HD 62640:2015

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2015
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Residual current devices with or without overcurrent protection for socket-outlets for
household and similar uses
Fehlerstrom-/Differenzstrom-Schutzeinrichtung mit oder ohne Überstromschutz für
Steckdosen für Hausinstallationen und für ähnliche Anwendungen
Dispositifs à courant différentiel résiduel avec ou sans protection contre les surintensités
pour les socles de prises de courant destinés à des installations domestiques et
analogues
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: HD 62640:2015
ICS:
29.120.50 9DURYDONHLQGUXJD Fuses and other overcurrent
PHGWRNRYQD]DãþLWD protection devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

HARMONIZATION DOCUMENT
HD 62640
DOCUMENT D'HARMONISATION
HARMONISIERUNGSDOKUMENT
March 2015
ICS 29.120.50
English Version
Residual current devices with or without overcurrent protection
for socket-outlets for household and similar uses
(IEC 62640:2011 , modified)
Dispositifs à courant différentiel résiduel avec ou sans Fehlerstrom-/Differenzstrom-Schutzeinrichtung mit oder
protection contre les surintensités pour les socles de prises ohne Überstromschutz für Steckdosen für
de courant destinés à des installations domestiques et Hausinstallationen und für ähnliche Anwendungen
analogues (IEC 62640:2011 , modifiziert)
(IEC 62640:2011 , modifiée)
This Harmonization Document was approved by CENELEC on 2015-01-05. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the
CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for implementation of this Harmonization Document at national level.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national implementations may be obtained on application to the CEN-
CENELEC Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This Harmonization Document exists in three official versions (English, French, German).
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2015 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. HD 62640:2015 E
Contents Page
Foreword . 3
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references. 4
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Classification . 5
5 Characteristics of SRCDs . 5
6 Marking and other product information . 5
8 Requirements for construction and operation . 6
9 Tests . 6
Figures . 10
Annexes . 13
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with their
corresponding European publications . 14
Annex ZB (normative) Special national conditions . 16
Annex ZZ (informative) Coverage of Essential Requirements of EU Directives . 19
Bibliography . 20

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Foreword
This document (HD 62640:2015) consists of the text of IEC 62640:2011 prepared by SC 23E “Circuit-
breakers and similar equipment for household use” of IEC/TC 23 “Electrical accessories”, together with
the common modifications prepared by CLC/TC 23E ”Circuit breakers and similar devices for
household and similar applications”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be implemented (dop) 2016-01-05
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting (dow) 2018-01-05
with this document have to be withdrawn
Clauses, subclauses, notes, footnotes, tables, figures and annexes which are additional to those in
IEC 62640:2011 are prefixed “Z”.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this
document.
This standard covers the Principle Elements of the Safety Objectives for Electrical Equipment
Designed for Use within Certain Voltage Limits (LVD - 2006/95/EC).

Endorsement notice
The text of this draft Harmonization Document consists of the text of the International Standard
IEC 62640:2011 with the following common modifications.
COMMON MODIFICATIONS
1 Scope
Replace the first sentence of Clause 1 by:
“This Harmonization Document applies to residual current-operated devices (RCD) incorporated in, or
specifically intended for use with two pole socket-outlets, with provision of earthing of the socket outlet
for household and similar use (SRCD: socket-outlet residual current devices).”
At the end of the first paragraph, delete “or phase to earthed middle conductor”.
Replace the second paragraph by:
“SRCDs are only intended to provide supplementary protection downstream of the SRCD. SRCDs are
intended for use in circuits where the fault protection and additional protection are already assured
upstream of the SRCD.”
Replace the text of Note 1 by “Void”.
Replace the text of Note 2 by “Void”.
Replace the text of Note 3 by “Void”.
In Note 4, replace “IEC 60884-1” by “the national requirements for socket outlets of the country where
the product is placed on the market”.
In the fifth paragraph (beginning by “They are not intended”), replace “IEC 60439-3” by “IEC 61439-3”.
In the ninth paragraph, delete at the end “or 20 A for devices with a rated voltage not exceeding 130 V
a.c”.
Replace the text of Note 6 by “Void”.
Replace the text of Note 7 by “Void”.
In the last paragraph, delete“ IEC 60884-1 or”.
2 Normative references
Delete the reference to IEC 60884-1:2002.
Add the following note:
NOTE Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European publications
are listed in Annex ZA (normative).

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3 Terms and definitions
In 3.3.14, replace the term and definition by “Void”.
In 3.3.15, replace the term and definition by “Void”
4 Classification
Replace the text of Note 2 by “Void”.
Replace the text of Note 3 by “Void”.
In 4.2.1, replace the content of b) by “Void”.
In 4.2.2, replace the content of a) by “Void”.
In 4.4, replace the title and the contents by “Void”.
5 Characteristics of SRCDs
In 5.3.1.1, delete the note.
In 5.4.1, replace the contents by:
“The preferred value of rated voltage according to IEC 60038 is 230 V.”
In 5.4.2, delete the first two lines and the two notes.
In 5.4.3, delete “0,006 A –“ and the note.
In 5.4.5, replace the title and contents by:
5.4.5 Preferred value of rated frequency
The preferred value of rated frequency is 50 Hz.
In 5.4.8, delete the note.
In 5.4.9, delete the note.
In 5.4.10, delete the note.
In 5.4.11.1, delete the note.
In Table 2, delete the note.
6 Marking and other product information
In Table 4, row D, second column, delete “or 60 Hz”.
In Table 4, replace item P by “Void”.
In Table 4, row Q, delete “For devices with feed-through means, the supply and feed-through means
shall be clearly marked (e.g. “supply” and “feed through”)”.

