UNE-EN 50068:2018

This European Standard applies to welded wrought steel enclosures pressurised with dry air, inert gases, for example sulphur hexafluoride or nitrogen or a mixture of such gases, used in indoor and outdoor installations of high-voltage switchgear and controlgear with rated voltages above 1kV, where the gas is used principally for its dielectric and/or arc-quenching properties with rated voltages.

above 1 kV and up to and including 52 kV and with gas-filled compartments with design pressure higher than 300 kPa relative pressure (gauge);

and with rated voltage above 52 kV.

The enclosures comprise parts of electrical equipment not necessarily limited to the following examples:

circuit-breakers;

switch-disconnectors;

disconnectors;

earthing switches;

current transformers;

voltage transformers;

surge arrestors;

busbars and connections;

etc.

The scope also covers enclosures of pressurized components such as the centre chamber of live tank switchgear, gas-insulated current transformers, etc.