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Dimensions of low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Standardized mounting on rails
for mechanical support of switchgear, controlgear and accessories (IEC 60715:2017)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60715:2017
ICS:
29.130.20 Nizkonapetostne stikalne in Low voltage switchgear and
krmilne naprave controlgear
SIST EN 60715:2018 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60715

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2017
ICS 29.130.20 Supersedes EN 60715:2001
English Version
Dimensions of low-voltage switchgear and controlgear -
Standardized mounting on rails for mechanical support of
switchgear, controlgear and accessories
(IEC 60715:2017)
Dimensions de l'appareillage à basse tension - Montage Abmessungen von Niederspannungsschaltgeräten -
normalisé sur profilés-supports pour le support mécanique Genormte Tragschienen für die mechanische Befestigung
des appareillages et de leurs accessoires von elektrischen Geräten in Schaltanlagen
(IEC 60715:2017) (IEC 60715:2017)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-09-01. 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
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard 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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.


European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
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© 2017 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN 60715:2017
European foreword
The text of document 121A/153/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60715, prepared by SC 121A
"Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear" of IEC/TC 121 "Switchgear and controlgear and their
assemblies for low voltage" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN 60715:2017.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2018-06-01
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2020-09-01
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 60715:2001.
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 60715:2017 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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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 When 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 60947-7-2 -  Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - EN 60947-7-2 2009
Part 7-2: Ancillary equipment - Protective
conductor terminal blocks for copper
conductors

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Annex ZZ
(informative)
Relationship between this European standard and the safety objectives of
Directive 2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96] aimed to be covered
This European standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardisation request relating to
harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive, M/511, to provide one voluntary means
of conforming to safety objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the
making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
[2014 OJ L96].
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZZ.1 confers, within the limits of
the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding safety objectives of
that Directive, and associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZZ.1 – Correspondence between this European standard and Annex I of Directive
2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96]
Safety objectives of Directive Clause(s) / sub-clause(s) of this Remarks/note
2014/35/EU EN
1 a) 2, 3, 5, Annex A
1 b) 5, Annex B
1 c) Refer to 2 a) to 2 d) and 3 a) to 3
c) of this table
2 a) - Not applicable
2 b) - Not applicable
2 c) 4, 5, Annex A, Annex B
2 d) - Not applicable
3 a) 4, 5, Annex A, Annex B
3 b) Annex B
3 c) Annex B

WARNING 1: Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2: Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of
this standard.
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Dimensions of low-voltage switchgear and controlgear – Standardized mounting

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Functional requirements . 8
5 Standard dimensions . 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Top hat section . 9
5.3 "C" section . 10
5.4 "G" section . 13
Annex A (normative)  Specific steel mounting rails . 14
A.1 General . 14
A.2 Top hat section rail TH 15-5,5 . 14
A.2.1 Dimensions . 14
A.2.2 Tolerances . 15
A.3 Top hat section rail TH 35-7,5 and TH 35-15 . 15
A.3.1 Dimensions . 15
A.3.2 Tolerances . 16
A.4 Top hat section rail TH 75-25 . 16
A.4.1 Dimensions . 16
A.4.2 Tolerances . 17
A.5 "C" section rails: C 20, C 30, C 40 and C 50 . 17
A.5.1 Dimensions . 17
A.5.2 Tolerance . 18
A.6 "G" section rail: G 32 . 18
A.6.1 Dimensions . 18
A.6.2 Tolerances . 19
Annex B (informative) Application guide . 20
B.1 General . 20
B.2 Guidance for use of top hat rails . 20
B.2.1 For steel rails in Annex A . 20
B.2.2 For rails other than steel rails . 23
B.3 Guidance for use of "C" section rails . 23
B.3.1 General . 23
B.3.2 For steel rails to Annex A . 23
B.3.3 For rails other than steel rails . 27
Bibliography . 28

Figure 1 – Mounting rail TH 15 . 9
Figure 2 – Mounting rail TH 35 . 9
Figure 3 – Mounting rail TH 75 . 10
Figure 4 – Mounting rail C 20 . 10
Figure 5 – Mounting rail C 30 . 11
Figure 6 – Mounting rail C 40 . 11

