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BS EN 60204-1:2018 - TC Tracked Changes. Safety of machinery. Electrical equipment of machines - General requirements, 2019
- BS EN 60204-1:2018 to BS EN 60204-1:2006+A1:2009 [Go to Page]
- Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.
- Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication [Go to Page]
- Sécurité des machines – Equipement Équipement électrique des machines Partie 1: RèglesExigences générales [Go to Page]
- Central Secretariat: rue CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: de Stassart 35, la Science 23 B - 10501040 Brussels
- European Fforeword [Go to Page]
- Endorsement notice
- Foreword to amendment A1
- Endorsement notice [Go to Page]
- Table ZZA.1 – Correspondence between this European Standard and Annex 1 of Directive 2006/42/EC [2006 OJ L 157]
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- Table ZZB.1 – Correspondence between this European Standard and Annex I of Directive 2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96]
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- CONTENTS
- INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
- SAFETY OF MACHINERY – [Go to Page]
- FOREWORD [Go to Page]
- INTRODUCTION [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Block diagram of a typical machine
- SAFETY OF MACHINERY –
- ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF MACHINES –
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Terms and definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.13.1.1
- 3.23.1.2
- 3.33.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.43.1.5 [Go to Page]
- 3.53.1.6
- 3.63.1.7
- 3.1.8 [Go to Page]
- 3.73.1.9
- 3.83.1.10
- 3.83.1.11
- 3.1.12 [Go to Page]
- 3.103.1.13
- 3.113.1.14
- 3.123.1.15
- 3.133.1.16
- 3.143.1.17
- 3.1.18 [Go to Page]
- 3.153.1.19
- 3.163.1.20
- 3.173.1.21
- 3.183.1.22
- 3.193.1.23
- 3.203.1.24
- 3.213.1.25
- 3.223.1.26
- 3.233.1.27
- 3.243.1.28
- 3.253.1.29
- 3.263.1.30
- 3.1.31 [Go to Page]
- 3.273.1.32
- 3.283.1.33
- 3.293.1.34
- 3.303.1.35
- 3.313.1.36
- 3.323.1.37
- 3.333.1.38
- 3.343.1.39
- 3.353.1.40
- 3.363.1.41
- 3.373.1.42
- 3.383.1.43
- 3.393.1.44
- 3.403.1.45
- 3.413.1.46
- 3.423.1.47
- 3.1.48 [Go to Page]
- 3.433.1.49
- 3.443.1.50
- 3.453.1.51
- 3.463.1.52
- 3.473.1.53
- 3.483.1.54
- 3.483.1.55
- 3.503.1.56
- 3.1.57 [Go to Page]
- 3.513.1.58
- 3.523.1.59
- 3.1.60 [Go to Page]
- 3.533.1.61
- 3.543.1.62
- 3.553.1.63
- 3.563.1.64
- 3.573.1.65
- 3.2 Abbreviated terms
- 4 General requirements [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Selection of equipment
- 4.2.2 Electrical equipment in compliance with the EN 60439 series Switchgear
- 4.3 Electrical supply
- 4.3.1 General
- 4.3.2 AC supplies
- 4.3.3 DC supplies
- 4.3.4 Special supply systems
- 4.4 Physical environment and operating conditions
- 4.4.1 General
- 4.4.2 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
- 4.4.3 Ambient air temperature
- 4.4.4 Humidity [Go to Page]
- 4.4.5 Altitude
- 4.4.6 Contaminants
- 4.4.7 Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation
- 4.4.8 Vibration, shock, and bump
- 4.5 Transportation and storage [Go to Page]
- 4.6 Provisions for handling
- 4.7 Installation
- 5 Incoming supply conductor terminations and devices for disconnecting and switching off [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Incoming supply conductor terminations
- 5.2 Terminal for connection tof the external protective earthing system conductor
- Table 1 – Minimum cross-sectional area of the external protective copper conductor protective conductors
- 5.3 Supply disconnecting (isolating) device
- 5.3.1 General [Go to Page]
- 5.3.2 Type
- 5.3.3 Requirements [Go to Page]
- 5.3.4 Operating means of the supply disconnecting device
- Figure 2 – Disconnector isolator [Go to Page]
- 5.3.5 Excepted circuits
- 5.4 Devices for switching off removal of power for prevention of unexpected start-up [Go to Page]
