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SHUNT POWER CAPACITORS OF THE SELF-HEALING TYPE FOR A.C. SYSTEMS HAVING A RATED VOLTAGE UP TO AND INCLUDING 1000 V - PART 1: GENERAL - PERFORMANCE, TESTING AND RATING - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS - GUIDE FOR INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
23-05-2014
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Service conditions
5 Test requirements
6 Classification of tests
7 Capacitance measurement and output calculation
8 Measurement of the tangent of the loss angle
(tan delta) of the capacitor
9 Voltage tests between terminals
10 Voltage tests between terminals and container
11 Test of internal discharge device
12 Sealing test
13 Thermal stability test
14 Measurement of the tangent of the loss angle
(tan delta) of the capacitor at elevated
temperature
15 Lightning impulse voltage test between terminals
and container
16 Discharge test
17 Ageing test
18 Self-healing test
19 Destruction test
20 Maximum permissible voltage
21 Maximum permissible current
22 Discharge device
23 Container connections
24 Protection of the environment
25 Other safety requirements
26 Marking of the unit
27 Marking of the bank
28 General
29 Choice of the rated voltage
30 Operating temperature
31 Special service conditions
32 Overvoltages
33 Overload currents
34 Switching and protective devices and connections
35 Choice of creepage distance
36 Capacitors connected to systems with audio-frequency
remote control
37 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Annex A (normative) - Additional definitions, requirements
and tests for power filter capacitors
Annex B (informative) - Formulae for capacitors and
installations
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
international Publications with their
corresponding European publications
Pertains to both capacitor units and capacitor banks intended to be used, particularly, for power-factor correction of a.c. power systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1000 V and frequencies of 15 Hz to 60 Hz.
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SR 33
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Guide
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European Committee for Standards - Electrical
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Current
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Standards | Relationship |
IEC 60831-1:2014 RLV | Identical |
IEC 60831-1:2014/COR1:2014 | Identical |
NBN EN 60831-1 : 2014 COR 2015 | Identical |
NF EN 60831-1 : 2014 | Identical |
NEN EN IEC 60831-1 : 2014 C1 2014 | Identical |
I.S. EN 60831-1:2014-2015-10 | Identical |
OVE/ONORM EN 60831-1 : 2014 | Identical |
PN EN 60831-1 : 2014 AC 1 2015 | Identical |
SN EN 60831-1:2014 | Identical |
DIN EN 60831-1 : 2014-11 | Identical |
VDE 0560-46 : 2014-11 | Identical |
DIN EN 60831-1 Berichtigung 1:2020-04 | Identical |
VDE 0560-46 Berichtigung 1:2020-04 | Identical |
OVE EN 60831-1/AC:2020 05 01 | Identical |
BS EN 60831-1:2014 | Identical |
UNE-EN 60831-1:1998 | Identical |
UNE-EN 60831-1:2014/AC:2014 | Identical |
NEN 10831-1 : 1997 | Identical |
BS EN 60110-1:1998 | Power capacitors for induction heating installations General |
I.S. EN 61642:1999 | INDUSTRIAL A.C. NETWORKS AFFECTED BY HARMONICS - APPLICATION OF FILTERS AND SHUNT CAPACITORS |
EN 60831-2:2014 | Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for a.c. systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1 000 V - Part 2: Ageing test, self-healing test and destruction test |
EN 61642:1997 | Industrial a.c. networks affected by harmonics - Application of filters and shunt capacitors |
CEI EN 61921 : 2004 | POWER CAPACITORS - LOW VOLTAGE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION BANKS |
I.S. EN 61921:2003 | POWER CAPACITORS - LOW VOLTAGE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION BANKS |
CEI EN 60831-2 : 2015 | SHUNT POWER CAPACITORS OF THE SELF-HEALING TYPE FOR A.C. SYSTEMS HAVING A RATED VOLTAGE UP TO AND INCLUDING 1000 V - PART 2: AGEING TEST, SELF-HEALING TEST AND DESTRUCTION TEST |
I.S. EN 60831-2:2014 | SHUNT POWER CAPACITORS OF THE SELF-HEALING TYPE FOR A.C. SYSTEMS HAVING A RATED VOLTAGE UP TO AND INCLUDING 1000 V - PART 2: AGEING TEST, SELF-HEALING TEST AND DESTRUCTION TEST |
BS EN 60831-2:2014 | Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for a.c. systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1 000 V Ageing test, self-healing test and destruction test |
