EN 60898-1:2003/A1:2004

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60898-1:2004/A1:2006

STANDARD
januar 2006
Električni pribor – Odklopniki za nadtokovno zaščito za gospodinjstvo in
podobne inštalacije – 1. del: Odklopniki za izmenični tok (IEC 60898-
1:2002/A1:2002, spremenjen)
(istoveten EN 60898-1:2003/A1:2004)
Electrical accessories - Circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household
and similar installations - Part 1: Circuit-breakers for a.c. operation (IEC 60898-
1:2002/A1:2002, modified)
ICS 29.120.50 Referenčna številka
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60898-1/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2004
ICS 29.120.50
English version
Electrical accessories –
Circuit breakers for overcurrent protection
for household and similar installations
Part 1: Circuit-breakers for a.c. operation
(IEC 60898-1:2002/A1:2002, modified)

Petit appareillage électrique –  Elektrisches Installationsmaterial -
Disjoncteurs pour la protection Leitungsschutzschalter
contre les surintensités pour installations für Hausinstallationen
domestiques et analogues und ähnliche Zwecke
Partie 1: Disjoncteurs pour Teil 1: Leitungsschutzschalter
le fonctionnement en courant alternatif für Wechselstrom (AC)
(CEI 60898-1:2002/A1:2002, modifiée) (IEC 60898-1:2002/A1:2002, modifiziert)

This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60898-1:2003; it was approved by CENELEC
on 2004-03-16. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any
alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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Ref. No. EN 60898-1:2003/A1:2004 E

Foreword
The text of amendment 1:2002 to the International Standard IEC 60898-1:2002, prepared by SC 23E,
Circuit-breakers and similar equipment for household use, of IEC TC 23, Electrical accessories,
together with common modifications prepared by the Technical Committee CENELEC TC 23E, Circuit
breakers and similar devices for household and similar applications, was submitted to the Unique
Acceptance Procedure and was approved by CENELEC as amendment A1 to EN 60898-1:2003 on
2004-03-16.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the amendment has to be
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2005-04-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2008-10-01
Annex ZC has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of amendment 1:2002 to the International Standard IEC 60898-1:2002 was approved by
CENELEC as an amendment to the European Standard with agreed common modifications as given
below.
COMMON MODIFICATIONS
Annex J
J.1 Scope
Delete the note.
J.3 Definitions
J.3.3 Delete the note.
Annex K
K.1 Scope
Delete the note.
K.8 Constructional requirements
K.8.2.2 Delete note 1.
Add Annex ZC.
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Annex ZC
(normative)
Special national conditions
Special national condition: National characteristic or practice that cannot be changed even over a
long period, e.g. climatic conditions, electrical earthing conditions. If it affects harmonization, it forms
part of the European Standard.
For the countries in which the relevant special national conditions apply these provisions are
normative, for other countries they are informative.
Clause Special national condition
J.1 Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland
The upper limit of current for use of screwless terminals is 16 A.
J.3.3 Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and United Kingdom
Only universal screwless type terminals are accepted.
K.1 Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom
The use of circuit-breakers with flat quick-connect terminations for rated currents up to and
including 20 A is accepted.
K.8.2.2 Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom
The use for rated currents up to and including 20 A

NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE IEC
60898-1
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
AMENDEMENT 1
AMENDMENT 1
2002-05
Amendement 1
Petit appareillage électrique –
Disjoncteurs pour la protection contre les
surintensités pour installations domestiques
et analogues –
Partie 1:
Disjoncteurs pour le fonctionnement
en courant alternatif
Amendment 1
Electrical accessories –
Circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection
for household and similar installations –
Part 1:
Circuit-breakers for a.c. operation
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60898-1 Amend. 1  IEC:2002 – 3 –
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by subcommittee 23E: Circuit-breakers and similar
equipment for household use, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23E/484/FDIS 23E/492/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of the base publication and its amendments will
remain unchanged until 2003. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed;
• withdrawn;
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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CONTENTS
Add the titles of annexes J and K as follows:
Annex J (normative) Particular requirements for circuit-breakers with screwless type
terminals for external copper conductors
Annex K (normative) Particular requirements for circuit-breakers with flat quick-connect
terminations
4 Classification
4.4 According to the method of connection
Replace, the existing subclause by the following new subclause:
4.4 According to the methods of connection
4.4.1 According to the fixation system:
– circuit-breakers, the electrical connections of which are not associated with the
mechanical mounting;
– circuit-breakers, the electrical connections of which are associated with the mechanical
mounting.
NOTE Examples of this type are:
– plug-in type;
– bolt-on type;
– screw-in type.
Some circuit-breakers may be of the plug-in type or bolt-on type on the line side only, the load terminals being
usually suitable for wiring connection.