- 5.5 Devices for disconnecting isolating electrical equipment
- 5.6 Protection against unauthorized, inadvertent and/or mistaken connection
- 6 Protection against electric shock [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Protection against direct contact Basic protection
- 6.2.1 General [Go to Page]
- 6.2.2 Protection by enclosures
- 6.2.3 Protection by insulation of live parts [Go to Page]
- 6.2.4 Protection against residual voltages
- 6.2.5 Protection by barriers
- 6.2.6 Protection by placing out of reach or protection by obstacles
- 6.3 Protection against indirect contact Fault protection [Go to Page]
- 6.3.2 Prevention of the occurrence of a touch voltage
- 6.3.2.2 Protection by provision of class II equipment or by equivalent insulation [Go to Page]
- 6.3.2.3 Protection by electrical separation
- 6.3.3 Protection by automatic disconnection of supply
- 6.4 Protection by the use of PELV
- 6.4.1 General requirements
- 6.4.2 Sources for PELV
- 7 Protection of equipment [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Overcurrent protection
- 7.2.2 Supply conductors
- 7.2.3 Power circuits
- 7.2.4 Control circuits
- 7.2.5 Socket outlets and their associated conductors
- 7.2.6 Lighting circuits
- 7.2.7 Transformers
- 7.2.8 Location of overcurrent protective devices
- 7.2.9 Overcurrent protective devices
- 7.2.10 Rating and setting of overcurrent protective devices
- 7.3 Protection of motors against overheating
- 7.3.2 Overload protection
- 7.3.3 Over-temperature protection
- 7.3.4 Current limiting protection
- 7.4 Abnormal temperature protection Protection against abnormal temperature
- 7.5 Protection against the effects of supply interruption or voltage reduction and subsequent restoration
- 7.6 Motor overspeed protection
- 7.7 Earth Additional earth fault/residual current protection
- 7.8 Phase sequence protection
- 7.9 Protection against overvoltages due to lightning and to switching surges
- 7.10 Short-circuit current rating
- 8 Equipotential bonding [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- Figure 24 – Example of equipotential bonding for electrical equipment of a machine
- 8.2 Protective bonding circuit
- 8.2.1 General
- 8.2.2 Protective conductors
- 8.2.3 Continuity of the protective bonding circuit
- 8.2.4 Exclusion of switching devices from the protective bonding circuit
- 8.2.5 Parts that need not be connected to the protective bonding circuit
- 8.2.68.2.4 Protective conductor connecting points
- Figure 5 – Symbol IEC 60417-5019: Protective earth [Go to Page]
- 8.2.78.2.5 Mobile machines
- 8.2.88.2.6 Additional protective bonding requirements for electrical equipment having earth leakage currents higher than 10 mA a.c. or d.c.
- 8.48.3 Measures to limit restrict the effects of high leakage current
- 8.38.4 Functional bonding
- Figure 6 – Symbol IEC 60417-5020: Frame or chassis
- 9 Control circuits and control functions [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Control circuits
- 9.1.2 Control circuit voltages
- 9.1.3 Protection
- 9.2 Control functions
- 9.2.1 General [Go to Page]
- 9.2.1 Start functions
- 9.2.2 Stop Categories of stop functions
- 9.2.3 Operating modes
- 9.2.4 Suspension of safety functions and/or protective measures
- 9.2.59.2.3 Operation
- 9.2.5.29.2.3.2 Start
- 9.2.5.39.2.3.3 Stop
- 9.2.5.49.2.3.4 Emergency operations (emergency stop, emergency switching off)
- 9.2.5.4.29.2.3.4.2 Emergency stop
- 9.2.5.4.3.9.2.3.4.3 Emergency switching off
- 9.2.3.5 Operating modes [Go to Page]
- 9.2.5.59.2.3.6 Monitoring of command actions
- 9.2.6 Other control functions
- 9.2.6.29.2.3.8 Two-hand control
- 9.2.6.39.2.3.9 Enabling control
- 9.2.6.49.2.3.10 Combined start and stop controls
- 9.2.79.2..4 Cableless control system (CCS)
- 9.2.4.2 Monitoring the ability of a cableless control system to control a machine
- 9.2.4.3 Control limitation
