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BS EN 61219:1994

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Live working. Earthing or earthing and short-circuiting equipment using lances as a short-circuiting device. Lance earthing
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

07-15-1994

Cooperating organizations
National foreword
EN foreword
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Definitions
3.1 Tests
3.2 Special terms
4. Electrical characteristics
5. Requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Earthing cables
5.3 Lances, lance contacts and guiding components
5.4 Insulation co-ordination with assemblies
5.5 Co-ordination with assembly enclosure
5.6 Marking
5.7 Manufacturer's instructions for use
6. Tests
6.1 General
6.2 Lance insertion and removal test
6.3 Test on reliability of stops and ability of lances,
     couplings, handles and stops to withstand connecting
     forces
6.4 Short-circuit current tests
6.5 Dielectric tests
6.6 Testing durability of marking
Figures
1. Illustrations of multi-phase earthing and short-
     circuiting with one single lance
2. Illustration of multiple lance
3. Illustrations of multi-phase lance earthings with
     a set of single lances
4. Illustrations of single-phase lance earthings
5. Typical test set-up for multi-phase lance earthings
     with one single lance (used for voltages 6. Insulating handle and its preparation for voltage
     test
7. Typical test set-up for lance earthings with voltages
     > 36 kV
Tables
1. Special temperature categories
2. List of tests referred to subclauses and test
     categories
3. Peak current factor
Annexes
A. Sampling procedure
B. Short-circuit testing in a standardized test set-up
     of multi-phase devices using a set of single lances
C. Selection, use and maintenance of lance earthings
Annex ZA (normative) Other international publications
quoted in this standard with the references of the
relevant European publications
National annex NA (informative) Original IEC text amended
by CENELEC common modifications
National annex NB (informative) Committees responsible
National annex NC (informative) Cross-references

Restricted to equipment using copper, aluminium or iron bars as a short-circuiting medium.

Committee
PEL/78
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 92/20132 DC (11/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
44
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
VDE 0683-200 : 1995 Identical
UNE-EN 61219:1998 Identical
IEC 61219:1993 Identical
SN EN 61219 : 1993 Identical
DIN EN 61219 : 1995 Identical
I.S. EN 61219:1994 Identical
EN 61219:1993 Identical
NBN EN 61219 : 1995 Identical
NF EN 61219 : 1994 Identical

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