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  • BS 5992-3:1980

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    Electrical relays Specification for the insulation testing of electrical relays

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-08-2001

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-10-1980

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    National foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    1 Scope
    2 Object
    3 Definitions
    4 Assessment of rated insulation voltages
    5 General requirements regarding insulation tests
    6 Dielectric tests
    7 Measurements of insulation resistance
    8 Impulse voltage tests
    9 Marking
    Appendices
    A Guidance for determining the value of the dielectric
       test voltage
    B Guidance for determining the values of clearance and
       creepage distances
    C Explanations concerning overvoltage phenomena
    D Guidance for impulse voltage tests
    E Advice on safety measures

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    Requirements for insulation of relays and associated ancillaries and for the tests used to evaluate them. These include insulation resistance, dielectric and impulse voltage withstand tests. Gives guidance on the selection of degrees of severity of unspecified parameters. Lists terminology. See also BS 142:Section 1.3.

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    Committee PEL/95
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
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    BS EN 117000:1997 Harmonized system of quality assessment for electronic components. Generic specification. Solid state all-or-nothing relays. Generic data and methods of test
    BS CECC 16000-1:1992 Harmonized system of quality assessment for electronic components. Generic specification: electromechanical all-or-nothing relays General
    BS QC 160100:1987 Harmonized system of quality assessment for electronic components. Electrical relays. Sectional specification: electromechanical all-or-nothing relays
    BS 142-4.1(1984) : 1984 ELECTRICAL PROTECTION RELAYS - REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-INPUT ENERGIZING QUANTITY RELAYS - SPECIFICATION FOR BIASED (PERCENTAGE) DIFFERENTIAL RELAYS
    BS EN 60255-23:1997 Electrical relays Contact performance
    BS EN 147000:1995 Harmonized system of quality assessment for electronic components. Generic specification. Sockets for use with electrical relays of assessed quality
    BS EN 60255-6:1995 Electrical relays Measuring relays and protection equipment
    BS 7494-1:1991 Performance and testing of teleprotection equipment of power systems. Specification for narrow-band command systems
    BS 142-3.2(1983) : LATEST ELECTRICAL PROTECTION RELAYS - SPECIFICATION FOR SINGLE INPUT ENERGIZING QUANTITY MEASURING RELAYS WITH DEPENDENT SPECIFIED TIME
    BS 142-2.3(1984) : LATEST ELECTRICAL PROTECTION RELAYS - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES OF PROTECTION RELAYS - SPECIFICATION FOR THERMAL ELECTRICAL RELAYS
    BS EN 116000-3:1996 Harmonized system of quality assessment for electronic components. Generic specification: electromechanical all-or-nothing relays Test and measurement procedures
    BS 5992-1:1980 Electrical relays Specification for contact performance of electrical relays
    BS 142-0:1992 Electrical protection relays General introduction and list of Parts
    BS QC 160000-1:1987 Harmonized system of quality assessment for electronic components. Electrical relays. Generic specification: electromechanical all-or-nothing relays Test and measurement procedures
    BS EN 60495:1994 Single sideband power-line carrier terminals
    BS 5992-2(1980) : AMD 9688 ELECTRICAL RELAYS - SPECIFICATION FOR - ALL - OR - NOTHING ELECTRICAL RELAYS
    BS 142-4.2(1984) : 1984 ELECTRICAL PROTECTION RELAYS - REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTI-INPUT ENERGIZING QUANTITY RELAYS - SPECIFICATION FOR DIRECTIONAL RELAYS AND POWER RELAYS
    BS 142-2.2(1982) : LATEST ELECTRICAL PROTECTION RELAYS - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRINCIPAL FAMILIES OF PROTECTION RELAYS - SPECIFICATION FOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MEASURING RELAYS USED FOR PROTECTION
    ESI 48-4 : ISSUE 3 AMD 1 DC RELAYS ASSOCIATED WITH A TRIPPING FUNCTION IN PROTECTION SYSTEMS
    BS 142-3.1(1983) : LATEST ELECTRICAL PROTECTION RELAYS - SPECIFICATION FOR SINGLE INPUT ENERGIZING QUANTITY MEASURING RELAYS WITH NON-SPECIFIED TIME OR INDEPENDENT SPECIFIED TIME

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    IEC 60112:2003+AMD1:2009 CSV Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials
    IEC 60038:2009 IEC standard voltages
    BS 5992-2(1980) : AMD 9688 ELECTRICAL RELAYS - SPECIFICATION FOR - ALL - OR - NOTHING ELECTRICAL RELAYS
    BS 4727-1:GRP03(1971) : 1971 GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING AND COLOUR TERMS - TERMS COMMON TO POWER TELECOMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS - RELAY TERMINOLOGY
    BS 5992-1:1980 Electrical relays Specification for contact performance of electrical relays
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