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Figure 7 – Mounting rail C 50 . 12
Figure 8 – Mounting rail G 32 . 13
Figure A.1 – Top hat rails 15 mm wide for snap-on mounting of equipment . 15
Figure A.2 – Tolerances (TH 15-5,5) . 15
Figure A.3 – Top hat rails 35 mm wide for snap-on mounting of equipment . 16
Figure A.4 – Tolerances (TH 35-7,5 and TH 35-15) . 16
Figure A.5 – Top hat rail 75 mm wide for snap-on mounting of equipment . 17
Figure A.6 – Tolerances (TH 75-25) . 17
Figure A.7 – "C" section rails . 18
Figure A.8 – Tolerances (C 20, C 30, C 40 and C 50) . 18
Figure A.9 – Dimensions of "G" section rails . 19
Figure A.10 – Tolerances (G 32) . 19
Figure B.1 – Assessment of rail deflection . 21
Figure B.2 – Permissible load capacity . 22
M = f(L,h)
E
Figure B.3 – Permissible load capacity M = f(L,h) . 23
E
Figure B.4 – Assessment of rail deflection . 24
Figure B.5 – Permissible load capacity M = f(L) . 25
E
Figure B.6 – Assembly of two identical "C" section rails Assessment of the deflection . 26
Figure B.7 – Assembly of two identical "C" section rails Permissible stress M = f(L)
E
for H = 100 mm . 27

Table A.1 – Dimensions of “C” section rails . 18
Table B.1 – Maximum torque M . 24
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DIMENSIONS OF LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR –
STANDARDIZED MOUNTING ON RAILS FOR MECHANICAL SUPPORT
OF SWITCHGEAR, CONTROLGEAR AND ACCESSORIES

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
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8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced publications is
indispensable for the correct application of this publication.
9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of
patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60715 has been prepared by subcommittee 121A: Low-voltage
switchgear and controlgear, of IEC technical committee 121: Switchgear and controlgear and
their assemblies for low voltage.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1981 and
Amendment 1:1995. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) the electrical function of the rail for protective earthing is covered by the relevant product
standard.
b) The document has been editorially updated to bring it into compliance with the ISO/IEC
Directives, Part 2:2016, and drawings have been updated to bring them in compliance with
ISO tolerancing and drawing standards.

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It has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with IEC Guide 108.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
121A/153/FDIS 121A/163/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
the specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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INTRODUCTION
This document is provided as a horizontal standard. It is necessary to define standardized
mounting on rails for mechanical support of low-voltage switchgear and controlgear, electrical
accessories, and similar devices.
The user wants them to be easy to fix, remove and rearrange.
Two methods are used for fixing a device on a rail:
– either directly by clipping on the rail (this method is particularly suitable for "top hat" rails
or "G" rails);
– or by means of a variety of accessories such as sliding nuts and hooked or T-headed bolts
(this method is particularly suitable for "C" rails).
In the case of "G" rails, the first of these methods has been mainly used for mounting terminal
blocks which snap in and out of position and are clamped in rows by adjustable end stops.
The rail can take the form of a standard section as an integral part of the enclosure.
Rails are also available of composite sections that combine, for example, "top hat" and "C"
section sizes thus accepting devices with various arrangements for mounting.
One or more rails can be used as necessary for fixing devices.
Since rail mounting can affect the performance of equipment, it can be advisable for
equipment manufacturers to give guidance in their literature on the suitability for this form of
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OF SWITCHGEAR, CONTROLGEAR AND ACCESSORIES



