• SN EN 61071-1 : 1996

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    POWER ELECTRONIC CAPACITORS - PART 1: GENERAL

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    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  Swiss Standards

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    SECTION 1 - GENERAL
    1.1 Scope and object
    1.2 Normative references
    1,.3 Definitions
    1.4 Service conditions
    SECTION 2 - QUALITY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
    2.1 Test requirements
    2.2 Classification of tests
    2.3 Capacitance and tan delta measurements (routine test)
    2.4 Capacitor loss tangent (tan delta) measurement
          (type test)
    2.5 Voltage test between terminals
    2.6 A.C. voltage test between terminals and container
    2.7 Test of internal discharge device
    2.8 Sealing test
    2.9 Surge discharge test
    2.10 Thermal stability test
    2.11 Self-healing test (under consideration)
    2.12 Resonance frequency measurement
    2.13 Climatic tests
    2.14 Mechanical tests
    2.15 Endurance test (under consideration)
    SECTION 3 - OVERLOADS
    3.1 Maximum permissible voltage
    SECTION 4 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
    4.1 Discharge device
    4.2 Container connections
    4.3 Protection of the environment
    4.4 Other safety requirements
    SECTION 5 - MARKINGS
    5.1 Marking of the units
    SECTION 6 - GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
    6.1 General
    6.2 Choice of the rated voltage
    6.3 Operating temperature
    6.4 Special service conditions
    6.5 Overvoltages
    6.6 Overload currents
    6.7 Switching and protective devices
    6.8 Connections
    6.9 Choice of creepage distance
    6.10 Parallel connections of capacitors
    6.11 Series connections of capacitors
    6.12 Magnetic losses and eddy currents
    ANNEXES (normative)
    A Waveforms
    B Operational limits of capacitors with sinusoidal
        voltages as a function of frequency, and at maximum
        temperature (theta max)
    C Resonance frequency measuring methods
    ZA Normative references to international publications
        with their corresponding European publications

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    Applicable to capacitors for use in power electronic equipment especially for semiconductor switching and protection and filtering and energy storage. Applies to capacitors with a rated voltage of 10000 V.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Swiss Standards
    Status Current
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