• BS EN 50123-1:2003

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    Railway applications. Fixed installations. D.C. switchgear General

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  11-07-2003

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    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

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    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.

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    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

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    Committee GEL/9
    Development Note Supersedes 01/202257 DC (07/2003)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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

    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 60243-1:2013)
    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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