prEN 50121-5

Railway applications - Electromagnetic compatibility - Part 5: Emission and immunity of fixed power supply installations and apparatus

Scope

This document applies to emission and immunity aspects of EMC for electrical and electronic
apparatus and systems intended for use in railway power supply installations. This includes
the power feed to the apparatus, the apparatus itself with its protective control circuits, trackside items
such as switching stations, power autotransformers, booster transformers, substation power
switchgear and power switchgear to other longitudinal and local supplies.
NOTE 1: Filters operating at railway system voltage (for example, for harmonic suppression or power factor
correction) are not included in this standard since each site has special requirements. Filters would
normally have separate enclosures with separate rules for access. If electromagnetic limits are
required, these will appear in the specification for the equipment.
The frequency range considered is from DC to 400 GHz. No measurements need to be performed at
frequencies where no requirement is specified.
Emission and immunity limits are given for items of apparatus which are situated:
a) within the boundary of a substation which delivers electric power to a railway;
b) beside the track for the purpose of controlling or regulating the railway power supply, including
power factor correction;
c) along the track for the purpose of supplying electrical power to the railway other than by means of
the conductors used for contact current collection, and associated return conductors. Included are
high voltage feeder systems within the boundary of the railway which supply substations at which
the voltage is reduced to the railway system voltage;
d) beside the track for controlling or regulating electric power supplies to ancillary railway uses. This
category includes power supplies to marshalling yards, maintenance depots and stations;
e) various other non-traction power supplies from railway sources which are shared with railway
traction.