IEC TS 60871-2:2014/AMD1:2022

IEC TS 60871-2 ®
Edition 3.0 2022-03
TECHNICAL
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AMENDMENT 1
Shunt capacitors for a.c. power systems having a rated voltage above 1 000 V –
Part 2: Endurance testing
IEC TS 60871-2:2014-11/AMD1:2022-03(en)

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IEC TS 60871-2 ®
Edition 3.0 2022-03
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATION
colour
inside
AMENDMENT 1
Shunt capacitors for a.c. power systems having a rated voltage above 1 000 V –

Part 2: Endurance testing
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 29.240.99; 31.060.70 ISBN 978-2-8322-1096-2

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SHUNT CAPACITORS FOR AC POWER SYSTEMS
HAVING A RATED VOLTAGE ABOVE 1 000 V –

Part 2: Endurance testing
AMENDMENT 1
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Amendment 1 to IEC TS 60871-2:2014 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 33:
Power capacitors and their applications.
The text of this Amendment is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
33/668/DTS 33/671/RVDTS
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this Amendment is English.

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Add, after Clause 4, the following new text:
5 Element fail safe test for fuseless capacitors
5.1 General
The proof of element fail safe is a design test applicable to fuseless power capacitors, as
defined in IEC 60871-1:2014, Clause E.4.
This proof is obtained by means of two separate tests, the low energy test and the high energy
test.
The low energy test is aimed to demonstrate that a failure of one capacitive element, caused
by a low voltage element failure event at the rated voltage, will result in reliable and secure foil
welding on the failed portion of the element without generation of hot spots and persistent
release of gas.
The high energy test is aimed to demonstrate that a failure of one or more capacitive elements,
caused by the occurrence of an overvoltage on the capacitor bank, will result in reliable and
safe behaviour without container rupture or explosion.
The physical location of the fault on the capacitor element is intended to represent the worst
possible location under the expected low or high energy level tested. A damage to the insulation
of the container is acceptable, provided that it maintains enough insulation in order to remain
in service until replacement.
5.2 Test unit
5.2.1 General
Two set-ups of the test unit are possible, as described in 5.2.2 and 5.2.3; the manufacturer
shall choose the set-up and manufacture the test unit accordingly.
5.2.2 Set-up of the test unit, first method
The test unit shall be a capacitor unit comparable to the units to be manufactured, as described
in Annex A, with the following features:
• The container shall be identical to that used for the units to be manufactured.
• The test unit shall contain a single active element, i.e. electrically connected to the bushings
for power supply; the other elements shall be passive, i.e. not electrically connected neither
to the active element nor to the bushings.
• The unit may be equipped
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