RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - D.C. SWITCHGEAR - PART 1: GENERAL

Published date

01-12-2013

Publisher

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
  3.1 General terms
  3.2 Performance characteristics
  3.3 Components
  3.4 Terms relating to d.c. circuit breakers,
      switch-disconnectors and associated relays
4 Service conditions and requirements
  4.1 Environmental conditions
  4.2 Insulation levels
5 Standard features and conventional assumptions
  5.1 Standard features and conventional parameters
      for the main circuit
  5.2 Standard features for auxiliary and control
      circuits
6 Temperature-rise limits
7 Tests
  7.1 General
  7.2 Test tolerances
  7.3 Tests on movable devices
  7.4 Temperature-rise test
  7.5 Dielectric tests
  7.6 Short circuit and load switching conditions
  7.7 Verification of the behaviour during short-time
      withstand current test
  7.8 Verification of the manual control device for
      sturdiness and position indicator reliability
Annex A (normative) Diagrams for tests
Annex B (normative) Environmental conditions for indoor
        installations
Annex C (normative) Search of critical currents for d.c.
        circuit breakers and switches
Annex D (informative) Recommended creepage distances
Annex E (informative) Determination of maximum energy
        fault location
Bibliography
Figures
Tables

Specifies requirements for d.c. switchgear and controlgear. Meant to be used in fixed electrical installations, with nominal voltage not over 3,000 V d.c. which supply electrical power to vehicles for public guided transport.

DevelopmentNote	Indice de Classement: F41-020-1 PR NF EN 50123-1 October 2002 (12/2002)
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	Association Francaise de Normalisation
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
SN EN 50123-1 : 2003	Identical
NEN EN 50123-1 : 2003	Identical
I.S. EN 50123-1:2003	Identical
BS EN 50123-1:2003	Identical
EN 50123-1:2003	Identical
DIN EN 50123-1 : 2003 COR 1 2004	Identical
UNE-EN 50123-1:2004	Identical

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NF EN 60947-2 : 2006 AMD 2 2013	LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 2: CIRCUIT-BREAKERS
HD 214 : 200S2	RECOMMENDED METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDEX OF SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS UNDER MOIST CONDITIONS
IEC 60050-811:1991	International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 811: Electric traction
NF EN 50119 : 2010 AMD 1 2013	RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - FIXED INSTALLATIONS - ELECTRIC TRACTION OVERHEAD CONTACT LINES
NF EN 60243-1 : 2013	ELECTRICAL STRENGTH OF INSULATING MATERIALS - TEST METHODS - PART 1: TESTS AT POWER FREQUENCIES
NF EN 60947-1 : 2007 AMD 2 2015	LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 1: GENERAL RULES
NFC 41 101 : 1995	HIGH VOLTAGE TEST TECHNIQUES - PART 1: GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND TEST REQUIREMENTS
NF EN 60099-1 : 94 AMD 1 2000	SURGE ARRESTERS - PART 1: NON-LINEAR RESISTOR TYPE GAPPED SURGE ARRESTERS FOR A.C. SYSTEMS
NF EN 60529 : 92 AMD 2 2014	DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE)
NFC 01 605 : 1985	ELECTROTECHNICAL VOCABULARY - CHAPTER 605 - GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY - SUBSTATIONS
NF EN 50126 : 2000	RAILWAYS APPLICATIONS - THE SPECIFICATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, MAINTAINABILITY AND SAFETY (RAMS)
NF EN 60694 : 96 AMD 2 2002	COMMON SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR STANDARDS
IEC TS 61245:2015	Artificial pollution tests on high-voltage ceramic and glass insulators to be used on d.c. systems
NF EN 50124-1 : 2017	RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - INSULATION COORDINATION - PART 1: BASIC REQUIREMENTS - CLEARANCES AND CREEPAGE DISTANCES FOR ALL ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
NFC 26 221 : 1986	METHODS OF TESTING INSULATING MATERIALS - TEST METHODS FOR EVALUATING RESISTANCE TO TRACKING AND EROSION OF ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIALS USED UNDER SEVERE AMBIENT CONDITIONS
NF EN 50163 : 2005 AMD 1 2007	RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - SUPPLY VOLTAGES OF TRACTION SYSTEMS
NF EN 60099-4 : 2015	SURGE ARRESTERS - PART 4: METAL-OXIDE SURGE ARRESTERS WITHOUT GAPS FOR A.C. SYSTEMS
NF EN 60298 : 96 AMD 11 2001	APPAREILLAGE SOUS ENVELOPPE METALLIQUE POUR COURANT ALTERNATIF DE TENSIONS ASSIGNEES SUPERIEURES A 1 KV ET INFERIEURES OU EGALES A 52 KV
NF EN 60507 : 2014	ARTIFICIAL POLLUTION TESTS ON HIGH-VOLTAGE CERAMIC AND GLASS INSULATORS TO BE USED ON A.C. SYSTEMS
NF EN 50125-2 : 2003	RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR EQUIPMENT - PART 2: FIXED ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS