• Shopping Cart
    There are no items in your cart
We noticed you’re not on the correct regional site. Switch to our AMERICAS site for the best experience.
Dismiss alert

BS EN 61621:1997

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Dry, solid insulating materials. Resistance test to high-voltage, low-current arc discharges

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-02-1998

£166.00
Excluding VAT

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Apparatus
    4.1 Test circuit
    4.2 Electrodes and electrode assembly
    4.3 Test chamber
    4.4 Calibration
5 Specimens
6 Conditioning
7 Procedure
8 Results
9 Report
Table 1 Sequence of 1 min steps
Figures
1 Example for electrical circuit
2 Electrode mounted in a shank (example)
3 Electrode assembly (example)
Annex
ZA (normative) Normative references to international
   publications with their corresponding European publications

Covers a method of test for provision of preliminary differentiation between similar insulating materials regarding their resistance to damage when exposed to high-voltage, low-current arc discharges, close to their surfaces.

Committee
EPL/48
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 94/212516 DC. Also numbered as IEC 61621. (09/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NF EN 61621 : 1998 Identical
NBN EN 61621 : 1998 Identical
I.S. EN 61621:1999 Identical
EN 61621:1997 Identical
DIN EN 61621:1999-01 Identical
UNE-EN 61621:1998 Identical

IEC 60112:2003+AMD1:2009 CSV Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials
IEC 60212:2010 Standard conditions for use prior to and during the testing of solid electrical insulating materials
HD 214 : 200S2 RECOMMENDED METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDEX OF SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS UNDER MOIST CONDITIONS
HD 437 : 200S1 STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR USE PRIOR TO AND DURING THE TESTING OF SOLID ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIALS
EN 61302:1995 Electrical insulating materials - Method to evaluate the resistance to tracking and erosion - Rotating wheel dip test
IEC 61302:1995 Electrical insulating materials - Method to evaluate the resistance to tracking and erosion - Rotating wheel dip test
HD 380 : 200S2 TEST METHODS FOR EVALUATING RESISTANCE TO TRACKING AND EROSION OF ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIALS USED UNDER SEVERE AMBIENT CONDITIONS
IEC 60587:2007 Electrical insulating materials used under severe ambient conditions - Test methods for evaluating resistance to tracking and erosion

£166.00
Excluding VAT