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  • IEC TR 60479-5:2007

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    Effects of current on human beings and livestock - Part 5: Touch voltage threshold values for physiological effects

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    Published date:  07-11-2007

    Publisher:  International Electrotechnical Committee

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Conditions and threshold values
      4.1 General
      4.2 Physiological effects of touch current
      4.3 Body impedance
      4.4 Impedance external to the body
      4.5 Other factors affecting voltage thresholds
      4.6 Touch voltage thresholds as a function of duration
      4.7 Touch voltage thresholds for long durations
    5 Touch voltage thresholds - Presentation of voltage-time curves
    Annex A (informative) Body impedance
    Annex B (informative) Touch voltage - Explanation of a method to
            derive estimates of touch voltages thresholds for strong
            muscular reactions and ventricular fibrillation from
            the body impedance tables and current limits in
            IEC/TS 60479-1
    Annex C (informative) Determination of voltage thresholds under
            selected conditions
    Annex D (informative) Limits of applicability
    Bibliography

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    This Technical Report provides touch voltage-duration combination thresholds based on analysis of information concerning body impedances and current thresholds of physiological effects, as given in IEC/TS 60479-1. Such threshold combinations relate to specific environmental and contact conditions that determine body impedance for particular current pathways. This technical report considers only (i) 50/60 Hz sinusoidal alternating voltage having no other frequency components and no significant direct voltage component, and (ii) direct voltage with no significant alternating component. This technical report provides thresholds as a result of calculations based on values from IEC/TS 60479-1, with uncertainties. Therefore thresholds proposed in this report also correspond to values with uncertainties. Touch voltage-duration combination thresholds are for use by technical committees as guidance for the determination of limits for touch voltage and touch voltage durations in various environmental situations. The contents of the corrigendum of July 2013 have been included in this copy.

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    Development Note Stability Date: 2017. (10/2012)
    Document Type Technical Report
    Publisher International Electrotechnical Committee
    Status Current

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