• NEN EN 50438 : 2013

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    REQUIREMENTS FOR MICRO-GENERATING PLANTS TO BE CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH PUBLIC LOW-VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS

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    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  Netherlands Standards

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Connection requirements
      4.1 The electrical installation
          4.1.1 Installation instructions
          4.1.2 Over-current protection
          4.1.3 Earthing
      4.2 Interface protection
          4.2.1 General
          4.2.2 Interface protection settings
          4.2.3 Loss of Mains (LoM) protection
          4.2.4 Automatic reconnection after a network
                outage
          4.2.5 Synchronization
    5 Power quality
      5.1 Electromagnetic emission/immunity
      5.2 DC injection
      5.3 Power factor
    6 Operation and safety of the micro-generator
      6.1 General
      6.2 Safety
      6.3 Information plate
      6.4 Labeling
      6.5 Maintenance and routine testing
    7 Commissioning
      7.1 General
      7.2 Installation
      7.3 Notification procedure
          7.3.1 Inform and Fit for a single installation
          7.3.2 Multiple/planned installation
      7.4 Decommission arrangements
      7.5 Replacement arrangements
    Annex A (normative) - Interface protection settings,
                          national deviations
          AT - Austria
          BE - Belgium
          CH - Switzerland
          CY - Cyprus
          CZ - Czech Republic
          DE - Germany
          DK - Denmark
          ES - Spain
          FI - Finland
          FR - France
          GB - United Kingdom
          IE - Ireland
          IT - Italy
          NL - The Netherlands
          NO - Norway
          PL - Poland
          SE - Sweden
          SI - Slovenia
    Annex B (informative) - Notification sheets
          B.1 Notification of a micro-generation installation
          B.2 Application for connection of multiple
              micro-generators
          B.3 Notification of micro-generator decommissioning
    Annex C (informative) - Interface protection - Compliance type
                            testing general arrangements
          C.1 Compliance testing
          C.2 Type testing of the interface protection
          C.3 Type testing
    Annex D (informative) - Type certification test results sheet
    Annex E (normative) - Countries allowing extension of
                          the scope > 16 A
          CY - Cyprus
          FI - Finland
          IE - Ireland
    Annex F (informative) - Abbreviations
    Annex G (informative) - A-deviations
    Bibliography

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    Defines technical requirements for the protection functions and the operational capabilities of micro-generating plants, designed for operation in parallel with public low-voltage distribution networks.

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