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61557-5:2007

Electrical safety in low

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National foreword

This British Standard was published by BSI. It is the UK implementation of 

EN 61557-5:2007. It is identical with IEC 61557-5: 2007. It supersedes
BS EN 61557-5:1997, which will be withdrawn on 1 March 2010.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee
PEL/85, Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities.
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 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61557-5
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM March 2007
ICS 17.220.20; 29.080.01; 29.240.01 Supersedes EN 61557-5:1997

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Foreword
The text of document 85/294/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61557-5, prepared by IEC TC 85, Measuring
equipment
equipment for electrical and electromagnetic
electromagnetic quantities, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote
and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61557-5 on 2007-03-01.

   I This European Standard supersedes EN 61557-5:1997.

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CONTENTS

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ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN LOW VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

UP TO 1 000 V a.c. AND 1 500 V d.c. –
EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING, MEASURING OR MONITORING
OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES –

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   0 The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
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IEC 61010-1:2001,
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For the purposes of this document, the definitions given in IEC 61557-1 and the following
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additional earth electrode used as a probe for sampling potentials during measurements
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3.5
3. 5
probe resistance
R S
earth electrode resistance of an additional earth electrode used as a probe for sampling
potentials during measurements

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4. 1 The output voltage present across the terminals E and H shall be an a.c. voltage
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B = ± ( A + 1,15 E 12 + E 22 + E 32 + E 42 + E 52 + E 72 + E 82 )

A = intrinsic uncertainty
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E n = variations B [%] =  ± × 100 %
fiducial value
R = routine test

T = type test
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The operating uncertainty shall apply under the rated operating conditions given in
IEC 61557-1 and the following:

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16 / 3 Hz or with d.c. v oltage respectively across the terminals E (ES) and S or to the earth
resistance loop. The r.m.s. value of the series interference voltage for equipment with
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5.1.3 Designation of the terminals (as far as applicable):

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fo r t he ear th ele ctrod
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ES : ter min al for
fo r the pro be place
pl ace d n ear est to the ear th ele ctrod
ct rod e;
 – S: ter min al for
fo r a pro be;
 – H: termi
te rmi nal for the
th e a uxi liary
li ary ear th ele ctrod
ct rod e.
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5.2 Operating instructions

The operating instructions shall state the following in addition to the statements in
IEC 61557-1.

5.2.1 The range of applications (e.g. for agricultural plants or others) for the equipment for 
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va lue of the sup ply
pl y volt
vo ltage
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us ed as a s upp ly;
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nc y of the
th e pow er sup ply in the case
ca se of mai ns- ope rat ed mea surin
su rin g
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nc e t emp era ture
tu re 23 °C ± 2 °C;
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nc e p osi tion
ti on in acco
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rda nce
nc e w ith
it h t he man ufa cture
ct ure r's state
st ate men t;
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is tance
nce s of pro bes and aux ilia
il iary
ry ear th ele ctrod
ct rod es 100 Ω;
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications

with their corresponding European publications
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