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  • HD 60364-4-442:2012

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    Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 4-442: Protection for safety - Protection of low-voltage installations against temporary overvoltages due to earth faults in the high-voltage system and due to faults in the low voltage system

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    Published date:  13-01-2012

    Publisher:  European Committee for Standards - Electrical

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    440.1 Scope
    440.2 Normative references
    441 (Vacant)
    442 Protection of low-voltage installations against
          temporary overvoltages due to earth faults in
          the high-voltage system and due to faults in the
          low-voltage system
    443 Protection against overvoltages of atmospheric
          origin or due to switching
    444 Measures against electromagnetic influences
    445 Protection against undervoltage
    Annex A (informative) - Explanatory notes concerning
            442.1 and 442.2
    Annex B (informative) - Guidance for overvoltage
            control by SPDs applied to overhead lines
    Annex C (normative) - Determination of the conventional
            length, d
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
             international publications with their
             corresponding European publications
    Annex ZB (normative) - Special national conditions

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    The rules of this Part of IEC 60364 are intended to provide requirements for the safety of electrical installations in the event of voltage disturbances and electromagnetic disturbances generated for different specified reasons. This second edition of IEC 60364-4-44 cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2001, amendment 1 (2003) and amendment 2 (2006).

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    Committee CLC/TC 64
    Development Note Supersedes HD 384.4.442. (03/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher European Committee for Standards - Electrical
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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