1 Scope
This document specifies dimensional and functional requirements for the compatible mounting
of switchgear, controlgear and accessories on some types of rails.
The object of this document is to specify those dimensions that are critical for the correct
design of mounting rails and equipment.
The following sections are covered by this document:
– "top hat" section;
– "C" section;
– "G" section.
NOTE 1 Mounting compatibility does not imply functional interchangeability.
Annexes deal with specific steel mounting rails satisfying the requirements of this document,
and give additional dimensional data and loading requirements applicable to such rails.
NOTE 2 The detailed design and material of specific steel rails is given in the annexes.
NOTE 3 Other shapes of rails complying with this document not listed in Annex A can be used.
Mounting rails used as a protective conductor using a conducting connection to a protective
conductor terminal block are specified in IEC 60947-7-2. In other applications where the
mounting rail is used as earthing conductor, the relevant product standard applies.
This document has the status of a horizontal standard in accordance with
IEC Guide 108:2006.
This horizontal standard is primarily intended for use by technical committees in the
preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 108.
One of the responsibilities of a technical committee is, wherever applicable, to make use of
horizontal standards in the preparation of its publications. The contents of this horizontal
standard will not apply unless specifically referred to or included in the relevant publications.
2 Normative references
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.
IEC 60947-7-2, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear – Part 7-2: Ancillary equipment –
Protective conductor terminal blocks for copper conductors

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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
mounting rail
standardized profile of any material used for supporting switchgear, controlgear and
accessories
3.2
reference plane (for measurement)
plane touching the front of the rail
4 Functional requirements
The basic functional requirement of mounting rails is that they shall adequately support
mechanically the electrical equipment.
The rail itself, in combination with the distance between the points of support and the nature
of these supports, shall be of sufficient mechanical strength and stiffness to ensure the
static and dynamic load of the equipment.
Because of the great variety of equipment, and of combinations of equipment, and the spatial
distribution of such equipment, it is not possible to state specific requirements that ensure
proper performance under all conditions; however the detailed dimensions and the strength
requirements given in Annex A and Annex B have been shown by experience to be suitable
for use with a variety of equipment e.g. contactors, fuses, switches, terminal blocks,
accessories and circuit-breakers.
The responsibility for the correct construction and choice of materials lies with the
manufacturer of the complete assembly. Rail mounting affects the performance of equipment,
and it is advisable for product technical committees to give guidance in their publications on
the suitability for mounting on rail.
5 Standard dimensions
5.1 General
Unless otherwise mentioned, dimensions are given in millimetres. Only dimensions and
angles which are critical for the correct design of the rail are specified in Figures 1 to 8.
The indication "burr-free edge" may be made subject to agreement between manufacturer
and user so as to ensure proper fitting in practical cases.

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5.2 Top hat section
Reference plane
Reference plane
5,1
1,1
1 ±0,1
10°
R0,4 ±0,1
burr free edges
A
≤3°
≤10°
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a) Lateral view b) Detail A
Figure 1 – Mounting rail TH 15

Reference plane
7,1
Reference plane
1,04
1 ±0,04
18°
≤R0,2
burr free
A
edges
≤3°
≤18°
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a) Lateral view b) Detail A
Figure 2 – Mounting rail TH 35

3,45
1,8
35,3
15,2
15 ±0,2
35 ±0,3

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Reference plane
Reference plane
24,6
3 ±0,08
3,08
≤R0,3
burr free edges
6°
A
≤1°
≤6°
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a) Lateral view b) Detail A
Figure 3 – Mounting rail TH 75

In Figures 1 a), 2 a) and 3 a), the cross-hatched area shows the maximum space available for
the rail, its supporting structure and fixing means. The remaining space is the maximum
space which can be counted on as available for the equipment to be mounted on the rail.
Figures 1 b), 2 b) and 3 b) show magnified details of the edge of the rail, including the
manufacturing tolerances. The rails are symmetrical within the given tolerances. The angular
tolerances indicated are one-sided and shall remain between zero and the values indicated.
They include design tolerances.
5.3 "C" section
Reference plane Reference plane
8,15
1,1
A
3°
1 ±0,1
≤3°
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a) Lateral view b) Detail A
Figure 4 – Mounting rail C 20

0,6 × 45°
9,7
11,5
17,05
75,5
75 ±0,5
11 ±0,3

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Reference plane
Reference plane
12,65
1,6
A
3°
1,5 ±0,1
≤3°
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a) Lateral view b) Detail A
Figure 5 – Mounting rail C 30

Reference plane Reference plane
19,65
6,7
5,5 ±1,2
2,1
A
≤0,5
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a) Lateral view b
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