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BS EN 50123-1:2003

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Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Railway applications. Fixed installations. D.C. switchgear General

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

11-07-2003

$588.37
Including GST where applicable

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
  3.1 General terms
  3.2 Performance characteristics
  3.3 Components
  3.4 Terms relating to d.c. circuit breakers,
      switch-disconnectors and associated relays
4 Service conditions and requirements
  4.1 Environmental conditions
  4.2 Insulation levels
5 Standard features and conventional assumptions
  5.1 Standard features and conventional parameters
      for the main circuit
  5.2 Standard features for auxiliary and control
      circuits
6 Temperature-rise limits
7 Tests
  7.1 General
  7.2 Test tolerances
  7.3 Tests on movable devices
  7.4 Temperature-rise test
  7.5 Dielectric tests
  7.6 Short circuit and load switching conditions
  7.7 Verification of the behaviour during short-time
      withstand current test
  7.8 Verification of the manual control device for
      sturdiness and position indicator reliability
Annex A (normative) Diagrams for tests
Annex B (normative) Environmental conditions for indoor
        installations
Annex C (normative) Search of critical currents for d.c.
        circuit breakers and switches
Annex D (informative) Recommended creepage distances
Annex E (informative) Determination of maximum energy
        fault location
Bibliography
Figures
Tables

Specifies requirements for d.c. switchgear and controlgear. Meant to be used in fixed electrical installations, with nominal voltage not over 3,000 V d.c. which supply electrical power to vehicles for public guided transport.

Committee
GEL/9
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 01/202257 DC (07/2003)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
50
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

The EN 50123 series specifies requirements for d.c. switchgear and controlgear and is intended to be used in fixed electrical installations with nominal voltage not exceeding 3 000 V d.c., which supply electrical power to vehicles for public guided transport, i.e. railway vehicles, tramway vehicles, underground vehicles and trolley-buses.

Part 1 specifies general requirements.

The other parts are covering

Part 2 D.C. circuit breakers,
Part 3 Indoor d.c. disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and earthing switches,
Part 4 Outdoor d.c. disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and earthing switches,
Part 5 Surge arresters and low voltage limiters for specific use in d.c. systems,
Part 6 D.C. switchgear assemblies,
Part 7-1 Measurement, control and protection devices for specific use in d.c. traction systems – Application guide,
Part 7-2 Measurement, control and protection devices for specific use in d.c. traction systems – Isolating current transducers and other current measuring devices,
Part 7-3 Measurement, control and protection devices for specific use in d.c. traction systems – Isolating voltage transducers and other voltage measuring devices

Standards Relationship
NF EN 50123-1 : 2004 Identical
UNE-EN 50123-1:2004 Identical
NEN EN 50123-1 : 2003 Identical
I.S. EN 50123-1:2003 Identical
SN EN 50123-1 : 2003 Identical
DIN EN 50123-1 : 2003 COR 1 2004 Identical
EN 50123-1:2003 Identical

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EN 60129:1994/A2:1996 ALTERNATING CURRENT DISCONNECTORS AND EARTHING SWITCHES
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IEC 60050-811:1991 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 811: Electric traction
IEC 60050-605:1983 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 605: Generation, transmission and distribution of electricity - Substations
IEC 60099-4:2014 Surge arresters - Part 4: Metal-oxide surge arresters without gaps for a.c. systems
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EN 60507:2014 Artificial pollution tests on high-voltage ceramic and glass insulators to be used on a.c. systems
IEC 60694:1996+AMD1:2000+AMD2:2001 CSV Common specifications for high-voltage switchgear and controlgear standards
IEC 60085:2007 Electrical insulation - Thermal evaluation and designation
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EN 60298:1996/A11:1999 A.C. METAL-ENCLOSED SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR FOR RATED VOLTAGES ABOVE 1 KV AND UP TO AND INCLUDING 52 KV
EN 50329:2003/A1:2010 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - TRACTION TRANSFORMERS
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IEC 60129:1984 Alternating current disconnectors and earthing switches
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IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
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IEC 60298:1990 A.C. metal-enclosed switchgear and controlgear for rated voltages above 1 kV and up to and including 52 kV

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