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CEI EN 60871-1 : 2015

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The latest, up-to-date edition.

SHUNT CAPACITORS FOR A.C. POWER SYSTEMS HAVING A RATED VOLTAGE ABOVE 1000 V - PART 1: GENERAL

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English, English - Italian

Published date

01-01-2015

£88.07
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Summarise this standard

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1. SCOPE
2. Normative references
3. Terms and definitions
4. Service conditions
5. Quality requirements and tests
6. Classification of tests
7. Capacitance measurement (routine test)
8. Measurement of the tangent of the loss angle
    (tan [delta]) of the capacitor (routine test)
9. Voltage test between terminals (routine test)
10. AC voltage test between terminals and
    container (routine test)
11. Test of internal discharge device (routine test)
12. Sealing test (routine test)
13. Thermal stability test (type test)
14. Measurement of the tangent of the loss angle
    (tan [delta]) of the capacitor at elevated
    temperature (type test)
15. AC voltage test between terminals and
    container (type test)
16. Lightning impulse test between terminals and
    container (type test)
17. Short-circuit discharge test (type test)
18. Insulation levels
19. Overloads - Maximum permissible voltage
20. Overloads - Maximum permissible current
21. Safety requirements for discharge devices
22. Safety requirements for container connections
23. Safety requirements for protection of the environment
24. Other safety requirements
25. Markings of the capacitor unit
26. Markings of the capacitor bank
27. Guide for installation and operation
Annex A (normative) - Precautions to be taken to
                      avoid pollution of the environment by
                      polychlorinated biphenyls
Annex B (normative) - Additional definitions,
                      requirements and tests for power filter
                      Capacitors
Annex C (normative) - Test requirements and
                      application guide for external fuses and
                      units to be externally fused
Annex D (informative) - Formulae for capacitors and
                        installations
Annex E (informative) - Capacitor bank fusing and unit
                        arrangement
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
                       international publications
                       with their corresponding
                       European publications

Describes the capacitor units and capacitor banks intended to be used, particularly, for power-factor correction of a.c. power systems having a rated voltage above 1000 V and frequencies of 15 Hz to 60 Hz.

Committee
CT 33
DevelopmentNote
Classificazione CEI 33-18 (09/2001) Partially supersedes CEI 33-7 (05/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
62
PublisherName
Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
IEC 60871-1:2014 Identical
EN 60871-1:2014 Identical

£88.07
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