Glossary

Applies to automatic electrical water and air flow sensing controls for use in, on or in association with equipment for household and similar use including controls for heating, air conditioning and similar applications. The equipment may use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel, solar thermal(...)

Applies to automatic electrical burner control systems for the automatic control of burners for oil, gas, coal or other combustibles for household and similar use including heating, air conditioning and similar use. To be used in conjunction with EN 60730-1 (second edition).

Applies to automatic electrical pressure sensing controls with a minimum gauge pressure rating of -60 kPa and a maximum gauge pressure rating of 4,2 MPa, for use in, on or in association with, equipment for household and similar use that may use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel, solar thermal(...)

Applies to timers and time switches for household and similar use that may use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel, solar thermal energy, etc. or a combination thereof, including heating, air conditioning and similar applications. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition(...)

Applies to electrically operated water valves for use in, or in association with, equipment for household and similar use (for applications such as heating, air conditioning and similar). Specifies requirements for electrical features of water valves and for mechanical features that affect(...)

Applies to automatic electrical temperature sensing controls for use in, on or in association with equipment for household and similar use, including electrical controls for heating, air-conditioning and similar applications. The equipment may use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel, solar(...)

Specifies classes for environmental conditions under which telecontrol equipment has to operate.

Specifies minimum performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results for general requirements which can be applied to those characteristics common to the following equipment: shipborne radio equipment, shipborne navigational equipment, and, for EMC only, all other(...)

Applies to circuit-breakers, the main contacts of which are intended to be connected to circuits, the rated voltage of which does not exceed 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c.; it also contains additional requirements for integrally fused circuit-breakers. It applies whatever the rated currents, the(...)

Applies to switches, disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and fuse-combination units to be used in distribution circuits and motor circuits of which the rated voltage does not exceed 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c.

Applies to the types of equipment whose main contacts are intended to be connected to circuits the rated voltage of which does not exceed 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. Starters and/or contactors dealt with in this standard are not normally designed to interrupt short-circuit currents.

Applies to controllers and starters, which may include a series mechanical switching device, intended to be connected to circuits, the rated voltage of which does not exceed 1 000 V a.c.

Applies to a.c. semiconductor non-motor load controllers and contactors intended for performing electrical opertions by changing the state of a.c. electric circuits between the ON-state and the OFF-state.

Applies to control circuit devices and switching elements intended for control-ling, signalling, interlocking, etc., of switchgear and controlgear. It applies to control circuit devices having a rated voltage not exceeding 1 000 V a.c. (at a frequency not exceeding 1 000 Hz) or 600 V d.c.

Applies to inductive and capacitive proximity switches that sense the presence of metallic and/or non-metallic objects, ultrasonic proximity switches that sense the presence of sound reflecting objects, photoelectric proximity switches that sense the presence of objects and non-mechanical(...)

Applies to proximity devices with an enhanced resistance to failure (PDF) It specifies requirements for four different types of PDF.

Applies to proximity sensors connected for operation by a two-wire connecting cable to the control input of a switching amplifier. The switching amplifier contains a d.c. source to supply the control circuit and is controlled by the variable internal resistance of the proximity sensor. These(...)

States the requirements for proximity devices with analogue output. They may consist of one or more parts. The requirements of EN 60947-5-2 (proximity switches) apply with the additions or modifications as stated in this standard. The clause numbering in this standard follows the clause(...)

Applies to flow rate switches that sense the rate of flow of a gas, a liquid or a granular solid. These switches change their output state if a pre-set value for the speed of flow is exceeded. These flow rate switches are self-contained, have semiconductor switching element(s) and are intended(...)

This part of EN 61000 is concerned with the emission of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker produced by equipment and impressed on the public low-voltage supply system. It specifies the limits of voltage changes produced by equipment tested under specified conditions. Equipment(...)

Deals with the limitation of harmonic currents injected into the public supply system. The limits given in this International Standard are applicable to electrical and electronic equipment with a rated input current exceeding 16 A and up to and including 75 A per phase, intended to be(...)

Concerned with the limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker impressed on the public low-voltage system. It specifies limits of voltage changes which may be produced by an equipment tested under specified conditions and gives guidance on methods of assessment. This part of IEC 61000 is(...)

Applies to electrical and electronic apparatus intended for use in residential, commercial and light-industrial environments. Immunity requirements in the frequency range 0 Hz to 400 GHz are covered. No tests need to be performed at frequencies where no requirements are specified. This generic(...)

Specifies requirements and related tests for programmable controllers (PLCs) and their associated peripherals (for example, programming and debugging tools (PADTs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), etc.) which have as their intended use the control and command of machines and industrial(...)

Specifies electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements for power supply units (PSUs) providing d.c. output(s) up to 200 V at a power level of up to 30 kW, operating from a.c. or d.c. source voltages of up to 600 V.

Specifies requirements for immunity and emissions regarding electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for electrical equipment, operating from a supply or battery of less than 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. or from the circuit being measured, intended for professional, industrial-process,(...)

Specifies more detailed test configurations, operational conditions and performance criteria for equipment with test and measurement circuits (both internal and/or external to the equipment) that are not EMC protected for operational and/or functional reasons, as specified by the manufacturer.

This part of IEC 61326 specifies more detailed test configurations, operational conditions and performance criteria for equipment which is used for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures in low-voltage distribution systems, and powered by battery and/or from the circuit(...)

Part of IEC 61326 specifies more detailed test configurations, operational conditions and performance criteria for transducers with integrated or remote signal conditioning.applies only to transducers characterized by their ability to transform, with the aid of an auxiliary energy source, a(...)

Specifies detailed test configurations, operational conditions and performance criteria for equipment for insulation monitoring according to IEC 61557-8 and insulation fault location according to IEC 61557-9. This applies to insulation monitoring devices and insulation fault location systems(...)