NEN EN 50438 : 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.