IEC 61643-21:2000+AMD1:2008 CSV

IEC 61643-21
Edition 1.1 2009-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Low voltage surge protective devices –
Part 21: Surge protective devices connected to telecommunications and
signalling networks – Performance requirements and testing methods

Parafoudres basse tension –
Partie 21: Parafoudres connectés aux réseaux de signaux et de
télécommunications – Prescriptions de fonctionnement et méthodes d’essais
IEC 61643-21:2000+A1:2008

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IEC 61643-21
Edition 1.1 2009-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Low voltage surge protective devices –
Part 21: Surge protective devices connected to telecommunications and
signalling networks – Performance requirements and testing methods

Parafoudres basse tension –
Partie 21: Parafoudres connectés aux réseaux de signaux et de
télécommunications – Prescriptions de fonctionnement et méthodes d’essais

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CS
CODE PRIX
ICS 29.240; 29.240.10 ISBN 2-8318-9836-6

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5
INTRODUCTION.7
1 General .8
1.1 Scope.8
1.2 SPD configurations.8
1.3 Use of this standard .10
2 Normative references .13
3 Definitions .14
4 Service and test conditions.17
4.1 Service conditions .17
4.1.1 Normal service conditions.17
4.1.2 Abnormal service conditions .18
4.2 Test temperature and humidity .18
4.3 SPD testing .18
4.4 Waveform tolerances.19
5 Requirements .19
5.1 General requirements.19
5.1.1 Identification and documentation .19
5.1.2 Marking .19
5.2 Electrical requirements.20
5.2.1 Voltage-limiting requirements .20
5.2.2 Current-limiting requirements .21
5.2.3 Transmission requirements.22
5.3 Mechanical requirements.22
5.3.1 Terminals and connectors.23
5.3.2 Mechanical strength (mounting).24
5.3.3 Resistance to ingress of solid objects and to harmful ingress of water .24
5.3.4 Protection against direct contact.24
5.3.5 Fire resistance.24
5.4 Environmental requirements .24
5.4.1 High temperature and humidity endurance.24
5.4.2 Environmental cycling with impulse surges .25
5.4.3 Environmental cycling with a.c. surges .25
6 Type test .25
6.1 General tests.25
6.1.1 Identification and documentation .25
6.1.2 Marking .25
6.2 Electrical tests.26
6.2.1 Voltage-limiting tests .26
6.2.2 Current-limiting tests .32
6.2.3 Transmission tests .35
6.3 Mechanical tests .37
6.3.1 Terminals and connectors.37
6.3.2 Mechanical strength (mounting).39
6.3.3 Resistance to ingress of solid objects and to harmful ingress of water .39
6.3.4 Protection against direct contact.39

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6.3.5 Fire resistance.40
6.4 Environmental tests.41
6.4.1 High temperature and humidity endurance.41
6.4.2 Environmental cycling with impulse surges .41
6.4.3 Environmental cycling with a.c. surges .42
6.5 Acceptance tests.42

Annex A (informative) Devices with current-limiting components only .56
Annex B (Void) .57
Annex C (Void) .58
Annex D (informative) Measurement accuracy .59
Annex E (informative) Determination of let-through current (I ).60
p

Bibliography.63

Figure 1 – SPD configurations .9
Figure 16 – Examples of multi-line SPDs with a common protective element.28
Figure 2 – Test circuits for impulse reset time.43
Figure 3 – Test circuits for a.c. durability and overstressed fault mode .44
Figure 4 – Test circuits for impulse durability and overstressed fault mode .45
Figure 5 – Test circuits for rated current, series resistance, response time,
current reset time, maximum interrupting voltage and operating duty test .46
Figure 6 – Test circuits for a.c. durability .47
Figure 7 – Test circuits for impulse durability .48
Figure 8 – Test circuits for insertion loss.49
Figure 9 – Test circuit for return loss .49
Figure 10 – Test circuits for longitudinal balance .50
Figure 11 – Test circuit for bit error ratio test .51
Figure 12 – Test circuit for near-end crosstalk .52
Figure 13 – Test circuits for high temperature/humidity endurance
and environmental cycling.53
Figure 14 – Environmental cycling schedule A with RH ≥ 90 % .54
Figure 15 – Environmental cycling B .55
Figure A.1 – Configurations of devices with current-limiting component(s) only.56
Figure E.1 – Determination of differential mode let-through current.60
Figure E.2 – Determination of common mode let-through current .61
Figure E.3 – Determination of differential mode let-through current.61
Figure E.4 – Determination of differential mode let-through current.61
Figure E.5 – Determination of common mode max. let-through current .61
Figure E.6 – Determination of common mode max. let-through current
at multi-terminal SPDs .62

