EN 60898-1:2003/A13:2012
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ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES - CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: CIRCUIT-BREAKERS FOR A.C. OPERATION (IEC 60898-1:2002, MODIFIED)
Superseded date
02-02-2022
Superseded by
Published date
12-01-2013
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1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Classification
5 Characteristics of circuit-breakers
6 Marking and other product information
7 Standard conditions for operation in service
8 Requirements for construction and operation
9 Tests
Annex A (informative) - Determination of short-circuit
power factor
Annex B (normative) - Determination of clearances and
creepage distances
Annex C (normative) - Test sequences and number of
samples necessary to prove compliance
with the standard
Annex D (informative) - Co-ordination under short-circuit
conditions between a circuit-breaker
and another short-circuit protective
device (SCPD) associated in the same
circuit
Annex F (informative) - Examples of terminals
Annex G (void)
Annex H (normative) - Arrangement for short-circuit test
Annex I (normative) - Routine tests
Annex J (normative) - Particular requirements for
circuit-breakers with screwless type
terminals for external copper conductors
Annex K (normative) - Particular requirements for
circuit-breakers with flat quick-connect
terminations
Annex ZA (normative) - Classification of circuit-breakers
into energy limiting classes
Annex ZB (normative) - International publications quoted
in this standard with the reference
of the relevant European publications
Annex ZC (normative) - Special national conditions
Annex ZD (informative) - List of clauses that
require retesting
Bibliography
Pertains to a.c. air-break circuit-breakers for operation at 50 Hz or 60 Hz, having a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V (between phases), a rated current not exceeding 125 A and a rated short-circuit capacity not exceeding 25000 A.
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TC 23E
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Supersedes EN 60898 (06/2003)
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Standard
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European Committee for Standards - Electrical
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Superseded
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| Standards | Relationship |
| NF EN 60898-1 : 2003 AMD 13 2012 | Identical |
| NBN EN 60898-1 : 2003 AMD 4 2012 | Identical |
| NEN EN IEC 60898-1 : 2003 AMD 13 2012 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 60898-1:2003 | Identical |
| PN EN 60898-1 : 2007 A13 :2012 | Identical |
| SN EN 60898-1 : AMD 11 2005 | Identical |
| DIN EN 60898-1 : 2006 AMD 13 2013 | Identical |
| VDE 0641-11 : 2006 AMD 13 2013 | Identical |
| BS EN 60898-1 : 2003 | Identical |
| BS EN IEC 60601-2-28:2019 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 60898-1:2004 | Identical |
| DS EN 60898-1 : 2003 AMD 13 2012 | Identical |
| BS EN 60898-1:2003+A13:2012 | Identical |
| EN 61439-3 : 2012 COR 2013 | LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR ASSEMBLIES - PART 3: DISTRIBUTION BOARDS INTENDED TO BE OPERATED BY ORDINARY PERSONS (DBO) (IEC 61439-3:2012) |
| HD 50573-5-57:2014 | Co-ordination of electrical equipment for protection, isolation, switching and control |
| EN 50557:2011 | Requirements for automatic reclosing devices (ARDs) for circuit breakers-RCBOs-RCCBs for household and similar uses |
| EN 60092-507:2015/AC:2015 | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN SHIPS - PART 507: SMALL VESSELS |
| NF EN 50550 : 2011 AMD 1 2014 | POWER FREQUENCY OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR APPLICATIONS (POP) |
| UNE-EN 60670-24:2013 | Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 24: Particular requirements for enclosures for housing protective devices and other power dissipating electrical equipment |
| I.S. EN 60670-24:2013 | BOXES AND ENCLOSURES FOR ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 24: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR ENCLOSURES FOR HOUSING PROTECTIVE DEVICES AND OTHER POWER DISSIPATING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (IEC 60670-24:2011 (MOD)) |
| UNE-EN 50122-1:2011 | Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electrical safety, earthing and the return circuit -- Part 1: Protective provisions against electric shock |
| EN 15869-2:2010 | Inland navigation vessels - Electrical shore connection, three phase current 400 V, up to 63 A, 50 Hz - Part 2: Onshore unit, safety requirements |
| EN 50122-1:2011/A4:2017 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRICAL SAFETY, EARTHING AND THE RETURN CIRCUIT - PART 1: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| EN 60670-24:2013 | Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 24: Particular requirements for enclosures for housing protective devices and other power dissipating electrical equipment |
| EN 12613:2009 | Plastics warning devices for underground cables and pipelines with visual characteristics |
| EN 61009-1:2012/A12:2016 | RESIDUAL CURRENT OPERATED CIRCUIT-BREAKERS WITH INTEGRAL OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR USES (RCBOS) - PART 1: GENERAL RULES |
| HD 60364-5-53:2015/A11:2017 | LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 5-53: SELECTION AND ERECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR |
| CEI EN 60670-24 : 2014 | BOXES AND ENCLOSURES FOR ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 24: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR ENCLOSURES FOR HOUSING PROTECTIVE DEVICES AND OTHER POWER DISSIPATING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT |
