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IEC 62498-1:2010

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Railway applications - Environmental conditions for equipment - Part 1: Equipment on board rolling stock

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Published date

27-08-2010

IEC 62498-1:2010 covers the use of on board electrical, electromechanical and electronic equipment for rolling stock, for the following parameters:
- altitude,
- temperature,
- humidity,
- air movement,
- rain,
- snow and hail,
- ice,
- solar radiation,
- lightning,
- pollution,
- vibrations and shocks,
- electromagnetic interference environment,
- acoustic noise environment,
- supply system characteristics.
IEC 62498-1 defines:
- interface conditions between the vehicle and its environment;
- general environmental rules for the equipment of rolling stock, especially for the main sub-systems. The contents of the corrigendum of November 2010 have been included in this copy.

Committee
TC 9
DevelopmentNote
Stability Date: 2019. (09/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
41
PublisherName
International Electrotechnical Committee
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
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IEC 60077-2:2017 RLV Railway applications - Electric equipment for rolling stock - Part 2: Electrotechnical components - General rules
IEC 60077-1:2017 RLV Railway applications - Electric equipment for rolling stock - Part 1: General service conditions and general rules
EN 62864-1:2016 Railway applications - Rolling stock - Power supply with onboard energy storage system - Part 1: Series hybrid system
EN 61881-3:2012/A1:2013 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - ROLLING STOCK EQUIPMENT - CAPACITORS FOR POWER ELECTRONICS - PART 3: ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (IEC 61881-3:2012/A1:2013)
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