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  • BS EN 50163 : 2004

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    RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SUPPLY VOLTAGES OF TRACTION SYSTEMS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  05-02-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2004

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Voltages and frequencies of traction systems
    5 Testing
    6 Test methodology
    Annex A (normative) - Maximum value of the voltage U
            according to the duration
    Annex B (normative) - Special national conditions
    Annex C (informative) - Changes, interruptions and
            distortion of voltages
    Bibliography
    Annex ZZ (informative) - Coverage of Essential Requirements
             of EC Directives

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    Describes the main characteristics of the supply voltages of traction systems, such as traction fixed installations, including auxiliary devices fed by the contact line, and rolling stock, for use in the following applications: - railways; - guided mass transport systems such as tramways, elevated and underground railways mountain railways, and trolleybus systems; - material transportation systems.

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    Committee GEL/9/3
    Development Note Supersedes BS 7571(1992), 94/216279 DC and 03/318491 DC. (01/2005) 2004 Edition Re-issued in September 2007 & incorporates AMD 1 2007. (06/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 8020:2011 Tools for live working. Specification for insulating hand tools for work on or near conductor rail systems operating at voltages up to 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c.
    BS 8020:2002 Tools for live working. Insulating hand tools for work on or near conductor rail systems operating at voltages up to 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c.
    10/30218908 DC : 0 BS 8020 - TOOLS FOR LIVE WORKING - INSULATING HAND TOOLS FOR WORK ON OR NEAR CONDUCTOR RAIL SYSTEMS OPERATING AT VOLTAGES UP TO 1000 V A.C. OR 1500 V D.C.
    16/30336434 DC BS EN 54-27:2015 AMD 1:2016 - FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARMS SYSTEMS - PART 27: DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS

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

    EN 50160 : 2010 AMD 1 2015 VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED BY PUBLIC ELECTRICITY NETWORKS
    EN 50124-2:2017 Railway applications - Insulation coordination - Part 2: Overvoltages and related protection
    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
    EN 50215:2009 Railway applications - Rolling stock - Testing of rolling stock on completion of construction and before entry into service
    EN 50124-1:2017 Railway applications - Insulation coordination - Part 1: Basic requirements - Clearances and creepage distances for all electrical and electronic equipment
    EN 50119 : 2009 AMD 1 2013 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
    UIC 550-2 : 1ED 1994 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS FOR PASSENGER COACHES - TYPE TESTING
    UIC 550 : 11ED 2005 POWER SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS FOR PASSENGER STOCK
    PREN 50388 : DRAFT 2011 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - POWER SUPPLY AND ROLLING STOCK - TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR THE COORDINATION BETWEEN POWER SUPPLY (SUBSTATION) AND ROLLING STOCK TO ACHIEVE INTEROPERABILITY
    96/48/EC : 1996 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 96/48/EC OF 23 JULY 1996 ON THE INTEROPERABILITY OF THE TRANS-EUROPEAN HIGH-SPEED RAIL SYSTEM
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