| UNE-HD 50573-5-57:2014 | Co-ordination of electrical equipment for protection, isolation, switching and control |
| EN 62606:2013/A1:2017 | GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ARC FAULT DETECTION DEVICES (IEC 62606:2013/A1:2017) |
| HD 60269-3:2010/A1:2013 | LOW-VOLTAGE FUSES - PART 3: SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR FUSES FOR USE BY UNSKILLED PERSONS (FUSES MAINLY FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR APPLICATIONS) - EXAMPLES OF STANDARDIZED SYSTEMS OF FUSES A TO F |
| EN 50550:2011/A1:2014 | POWER FREQUENCY OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR APPLICATIONS (POP) |
| HD 60364-5-537:2016/A11:2017 | LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 5-53: SELECTION AND ERECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - DEVICES FOR PROTECTION, ISOLATION, SWITCHING, CONTROL AND MONITORING - CLAUSE 537: ISOLATION AND SWITCHING |
| BS EN 50122-1 : 2011 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRICAL SAFETY, EARTHING AND THE RETURN CIRCUIT - PART 1: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| BS EN 60670-24:2013 | Boxes and enclosures for electrical accessories for household and similar fixed electrical installations Particular requirements for enclosures for housing protective devices and other power dissipating electrical equipment |
| NF EN 50122-1 : 2011 AMD 4 2018 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRICAL SAFETY, EARTHING AND THE RETURN CIRCUIT - PART 1: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| BS EN 50550 : 2011 | POWER FREQUENCY OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR APPLICATIONS (POP) |
| BS 88-3(2010) : 2010 COR 2014 | LOW-VOLTAGE FUSES - PART 3: SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR FUSES FOR USE BY UNSKILLED PERSONS (FUSES MAINLY FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR APPLICATIONS) - EXAMPLES OF STANDARDIZED SYSTEMS OF FUSES A TO F |
| BS EN 12613:2009 | Plastics warning devices for underground cables and pipelines with visual characteristics |
| I.S. EN 50122-1:2011 | RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRICAL SAFETY, EARTHING AND THE RETURN CIRCUIT - PART 1: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| UNE-EN 50557:2012 | Requirements for automatic reclosing devices (ARDs) for circuit breakers-RCBOs-RCCBs for household and similar uses |
| UNE-EN 16840:2017 | Inland navigation vessels - Electrical shore connection, three-phase current 400 V, 50 Hz, at least 250 A |
| UNE-HD 60364-5-53:2016 | Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 5-53: Selection and erection of electrical equipment - Switchgear and controlgear |
| BS EN 61009-1 : 2012 | RESIDUAL CURRENT OPERATED CIRCUIT-BREAKERS WITH INTEGRAL OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR USES (RCBOS) - PART 1: GENERAL RULES |
| BS EN 62606:2013 | General requirements for arc fault detection devices |
| BS EN 16840:2017 | Inland navigation vessels. Electrical shore connection, three-phase current 400 V, 50 Hz, at least 250 A |
| UNE-EN 12613:2010 | Plastics warning devices for underground cables and pipelines with visual characteristics |
| DIN EN 12613:2009-09 | Plastics warning devices for underground cables and pipelines with visual characteristics; German version EN 12613:2009 |
| UNE-EN 15869-2:2011 | Inland navigation vessels - Electrical shore connection, three phase current 400 V, up to 63 A, 50 Hz - Part 2: Onshore unit, safety requirements |
| DIN EN 15869-2:2010-06 | INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS - ELECTRICAL SHORE CONNECTION, THREE PHASE CURRENT 400 V, UP TO 63 A, 50 HZ - PART 2: ONSHORE UNIT, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS |
| BS HD 60269-3 : 2010 | LOW-VOLTAGE FUSES - PART 3: SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR FUSES FOR USE BY UNSKILLED PERSONS (FUSES MAINLY FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR APPLICATIONS) - EXAMPLES OF STANDARDIZED SYSTEMS OF FUSES A TO F |
| BS EN 15869-2:2010 | Inland navigation vessels. Electrical shore connection, three phase current 400 V, up to 63 A, 50 Hz Onshore unit, safety requirements |
| BS EN 50557:2011 | Requirements for automatic reclosing devices (ARDs) for circuit breakers-RCBOs-RCCBs for household and similar uses |
| BS EN 60092-507:2015 | Electrical installations in ships Small vessels |
| S.R. HD 60364-5-53:2015 | LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 5-53: SELECTION AND ERECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR |
| UNE-EN 61009-1:2013 | Residual current operated circuit-breakers with integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCBOs) - Part 1: General rules |
| DIN EN 16840:2015-04 (Draft) | INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS - ELECTRICAL SHORE CONNECTION, THREE-PHASE CURRENT 400 V, 50 HZ, AT LEAST 250 A |
| UNE-HD 60364-5-537:2017 | Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 5-53: Selection and erection of electrical equipment - Devices for protection, isolation, switching, control and monitoring - Clause 537: Isolation and switching |
| EN 16840:2017 | Inland navigation vessels - Electrical shore connection, three-phase current 400 V, 50 Hz, at least 250 A |
| I.S. HD 50573-5-57:2014 | CO-ORDINATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR PROTECTION, ISOLATION, SWITCHING AND CONTROL |
| I.S. EN 62606:2013 | GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ARC FAULT DETECTION DEVICES |
| I.S. EN 60092-507:2015 | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS IN SHIPS - PART 507: SMALL VESSELS |
