l os ed
s @a p e ) a n d d o e s n o t c o mp r i s e p r e f a b r i c a t e d i n s u | a t i n g p a r t s . F a u l t s i n a | l
o t h e r s o l i d i n s u l a t i o n a n d i n l i q u i d i n s u l a t i o n a r e n o t c o v e r e d b y t h e t e s t p r o c e d u r e .
Add t he f ol l owi ng new subcl ause:
6. 109 Mechani cal i mpact f est s
Re f e r t o I EC 6 9 4 .
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7. 104 Gas t i ght ness f est s of gas- f i l l ed compar t ment s
Repl ace t hi s subcl ause by t he f ol l owi ng.
Re f e r t o I EC 6 9 4
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ci r cui t shal l be t hr ee- phase t o al l ow t he f aut t t o become t hr ee- phase.
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AA. irt ility Type B
Add i n both subcl auses i n the second paragraphs
the fotl owi ng new second sentence:
Car e shoul d be t aken when posi l i oni ng
t he i ndi cat or s t o t ake i nt o account t he possi bi l i t y
of
hot gas escapi ng i n sl ant di r ect i ons.
l { 4. 6 Assessment of t ho t est
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by the fottowing:
- I ' he
f ol l owi ng cr i t er i a shoul d be used t o r ecor d t he r esul t s of t he i nt er nal f aul t t est s.
Del ete, under cri teri on No. 2, the words:
' made
of metal or pl asti c' .
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39
AA. 7 Test r epor t
Repl ace the second dash by the fol l owi ng two new dashes:
Ar r angement of t he t est connect i ons.
Poi nt and met hod of i ni t i at i on of t he i nt er nal f aul t .
F?epl ace the penul ti mate
dash by the fol l owi ng.-
- - : * s$msnr ent ' of
t he t est r esul t s, i ncl udi ng a r ecor d of t he obser vat i ons i n accor dance
wi t h AA. 6
I . s 3127
: t 997
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Pages 43. 44 and 45
Del et e annex CC.
Pa g e s 5 3 , 5 4 , 5 5 , 5 6 , 5 7 a n d 5 8
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