Hi all I have been asked to find the appropriate standards (safety only) for Europe for testing a mains operated piece of equipment which is used to control and monitor th eoperation of a high voltage (10kV or more) overhead line.
The function of the unit is to monitor the voltage and power of the transmission line. It is also used to send signals (I believe radio) to an external relay which can isolate sections of the line for maintenance. The equipment is in a metal box and is mounted on the pole supporting the line. I believe IEC 61010-1 will cover the safety requirements for the unit itself. Also there will be requirements for ingress protection from IEC 529. I am trying to find if there is a standard which covers equipment used to control high voltage lines in this situation. Obviously there must be requirements to mount the equipment a certain distance from the lines. There is also a major safety hazard if the unit doesnt function correctly. Can anyone help with any thoughts on this. Thanks John Fee NETC, Enterprise Ireland Glasnevin, Dublin 9 Ireland Phone +353 1 8082214 Fax +353 1 8370705 E-mail [email protected] ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
