BS EN 50123-1:2003
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Railway applications. Fixed installations. D.C. switchgear General
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English
11-07-2003
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
3.1 General terms
3.2 Performance characteristics
3.3 Components
3.4 Terms relating to d.c. circuit breakers,
switch-disconnectors and associated relays
4 Service conditions and requirements
4.1 Environmental conditions
4.2 Insulation levels
5 Standard features and conventional assumptions
5.1 Standard features and conventional parameters
for the main circuit
5.2 Standard features for auxiliary and control
circuits
6 Temperature-rise limits
7 Tests
7.1 General
7.2 Test tolerances
7.3 Tests on movable devices
7.4 Temperature-rise test
7.5 Dielectric tests
7.6 Short circuit and load switching conditions
7.7 Verification of the behaviour during short-time
withstand current test
7.8 Verification of the manual control device for
sturdiness and position indicator reliability
Annex A (normative) Diagrams for tests
Annex B (normative) Environmental conditions for indoor
installations
Annex C (normative) Search of critical currents for d.c.
circuit breakers and switches
Annex D (informative) Recommended creepage distances
Annex E (informative) Determination of maximum energy
fault location
Bibliography
Figures
Tables
Specifies requirements for d.c. switchgear and controlgear. Meant to be used in fixed electrical installations, with nominal voltage not over 3,000 V d.c. which supply electrical power to vehicles for public guided transport.
| Committee |
GEL/9
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 01/202257 DC (07/2003)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
50
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
The EN 50123 series specifies requirements for d.c. switchgear and controlgear and is intended to be used in fixed electrical installations with nominal voltage not exceeding 3 000 V d.c., which supply electrical power to vehicles for public guided transport, i.e. railway vehicles, tramway vehicles, underground vehicles and trolley-buses.
Part 1 specifies general requirements.
The other parts are covering
| Part 2 | D.C. circuit breakers, |
| Part 3 | Indoor d.c. disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and earthing switches, |
| Part 4 | Outdoor d.c. disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and earthing switches, |
| Part 5 | Surge arresters and low voltage limiters for specific use in d.c. systems, |
| Part 6 | D.C. switchgear assemblies, |
| Part 7-1 | Measurement, control and protection devices for specific use in d.c. traction systems – Application guide, |
| Part 7-2 | Measurement, control and protection devices for specific use in d.c. traction systems – Isolating current transducers and other current measuring devices, |
| Part 7-3 | Measurement, control and protection devices for specific use in d.c. traction systems – Isolating voltage transducers and other voltage measuring devices |
| Standards | Relationship |
| NF EN 50123-1 : 2004 | Identical |
| NEN EN 50123-1 : 2003 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 50123-1:2003 | Identical |
| DIN EN 50123-1 : 2003 COR 1 2004 | Identical |
| EN 50123-1:2003 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 50123-1:2004 | Identical |
| IEC 60243-1:2013 | Electric strength of insulating materials - Test methods - Part 1: Tests at power frequencies |
| IEC 60112:2003+AMD1:2009 CSV | Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials |
| EN 50124-2:2017 | Railway applications - Insulation coordination - Part 2: Overvoltages and related protection |
| EN 60129:1994/A2:1996 | ALTERNATING CURRENT DISCONNECTORS AND EARTHING SWITCHES |
| HD 214 : 200S2 | RECOMMENDED METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDEX OF SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS UNDER MOIST CONDITIONS |
| EN 50122-1:2011/A4:2017 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRICAL SAFETY, EARTHING AND THE RETURN CIRCUIT - PART 1: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| IEC 60050-811:1991 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 811: Electric traction |
| IEC 60050-605:1983 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 605: Generation, transmission and distribution of electricity - Substations |
