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EN 60445:2017

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Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification - Identification of equipment terminals, conductor terminations and conductors
Superseded date

09-21-2021

Published date

11-24-2017

FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Methods of identification
5 Application of identification means
6 Identification by colours
7 Identification by alphanumeric notation
Annex A (informative) - Colours, alphanumeric
        notations and graphical symbols used
        for identification of conductors and terminals
Annex B (informative) - List of notes concerning
        certain countries
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications

NEW!IEC 60445:2017 is available as IEC 60445:2017 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.IEC 60445:2017 applies to the identification and marking of terminals of electrical equipment such as resistors, fuses, relays, contactors, transformers, rotating machines and, wherever applicable, to combinations of such equipment (e.g. assemblies), and also applies to the identification of terminations of certain designated conductors. It also provides general rules for the use of certain colours or alphanumeric notations to identify conductors with the aim of avoiding ambiguity and ensuring safe operation. These conductor colours or alphanumeric notations are intended to be applied in cables or cores, busbars, electrical equipment and installations.This basic safety publication is primarily intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IECGuide104 and ISO/IECGuide51.

It has the status of a basic safety publication in accordance with IEC Guide 104.This sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition of IEC60445, published in 2010.This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) the text of the introduction has been moved into the scope in accordance with IECGuide104;

b) colour codes for the identification of line conductors of DC systems;

c) colour code for the identification of functional earthing conductor;

d) update of Table A.1with colour codes for DC line conductors;

e) conversion of notes containing non-mandatory requirements to normative text;

f) the terminology is aligned with IEC60050-195.

Committee
CLC/SR 3
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes EN 60446. (12/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
IEC 60445:2017 Identical
UNE-EN 60445:2007 Identical
SN EN 60445 : 2000 Identical
DIN EN 60445 : 2011 Identical
CEI EN 60445 : 2018 Identical
UNE 20132:1991 Identical
BS EN 60445:2010 Identical
CEI EN 60445 : 2011 Identical
NBN EN 60445 : 2011 Identical
NBN C 04 001 : 1990 Identical
NEN 10445 : 1991 Identical
I.S. EN 60445:2010 Identical
DIN EN 60445 : 2018-02 Identical
UNE-EN 60445:2017 Identical
BS EN 60445:2017 Identical
VDE 0197 : 2018-02 Identical

IEC 62491:2008 Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products - Labelling of cables and cores
IEC 60050-195:1998 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 195: Earthing and protection against electric shock
IEC 60227-2:1997+AMD1:2003 CSV Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 2: Test methods
IEC 60757:1983 Code for designation of colours
IEC 60079-11:2011 Explosive atmospheres - Part 11: Equipment protection by intrinsic safety "i"
ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014 Safety aspects Guidelines for their inclusion in standards
IEC GUIDE 104:2010 The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications
NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
IEC 60050-826:2004 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 826: Electrical installations
IEC 61140:2016 Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment
IEC 61666:2010 Industrial systems, installations and equipment and industrial products - Identification of terminals within a system

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