EN 50069:1991

Welded composite enclosures of cast and wrought aluminium alloys for gas-filled high-voltage switchgear and controlgear

Publication date:   Jun 4, 2001

Scope

This standard applies to welded composite enclosures of cast and wrought aluminium and aluminium alloy enclosures pressurized with dry air, inert gases, for example sulphur hexafluoride or nitrogen or a mixture of such gases, used in indoor or outdoor installations of high-voltage switchgear and controlgear with rated voltages of 72,5 kV and above, where the gas is used principally for its dielectric and/or arc-quenching properties. The enclosures comprise parts of electrical equipment not necessarily limited to the following examples: circuit-breakers, switch-disconnectors, disconnectors, earthing switches, current transformers, voltage transformers, surge arrestors, busbars and connections. The scope covers also pressurized components such as the centre-chamber of live tank switchgear and controlgear, gas-insulated current transformers, etc.