60898-1 Amend. 1  IEC:2002 – 5 –
4.4.2 According to the type of terminals:
– circuit-breakers with screw-type terminals for external copper conductors;
– circuit-breakers with screwless type terminals for external copper conductors;
NOTE 1 The requirements for circuit-breakers equipped with this type of terminals are given in annex J.
– circuit-breakers with flat quick-connect terminals for external copper conductors;
NOTE 2 The requirements for circuit-breakers equipped with this type of terminals are given in annex K.
– circuit-breakers with screw-type terminals for external aluminium conductors;
NOTE 3 The requirements for circuit-breakers equipped with this type of terminals are under consideration.
8 Requirements for construction and operation
8.1.5 Terminals for external conductors
8.1.5.1 Delete the sentence: “In this standard only . are considered“
Delete the note.
Replace the last sentence by the following:
Compliance is checked by inspection, by the tests of 9.5 for screw-type terminals, by
specific tests for plug-in or bolt-on circuit-breakers included in the standard, or by the tests
of annex J or K, as relevant for the type of connection.
8.1.5.2
Replace the existing text of the first note by the following new text:
NOTE 1 Examples of possible designs of screw-type terminals are given in annex F.
Renumber the second note as NOTE 2.
9 Tests
9.5 Test of reliability of terminals for external conductors
Replace the existing title of this subclause by the following new title:
9.5 Tests of reliability of screw-type terminals for external copper conductors

60898-1 Amend. 1  IEC:2002 – 7 –
Add the following new annexes:
Annex J
(normative)
Particular requirements for circuit-breakers with screwless type
terminals for external copper conductors
J.1 Scope
This annex applies to circuit-breakers within the scope of clause 1, equipped with screwless
terminals, for current not exceeding 20 A primarily suitable for connecting unprepared (see
J.3.6) copper conductors of cross-section up to 4 mm .
NOTE In AT, CZ, DE, DK, NL, NO and CH the upper limit of current for use of screwless terminals is 16 A.
In this annex, screwless terminals are referred to as terminals and copper conductors are
referred to as conductors.
J.2 Normative references
Clause 2 applies.
J.3 Definitions
As a complement to clause 3, the following definitions apply:
J.3.1
clamping units
parts of the terminal necessary for mechanical clamping and the electrical connection of the
conductors including the parts which are necessary to ensure correct contact pressure
J.3.2
screwless-type terminal
terminal for the connection and subsequent disconnection obtained directly or indirectly by
means of springs, wedges or the like
NOTE Examples are given in figure J 2 .
J.3.3
universal terminal
terminal for the connection and disconnection of all types of conductors (rigid and flexible)
NOTE In the following countries only universal screwless type terminals are accepted: AT, BE, CN, DK, DE, ES,
FR, IT, PT, SE and CH.
J.3.4
non-universal terminal
terminal for the connection and disconnection of a certain kind of conductor only (e.g. rigid-
solid conductors only or rigid-[solid or stranded] conductors only)

60898-1 Amend. 1  IEC:2002 – 9 –
J.3.5
push-wire terminal
non-universal terminal in which the connection is made by pushing-in rigid (solid or stranded)
conductors
J.3.6
unprepared conductor
conductor which has been cut and the insulation of which has been removed over a certain
length for insertion into a terminal
NOTE 1 A conductor the shape of which is arranged for introduction into a terminal or of which the strands may
be twisted to consolidate the end, is considered to be an unprepared conductor.
NOTE 2 The term "unprepared conductor" means conductor not prepared by soldering of the wire, use of cable
lugs, formation of eyelets, etc., but includes its reshaping before introduction into the terminal or, in the case of
flexible conductor, by twisting it to consolidate the end.
J.4 Classification
Clause 4 applies.
J.5 Characteristics of circuit-breakers
Clause 5 applies.
J.6 Marking
In addition to clause 6, the following requirements apply:
Universal terminals:
− no marking.
Non-universal terminals:
− terminals declared for rigid-solid conductors shall be marked by the letters "sol";
− terminals declared for rigid (solid and stranded) conductors shall be marked by the letter "r";
− terminals declared for flexible conductors shall be marked by the letter "f".
The markings should appear on the circuit-breaker or, if the space available is not sufficient,
on the smallest package unit or in technical information .
An appropriate marking indicating the length of insulation to be removed before insertion of
the conductor into the terminal shall be shown on the circuit-breaker.
The manufacturer shall also provide information, in his literature, on the maximum number of
conductors which may be clamped.
J.7 Standard conditions for operation in service
Clause 7 applies.
60898-1 Amend. 1  IEC:2002 – 11 –
J.8 Constructional requirements
Clause 8 applies, with the following modifications.
In 8.1.5 only 8.1.5.1, 8.1.5.2, 8.1.5.3, 8.1.5.6 and 8.1.5.7 apply.
Compliance is checked by inspection and by the tests of J.9.1 and J.9.2 of this annex, instead
of 9.4 and 9.5.
In addition the following requirements apply.
J.8.1 Connection or disconnection of conductors
The connection or disconnection of conductors shall be made
– by the use of a general purpose tool or by a convenient device integral with the terminal to
open it and to assist the insertion or the withdrawal of the conductors (e.g. for universal
terminals);
or, for rigid conductors
– by simple insertion. For the disconnection of the conductors an operation other than a pull
on the conductor shall be necessary (e.g. for push-wire terminals).
Universal terminals shall accept rigid (solid or stranded) and flexible unprepared conductors.
Non-universal terminals shall accept the types of conductors declared by the manufacturer.
Compliance is checked by inspection and by the tests of J.9.1 and J.9.2.
J.8.2 Dimensions of connectable conductors
The dimensions of connectable conductors are given in table J.1.
The ability to connect these conductors shall be checked by inspection and by the tests of
J.9.1 and J.9.2.
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