In Table 4, delete Note 1 and Note 2.
In 6.3, replace the title and contents by “Void”.
8 Requirements for construction and operation
In the last but one paragraph of 8.3.1, delete “, if any,”.
In the note of 8.3.2, replace “2.7.1.1 and 2.7.1.3” by “4.8.1”.
In Table 6, delete columns 2 and 3.
Z1
.
In Table 6, item 2, add a reference to table footnote
In Table 6, replace the contents of item 3 in first column by “Void”.
j
by “Void”.
In Table 6, replace the contents of table footnote
In Table 6, add the following new table footnote:
Z1
This applies also to clearance and creepage distances between live parts of different polarity of the SRCD
and equipments mounted close to it.
In 8.3.3, replace the title and contents by “Void”.
In 8.3.5.2, replace the title and contents by “Void”.
In 8.4.1.3, at the end of the first paragraph, replace “path” by “pole”.
In 8.5, replace the title and contents by “Void”.
In 8.16.3.1, item iv), replace “Clause 23 of IEC 60884-1:2002” by “the national requirements for
socket-outlets of the country where the product is placed on the market”.
In 8.16.3.1, last paragraph, replace “Clauses 16 and 23 of IEC 60884-1:2002” by “the national
requirements for socket outlets of the country where the product is placed on the market”.
a
In Table 11, delete the table footnote and the references to it.
9 Tests
In 9.1.1, first paragraph, delete “(including the FE, if applicable, connected to PE via R )”.
e
In 9.1.1, fifth paragraph, replace “IEC 60884-1” by “the national requirements of the country where the
product is placed on the market”.
In 9.1.1, delete the sixth paragraph (the one beginning by “In countries where IEC 60884-1…”).
In Table 12, first row, fourth column, replace “20” by “16”. Delete the last two columns.
In 9.1.1, delete the two notes.

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In 9.1.1, add a paragraph after the last paragraph:
“An operating speed of 0,1 m/s ± 25 % shall be used during actuation for the tests of 9.17 and 9.15.2.
The speed is measured at the extremity when and where the operating means of the test apparatus
touches the actuating means of the SRCD under test. For rotary knobs, the angular velocity shall
correspond substantially to the above conditions, referred to the speed of the operating means (at its
extremities) of the SRCD under test.”
In Table 13, fourth row, last column, delete “, 9.26”.
In Table 13, sixth row, replace “Behaviour of SRCDs with feed through terminals in case of miswiring”
by “Void”.
In 9.3.2, first paragraph, delete “, S ”.
In Table 16, delete the sixth and seven rows (the ones beginning respectively by “20 A” and “32 A”),
d
and delete table footnote .
In 9.7.1.3, delete the note.
In Table 17, delete Note 1 and Note 2.
In Table 18, delete the note.
In Table 19, delete the note.
Replace the existing subclause 9.8.2 by the following:
9.8.2 Verification of behaviour in the case of supply voltage failure
in the open position, S and the SRCD in the closed position:
With test switch S
2 1
is then opened.
Switch S
Only SRCDs classified according to 4.1.2 a) and 4.1.2 b) shall open automatically.
is reclosed.
Switch S
Only SRCDs classified according to 4.1.2 b) shall reclose automatically.
and the SRCD set in the open
For SRCDs with manual opening means, the test is repeated with S
in the closed position:
position and S
is then opened and reclosed.
Switch S
The SRCD shall not reclose automatically.
For the purposes of this test, the test button is not considered to be a manual opening means.
In 9.8.3.1, delete “, S ”.
In 9.8.3.2 a), delete “, S ”.
In 9.8.3.2 c), delete “, S ”.
In 9.8.3.3, delete twice “, S ”.
In 9.8.6, replace the title and contents (including subclauses) by “Void”.

In 9.8.7.1, second paragraph, delete “and S ”.
In 9.8.7.3, third paragraph, delete “, S ” .
In 9.9, replace the title and contents by “Void”.
In 9.11.3.1, first paragraph, delete “or flying leads”.
In 9.11.3.2, replace the title and contents by “Void”.
In 9.13.3, a), replace “connected to the FE, if any, and the PE terminal, if any”; by “connected to the
PE terminal”;.
In 9.15.2.1, b), fourth dash, replace “±5 %” by “0, - 5 %”
In 9.15.2.1, d), first paragraph and Note 2, replace“105 %” by “110 %”.
In 9.15.2.1, i), replace the last paragraph by:
“Under the test conditions of 9.8.3.2 a), the SRCD shall trip at a test current of 1,25 I . One test only is
Δn
made on one pole taken at random, with measurement of break time. This time shall not exceed the
value specified in Table 1 for I .”
Δn
In 9.15.2.2, third paragraph, delete “or flying leads”.
In 9.15.2.2, delete the fourth paragraph.
In 9.15.2.3, second paragraph, delete “or flying leads”.
In 9.15.2.3, dele
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