EN IEC 62962:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2020
Posebne zahteve za opremo za odlaganje tovora (IEC 62962:2019)
Particular requirements for load-shedding equipment (LSE) (IEC 62962:2019)
Besondere Anforderungen für Lastabwurfeinrichtungen (LSE) (IEC 62962:2019)
Exigences spécifiques pour les délesteurs (LSE) (IEC 62962:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62962:2019
ICS:
27.015 Energijska učinkovitost. Energy efficiency. Energy
Ohranjanje energije na conservation in general
splošno
29.120.99 Druga električna dodatna Other electrical accessories
oprema
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62962

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2019
ICS 27.015; 29.020
English Version
Particular requirements for load-shedding equipment (LSE)
(IEC 62962:2019)
Exigences spécifiques pour les délesteurs (LSE) Besondere Anforderungen für Lastabwurfeinrichtungen
(IEC 62962:2019) (LSE)
(IEC 62962:2019)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2019-10-18. 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 application to the CEN-CENELEC
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Ref. No. EN IEC 62962:2019 E
European foreword
The text of document 23K/47/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62962, prepared by SC 23K "Electrical
Energy Efficiency products" of IEC/TC 23 "Electrical accessories" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 62962:2019.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2020-07-18
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2022-10-18
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62962:2019 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 60038 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60038
IEC 60112 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60112
IEC 60364-4-41 NOTE Harmonized as HD 60364-4-41
IEC 60364-5-51:2005 NOTE Harmonized as HD 60364-5-51:2009
IEC 60364-8-1:2019 NOTE Harmonized as HD 60364-8-1:2019 (not modified)
IEC 60529 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60529
IEC 60669-1:2017 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60669-1:2018
IEC 60721-3-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60721-3-3
IEC 60947-1:2007 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60947-1:2007 (not modified)
IEC 60998-2-2:2002 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60998-2-2:2004
IEC 61000-3-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 61000-3-2
IEC 61008-1:2010 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61008-1:2012
IEC 61008-1:2010/A1:2012 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61008-1:2012/A1:2014
IEC 61008-1:2010/A2:2013 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61008-1:2012/A2:2014
IEC 61009-1:2010 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61009-1:2012
IEC 61009-1:2010/A1:2012 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61009-1:2012/A1:2014
IEC 61009-1:2010/A2:2013 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61009-1:2012/A2:2014
IEC 61140 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61140
ISO 2039-2:1987 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 2039-2:1999 (not modified)

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60065 2001 Audio, video and similar electronic - -
apparatus - Safety requirements
IEC 60085 -  Electrical insulation - Thermal evaluation EN 60085 -
and designation
IEC 60127 series Miniature fuses EN 60127 series
IEC 60212 -  Standard conditions for use prior to and EN 60212 -
during the testing of solid electrical
insulating materials
IEC 60317-0-1 1997 Specifications for particular types of - -
winding wires -- Part 0-1: General
requirements - Enamelled round copper
wire
IEC 60364 series Low-voltage electrical installations HD 60364 series
IEC 60384-14 1993 Fixed capacitors for use in electronic - -
equipment -- Part 14: Sectional
specification: Fixed capacitors for
electromagnetic interference suppression
and connection to the supply mains
IEC 60417 -  Graphical symbols for use on equipment. - -
Index, survey and compilation of the single
sheets.
IEC 60664-1 2007 Insulation coordination for equipment EN 60664-1 2007
within low-voltage systems - Part 1:
Principles, requirements and tests
IEC 60695-2-10 2000 Fire hazard testing -- Part 2-10: - -
Glowing/hot-wire based test methods -
Glow-wire apparatus and common test
procedure
IEC 60695-2-11 2000 Fire hazard testing -- Part 2-11: - -
Glowing/hot-wire based test methods -
Glow-wire flammability test method for
end-products
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60730 series Automatic electrical controls EN 60730 series
IEC 61000-2-2 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-2-2 -
2-2: Environment - Compatibility levels for
low-frequency conducted disturbances and
signalling in public low-voltage power
supply systems
IEC 61000-4-2 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-4-2 -
4-2: Testing and measurement techniques
- Electrostatic discharge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-3 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part - -
4-3: Testing and measurement techniques
- Radiated, radio-frequency,
electromagnetic field immunity test
IEC 61000-4-4 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-4-4 -
4-4: Testing and measurement techniques
- Electrical fast transient/burst immunity
test
IEC 61000-4-5 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-4-5 -
4-5: Testing and measurement techniques
- Surge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-6 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-4-6 -
4-6: Testing and measurement techniques
- Immunity to conducted disturbances,
induced by radio-frequency fields
IEC 61000-4-8 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-4-8 -
4-8: Testing and measurement techniques
- Power frequency magnetic field immunity
test
IEC 61000-4-11 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part EN 61000-4-11 -
4-11: Testing and measurement
techniques - Voltage dips, short
interruptions and voltage variations
immunity tests
IEC 61032 1997 Protection of persons and equipment by EN 61032 1998
enclosures - Probes for verification
IEC 61558-2-6 -  Safety of transformers, reactors, power EN 61558-2-6 -
supply units and similar products for supply
voltages up to 1 100 V - Part 2-6: Particular
requirements and tests for safety isolating
transformers and power supply units
incorporating safety isolating transformers
ISO 306 -  Plastics - Thermoplastic materials - EN ISO 306 -
Determination of Vicat softening
temperature (VST)
CISPR 15 -  Limits and methods of measurement of EN IEC 55015 -
radio disturbance characteristics of
electrical lighting and similar equipment

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 9
INTRODUCTION . 11
1 Scope . 12
2 Normative references . 13
3 Terms and definitions . 14
4 General requirements . 22
4.1 General . 22
4.2 Architecture . 23
4.3 Standard conditions for operation in service . 24
5 General remarks on tests . 25
5.1 Environmental conditions . 25
5.1.1 General . 25
5.1.2 Ambient temperature range in normal use. 25
5.1.3 Relative humidity . 25
5.1.4 Altitude . 25
5.2 General testing procedure and samples . 26
6 Ratings . 27
6.1 Rated values . 27
6.1.1 Rated operational voltages . 27
6.1.2 Rated insulation voltage . 27
6.1.3 Rated impulse voltage . 27
6.1.4 Maximum value of rated current . 27
6.1.5 Preferred rated current values (I ) . 27
n
6.1.6 Minimum value of rated making and breaking capacity (I ) . 28
RMS
6.1.7 Rated frequency . 28
6.1.8 Rated conditional short-circuit current . 28
6.1.9 Preferred rated load-shedding current (power) values (I L , P L ) . 28
n s n s
6.2 Time-current characteristic for LSEs monitoring the current . 28
6.2.1 LSE operating principle . 28
6.2.2 Current limits (I L ) . 30
n s
6.2.3 Minimum switch OFF-time . 30
6.2.4 Reclosing conditions . 31
6.3 Time-power characteristic . 32
6.4 LSE shedding sequence . 32
7 Classification . 33
7.1 General . 33
7.2 According to the LSE functional category .
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