IEC 61557-1:2019
(Main)Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 1: General requirements
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61557-1:2019 is available as IEC 61557-1:2019 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.
IEC 61557-1:2019 specifies the general requirements applicable to measuring and monitoring equipment for testing the electrical safety in low-voltage distribution systems with nominal voltages up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC. When measuring equipment or measuring installations involve measurement tasks of various measuring equipment covered by this series of standards, then the part of this series relevant to each of the measurement tasks is applicable. Other parts of IEC 61557 can specify additional requirements or deviations. This document does not cover functional safety or cybersecurity. IEC 61557-1:2019 cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2007. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This third edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) terms aligned with IEC 60050;
b) measurement of uncertainty revised according to the equations in 4.2 of ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 (GUM);
c) updated references for safety and EMC requirements;
d) updated references for marking and operating instructions;
e) updated references for testing safety and EMC;
f) Annex A contains an explanation of GUM;
g) Annex B addresses environmental aspects.
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension au plus égale à 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. - Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de surveillance de mesures de protection - Partie 1: Exigences générales
IEC 61557-1:2019 est disponible sous forme de IEC 61557-1:2019 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.
L'IEC 61557-1:2019 spécifie les exigences générales applicables aux dispositifs de mesure et de surveillance utilisés aux fins d'essai de la sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension au plus égale à 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. Lorsque des appareils ou installations de mesure impliquent des mesures avec différents appareils couverts par la présente série de normes, la partie de cette série de normes qui est pertinente pour un type de mesure donné est applicable. Les autres parties de l'IEC 61557 peuvent spécifier des exigences supplémentaires ou des écarts. La présente norme ne couvre pas la sécurité fonctionnelle ou la cybersécurité. L'IEC 61557-1:2019 annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2007. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette troisième édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
a) alignement des termes sur ceux de l'IEC 60050;
b) mesure de l'incertitude revue conformément aux équations données en 4.2 du Guide ISO/IEC 98-3:2008 (GUM);
c) mise à jour des références aux exigences de sécurité et de CEM;
d) mise à jour des références au marquage et aux instructions de fonctionnement;
e) mise à jour des références aux essais de sécurité et de CEM;
f) l'Annexe A comporte une explication du GUM;
g) l'Annexe B porte sur les aspects environnementaux.
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Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and
1 500 V d.c. – Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective
measures –
Part 1: General requirements
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 17.220.20; 29.080.01; 29.240.01 ISBN 978-2-8322-7229-9
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 10
4 Requirements . 16
4.1 General requirements . 16
4.2 Influence quantities – Operating uncertainty (B), percentage operating
uncertainty (B [%]) . 16
4.3 Rated operating conditions . 17
4.4 Battery check test facility . 18
Terminals .
Class of protection .
Class of pollution .
Overvoltage category .
Measuring category .
4.5 Safety . 18
4.6 Electromagnetic compatibility . 19
4.6.1 Immunity . 19
4.6.2 Emission . 19
4.7 Vibration test Mechanical strength against vibration . 19
5 Marking and operating instructions . 19
5.1 General . 19
5.2 Marking . 19
5.3 Operating instructions . 20
5.3.1 Performance requirements . 20
5.3.2 Other information . 20
6 Tests . 20
6.1 General . 20
6.2 Operating uncertainty . 20
6.2.1 General . 20
6.2.2 Influence of changing position . 21
6.2.3 Influence of temperature . 21
6.2.4 Influence of the supply voltage . 21
6.3 Battery check test facility . 21
Protection class .
Terminals .
