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    I.S. EN 60898-1:2003

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    ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES - CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: CIRCUIT-BREAKERS FOR A.C. OPERATION (IEC 60898-1:2002 (MOD))

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    Superseded date:  09-02-2019

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2003

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    FOREWORD
    1 Scope and object
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Classification
    5 Characteristics of circuit-breakers
    6 Marking and other product information
    7 Standard conditions for operation in service
    8 Requirements for construction and operation
    9 Tests
    Annex A (informative) - Determination of short-circuit
            power factor
    Annex B (normative) - Determination of clearances and
            creepage distances
    Annex C (normative) - Number of samples to be submitted and
            test sequences to be applied for verification of
            conformity (13.5 of ISO/IEC Guide 2:1991)
    Annex D (informative) - Co-ordination under short-circuit
            conditions between a circuit-breaker and another
            short-circuit protective device (SCPD) associated
            in the same circuit
    Annex E (normative) - Special requirements for auxiliary
            circuits for safety extra-low voltage
    Annex F (informative) - Examples of terminals
    Annex G (informative) - Correspondence between ISO and AWG
            copper conductors
    Annex H (normative) - Arrangement for short-circuit test
    Annex I (normative) - Routine tests
    Annex J (normative) - Particular requirements for
            circuit-breakers with screwless type terminals for
            external copper conductors
    Annex K (normative) - Particular requirements for
            circuit-breakers with flat quick-connect terminations
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Classification of circuit-breakers
             Type B and C up to and including 63 A into energy
             limiting classes
    Annex ZC (normative) - Special national conditions
    Annex ZD (informative) - List of clauses that require retesting

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    Pertains to a.c. air-break circuit-breakers for operation at 50 Hz or 60 Hz, having a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V (between phases), a rated current not exceeding 125 A and a rated short-circuit capacity not exceeding 25000 A.

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    Development Note Supersedes I.S. EN 60898. (10/2005) For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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
    IEC 60998-1:2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements
    IEC 60228:2004 Conductors of insulated cables
    IEC 60364-4-473:1977+AMD1:1998 CSV Electrical installations of buildings - Part 4: Protection for safety - Chapter 47: Application of protective measures for safety - Section 473: Measures of protection against overcurrent
    HD 384.4.41 S2:1996/A1:2002 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF BUILDINGS - PART 4: PROTECTION FOR SAFETY - CHAPTER 41: PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK
    IEC 61009-2-1:1991 Residual current operated circuit-breakers with integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCBO's) - Part 2-1: Applicability of the general rules to RCBO's functionally independent of line voltage
    IEC 60364-4-41:2005+AMD1:2017 CSV Low voltage electrical installations - Part 4-41: Protection for safety - Protection against electric shock
    IEC 60050-441:1984 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 441: Switchgear, controlgear and fuses
    HD 625.1 : 200S1 INSULATION COORDINATION FOR EQUIPMENT WITHIN LOW-VOLTAGE SYSTEMS - PRINCIPLES, REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
    IEC 61210:2010 Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect terminations for electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements
    IEC 61009-2-2:1991 Residual current operated circuit-breakers with integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCBO's) - Part 2-2: Applicability of the general rules to RCBO's functionally dependent on line voltage
    HD 588.1 : S1 AMD 1 HIGH VOLTAGE TEST TECHNIQUES - GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND TEST REQUIREMENTS
    HD 472 S1:1989/AC:2013 NOMINAL VOLTAGES FOR LOW-VOLTAGE PUBLIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEMS
    EN 60947-1:2007/A2:2014 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 1: GENERAL RULES (IEC 60947-1:2007/A2:2014)
    IEC 61009-1:2010+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2013 CSV Residual current operated circuit-breakers with integral overcurrentprotection for household and similar uses (RCBOs) - Part 1: General rules
    ISO 2039-2:1987 Plastics Determination of hardness Part 2: Rockwell hardness
    EN 60112 : 2003 AMD 1 2009 METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PROOF AND THE COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDICES OF SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS
    ASTM B 172 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors Having Bunch-Stranded Members, for Electrical Conductors
    IEC 62019:1999+AMD1:2002 CSV Electrical accessories - Circuit-breakers and similar equipment for household use - Auxiliary contact units
    IEC 60998-2-2:2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 2-2: Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with screwless-type clamping units
    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
    EN 60695-2-10:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure
    IEC 60947-1:2007+AMD1:2010+AMD2:2014 CSV Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules
    IEC 60228A:1982 First supplement - Conductors of insulated cables - Guide to the dimensional limits of circular conductors
    IEC 60898-2:2016 Electrical accessories - Circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household and similar installations - Part 2: Circuit-breakers for AC and DC operation
    ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004 Standardization and related activities General vocabulary
    IEC 60947-2:2016 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
    EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12 DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE) (IEC 60529 EDITION 2.2 CORRIGENDUM 2:2015)
    IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
    EN 60947-2:2017 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
    IEC 60695-2-10:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure
    IEC 60664-1:2007 Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests
    HD 384.4.473 : 200S1 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION OF BUILDINGS - PROTECTION FOR SAFETY - APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR SAFETY - MEASURES OF PROTECTION AGAINST OVERCURRENT
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