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BS EN 60871-1 - SHUNT CAPACITORS FOR AC POWER SYSTEMS HAVING A RATED VOLTAGE ABOVE 1000 V - PART 1: GENERAL
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-08-2014

Language(s)

English

1 Scope and object
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

BS EN 60871-1

Committee
PEL/33
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
50
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

IEC 60871-4:2014 Shunt capacitors for AC power systems having a rated voltage above 1 000 V - Part 4: Internal fuses
IEC 60549:2013 High-voltage fuses for the external protection of shunt capacitors
IEEE 1036-2010 IEEE Guide for the Application of Shunt Power Capacitors
IEC TR 60996:1989 Method for verifying accuracy of tan delta measurements applicable to capacitors
IEC 60273:1990 Characteristic of indoor and outdoor post insulators for systems with nominal voltages greater than 1000 V
IEC 61642:1997 Industrial a.c. networks affected by harmonics - Application of filters and shunt capacitors
IEC 60071-2:1996 Insulation co-ordination - Part 2: Application guide
IEC 60050-436:1990 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 436: Power capacitors
IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
IEC 60071-1:2006+AMD1:2010 CSV Insulation co-ordination - Part 1: Definitions, principles and rules
IEC TS 60871-2:2014 Shunt capacitors for a.c. power systems having a rated voltage above 1 000 V - Part 2: Endurance testing
IEC TS 60871-3:2015 Shunt capacitors for a.c. power systems having a rated voltage above 1000 V - Part 3: Protection of shunt capacitors and shunt capacitor banks
IEEE 18-2012 IEEE Standard for Shunt Power Capacitors

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