What I remember about the last time I used this standard, is that it if focused on safety of energy distribution systems i.e. control gear having a power INPUT and OUTPUT , the latter possibly a motor control or a whole building or whatever one may imagine.
Many of the clauses in this standard are to prevent the control-gear to catch fire in case of overload or short circuit at the LOAD side. This is very well possible, as switchgear may consist of wire and switches only and one cannot predict what will happen in that case. Regards, Gert Gremmen, (Ing) Ce-test, qualified testing ================================== Web presence http://www.cetest.nl CE-shop http://www.cetest.nl/ce_shop.htm /-/ Compliance testing is our core business /-/ ================================== -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Canio Dichirico Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 3:33 PM To: IEEE EMC List; Mike Cantwell Subject: Re: EN 60439-1 ??? Hi Mike! EN 60439-1 applies to to low-voltage (up to 1000 VAC and 1500 VDC) switchgear and controlgear assemblies. Coming to diesel-generator sets, IMO it applies to all the assemblies ("cabinets") that contain switching devices (circuit-breakers, switch-disconnectors, fuses, etc.) and/or controlgear and that are a part of the set. IEC 439-1 (a direct "ancestor" of EN 60439-1) is enfoced by ("constitutes provisions of") the "Part 4 - Controlgear and switchgear" of the International Standard ISO 8528 "Reciprocating internal combustion engine driven alternating current generating sets". I hope this help. Regards. Canio Dichirico European Southern Observatory Technical Division - Electronic Systems Department Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2 D-85748 Garching bei München Tel./Fax +49-89-3200 6500 Fax +49-89-3200 6694 email: [email protected] website: www.eso.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Cantwell" <[email protected]> To: "emc-pstc (E-mail)" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 16:41 Subject: EN 60439-1 ??? > > > All, > > EN 60439-1 is titled "Low-voltage switchgear and control gear asemblies - > Part 1: Type-tested and partially type-tested assemblies" and is listed as a > harmonized standard under the EMC Directive. > > Does any one know the scope of this standard ??? > > If you know the scope, does it apply to diesel - generator sets (or maybe > some of it's controls) ?? > > As always, trying to determine what it is prior to buying it. Any help is > appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Michael Cantwell, PE, NCE > > <<...OLE_Obj...>> > EMC Laboratories > 762 Park Avenue > Youngsville, NC 27596 > Tel: (919) 554-0901 > Fax: (919) 556-2043 > Cell: (919) 815-4067 > > > ------------------------------------------- > 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] > >
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