- 9.2.4.4 Use of multiple cableless operator control stations
- 9.2.4.5 Portable cableless operator control stations [Go to Page]
- 9.2.7.2 Control limitation
- 9.2.7.3 Stop
- 9.2.7.4 Use of more than one operator control station [Go to Page]
- 9.2.4.6 Deliberate disabling of cableless operator control station
- 9.2.4.7 Emergency stop devices on portable cableless operator control stations
- 9.2.4.8 Emergency stop reset [Go to Page]
- 9.2.7.5 Battery-powered operator control stations
- 9.3 Protective interlocks
- 9.3.2 Exceeding operating limits
- 9.3.3 Operation of auxiliary functions
- 9.3.4 Interlocks between different operations and for contrary motions
- 9.3.5 Reverse current braking
- 9.3.6 Suspension of safety functions and/or protective measures [Go to Page]
- 9.4 Control functions in the event of failure
- 9.4.2 Measures to minimize risk in the event of failure
- 9.4.2.29.4.2.3 Provisions of partial or complete redundancy
- 9.4.2.39.4.2.4 Provision of diversity
- 9.4.2.49.4.2.5 Provision for functional tests
- 9.4.3 Protection against maloperation due to earth faults, voltage interruptions and loss malfunction of circuit continuity control circuits
- 9.4.3.1.2 Method a) – Earthed control circuits fed by transformers
- Figure 7 – Method a) Earthed control circuit fed by a transformer
- 9.4.3.1.3 Method b) – Non-earthed control circuits fed by transformers
- Figure 8 – Method b1) Non-earthed control circuit fed by transformer
- Figure 9 – Method b2) Non-earthed control circuit fed by transformer
- Figure 10 – Method b3) Non-earthed control circuit fed by transformer
- 9.4.3.1.4 Method c) – Control circuits fed by transformer with an earthed centre-tap winding [Go to Page]
- Figure 3 – Method a)
- Figure 4 – Method b)
- Figure 12 – Method d1a) Control circuit without transformer connected between a phase and the neutral of an earthed supply system
- Figure 13 – Method d1b) Control circuit without transformer connected between two phases of an earthed supply system
- Figure 14 – Method d2a) Control circuit without transformer connected between phase and neutral of a non-earthed supply system [Go to Page]
- 9.4.3.3 Loss of circuit continuity
- 10 Operator interface and machine-mounted control devices [Go to Page]
- 10.1 General
- 10.1.2 Location and mounting
- 10.1.3 Protection
- 10.1.4 Position sensors
- 10.1.5 Portable and pendant control stations
- 10.2 Push-buttons Actuators
- Table 2 – Colour-coding for push-button actuators and their meanings
- 10.2.2 Markings
- Table 32 – Symbols for push-buttonsactuators (Power)
- 10.3 Indicator lights and displays
- 10.3.2 Colours
- Table 4 – Colours for indicator lights and their meanings with respect to the condition of the machine
- 10.3.3 Flashing lights and displays
- 10.4 Illuminated push-buttons
- 10.5 Rotary control devices
- 10.6 Start devices
- 10.7 Emergency stop devices
- 10.7.2 Types of emergency stop device
- 10.7.3 Colour of actuators
- 10.7.410.7.3 Local operation Operation of the supply disconnecting device to effect emergency stop
- 10.8 Emergency switching off devices
- 10.8.3 Colour of actuators
- 10.8.2 Types of emergency switching off device [Go to Page]
- 10.8.410.8.3 Local operation of the supply disconnecting device to effect emergency switching off
- 10.9 Enabling control device
- 11 Controlgear: location, mounting, and enclosures [Go to Page]
- 11.1 General requirements
- 11.2 Location and mounting
- 11.2.2 Physical separation or grouping
- 11.2.3 Heating effects
- 11.3 Degrees of protection
- 11.4 Enclosures, doors and openings
- 11.5 Access to controlgear electrical equipment
- 12 Conductors and cables [Go to Page]
- 12.1 General requirements
- 12.2 Conductors
- Table 5 – Minimum cross-sectional areas of copper conductors
- 12.3 Insulation
- 12.4 Current-carrying capacity in normal service
