EN 60970:2007

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2007
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Insulating liquids - Methods for counting and sizing particles
Isolierflüssigkeiten - Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Anzahl und Größen von Teilchen
Isolants liquides - Méthodes de détermination du nombre et de la taille des particules
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60970:2007
ICS:
17.220.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
elektriko in magnetizmom electricity and magnetism
29.040.01 Izolacijski fluidi na splošno Insulating fluids in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60970
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 17.220.99. 29.040.10
English version
Insulating liquids -
Methods for counting and sizing particles
(IEC 60970:2007)
Isolants liquides -  Isolierflüssigkeiten -
Méthodes de détermination du nombre Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Anzahl
et de la taille des particules und Größen von Teilchen
(CEI 60970:2007) (IEC 60970:2007)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2007-08-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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© 2007 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60970:2007 E
Foreword
The text of document 10/695/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60970, prepared by IEC TC 10, Fluids for
electrotechnical applications, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by
CENELEC as EN 60970 on 2007-08-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2008-05-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2010-08-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60970:2007 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60422 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60422:2006 (not modified).
ISO 4402 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 14402:1999 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1)
- - Insulating oil - Determination of fibre EN 50353 -
contamination by the counting method using
a microscope
1)
IEC 60475 - Method of sampling liquid dielectrics - -

1)
ISO 4406 - Hydraulic fluid power - Fluids - Method for - -
coding the level of contamination by solid
particles
1)
ISO 4407 - Hydraulic fluid power - Fluid contamination - - -
Determination of particulate contamination by
the counting method using an optical
microscope
1)
ISO 5884 - Aerospace - Fluid systems and components - - -
Methods for system sampling and measuring
the solid particle contamination of hydraulic
fluids
1)
Undated reference.
INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
CEI
NORME
Second edition
INTERNATIONALE
Deuxième édition
2007-07
Insulating liquids – Methods for counting and
sizing particles
Isolants liquides – Méthodes de détermination du
nombre et de la taille des particules
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
INTRODUCTION.5

1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 General caution, health, safety and environmental protection .6
4 Significance.7
5 Comparison and limitation of the methods .7
6 Types and identification of particles.8
7 Sampling .8
7.1 General remarks.8
7.2 Sampling vessels .9
7.3 Cleaning of sampling bottles .9
7.4 General directions for sampling .9
7.5 Sampling procedure .10
7.6 Labelling of samples.10
7.6.1 Samples from tanks .10
7.6.2 Samples from electrical equipment .10
8 Preparation of the samples for analysis .10
9 Method A – Automatic particle size analyzer.11
9.1 Summary of method .11
9.2 Apparatus and auxiliary materials.11
9.3 Calibration procedures .11
9.4 Preparation of the apparatus for counting.12
9.5 Preparation of sample before counting .12
9.6 Preparation of sample for counting .12
9.7 Counting procedures .12
9.8 Report .13
9.9 Precision .13
9.10 Repeatability .13
9.11 Reproducibility .13
10 Method B – Optical microscopy .14
10.1 Principle.14
10.2 Procedure by transmitted light .14
10.3 Procedure by incident light .14

Annex A (informative) Use of syringes as sampling vessels .15
Annex B (informative) Calibration of the automatic particle counters .17

Bibliography.18

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International Standard IEC 60970 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 10: Fluids
for electrotechnical applications.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1989. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
The significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition are as follows:
– new calibration procedures for automated laser particle;
– three figures contamination code;
– new procedure of sample pre-treatment when automated laser counter method are used.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
10/695/FDIS 10/714/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
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