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Table 1 – General SPD requirements.11
Table 2 – Waveform tolerances.19
Table 3 – Voltage and current waveforms for impulse-limiting voltage.27
Table 4 – Source voltages and currents for impulse reset test .29
Table 5 – Preferred values of currents for a.c. durability test .30
Table 6 – Test currents for response time.32
Table 7 – Preferred values of current for operating duty tests .34
Table 8 – Preferred values of a.c. test currents.34
Table 9 – Preferred values of impulse current.35
Table 10 – Standard parameters for figure 8 .35
Table 11 – Impedance values for longitudinal balance test.36
Table 12 – Test times for BER test .37
Table 13 – Connectable cross-sectional areas of copper conductors
for screw-type terminals or screwless-type terminals .38
Table 14 – Pulling force (screwless terminals) .38
Table 15 – Preferred values of test-time duration for high temperature
and humidity endurance.41
Table 16 – Preferred values of temperature and duration for environmental cycling tests.42

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LOW VOLTAGE SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES –

Part 21: Surge protective devices connected to telecommunications
and signalling networks –
Performance requirements and testing methods



FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61643-21 has been prepared by subcommittee 37A: Low-voltage
surge protective devices, of IEC technical committee 37: Surge arresters.
This consolidated version of IEC 61643-21 consists of the first edition (2000) [documents
37A/101/FDIS and 37A/104/RVD], its amendment 1 (2008) [documents 37A/200/FDIS and
37A/201/RVD] and its corrigendum of March 2001.
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this International Standard is to identify the requirements for Surge Protective
Devices (SPDs) used in protecting telecommunication and signalling systems, for example,
low-voltage data, voice, and alarm circuits. All of these systems may be exposed to the
effects of lightning and power line faults, either through direct contact or induction. These
effects may subject the system to overvoltages or overcurrents or both, whose levels are
sufficiently high to harm the system. SPDs are intended to provide protection against
overvoltages and overcurrents caused by lightning and power line faults. This standard
describes tests and requirements which establish methods for testing SPDs and determining
their performance.
The SPDs addressed in this International Standard may contain overvoltage protection
components only, or a combination of overvoltage and overcurrent protection components.
Protection devices containing overcurrent protection components only are not within the
coverage of this standard. However, devices with only overcurrent protection components are
covered in annex A.
An SPD may comprise several overvoltage and overcurrent protection components. All SPDs
are tested on a "black box" basis, i.e., the number of terminals of the SPD determines the
testing procedure, not the number of components in the SPD. The SPD configurations are
described in 1.2. In the case of multiple line SPDs, each line may be tested independently of
the others, but there may also be a need to test all lines simultaneously.
This standard covers a wide range of testing conditions and requirements; the use of some of
these is at the discretion of the user. How the requirements of this standard relate to the
different types of SPD is described in 1.3. Whilst this is a performance standard and certain
capabilities are demanded of the SPDs, failure rates and their interpretation are left to the
user. Selection and application principles are covered in IEC 61643-22.
If the SPD is known to be a single component device, it has to meet the requirements of the
relevant standard as well as those in this standard.

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LOW VOLTAGE SURGE PROTECTIVE DEVICES –

Part 21: Surge protective devices connected to telecommunications
and signalling networks –
Performance requirements and testing methods



1 General
1.1 Scope
This International Standard is applicable to devices for surge protection of telecommunications
and signalling networks against indirect and direct effects of lightning or other transient
overvoltages.
The purpose of these SPDs is to protect modern electronic equipment connected to
telecommunications and signalling networks with nominal system voltages up to 1 000 V
(r.m.s.) a.c. and 1 500 V d.c.
1.2 SPD configurations
The SPD configurations described in this standard are shown in figure 1. Each SPD
configuration is composed of one or more voltage-limiting components and may include
current-limiting components.