| IEC 60099-4:2014 | Surge arresters - Part 4: Metal-oxide surge arresters without gaps for a.c. systems |
| IEC 60050-441:1984 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 441: Switchgear, controlgear and fuses |
| EN 50122-2:2010 | Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electrical safety, earthing and the return circuit - Part 2: Provisions against the effects of stray currents caused by d.c. traction systems |
| EN 60099-4:2014 | Surge arresters - Part 4: Metal-oxide surge arresters without gaps for a.c. systems |
| HD 588.1 : S1 AMD 1 | HIGH VOLTAGE TEST TECHNIQUES - GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND TEST REQUIREMENTS |
| EN 60099-1:1994/A1:1999 | SURGE ARRESTERS - PART 1: NON-LINEAR RESISTOR TYPE GAPPED SURGE ARRESTERS FOR A.C. SYSTEMS |
| EN 60947-1:2007/A2:2014 | LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 1: GENERAL RULES (IEC 60947-1:2007/A2:2014) |
| EN 60507:2014 | Artificial pollution tests on high-voltage ceramic and glass insulators to be used on a.c. systems |
| IEC 60694:1996+AMD1:2000+AMD2:2001 CSV | Common specifications for high-voltage switchgear and controlgear standards |
| IEC 60085:2007 | Electrical insulation - Thermal evaluation and designation |
| EN 50124-1:2017 | Railway applications - Insulation coordination - Part 1: Basic requirements - Clearances and creepage distances for all electrical and electronic equipment |
| EN 60298:1996/A11:1999 | A.C. METAL-ENCLOSED SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR FOR RATED VOLTAGES ABOVE 1 KV AND UP TO AND INCLUDING 52 KV |
| EN 50329:2003/A1:2010 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - TRACTION TRANSFORMERS |
| EN 50125-2:2002/corrigendum:2010 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR EQUIPMENT - PART 2: FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS |
| IEC 60129:1984 | Alternating current disconnectors and earthing switches |
| EN 50119 : 2009 AMD 1 2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES |
| EN 60694:1996/A2:2001 | COMMON SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR STANDARDS |
| EN 50327 : 2003 AMD 1 2005 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - HARMONISATION OF THE RATED VALUES FOR CONVERTER GROUPS AND TESTS ON CONVERTER GROUPS |
| HD 566 : 200S1 | THERMAL EVALUATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL INSULATION |
| IEC TS 61245:2015 | Artificial pollution tests on high-voltage ceramic and glass insulators to be used on d.c. systems |
| IEC 60050-446:1983 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 446: Electrical relays |
| IEC 60099-1:1991+AMD1:1999 CSV | Surge arresters - Part 1: Non-linear resistor type gapped surge arresters for a.c. systems |
| IEC 60947-1:2007+AMD1:2010+AMD2:2014 CSV | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules |
| EN 50163 : 2004 COR 2013 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SUPPLY VOLTAGES OF TRACTION SYSTEMS |
| EN 60243-1:2013 | Electric strength of insulating materials - Test methods - Part 1: Tests at power frequencies |
| IEC 61992-1:2006+AMD1:2014 CSV | Railway applications - Fixed installations - DC switchgear - Part 1:General |
| HD 380 : 200S2 | TEST METHODS FOR EVALUATING RESISTANCE TO TRACKING AND EROSION OF ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIALS USED UNDER SEVERE AMBIENT CONDITIONS |
| IEC 60587:2007 | Electrical insulating materials used under severe ambient conditions - Test methods for evaluating resistance to tracking and erosion |
| 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 |
| IEC 60507:2013 | Artificial pollution tests on high-voltage ceramic and glass insulators to be used on a.c. systems |
| EN 60947-2:2017 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers |
| EN 50328 : 2003 COR 2006 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRONIC POWER CONVERTERS FOR SUBSTATIONS |
| EN 50126 : 1999 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - THE SPECIFICATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, MAINTAINABILITY AND SAFETY (RAMS) |
| IEC 60298:1990 | A.C. metal-enclosed switchgear and controlgear for rated voltages above 1 kV and up to and including 52 kV |
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