6.4 Safety tests . 21
6.5 EMC tests . 21
6.6 Mechanical requirements . 21
6.7 Marking and operating instructions . 22
6.8 Records . 22
Annex A (informative) Explanation of the application of GUM in series IEC 61557 . 23
A.1 Overview. 23
A.2 Basic model of evaluation of results under operational conditions . 23
A.2.1 General . 23
A.2.2 Standard uncertainty of a result . 23
A.2.3 Expanded uncertainty . 24
A.2.4 Relative operating uncertainty . 24
A.2.5 Calibration uncertainty . 24
A.3 Operating uncertainty calculations as basis for 4.1 . 25
A.3.1 Standard uncertainty . 25
A.3.2 Operating uncertainty in accordance with 4.1 . 25
Annex B (informative) Environmental aspects . 26
B.1 Overview. 26
B.2 Guidelines to establish a material declaration and end-of-life information . 26
B.2.1 General . 26
B.2.2 Guidelines for material declaration . 27
B.2.3 Guidelines for end-of-life (EoL) . 27
B.2.4 Example of a material declaration and end-of-life information . 27
Bibliography . 30
Figure B.1 – Components listed for EoL of a product . 29
Table B.1 – Material content according to IEC 62474 material classes . 28
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN LOW VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
UP TO 1 000 V AC AND 1 500 V DC –
EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING, MEASURING OR MONITORING
OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES
Part 1: General requirements
FOREWORD
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IEC 61557-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2019-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and
1 500 V d.c. – Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective
measures
Part 1: General requirements
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension au plus égale
à 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. – Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de
surveillance de mesures de protection
Partie 1: Exigences générales
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INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and
1 500 V d.c. – Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective
measures
Part 1: General requirements
Sécurité électrique dans les réseaux de distribution basse tension au plus égale
à 1 000 V c.a. et 1 500 V c.c. – Dispositifs de contrôle, de mesure ou de
surveillance de mesures de protection
Partie 1: Exigences générales
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 17.220.20; 29.080.01; 29.240.01 ISBN 978-2-8322-7141-4
– 2 – IEC 61557-1:2019 © IEC 2019
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Requirements . 12
4.1 General requirements . 12
4.2 Influence quantities – Operating uncertainty (B), percentage operating
uncertainty (B [%]) . 12
4.3 Rated operating conditions . 13
4.4 Battery test facility . 14
4.5 Safety . 14
4.6 Electromagnetic compatibility . 14
4.6.1 Immunity . 14
4.6.2 Emission . 14
4.7 Mechanical strength against vibration . 14
5 Marking and operating instructions . 15
5.1 General . 15
5.2 Marking . 15
5.3 Operating instructions . 15
5.3.1 Performance requirements . 15
5.3.2 Other information . 15
6 Tests . 16
6.1 General . 16
6.2 Operating uncertainty . 16
6.2.1 General . 16
6.2.2 Influence of changing position . 16
6.2.3 Influence of temperature . 16
6.2.4 Influence of the supply voltage . 16
6.3 Battery test facility . 16
6.4 Safety tests . 16
6.5 EMC tests . 16
6.6 Mechanical requirements . 17
6.7 Marking and operating instructions . 17
6.8 Records . 17
Annex A (informative) Explanation of the application of GUM in series IEC 61557 . 18
A.1 Overview. 18
A.2 Basic model of evaluation of results under operational conditions . 18
A.2.1 General . 18
A.2.2 Standard uncertainty of a result . 18
A.2.3 Expanded uncertainty . 19
A.2.4 Relative operating uncertainty . 19
A.2.5 Calibration uncertainty . 19
A.3 Operating uncertainty calculations as basis for 4.1 . 20
A.3.1 Standard uncertainty . 20
A.3.2 Operating uncertainty in accordance with 4.1 . 20
Annex B (informative) Environmental aspects . 21
B.1 Overview. 21
B.2 Guidelines to establish a material declaration and end-of-life information . 21
B.2.1 General . 21
B.2.2 Guidelines for material declaration . 22
B.2.3 Guidelines for end-of-life (EoL) . 22
B.2.4 Example of a material declaration and end-of-life information . 22
Bibliography . 25
Figure B.1 – Components listed for EoL of a product . 24
Table B.1 – Material content according to IEC 62474 material classes . 23
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN LOW VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
UP TO 1 000 V AC AND 1 500 V DC –
EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING, MEASURING OR MONITORING
OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES
Part 1: General requirements
FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications,
Technical Reports, Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as "IEC
Publication(s)"). Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested
in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-
governmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate in this preparation. IEC collaborates closely
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agreement between the two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international
consensus
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