BS 7578:1992
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
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31-01-2013
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15-06-1992
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National foreword
Foreword
Section one - General
1 Scope
2 Object
3 Definitions
4 Service conditions
Section two - Quality requirements and tests
5 Test requirements
6 Classification of tests
7 Capacitance measurement at power frequency
8 Capacitor loss measurement
9 Voltage tests
10 Voltage test between low voltage terminal and earth
terminal
11 Discharge test
12 High frequency measurements (only for coupling
capacitors and capacitor dividers intended for
carrier coupling)
13 Partial discharge test
14 Determination of the temperature coefficient
15 Sealing test
16 Cantilever test
Section three - Insulation levels and creepage distance
17 Insulation levels and test voltages
18 Creepage distance
Section four - Safety requirements
19 Connections to metal parts
20 Protection of the environment
21 National regulations
Section five - Markings
22 Marking of the capacitor unit
23 Marking of the capacitor stack
Section six - Guide for installation and operation
24 General
25 Choice of rated voltage
26 Choice of insulation level
27 Operating temperature
28 Special conditions
29 Mechanical stress
Appendix A - Capacitor diagrams
Appendix B - High frequency characteristics of coupling
capacitors for power line carrier circuits
Annex ZA (normative) Other international publications
quoted in this standard with the references of
the relevant European publications
National annex NA (informative)
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