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X1
SPD
(V)
X2
IEC  549/08

Figure 1a – Two-terminal SPD

X1

SPD SPD
X1 Y1
C
(V, I)
(V)
C X2
IEC  550/08 IEC  551/08

Figure 1b – Three-terminal SPD Figure 1c – Three-terminal SPD


X1 Y1
SPD
(V, I)
X2 Y2

X1 Y1
SPD
(V, I)
Y2
X2
C
IEC  552/08
IEC  553/08


Figure 1d – Four-terminal SPD Figure 1e – Five-terminal SPD


Y1
X1
X2
Y2
SPD
(V, I )
Yn
Xn
a
C
IEC  554/08


a

The common terminal C may not be provided.
Figure 1f – Multi-terminal SPD
Key
V voltage-limiting component
V, I voltage-limiting components or a combination of voltage-limiting and current-limiting components
X1, X2.Xn line terminals
Y1, Y2…Yn protected line terminals
C common terminal
Figure 1 – SPD configurations

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1.3 Use of this standard
This standard considers two basic types of SPD.
The first type of SPD contains at least one voltage-limiting component and no current-limiting
component(s) in a housing. All the SPD configurations of figure 1 can be of this type. These
SPDs shall satisfy the requirements of 5.1, 5.2.1 and 5.3 (see table 1). The SPDs shown in
figures 1b, 1d, 1e and 1f may contain a linear component between the line terminal and
the corresponding protected line terminal. These SPDs shall also satisfy the applicable
requirements of 5.2.2.
The second type of SPD contains both voltage-limiting and current-limiting components in a
housing. SPD configurations shown in figures 1b, 1d, 1e, and 1f are applicable for SPDs with
both voltage-limiting and current-limiting components. This type of SPD shall satisfy the
requirements of 5.1, 5.2.1, 5.2.2 and 5.3 (see table 1). Configurations of protective devices
having only current-limiting components are covered in annex A.
SPDs may need to satisfy additional requirements depending on the application. The
additional requirements are described in 5.2.3 and 5.4 (see table 1).
Subclause 5.2.3 provides transmission tests that SPDs may need to conform to, depending on
their communication and signalling application. Selection of the applicable transmission tests
from 5.2.3 shall be made, based on the intended application of the SPDs. Table 1 provides
general guidance on how to select the applicable transmission tests.
Subclause 5.4 provides the environmental requirements when the SPDs are intended only for
use in uncontrolled environments as described in 4.1. SPDs shall satisfy these requirements
after an agreement between the user and the manufacturer. Table 1 provides examples of
what requirements different types of SPD shall satisfy.

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Table 1 – General SPD requirements
Test Sub-
Requirement – Test Type of SPD
4
series clause
1 General test 6.1
Identification and
 documentation 6.1.1 A A A A A A
 Marking 6.1.2 A A A A A A
 Transmission tests 6.2.3
 Capacitance 6.2.3.1 A O O O A O
 Insertion loss 6.2.3.2 O A A A O A
 Return loss 6.2.3.3 O O O A O O
 Longitudinal balance 6.2.3.4 O O O A O O
Bit Error Ratio (BER) 6.2.3.5 O O O O O O
 Near-end crosstalk (NEXT) 6.2.3.6 O O O A O O
 Mechanical tests 6.3
 Terminals and connectors 6.3.1 A A A A A A
 General testing procedure 6.3.1.1 A A A A A A
 Terminals with screws 6.3.1.2 A A A A A A
 Screwless terminals 6.3.1.3 A A A A A A
Insulating pierced
 connections 6.3.1.4 A A A A A A
Pull-out-test on SPD
terminals designed for
 single-core conductors 6.3.1.4.1 A A A A A A
Pull-out-test on SPD
terminals designed for multi-
 core cables and cords 6.3.1.4.2 A A A A A A
Mechanical strength
 (mounting) 6.3.2 A A A A A A
Resistance to ingress of
solid objects and to harmful
ingress of water 6.3.3 A A A A A A
Protection against direct
contact 6.3.4 A A A A A A
Fire resistance 6.3.5 A A A A A A




SPD with only voltage-
limiting function
SPD with both voltage-
limiting and current-
limiting functions
SPD with voltage-
limiting function and
linear component
between its terminals
SPD having both
voltage-limiting and
current-limiting
functions with enhanced
transmission
capabilities
SPD having only
voltage-limiting function
but intended for use in
extended range
environment
SPD having both
voltage-limiting and
current-limiting
function
...