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BS EN 50526-1 - RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - D.C. SURGE ARRESTERS AND VOLTAGE LIMITING DEVICES - PART 1: SURGE ARRESTERS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-01-2012

Superseded by

BS EN 50526-1:2012

Language(s)

English

$42.64
Including GST where applicable

Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
  3.1 System voltages
  3.2 Terms and definitions of an arrester
  3.3 General terms
4 Metal-oxide gapless surge arresters
  4.1 Marking
  4.2 Service requirements
  4.3 Requirements
5 Arrester classification
6 Type test
  6.1 General
  6.2 Insulation withstand tests on the arrester
       housing
  6.3 Residual voltage tests
  6.4 Charge transfer test
  6.5 Operating duty tests
  6.6 Short-circuit tests
  6.7 Internal partial discharge tests
  6.8 Bending moment test
  6.9 Seal leak rate test
  6.10 Environmental tests
7 Routine tests and acceptance tests
  7.1 Routine tests
  7.2 Acceptance tests
Annex A (normative) - Flowchart of testing procedure
        of bending moment
Annex B (informative) - Application guide
  B.1 General
  B.2 Service conditions
  B.3 Nominal discharge current (I[n])
  B.4 Continuous operating voltage d.c. (U[c])
  B.5 Protection level (U[p]) and charge transfer capability
  B.6 Procedure to select a surge arrester
Annex C (normative) - Direct lightning current impulse
        withstand test
Bibliography

BS EN 50526-1

Committee
GEL/9/3
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
58
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
PREN 50526-1 : DRAFT 2009 Identical

EN 50526-2:2014 Railway applications - Fixed installations - D.C. surge arresters and voltage limiting devices - Part 2: Voltage limiting devices
ISO 4892-1:2016 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 1: General guidance
IEC 60270:2000+AMD1:2015 CSV High-voltage test techniques - Partial discharge measurements
ISO 4287:1997 Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) — Surface texture: Profile method — Terms, definitions and surface texture parameters
EN 50122-1:2011/A4:2017 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRICAL SAFETY, EARTHING AND THE RETURN CIRCUIT - PART 1: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK
EN ISO 4892-1:2016 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 1: General guidance (ISO 4892-1:2016)
EN ISO 4892-3:2016 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps (ISO 4892-3:2016)
IEC 60099-4:2014 Surge arresters - Part 4: Metal-oxide surge arresters without gaps for a.c. systems
IEC 61109:2008 Insulators for overhead lines - Composite suspension and tension insulators for a.c. systems with a nominal voltage greater than 1 000 V - Definitions, test methods and acceptance criteria
EN 60099-4:2014 Surge arresters - Part 4: Metal-oxide surge arresters without gaps for a.c. systems
HD 588.1 : S1 AMD 1 HIGH VOLTAGE TEST TECHNIQUES - GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND TEST REQUIREMENTS
EN 60270:2001/A1:2016 HIGH-VOLTAGE TEST TECHNIQUES - PARTIAL DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS (IEC 60270:2000/A1:2015)
EN 50124-1:2017 Railway applications - Insulation coordination - Part 1: Basic requirements - Clearances and creepage distances for all electrical and electronic equipment
IEC 61643-1:2005 Low-voltage surge protective devices - Part 1: Surge protective devices connected to low-voltage power distribution systems - Requirements and tests
ISO 4892-3:2016 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps
EN 60068-2-17:1994 Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test Q: Sealing
IEC 60068-2-17:1994 Basic environmental testing procedures - Part 2-17: Tests - Test Q: Sealing
ISO 3274:1996 Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) — Surface texture: Profile method — Nominal characteristics of contact (stylus) instruments
EN 50163 : 2004 COR 2013 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SUPPLY VOLTAGES OF TRACTION SYSTEMS
ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
EN ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps (ISO 4892-2:2013)
EN ISO 3274:1997 Geometrical product specifications (GPS) - Surface texture: Profile method - Nominal characteristics of contact (stylus) instruments (ISO 3274:1996)

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