BS EN 61921:2003 | Power capacitors. Low-voltage power factor correction banks |
I.S. EN 60931-1:1997 | SHUNT POWER CAPACITORS OF THE NON-SELF-HEALING TYPE FOR A.C. SYSTEMS HAVING A RATED VOLTAGE UP TO AN INCLUDING 1 KV - PART 1: GENERAL - PERFORMANCE, TESTING AND RATING - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS GUIDE FOR INSTALLATION AND OPERATION |
EN 60931-1:1996/A1:2003 | SHUNT POWER CAPACITORS OF THE NON-SELF-HEALING TYPE FOR A.C. SYSTEMS HAVING A RATED VOLTAGE UP TO AND INCLUDING 1 KV - PART 1: GENERAL - PERFORMANCE, TESTING AND RATING - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS - GUIDE FOR INSTALLATION AND OPERATION |
EN 61921:2003 | Power capacitors - Low-voltage power factor correction banks |
IEC 60060-2:2010 | High-voltage test techniques - Part 2: Measuring systems |
IEC 60143-2:2012 | Series capacitors for power systems - Part 2: Protective equipment for series capacitor banks |
IEC 60143-1:2015 | Series capacitors for power systems - Part 1: General |
EN 61000-4-1:2007 | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-1: Testing and measurement techniques - Overview of IEC 61000-4 series |
IEC 61000-4-1:2006 | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-1: Testing and measurement techniques - Overview of IEC 61000-4 series |
IEC 61048:2006+AMD1:2015 CSV | Auxiliaries for lamps - Capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamp circuits - General and safety requirements |
EN 60831-2:2014 | Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for a.c. systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1 000 V - Part 2: Ageing test, self-healing test and destruction test |
IEC 60050-601:1985 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 601: Generation, transmission and distribution of electricity - General |
EN 60060-1:2010 | High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements |
IEC 60269-1:2006+AMD1:2009+AMD2:2014 CSV | Low-voltage fuses - Part 1: General requirements |
IEC TR 60996:1989 | Method for verifying accuracy of tan delta measurements applicable to capacitors |
EN 61000-2-2:2002/A1:2017 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - ENVIRONMENT - COMPATIBILITY LEVELS FOR LOW-FREQUENCY CONDUCTED DISTURBANCES AND SIGNALLING IN PUBLIC LOW-VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS (IEC 61000-2-2:2002/A1:2017) |
IEC 61049:1991 | Capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamp circuits. Performance requirements |
IEC 60695-2-12:2010+AMD1:2014 CSV | Fire hazard testing - Part 2-12: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods- Glow-wire flammability index (GWFI) test method for materials |
IEC 60721-2-6:1990 | Classification of environmental conditions. Part 2: Environmental conditions appearing in nature. Earthquake vibration and shock |
IEC 60831-2:2014 | Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for a.c. systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1 000 V - Part 2: Ageing test, self-healing test and destruction test |
IEC 60273:1990 | Characteristic of indoor and outdoor post insulators for systems with nominal voltages greater than 1000 V |
IEC 60358-1:2012 | Coupling capacitors and capacitor dividers - Part 1: General rules |
IEC 61000-2-2:2002+AMD1:2017 CSV | Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 2-2: Environment - Compatibility levels for low-frequency conducted disturbances and signalling in public low-voltage power supply systems |
IEC 60252-1:2010+AMD1:2013 CSV | AC motor capacitors - Part 1: General - Performance, testing andrating - Safety requirements - Guidance for installation and operation |
IEC 60050-436:1990 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 436: Power capacitors |
IEC 60060-1:2010 | High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements |
IEC 60143-3:2015 | Series capacitors for power systems - Part 3: Internal fuses |
EN 60695-2-12:2010/A1:2014 | FIRE HAZARD TESTING - PART 2-12: GLOWING/HOT-WIRE BASED TEST METHODS - GLOW-WIRE FLAMMABILITY INDEX (GWFI) TEST METHOD FOR MATERIALS (IEC 60695-2-12:2010/A1:2014) |
IEC 60143-4:2010 | Series capacitors for power systems - Part 4: Thyristor controlled series capacitors |
IEC 60110-1:1998 | Power capacitors for induction heating installations - Part 1: General |
EN 60269-1:2007/A2:2014 | LOW-VOLTAGE FUSES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60269-1:2006/A2:2014) |
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