EN 62790:2015
Superseded
Superseded
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Junction boxes for photovoltaic modules - Safety requirements and tests
Superseded date
01-10-2020
Superseded by
Published date
13-03-2015
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FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Constructional requirements and performance
5 Tests
Annex A (informative) - Symbol 'Do not disconnect
under load'
Annex B (normative) - Qualification of conformal coatings
for protection against pollution
Annex C (normative) - Measurement of clearances and
creepage distances
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
international publications with their
corresponding European publications
IEC 62790:2014 describes safety requirements, constructional requirements and tests for junction boxes up to 1 500 V dc for use on photovoltaic modules according to class II of IEC 61140:2001. This standard applies also to enclosures mounted on PV-modules containing electronic circuits for converting, controlling, monitoring or similar operations.
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CLC/TC 82
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
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Superseded
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| Standards | Relationship |
| SN EN 62790:2015 | Identical |
| NF EN 62790 : 2015 | Identical |
| NBN EN 62790 : 2015 | Identical |
| NEN EN IEC 62790 : 2015 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 62790:2015 | Identical |
| PN EN 62790 : 2015 | Identical |
| VDE 0126-500 : 2016 | Identical |
| DIN EN 62790 : 2016 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 62790:2015 | Identical |
| BS EN 62790:2015 | Identical |
| CEI EN 62790 : 2015 | Identical |
| BS EN 50380:2017 | Marking and documentation requirements for Photovoltaic Modules |
| I.S. EN 61215-2:2017 | TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES - DESIGN QUALIFICATION AND TYPE APPROVAL - PART 2: TEST PROCEDURES |
| EN 61215-2 : 2017 COR 2018 | TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES - DESIGN QUALIFICATION AND TYPE APPROVAL - PART 2: TEST PROCEDURES (IEC 61215-2:2016/COR1:2018) |
| EN 50380:2017 | Marking and documentation requirements for Photovoltaic Modules |
| EN IEC 61730-2:2018/AC:2018-06 | PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING (IEC 61730-2:2016) |
| 16/30334230 DC : 0 | BS EN 50380 - MARKING AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES |
| EN IEC 61730-1:2018/AC:2018-06 | PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION (IEC 61730-1:2016) |
| EN IEC 62688:2018 | Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules and assemblies - Safety qualification |
| I.S. EN 50380:2017 | MARKING AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES |
| BS EN 61215-2:2017 | Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules. Design qualification and type approval Test procedures |
| PREN 50380 : DRAFT 2016 | MARKING AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES |
| I.S. EN IEC 62688:2018 | CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC (CPV) MODULES AND ASSEMBLIES - SAFETY QUALIFICATION |
| I.S. EN IEC 61730-1:2018 | PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION |
| UNE-EN 50380:2003 | Datasheet and nameplate information for photovoltaic modules |
| I.S. EN IEC 61730-2:2018 | PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING |
| IEC 60512-12-1:2006 | Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 12-1: Soldering tests - Test 12a: Solderability, wetting, solder bath method |
| IEC 60695-11-20:2015 | Fire hazard testing - Part 11-20: Test flames - 500 W flame test method |
| EN 60999-2:2003 | Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 2: Particular requirements for clamping units for conductors above 35 mm² up to 300 mm² (included) |
| IEC 60512-12-2:2006 | Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 12-2: Soldering tests - Test 12b: Solderability, wetting, soldering iron method |
| EN 60352-2:2006/A1:2013 | SOLDERLESS CONNECTIONS - PART 2: CRIMPED CONNECTIONS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, TEST METHODS AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE |
| IEC 60352-3:1993 | Solderless connections - Part 3: Solderless accessible insulation displacement connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance |
| IEC 60068-2-70:1995 | Environmental testing - Part 2-70: Tests - Test Xb: Abrasion of markings and letterings caused by rubbing of fingers and hands |
| EN 60068-2-75:2014 | Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests |
| IEC 60364-7-712:2017 | Low voltage electrical installations - Part 7-712: Requirements for special installations or locations - Solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems |
| IEC 60228:2004 | Conductors of insulated cables |
| EN 60998-2-2:2004 | 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 60068-1:2013 | Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance |
| IEC 61215:2005 | Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval |
| EN ISO 4892-3:2016 | Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps (ISO 4892-3:2016) |
| EN 60352-3:1994 | Solderless connections - Part 3: Solderless accessible insulation displacement connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance |
| EN 60695-10-2:2014 | Fire hazard testing - Part 10-2: Abnormal heat - Ball pressure test method |
| EN 50618:2014 | Electric cables for photovoltaic systems |
| IEC 61730-2:2016 | Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 2: Requirements for testing |
| EN 60512-12-2:2006/corrigendum Dec. 2006 | CONNECTORS FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS - PART 12-2: SOLDERING TESTS - TEST 12B: SOLDERABILITY, WETTING, SOLDERING IRON METHOD |
| EN 60068-1:2014 | Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance |
| EN 61646:2008 | THIN-FILM TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES - DESIGN QUALIFICATION AND TYPE APPROVAL |
| IEC 60999-2:2003 | Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 2: Particular requirements for clamping units for conductors above 35 mm2 up to 300 mm2 (included) |
| EN 60060-1:2010 | High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements |
| IEC 61210:2010 | Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect terminations for electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements |
