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BS EN 50521 : 2009

Current
Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

CONNECTORS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2009

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Classification
5 Constructional requirements and performance
6 Tests
Annex A (normative) - Symbol
Bibliography

Pertains to connectors of application Class A according to EN 61730-1 for use in photovoltaic systems with rated voltages up to 1500 V DC and rated currents up to 125 A per contact.

Committee
GEL/82
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 08/30179116 DC. (01/2009) 2008 Edition Re-Issued in September 2012 and incorporates AMD 1 2012. Supersedes 12/30260696 DC. (09/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
38
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 50521:2008/A1:2012 Identical

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EN 60999-2:2003 Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 2: Particular requirements for clamping units for conductors above 35 mm² up to 300 mm² (included)
IEC 60364-5-54:2011 Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 5-54: Selection and erection of electrical equipment - Earthing arrangements and protective conductors
EN 60352-2:2006/A1:2013 SOLDERLESS CONNECTIONS - PART 2: CRIMPED CONNECTIONS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, TEST METHODS AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
IEC 60352-3:1993 Solderless connections - Part 3: Solderless accessible insulation displacement connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance
IEC 60068-2-70:1995 Environmental testing - Part 2-70: Tests - Test Xb: Abrasion of markings and letterings caused by rubbing of fingers and hands
EN 60068-2-75:2014 Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests
IEC 60364-7-712:2017 Low voltage electrical installations - Part 7-712: Requirements for special installations or locations - Solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems
IEC 60228:2004 Conductors of insulated cables
IEC 61984:2008 Connectors - Safety requirements and tests
IEC 60352-6:1997 Solderless connections - Part 6: Insulation piercing connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance
IEC 60068-1:2013 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 60998-2-3:2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits for household and similar purposes - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for connecting devices as separate entities with insulation-piercing clamping units
IEC 61215:2005 Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
IEC 60364-4-41:2005+AMD1:2017 CSV Low voltage electrical installations - Part 4-41: Protection for safety - Protection against electric shock
EN 60352-3:1994 Solderless connections - Part 3: Solderless accessible insulation displacement connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance
IEC 61730-2:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 2: Requirements for testing
IEC 60884-1:2002+AMD1:2006+AMD2:2013 CSV Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part1: General requirements
EN 60068-1:2014 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
IEC 60364-5-51:2005 Electrical installations of buildings - Part 5-51: Selection and erection of electrical equipment - Common rules
IEC 60999-2:2003 Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 2: Particular requirements for clamping units for conductors above 35 mm2 up to 300 mm2 (included)
IEC 61210:2010 Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect terminations for electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements
HD 60364-4-41:2017/A11:2017 LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 4-41: PROTECTION FOR SAFETY - PROTECTION AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCK
EN 61730-1:2007/A11:2014 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION (IEC 61730-1:2004, MODIFIED)
HD 60364-5-54:2011/A11:2017 LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - PART 5-54: SELECTION AND ERECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - EARTHING ARRANGEMENTS AND PROTECTIVE CONDUCTORS
EN 60352-6:1997 Solderless connections - Part 6: Insulation piercing connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance
EN 60228:2005 COR 2005 CONDUCTORS OF INSULATED CABLES
EN 60512-1:2001 Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 1: General
HD 60364-5-51:2009/A12:2017 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF BUILDINGS - PART 5-51: SELECTION AND ERECTION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - COMMON RULES
EN 60112 : 2003 AMD 1 2009 METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PROOF AND THE COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDICES OF SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS
IEC 60999-1:1999 Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 1: General requirements and particular requirements for clamping units for conductors from 0,2 mm2 up to 35 mm2 (included)
EN ISO 6988:1994 Metallic and other non-organic coatings - Sulfur dioxide test with general condensation of moisture (ISO 6988:1985)
EN 60352-5:2012/AC:2014 SOLDERLESS CONNECTIONS - PART 5: PRESS-IN CONNECTIONS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, TEST METHODS AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE (IEC 60352-5:2012)
EN 60512-11-7:2003 Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 11- 7: Climatic tests - Test 11g: Flowing mixed gas corrosion test
EN 61730-2:2007/A1:2012 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING (IEC 61730-2:2004/A1:2011)
IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 60352-5:2012 Solderless connections - Part 5: Press-in connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance
EN 60695-2-10:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure
EN 50262 : 1998 AMD 2 2004 CABLE GLANDS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
IEC TR 60943:1998+AMD1:2008 CSV Guidance concerning the permissible temperature rise for parts of electrical equipment, in particular for terminals
IEC 61730-1:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 1: Requirements for construction
IEC 60695-11-10:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 11-10: Test flames - 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test methods
IEC 60512-11-7:2003 Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 11-7: Climatic tests - Test 11g: Flowing mixed gas corrosion test
EN 60664-1:2007 Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests
HD 60364-7-712:2016 Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-712: Requirements for special installations or locations - Photovoltaic (PV) systems
EN 60068-2-78:2013 Environmental testing - Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state
ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
IEC 60352-2:2006+AMD1:2013 CSV Solderless connections - Part 2: Crimped connections - Generalrequirements, test methods and practical guidance
EN 61210:2010 Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect terminations for electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements
IEC 60050-826:2004 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 826: Electrical installations
IEC 60068-2-75:2014 Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - Test Eh: Hammer tests
EN 60999-1:2000 Connecting devices - Electrical copper conductors - Safety requirements for screw-type and screwless-type clamping units - Part 1: General requirements and particular requirements for clamping units for conductors from 0,2 mm² up to 35 mm² (included)
EN 61140:2016 Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment
EN 60352-4:1994/A1:2000 SOLDERLESS CONNECTIONS - PART 4: SOLDERLESS NON-ACCESSIBLE INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTIONS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, TEST METHODS AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
EN 61984:2009 Connectors - Safety requirements and tests
EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12 DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE) (IEC 60529 EDITION 2.2 CORRIGENDUM 2:2015)
EN 60068-2-70:1996 Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test Xb: Abrasion of markings and letterings caused by rubbing of fingers and hands
IEC 60060-1:2010 High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
IEC 60512-1:2001 Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests and measurements - Part 1: General
EN 60352-7:2002 Solderless connections - Part 7: Spring clamp connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance
IEC 61140:2016 Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment
IEC 60068-2-14:2009 Environmental testing - Part 2-14: Tests - Test N: Change of temperature
IEC 60309-1:1999+AMD1:2005+AMD2:2012 CSV Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60695-2-10:2013 Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure
IEC TR 60664-2-1:2011 Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 2-1: Application guide - Explanation of the application of the IEC 60664 series, dimensioning examples and dielectric testing
IEC 60664-1:2007 Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests
EN ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps (ISO 4892-2:2013)
ISO 6988:1985 Metallic and other non organic coatings Sulfur dioxide test with general condensation of moisture
EN 60068-2-14:2009 Environmental testing - Part 2-14: Tests - Test N: Change of temperature
IEC 60050-581:2008 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 581: Electromechanical components for electronic equipment
EN 61215:2005 Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
IEC 60352-7:2002 Solderless connections - Part 7: Spring clamp connections - General requirements, test methods and practical guidance
EN 60309-1:1999/A1:2007/AC:2014 PLUGS, SOCKET-OUTLETS AND COUPLERS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (IEC 60309-1:1999/A2:2012)

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