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    I.S. EN 60204-1:2006

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    SAFETY OF MACHINERY - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF MACHINES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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    Withdrawn date:  14-09-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2006

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 General requirements
       4.1 General considerations
       4.2 Selection of equipment
       4.3 Electrical supply
       4.4 Physical environment and operating conditions
       4.5 Transportation and storage
       4.6 Provisions for handling
       4.7 Installation and operation
    5 Incoming supply conductor terminations and devices for
       disconnecting and switching off
       5.1 Incoming supply conductor terminations
       5.2 External protective conductor terminal
       5.3 Supply disconnecting (isolating) device
       5.4 Devices for switching off for prevention of unexpected
            start-up
       5.5 Devices for disconnecting electrical equipment
       5.6 Protection against unauthorized, inadvertent and/or
            mistaken connection
    6 Protection against electric shock
       6.1 General
       6.2 Protection against direct contact
       6.3 Protection against indirect contact
       6.4 Protection by the use of PELV
    7 Protection of equipment
       7.1 General
       7.2 Overcurrent protection
       7.3 Overload protection of motors
       7.4 Abnormal temperature protection
       7.5 Protection against supply interruption or voltage
            reduction and subsequent restoration
       7.6 Motor overspeed protection
       7.7 Earth fault/residual current protection
       7.8 Phase sequence protection
       7.9 Protection against overvoltages due to lightning and to
            switching surges
    8 Equipotential bonding
       8.1 General
       8.2 Protective bonding circuit
       8.3 Functional bonding
       8.4 Measures to limit the effects of high leakage current
    9 Control circuits and control functions
       9.1 Control circuits
       9.2 Control functions
       9.3 Protective interlocks
       9.4 Control functions in the event of failure
    10 Operator interface and machine mounted control devices
       10.1 General
       10.2 Push-buttons
       10.3 Indicator lights and displays
       10.4 Illuminated push-buttons
       10.5 Rotary control devices
       10.6 Start devices
       10.7 Devices for emergency stop
       10.8 Devices for emergency switching off
       10.9 Displays
    11 Controlgear: location, mounting, and enclosures
       11.1 General requirements
       11.2 Location and mounting
       11.3 Degrees of protection
       11.4 Enclosures, doors and openings
       11.5 Access to control gear
    12 Conductors and cables
       12.1 General requirements
       12.2 Conductors
       12.3 Insulation
       12.4 Current-carrying capacity in normal service
       12.5 Conductor and cable voltage drop
       12.6 Flexible cables
       12.7 Conductor wires, conductor bars and slip-ring assemblies
    13 Wiring practices
       13.1 Connections and routing
       13.2 Identification of conductors
       13.3 Wiring inside enclosures
       13.4 Wiring outside enclosures
       13.5 Ducts, connection boxes and other boxes
    14 Electric motors and associated equipment
       14.1 General requirements
       14.2 Motor enclosures
       14.3 Motor dimensions
       14.4 Motor mounting and compartments
       14.5 Criteria for motor selection
       14.6 Protective devices for mechanical brakes
    15 Accessories and lighting
       15.1 Accessories
       15.2 Local lighting of the machine and equipment
    16 Marking, warning signs and reference designations
       16.1 General
       16.2 Warning signs
       16.3 Functional identification
       16.4 Marking of equipment
       16.5 Reference designations
    17 Technical documentation
       17.1 General
       17.2 Information to be provided
       17.3 Requirements applicable to all documentation
       17.4 Installation documents
       17.5 Overview diagrams and function diagrams
       17.6 Circuit diagrams
       17.7 Operating manual
       17.8 Maintenance manual
       17.9 Parts list
    18 Verification
       18.1 General
       18.2 Verification of conditions for protection by automatic
            disconnection of supply
       18.3 Insulation resistance tests
       18.4 Voltage tests
       18.5 Protection against residual voltages
       18.6 Functional tests
       18.7 Retesting
    Annex A (normative) Protection against indirect contact in
            TN-systems
    Annex B (informative) Enquiry form for the electrical equipment
            of machines
    Annex C (informative) Examples of machines covered by this part
            of IEC
    Annex D (informative) Current-carrying capacity and overcurrent
            protection of conductors and cables in the electrical
            equipment of machines
    Annex E (informative) Explanation of emergency operation functions
    Annex F (informative) Guide for the use of this part of IEC
    Annex G (informative) Comparison of typical conductor
            cross-sectional areas
    Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
             publications with their corresponding European
             publications
    Annex ZZ (informative) Coverage of Essential Requirements of
             EC Directives
    Bibliography
    Index

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    Applies to the application of electrical, electronic and programmable electronic equipment and systems to machines not portable by hand while working, including a group of machines working together in a co-ordinated manner.

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    Development Note 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 Withdrawn
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