| EN 61730-1:2007/A11:2014 | PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION (IEC 61730-1:2004, MODIFIED) |
| EN 60998-2-1:2004 | Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 2-1: Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with screw-type clamping units |
| IEC 60695-2-11:2014 | Fire hazard testing - Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire flammability test method for end-products (GWEPT) |
| EN 60228:2005 COR 2005 | CONDUCTORS OF INSULATED CABLES |
| EN 60512-1:2001 | Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 1: General |
| IEC 60947-7-1:2009 | Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 7-1: Ancillary equipment - Terminal blocks for copper conductors |
| IEC 60999-1:1999 | Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 1: General requirements and particular requirements for clamping units for conductors from 0,2 mm2 up to 35 mm2 (included) |
| IEC 61646:2008 | Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval |
| 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 |
| EN 61730-2:2007/A1:2012 | PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING (IEC 61730-2:2004/A1:2011) |
| IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV | Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) |
| ISO 4892-3:2016 | Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps |
| IEC TR 60943:1998+AMD1:2008 CSV | Guidance concerning the permissible temperature rise for parts of electrical equipment, in particular for terminals |
| IEC 62852:2014 | Connectors for DC-application in photovoltaic systems - Safety requirements and tests |
| IEC 61730-1:2016 | Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 1: Requirements for construction |
| IEC 60695-11-10:2013 | Fire hazard testing - Part 11-10: Test flames - 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test methods |
| EN 61032:1998 | Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures - Probes for verification |
| EN 60664-1:2007 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests |
| HD 60364-7-712:2016 | Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-712: Requirements for special installations or locations - Photovoltaic (PV) systems |
| EN 60068-2-78:2013 | Environmental testing - Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state |
| ISO 4892-2:2013 | Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps |
| IEC 60352-2:2006+AMD1:2013 CSV | Solderless connections - Part 2: Crimped connections - Generalrequirements, test methods and practical guidance |
| EN 61210:2010 | Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect terminations for electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements |
| IEC 60050-826:2004 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 826: Electrical installations |
| IEC 60068-2-75:2014 | Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests |
| IEC 60664-3:2016 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 3: Use of coating, potting or moulding for protection against pollution |
| EN 60999-1:2000 | Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 1: General requirements and particular requirements for clamping units for conductors from 0,2 mm² up to 35 mm² (included) |
| EN 61140:2016 | Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment |
| EN 60352-4:1994/A1:2000 | SOLDERLESS CONNECTIONS - PART 4: SOLDERLESS NON-ACCESSIBLE INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTIONS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, TEST METHODS AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE |
| IEC 60695-10-2:2014 | Fire hazard testing - Part 10-2: Abnormal heat - Ball pressure test method |
| EN ISO 868:2003 | Plastics and ebonite - Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness) (ISO 868:2003) |
| EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12 | DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE) (IEC 60529 EDITION 2.2 CORRIGENDUM 2:2015) |
| EN 60068-2-70:1996 | Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test Xb: Abrasion of markings and letterings caused by rubbing of fingers and hands |
| IEC 60060-1:2010 | High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements |
| IEC 60512-1:2001 | Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 1: General |
| IEC 61140:2016 | Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment |
| EN 60947-7-1:2009 | LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 7-1: ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT - TERMINAL BLOCKS FOR COPPER CONDUCTORS |
| EN 60512-12-1:2006 | Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 12-1: Soldering tests - Test 12a: Solderability, wetting, solder bath method |
| IEC 61032:1997 | Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures - Probes for verification |
| IEC 60068-2-14:2009 | Environmental testing - Part 2-14: Tests - Test N: Change of temperature |
| IEC TR 60664-2-1:2011 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 2-1: Application guide - Explanation of the application of the IEC 60664 series, dimensioning examples and dielectric testing |
| EN 62852:2015 | Connectors for DC-application in photovoltaic systems - Safety requirements and tests |
| IEC 60664-1:2007 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests |
| EN ISO 4892-2:2013 | Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps (ISO 4892-2:2013) |
| EN 60068-2-14:2009 | Environmental testing - Part 2-14: Tests - Test N: Change of temperature |
| IEC 60050-581:2008 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 581: Electromechanical components for electronic equipment |
| EN 60664-3:2017 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 3: Use of coating, potting or moulding for protection against pollution |
| IEC 60998-2-1:2002 | Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 2-1: Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with screw-type clamping units |
| EN 61215:2005 | Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval |
| EN 60695-2-11:2014 | Fire hazard testing - Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire flammability test method for end-products (GWEPT) (IEC 60695-2-11:2014) |
| ISO 868:2003 | Plastics and ebonite — Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness) |
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