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BS EN 61008-1 : 2012

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RESIDUAL CURRENT OPERATED CIRCUIT-BREAKERS WITHOUT INTEGRAL OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR USES (RCCBS) - PART 1: GENERAL RULES (IEC 61008-1:2010, MODIFIED)

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English

Published date

01-01-2012

£350.00
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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification
5 Characteristics of RCCBs
6 Marking and other product information
7 Standard conditions for operation in service
  and for installation
8 Requirements for construction and operation
9 Tests
Annex A (normative) - Test sequence and number of samples
        to be submitted for certification purposes
Annex B (normative) - Determination of clearances and creepage
        distances
Annex C (normative) - Arrangement for the detection of the emission
        of ionized gases during short-circuit tests
Annex D (normative) - Routine tests
Annex E (informative) - Void
Annex IA (informative) - Methods for determination of short-circuit
         power-factor
Annex IB (informative) - Glossary of symbols
Annex IC (informative) - Examples of terminal designs
Annex IE (informative) - Follow-up testing program for RCCBs
Annex IF (informative) - SCPDs for short-circuit tests
Annex J (normative) - Particular requirements for RCCBs with
        screwless type terminals for external copper conductors
Annex K (normative) - Particular requirements for RCCBs with
        flat quick-connect terminations
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications
Annex ZB (normative) - Special national conditions
Annex ZC (informative) - A-deviations
Annex ZZ (informative) - Coverage of Essential
         Requirements of EU Directives
Annex ZXX (Informative) - List of clauses that require retesting

Pertains to residual current operated circuit-breakers functionally independent of, or functionally dependent on, line voltage, for household and similar uses, not incorporating overcurrent protection (hereafter referred to as RCCBs), for rated voltages not exceeding 440 V a.c and rated currents not exceeding 125 A, for fixed installations intended principally for protection against shock hazard.

Committee
PEL/23/1
DevelopmentNote
Together with BS EN 61008-2-1 & BS IEC 1008-2.2, it supersedes BS4293(1983). Supersedes 88/22488 DC, 95/204384 DC, 97/202575 DC, 97/207742 DC, 97/207509 DC, 97/207743 DC, 03/307802 DC, 07/30162124 DC, 08/30176716 DC, 10/30237874 DC & 07/30169767 DC. 2012 Edition remains current and will be withdrawn on 04-08-2017. Supersedes 12/30272118 DC. 2012 + A2 2013 Edition remains active & will be withdrawn on 06/07/2018.Supersedes 15/30321812 DC. 2012 Edition Re-issued in April 2017 & incorporates AMD 12 2017. (04/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
170
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

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