| S.R. HD 60364-5-537:2016 | LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 5-53: SELECTION AND ERECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - DEVICES FOR PROTECTION, ISOLATION, SWITCHING, CONTROL AND MONITORING - CLAUSE 537: ISOLATION AND SWITCHING |
| I.S. EN 12613:2009 | PLASTICS WARNING DEVICES FOR UNDERGROUND CABLES AND PIPELINES WITH VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS |
| I.S. HD 60269-3:2010 | LOW-VOLTAGE FUSES - PART 3: SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS FOR FUSES FOR USE BY UNSKILLED PERSONS (FUSES MAINLY FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR APPLICATIONS) - EXAMPLES OF STANDARDIZED SYSTEMS OF FUSES A TO F (IEC 60269-3:2010 (MOD)) |
| I.S. EN 61439-3:2012 | LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR ASSEMBLIES - PART 3: DISTRIBUTION BOARDS INTENDED TO BE OPERATED BY ORDINARY PERSONS (DBO) (IEC 61439-3:2012 (EQV)) |
| UNE-EN 50550:2012 | Power frequency overvoltage protective device for household and similar applications (POP) |
| I.S. EN 61009-1:2012 | RESIDUAL CURRENT OPERATED CIRCUIT-BREAKERS WITH INTEGRAL OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR USES (RCBOS) - PART 1: GENERAL RULES |
| I.S. EN 15869-2:2010 | INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS - ELECTRICAL SHORE CONNECTION, THREE PHASE CURRENT 400 V, UP TO 63 A, 50 HZ - PART 2: ONSHORE UNIT, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS |
| I.S. EN 50550:2011 | POWER FREQUENCY OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR APPLICATIONS (POP) |
| IEC 60112:2003+AMD1:2009 CSV | Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials |
| IEC 60038:2009 | IEC standard voltages |
| 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 60364-4-473:1977+AMD1:1998 CSV | Electrical installations of buildings - Part 4: Protection for safety - Chapter 47: Application of protective measures for safety - Section 473: Measures of protection against overcurrent |
| HD 384.4.41 S2:1996/A1:2002 | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF BUILDINGS - PART 4: PROTECTION FOR SAFETY - CHAPTER 41: PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| IEC 61009-2-1:1991 | Residual current operated circuit-breakers with integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCBO's) - Part 2-1: Applicability of the general rules to RCBO's functionally independent of line voltage |
| IEC 60364-4-41:2005+AMD1:2017 CSV | Low voltage electrical installations - Part 4-41: Protection for safety - Protection against electric shock |
| IEC 60050-441:1984 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 441: Switchgear, controlgear and fuses |
| HD 625.1 : 200S1 | INSULATION COORDINATION FOR EQUIPMENT WITHIN LOW-VOLTAGE SYSTEMS - PRINCIPLES, REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS |
| IEC 61210:2010 | Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect terminations for electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements |
| IEC 61009-2-2:1991 | Residual current operated circuit-breakers with integral overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCBO's) - Part 2-2: Applicability of the general rules to RCBO's functionally dependent on line voltage |
| HD 588.1 : S1 AMD 1 | HIGH VOLTAGE TEST TECHNIQUES - GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND TEST REQUIREMENTS |
| HD 472 S1:1989/AC:2013 | NOMINAL VOLTAGES FOR LOW-VOLTAGE PUBLIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEMS |
| EN 60947-1:2007/A2:2014 | LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 1: GENERAL RULES (IEC 60947-1:2007/A2:2014) |
| 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 |
| ISO 2039-2:1987 | Plastics — Determination of hardness — Part 2: Rockwell hardness |
| EN 60112 : 2003 AMD 1 2009 | METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PROOF AND THE COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDICES OF SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS |
| ASTM B 172 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Specification for Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors Having Bunch-Stranded Members, for Electrical Conductors |
| IEC 62019:1999+AMD1:2002 CSV | Electrical accessories - Circuit-breakers and similar equipment for household use - Auxiliary contact units |
| 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 |
| IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV | Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) |
| EN 60695-2-10:2013 | Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure |
| IEC 60947-1:2007+AMD1:2010+AMD2:2014 CSV | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules |
| IEC 60228A:1982 | First supplement - Conductors of insulated cables - Guide to the dimensional limits of circular conductors |
| IEC 60898-2:2016 | Electrical accessories - Circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household and similar installations - Part 2: Circuit-breakers for AC and DC operation |
| ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004 | Standardization and related activities — General vocabulary |
| 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 |
| EN 60947-2:2017 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers |
| IEC 60695-2-10:2013 | Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure |
| IEC 60664-1:2007 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests |
| HD 384.4.473 : 200S1 | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION OF BUILDINGS - PROTECTION FOR SAFETY - APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR SAFETY - MEASURES OF PROTECTION AGAINST OVERCURRENT |
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