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  • BS IEC 62873-3-1:2016

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    Residual current operated circuit-breakers for household and similar use Particular requirements for RCDs with screwless-type terminals for external copper conductors

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  26-11-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-09-2016

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Classification
    5 Characteristics of RCDs
    6 Marking and other product information
    7 Standard conditions for operation in service
      and for installation
    8 Requirements for construction and operation
    9 Tests
    Bibliography

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    Pertains to RCDs equipped with screwless terminals, for current not exceeding 20 A primarily suitable for connecting unprepared copper conductors of cross-section up to 4 mm[2].

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    This part of IEC 62873 applies to RCDs equipped with screwless terminals, for current not exceeding 20 A primarily suitable for connecting unprepared (see 3.5) copper conductors of cross-section up to 4 mm2.

    This part of IEC 62873 cannot be used alone but it is intended to be applied together with an RCD product standard (IEC 61008-1 or IEC 61009-1) if an RCD is equipped with screwless terminals.

    NOTE In AT, CZ, DK, NL, NO, PO, PT and CH, the upper limit of current for use of screwless terminals is 16 A.

    In this part of IEC 62873, screwless terminals are referred to as terminals and copper conductors are referred to as conductors.

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    Committee PEL/23/1
    Development Note Supersedes 13/30283464 DC. (09/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    IEC 60998-1:2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements
    IEC 60228:2004 Conductors of insulated cables
    IEC 62873-2:2016 Residual current operated circuit-breakers for household and similar use - Part 2: Residual current devices (RCDs) - Vocabulary
    IEC 61008-1:2010+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2013 CSV Residual current operated circuit-breakers without integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCCBs) - Part1: General rules
    IEC 60050-442:1998 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 442: Electrical accessories
    IEC 61009-1:2010+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2013 CSV Residual current operated circuit-breakers with integral overcurrentprotection for household and similar uses (RCBOs) - Part 1: General rules
    ASTM B 172 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors Having Bunch-Stranded Members, for Electrical Conductors
    IEC 60998-2-2:2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 2-2: Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with screwless-type clamping units
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