NEN EN 50438 : 2013
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REQUIREMENTS FOR MICRO-GENERATING PLANTS TO BE CONNECTED IN PARALLEL WITH PUBLIC LOW-VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
12-01-2013
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Connection requirements
4.1 The electrical installation
4.1.1 Installation instructions
4.1.2 Over-current protection
4.1.3 Earthing
4.2 Interface protection
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Interface protection settings
4.2.3 Loss of Mains (LoM) protection
4.2.4 Automatic reconnection after a network
outage
4.2.5 Synchronization
5 Power quality
5.1 Electromagnetic emission/immunity
5.2 DC injection
5.3 Power factor
6 Operation and safety of the micro-generator
6.1 General
6.2 Safety
6.3 Information plate
6.4 Labeling
6.5 Maintenance and routine testing
7 Commissioning
7.1 General
7.2 Installation
7.3 Notification procedure
7.3.1 Inform and Fit for a single installation
7.3.2 Multiple/planned installation
7.4 Decommission arrangements
7.5 Replacement arrangements
Annex A (normative) - Interface protection settings,
national deviations
AT - Austria
BE - Belgium
CH - Switzerland
CY - Cyprus
CZ - Czech Republic
DE - Germany
DK - Denmark
ES - Spain
FI - Finland
FR - France
GB - United Kingdom
IE - Ireland
IT - Italy
NL - The Netherlands
NO - Norway
PL - Poland
SE - Sweden
SI - Slovenia
Annex B (informative) - Notification sheets
B.1 Notification of a micro-generation installation
B.2 Application for connection of multiple
micro-generators
B.3 Notification of micro-generator decommissioning
Annex C (informative) - Interface protection - Compliance type
testing general arrangements
C.1 Compliance testing
C.2 Type testing of the interface protection
C.3 Type testing
Annex D (informative) - Type certification test results sheet
Annex E (normative) - Countries allowing extension of
the scope > 16 A
CY - Cyprus
FI - Finland
IE - Ireland
Annex F (informative) - Abbreviations
Annex G (informative) - A-deviations
Bibliography
Defines technical requirements for the protection functions and the operational capabilities of micro-generating plants, designed for operation in parallel with public low-voltage distribution networks.
DocumentType |
Standard
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PublisherName |
Netherlands Standards
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Status |
Current
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SupersededBy |
Standards | Relationship |
EN 50438:2013 | Identical |
BS EN 50438:2013 | Identical |
NF EN 50438 : 2014 | Identical |
I.S. EN 50438:2013 | Identical |
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