EN 60831-1:1993

Shunt power capacitors of the self-healing type for a.c. systems having a rated voltage up to and including 1 kV - Part 1: General - Performance, testing and rating - Safety requirements - Guide for installation and operation

General information

99.60 Withdrawal effective   Aug 1, 1997

CENELEC

CLC/SR 33 Power capacitors and their applications

European Norm

Scope

This standard is applicable to both capacitor units and capacitor banks intended to be used, particularly, for power factor correction of a.c. power systems having a rated voltage up to and including 660 V and frequency 15 Hz to 60 Hz. Notes 1. This standard also applies to capacitors intended for use in power filter circuits. Additional definitions, requirements and tests for filter capacitors are given in Appendix B. 2. Additional requirements for capacitors protected by internal element fuses and internal overpressure disconnectors, as well as requirements for the same, are given in IEC Publication 593. 3. The following are excluded from this standard: - Shunt power capacitors of the nonself-healing type for a.c. systems having a rated voltage up to and including 660 V (IEC Publication XXX), shunt capacitors for a.c. power systems having a rated voltage above 660 V (EN 60871). - Capacitors for inductive heaat generating plants operating at frequencies between 40 Hz and 24 000 Hz (HD 207). - Series capacitors (EN 60143). - Capacitors for motor applications and the like (EN 60252). - Coupling capacitors and capacitor dividers (IEC Publication 355). - Capacitoors to be used in power electronic circuits (publication under consideration). - Small a.c. capacitors to be used for fluorescent and discharge lamps (IEC Publication 566). - Capacitors for suppression of radio interference (publication under consideration). - Capacitors intended too be used in various types of electrical equipment and thus considered as components. - Capacitors intended for use with d.c. voltage superimposed on the a.c. voltage. 4. Accessoories such as insulators, switches, instrument traansformers, fuses, etc., shall be in accordance with the relevant IEC standards.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

2006/95/EC

Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)

Harmonized/Supporting

Life cycle

NOW

WITHDRAWN
EN 60831-1:1993
99.60 Withdrawal effective
Aug 1, 1997

REVISED BY

WITHDRAWN
EN 60831-1:1996

Relations

Adopted from IEC 60831-1:1988 MODIFIED

Adopted from IEC 60831-1:1988/A1:1991 MODIFIED

Adopted from IEC 60831-1:1988/A2:1993 MODIFIED

Adopted from IEC 60831-1:1988/corrigendum Jan. 1989 IDENTICAL