- Table 6 – Examples of current-carrying capacity (Iz) of PVC insulated copper conductors or cables under steady-state conditions in an ambient air temperature of +40 C for different methods of installation
- 12.5 Conductor and cable voltage drop
- 12.6 Flexible cables
- 12.6.2 Mechanical rating
- 12.6.3 Current-carrying capacity of cables wound on drums
- Table 7 – Derating factors for cables wound on drums
- 12.7 Conductor wires, conductor bars and slip-ring assemblies
- 12.7.2 Protective conductor circuit conductors
- 12.7.3 Protective conductor current collectors
- 12.7.4 Removable current collectors with a disconnector function
- 12.7.5 Clearances in air
- 12.7.6 Creepage distances
- 12.7.7 Conductor system sectioning
- 12.7.8 Construction and installation of conductor wire, conductor bar systems and slip-ring assemblies
- 13 Wiring practices [Go to Page]
- 13.1 Connections and routing
- 13.1.2 Conductor and cable runs
- 13.1.3 Conductors of different circuits
- 13.1.4 AC circuits – Electromagnetic effects (prevention of eddy currents) [Go to Page]
- 13.1.413.1.5 Connection between pick-up and pick-up converter of an inductive power supply system
- 13.2 Identification of conductors
- 13.2.2 Identification of the protective conductor/ protective bonding conductor
- Figure 16 – Symbol IEC 60417-5019
- Figure 17 – Symbol IEC 60417-5021 [Go to Page]
- 13.2.3 Identification of the neutral conductor
- 13.2.4 Identification by colour
- 13.3 Wiring inside enclosures
- 13.4 Wiring outside enclosures
- 13.4.2 External ducts
- 13.4.3 Connection to moving elements of the machine
- Table 8 – Minimum permitted bending radii for the forced guiding of flexible cables
- 13.4.4 Interconnection of devices on the machine
- 13.4.5 Plug/socket combinations
- 13.4.6 Dismantling for shipment
- 13.4.7 Additional conductors
- 13.5 Ducts, connection boxes and other boxes
- 13.5.2 Percentage fill of ducts
- 13.5.313.5.2 Rigid metal conduit and fittings
- 13.5.413.5.3 Flexible metal conduit and fittings
- 13.5.513.5.4 Flexible non-metallic conduit and fittings
- 13.5.613.5.5 Cable trunking systems
- 13.5.713.5.6 Machine compartments and cable trunking systems
- 13.5.813.5.7 Connection boxes and other boxes
- 13.5.913.5.8 Motor connection boxes
- 14 Electric motors and associated equipment [Go to Page]
- 14.1 General requirements
- 14.2 Motor enclosures
- 14.3 Motor dimensions
- 14.4 Motor mounting and compartments
- 14.5 Criteria for motor selection
- 14.6 Protective devices for mechanical brakes
- 15 Accessories Socket-outlets and lighting [Go to Page]
- 15.1 Accessories Socket-outlets for accessories
- 15.2 Local lighting of the machine and equipment
- 15.2.2 Supply
- 15.2.3 Protection
- 15.2.4 Fittings
- 16 Marking, warning signs and reference designations [Go to Page]
- 16.1 General
- 16.2 Warning signs
- Figure 18 – Symbol ISO 7010-W012 [Go to Page]
- 16.2.2 Hot surfaces hazard
- Figure 19 – Symbol ISO 7010-W017 [Go to Page]
- 16.3 Functional identification
- 16.4 Marking of enclosures of electrical equipment
- 16.5 Reference designations
- 17 Technical documentation [Go to Page]
- 17.1 General
- 17.2 Information related to be provided the electrical equipment
- 17.3 Requirements applicable to all documentation
- 17.4 Installation documents
- 17.5 Overview diagrams and function diagrams
- 17.6 Circuit diagrams
- 17.7 Operating manual
- 17.8 Maintenance manual
- 17.9 Parts list
- 18 Verification [Go to Page]
- 18.1 General
- 18.2 Verification of conditions for protection by automatic disconnection of supply
- 18.2.2 Test methods in TN-systems
- 18.2.2 Test 1 – Verification of the continuity of the protective bonding circuit
- 18.2.3 Test 2 – Fault loop impedance verification and suitability of the associated overcurrent protective device
- 18.2.318.2.4 Application of the test methods for TN-systems
- Table 9 – Application of the test methods for TN-systems
- Table 10 – Examples of maximum cable length lengths from each protective device devices to its load their loads for TN-systems
