I.S. EN 60871-1:2014

FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Service conditions
5 Quality requirements and tests
6 Classification of tests
7 Capacitance measurement (routine test)
8 Measurement of the tangent of the loss
   angle (tan delta) of the capacitor (routine test)
9 Voltage test between terminals (routine test)
10 AC voltage test between terminals and container
   (routine test)
11 Test of internal discharge device (routine test)
12 Sealing test (routine test)
13 Thermal stability test (type test)
14 Measurement of the tangent of the loss angle
   (tan delta) of the capacitor at elevated temperature
   (type test)
15 AC voltage test between terminals and container
   (type test)
16 Lightning impulse test between terminals and
    container (type test)
17 Short-circuit discharge test (type test)
18 Insulation levels
19 Overloads - Maximum permissible voltage
20 Overloads - Maximum permissible current
21 Safety requirements for discharge devices
22 Safety requirements for container connections
23 Safety requirements for protection of the environment
24 Other safety requirements
25 Markings of the capacitor unit
26 Markings of the capacitor bank
27 Guide for installation and operation
Annex A (normative) - Precautions to be taken to
        avoid pollution of the environment by
        polychlorinated biphenyls
Annex B (normative) - Additional definitions, requirements
        and tests for power filter capacitors
Annex C (normative) - Test requirements and application
        guide for external fuses and units to be externally fused
Annex D (informative) - Formulae for capacitors and installations
Annex E (informative) - Capacitor bank fusing and unit
        arrangement
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 above 1000 V and frequencies of 15 Hz to 60 Hz.