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    BS EN 60871-1 - SHUNT CAPACITORS FOR AC POWER SYSTEMS HAVING A RATED VOLTAGE ABOVE 1000 V - PART 1: GENERAL

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-08-2014

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope and object
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Service conditions
    5 Quality requirements and tests
    6 Classification of tests
    7 Capacitance measurement (routine test)
    8 Measurement of the tangent of the loss angle
       (tan delta) of the capacitor (routine test)
    9 Voltage test between terminals (routine test)
    10 AC voltage test between terminals and container
       (routine test)
    11 Test of internal discharge device (routine test)
    12 Sealing test (routine test)
    13 Thermal stability test (type test)
    14 Measurement of the tangent of the loss angle
       (tan delta) of the capacitor at elevated temperature
       (type test)
    15 AC voltage test between terminals and container
       (type test)
    16 Lightning impulse test between terminals and container
       (type test)
    17 Short-circuit discharge test (type test)
    18 Insulation levels
    19 Overloads - Maximum permissible voltage
    20 Overloads - Maximum permissible current
    21 Safety requirements for discharge devices
    22 Safety requirements for container connections
    23 Safety requirements for protection of the environment
    24 Other safety requirements
    25 Markings of the capacitor unit
    26 Markings of the capacitor bank
    27 Guide for installation and operation
    Annex A (normative) - Precautions to be taken to avoid
            pollution of the environment by polychlorinated
            biphenyls
    Annex B (normative) - Additional definitions, requirements
            and tests for power filter capacitors
    Annex C (normative) - Test requirements and application
            guide for external fuses and units to be
            externally fused
    Annex D (informative) - Formulae for capacitors and
            installations
    Annex E (informative) - Capacitor bank fusing and
            unit arrangement
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    Committee PEL/33
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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

    IEC 60871-4:2014 Shunt capacitors for AC power systems having a rated voltage above 1 000 V - Part 4: Internal fuses
    IEC 60549:2013 High-voltage fuses for the external protection of shunt capacitors
    IEEE 1036-2010 IEEE Guide for the Application of Shunt Power Capacitors
    IEC TR 60996:1989 Method for verifying accuracy of tan delta measurements applicable to capacitors
    IEC 60273:1990 Characteristic of indoor and outdoor post insulators for systems with nominal voltages greater than 1000 V
    IEC 61642:1997 Industrial a.c. networks affected by harmonics - Application of filters and shunt capacitors
    IEC 60071-2:1996 Insulation co-ordination - Part 2: Application guide
    IEC 60050-436:1990 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 436: Power capacitors
    IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
    IEC 60071-1:2006+AMD1:2010 CSV Insulation co-ordination - Part 1: Definitions, principles and rules
    IEC TS 60871-2:2014 Shunt capacitors for a.c. power systems having a rated voltage above 1 000 V - Part 2: Endurance testing
    IEC TS 60871-3:2015 Shunt capacitors for a.c. power systems having a rated voltage above 1000 V - Part 3: Protection of shunt capacitors and shunt capacitor banks
    IEEE 18-2012 IEEE Standard for Shunt Power Capacitors
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