- 18.4 Voltage tests
- 18.5 Protection against residual voltages
- 18.6 Functional tests
- 18.7 Retesting
- Annex A [Go to Page]
- (normative)
- A.1 Fault protection for machines supplied from TN-systems [Go to Page]
- A.1A.1.1 General [Go to Page]
- Table A.1 – Maximum disconnecting times for TN systems
- A.2A.1.2 Conditions for protection by automatic disconnection of the supply by overcurrent protective devices
- A.3A.1.3 Condition for protection by reducing the touch voltage below 50 V
- A.4A.1.4 Verification of conditions for protection by automatic disconnection of the supply [Go to Page]
- A.4.1A.1.4.1 General
- A.4.2A.1.4.2 Measurement of the fault loop impedance
- A.4.3 Consideration of the difference between the measured value of resistance of the conductors and the actual value under fault conditions
- Figure A.1 – Typical arrangement for fault loop impedance (Zs) measurement in TN systems
- A.2 Fault protection for machines supplied from TT-systems [Go to Page]
- A.2.1 Connection to earth
- A.2.2 Fault protection for TT systems
- A.2.2.1 General
- A.2.2.2 Protection by residual current protective device (RCD)
- A.2.2.3 Protection by overcurrent protective devices
- Table A.2 – Maximum disconnecting time for TT-systems
- A.2.4 Measurement of the fault loop impedance (Zs)
- Figure A.4 – Typical arrangement for fault loop impedance (Zs) measurement for power drive system circuits in TT systems
- Annex B [Go to Page]
- (informative)
- Annex C [Go to Page]
- (informative)
- Annex D [Go to Page]
- (informative)
- D.1 General [Go to Page]
- D.1D.2 General operating conditions [Go to Page]
- D.1.1D.2.1 Ambient air temperature
- Table D.1 – Correction factors
- Figure D.1 – Methods of conductor and cable installation independent of number of conductors/cables
- Table D.2 – Derating factors from Iz for grouping
- D.1.4D.2.4 Classification of conductors
- Figure D.2 – Parameters of conductors and protective devices
- D.3D.4 Overcurrent protection of conductors [Go to Page]
- Table D.5 – Maximum allowable conductor temperatures under normal and short-circuit conditions
- D.5 Effect of harmonic currents on balanced three-phase systems
- Annex E [Go to Page]
- (informative) [Go to Page]
- • Emergency operation
- • Emergency stop
- • Emergency start
- • Emergency switching off
- • Emergency switching on
- Annex F [Go to Page]
- (informative)
- Guide for the use of this part of IEC 60204 [Go to Page]
- F.1 General [Go to Page]
- Table F.1 – Application options
- Annex G [Go to Page]
- (informative) [Go to Page]
- Table G.1 – Comparison of conductor sizes
- Annex ZA [Go to Page]
- (normative)
- Annex ZZ [Go to Page]
- (informative)
- Annex H [Go to Page]
- (informative) [Go to Page]
- H.1 Definitions [Go to Page]
- H.1.1 apparatus
- H.1.2 fixed installation
- H.2 General
- H.3 Mitigation of electromagnetic interference (EMI) [Go to Page]
- H.3.1 General
- H.3.2 Measures to reduce EMI
- Figure H.1 – By-pass conductor for screen reinforcement
- H.4 Separation and segregation of cables [Go to Page]
- Table H.1 – Minimum separation distances using metallic containment as illustrated in Figure H.2
- Figure H.3 – Examples of horizontal separation and segregation
- Figure H.4 – Cable arrangements in metal cable trays
- Figure H.6 – Interruption of metal cable trays at fire barriers
- H.6 Supply impedance where a Power Drive System (PDS) is used
- Annex I [Go to Page]
- (informative)
- Documentation / Information [Go to Page]
- Bibliography
- Index
- Tracked_Changes_Cover_Markup_new.pdf [Go to Page]
- compares BS EN 60204-1:2018
- Incorporating corrigendum November 2018 [Go to Page]
- TRACKED CHANGES
- Test example 1
- Version_Comparison.pdf [Go to Page]
- BS EN 60204-1:2018 to BS EN 60204-1:2006+A1:2009
- 30387425.pdf [Go to Page]
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- Blank Page [Go to Page]