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BS EN 62208 - EMPTY ENCLOSURES FOR LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR ASSEMBLIES - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

11-30-2011

Language(s)

English

Publisher

British Standards Institution

FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification
5 EMC requirements
6 Information to be given regarding the enclosure
  6.1 Marking
  6.2 Documentation
7 Service conditions
  7.1 Normal service conditions
       7.1.1 Ambient air temperature
       7.1.2 Atmospheric conditions
       7.1.3 Description of locations
  7.2 Special service conditions
  7.3 Conditions during transport and storage
8 Design and construction
  8.1 General
  8.2 Dimensions
  8.3 Mounting arrangements
       8.3.1 Enclosure
       8.3.2 Equipment mounting surfaces
  8.4 Static loads
  8.5 Lifting and transport support
  8.6 Access to the interior of the enclosure
  8.7 Protective circuit
  8.8 Dielectric strength
  8.9 Degree of protection (IK code)
  8.10 Degree of protection (IP code)
9 Type tests
  9.1 General conditions of tests
  9.2 Marking
  9.3 Static loads
  9.4 Lifting
  9.5 Verification of axial loads of metal inserts
  9.6 Verification of degree of protection against
       external mechanical impacts (IK code)
  9.7 Verification of degree of protection (IP code)
       9.7.1 Verification of degree of protection
              against access to hazardous parts and
              against the ingress of solid foreign
              objects indicated by first characteristic
              numeral
       9.7.2 Verification of degree of protection
              against ingress of water as indicated
              by second characteristic numeral
       9.7.3 Verification of degree of protection
              against hazardous parts as indicated
              by additional letter
  9.8 Properties of insulating materials
       9.8.1 Verification of thermal stability
       9.8.2 Verification of resistance to normal
              heat
       9.8.3 Verification of resistance to abnormal
              heat and to fire
  9.9 Verification of dielectric strength
       9.9.1 Preconditioning
       9.9.2 Enclosures without metal elements
              inside the protected space
       9.9.3 Enclosures having metal elements
              inside the protected space
       9.9.4 Results to be obtained
  9.10 Verification of the continuity of the
       protective circuit
  9.11 Verification of resistance to weathering
       effects due to daylight
  9.12 Verification of resistance to corrosion
       9.12.1 General
       9.12.2 Test procedure
       9.12.3 Results to be obtained
  9.13 Verification of thermal power dissipation
       capacity
Bibliography

BS EN 62208

Committee	PEL/17/3
DocumentType	Draft
Pages	24
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS EN 62208:2011

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