PD IEC/TR 61916:2017
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Electrical accessories. Harmonization of general rules
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English
30-04-2017
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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Resistance to heat
6 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
(electrical and mechanical)
7 Resistance to abnormal heat and to fire
8 Resistance of insulating materials to tracking
9 Resistance to rusting
10 Legibility, durability and indelibility of marking
11 Screw-type terminals for connecting conductors
12 Criteria for tests in accessory standards
13 Tolerances
14 Mechanical strength
15 Appropriate dimensioning of insulation distances
16 Resistance to UV
Annex A (informative) - Material selection process
Annex B (informative) - Suggested GWEPT
temperatures
Bibliography
Gives guidance on requirements and tests for subjects applicable to electrical accessories that are within the scope of IEC TC 23 and its subcommittees.
| Committee |
PEL/23
|
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 12/30273007 DC. (12/2014)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
38
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
|
| Supersedes |
This document, which is a Technical Report, provides guidance on requirements and tests for subjects applicable to electrical accessories that are within the scope of IEC TC 23 and its subcommittees.
| Standards | Relationship |
| IEC TR 61916:2017 | Identical |
| IEC 60112:2003+AMD1:2009 CSV | Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials |
| IEC 60998-1:2002 | Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements |
| IEC 60228:2004 | Conductors of insulated cables |
| IEC 60664-4:2005 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 4: Consideration of high-frequency voltage stress |
| IEC 60695-1-30:2017 | Fire hazard testing - Part 1-30: Guidance for assessing the fire hazard of electrotechnical products - Preselection testing process - General guidelines |
| IEC 60364-5-51:2005 | Electrical installations of buildings - Part 5-51: Selection and erection of electrical equipment - Common rules |
| 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) |
| IEC 60068-2-31:2008 | Environmental testing - Part 2-31: Tests - Test Ec: Rough handling shocks, primarily for equipment-type specimens |
| ISO 2081:2008 | Metallic and other inorganic coatings Electroplated coatings of zinc with supplementary treatments on iron or steel |
| IEC 60695-2-13:2010+AMD1:2014 CSV | Fire hazard testing - Part 2-13: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods- Glow-wire ignition temperature (GWIT) test method for materials |
| ISO 1456:2009 | Metallic and other inorganic coatings — Electrodeposited coatings of nickel, nickel plus chromium, copper plus nickel and of copper plus nickel plus chromium |
| IEC 60695-2-12:2010+AMD1:2014 CSV | Fire hazard testing - Part 2-12: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods- Glow-wire flammability index (GWFI) test method for materials |
| IEC GUIDE 104:2010 | The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications |
| IEC 60695-11-10:2013 | Fire hazard testing - Part 11-10: Test flames - 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test methods |
| ISO 2093:1986 | Electroplated coatings of tin — Specification and test methods |
| IEC 60669-1:2017 | Switches for household and similar fixed-electrical installations - Part 1: General requirements |
| IEC 60664-5:2007 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 5: Comprehensive method for determining clearances and creepage distances equal to or less than 2 mm |
| ISO 4892-2:2013 | Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps |
| IEC 60721-3-3:1994+AMD1:1995+AMD2:1996 CSV | Classification of environmental conditions - Part 3-3: Classification of groups of environmental parameters and their severities - Stationary use at weatherprotected locations |
| 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 |
| IEC 60587:2007 | Electrical insulating materials used under severe ambient conditions - Test methods for evaluating resistance to tracking and erosion |
| IEC 60695-10-2:2014 | Fire hazard testing - Part 10-2: Abnormal heat - Ball pressure test method |
| IEC 61032:1997 | Protection of persons and equipment by enclosures - Probes for verification |
| IEC 60695-2-10:2013 | Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure |
| 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 |
| IEC 60664-1:2007 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests |
| 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 |
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