CSA C22.2 No. 60947-1:22

1.1 Scope and object This standard applies, when required by the relevant product standard, to low-voltage switchgear and controlgear hereinafter referred to as "equipment" or “device” and intended to be connected to circuits, the rated voltage of which does not exceed 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. This standard states the general rules and common safety requirements for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear, including: – definitions; – characteristics; – information supplied with the equipment; – normal service, mounting and transport conditions; – constructional and performance requirements; – verification of characteristics and performance; – environmental aspects. This standard does not apply to low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies which are dealt with in IEC 61439 series, as applicable. 1.1DV.1 D2 Modification of 1.1 by adding the following 1.1DV.1.1 This equipment is intended for installation in accordance with CSA C22.1, Canadian Electrical Code (CE Code, Part I); Mexican Official Standard, NOM-001-SEDE; and the US National Electrical Code (NEC), NFPA 70. 1.2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. IEC 60050(151):2001, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Chapter 151: Electrical and magnetic devices IEC 60050(441):1984, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Chapter 441: Switchgear, controlgear and fuses Amendment 1 (2000) IEC 60050(604):1987, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Chapter 604: Generation, transmission and distribution of electricity – Operation Amendment 1 (1998) IEC 60050(826):2004, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Chapter 826: Electrical installations IEC 60060, High-voltage test techniques IEC 60068-1:1988, Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance Amendment 1 (1992) IEC 60068-2-1:1990, Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Tests A: Cold Amendment 1 (1993) Amendment 2 (1994) IEC 60068-2-2:1974, Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Tests B: Dry heat Amendment 1 (1993) Amendment 2 (1994) IEC 60068-2-6:1995, Environmental testing - Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal) IEC 60068-2-27:1987, Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock IEC 60068-2-30:2005, Environmental testing - Part 2-30: Tests - Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 h + 12 h cycle) IEC 60068-2-52:1996, Environmental testing - Part 2-52: Tests - Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride solution) IEC 60068-2-78:2001, Environmental testing – Part 2-78: Tests – Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state IEC 60071-1:1993, Insulation co-ordination – Part 1: Definitions, principles and rules IEC 60073:2002, Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification – Coding principles for indicators and actuators IEC 60085:2004, Electrical insulation – Thermal classification IEC 60092-504:2001, Electrical installations in ships – Part 504: Special features – Control and instrumentation IEC 60112:2003, Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid insulating materials IEC 60216, Guide for the determination of thermal endurance properties of electrical insulating materials IEC 60228:2004, Conductors of insulated cables IEC 60269-1:1998, Low-voltage fuses – Part 1: General requirements Amendment 1 (2005) IEC 60269-2:1986, Low-voltage fuses – Part 2: Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by authorized persons (fuses mainly for industrial application) Amendment 1 (1995) Amendment 2 (2001) IEC 60300-3-5:2001, Dependability management – Part 3-5: Application guide – Reliability test conditions and statistical test principles IEC 60344:1980, Guide to the calculation of resistance of plain and coated copper conductors of lowfrequency cables and wires Amendment 1 (1985) IEC 60364-4-44:2001, Electrical installations of buildings – Part 4-44: Protection for safety – Protection against voltage disturbances and electromagnetic disturbances Amendment 1 (2003) IEC 60417-DB:20021, Graphical symbols for use on equipment 1 “DB” refers to the IEC on-line database. 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60695-2-2:1991, Fire hazard testing – Part 2: Test methods – Section 2: Needle-flame test Amendment 1 (1994) IEC 60695-2-10:2000, Fire hazard testing – Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods – Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure IEC 60695-2-11:2000, Fire hazard testing – Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods – Glow-wire flammability test method for end-products IEC 60695-2-12, Fire hazard testing – Part 2-12: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods – Glow-wire flammability test method for materials IEC 60695-11-10:1999, Fire hazard testing – Part 11-10: Test flames – 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test methods Amendment 1 (2003) IEC 60947-5-1:2003, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear – Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and switching elements – Electromechanical control circuit devices Amendment 1 (2009) IEC 60947-8:2003, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear – Part 8: Control units for built-in thermal protection (PTC) for rotating electrical machines Amendment 1 (2006) IEC 60981:2004, Extra heavy-duty electrical rigid steel conduits IEC 60999-1:1999, Connecting devices – Electrical copper conductors – Safety requirements for screwtype and screwless-type clamping units – Part 1: General requirements and particular requirements for clamping units for conductors from 0,2 mm2 up to 35 mm2 (included) IEC 60999-2:2003, Connecting devices – Electrical copper conductors – Safety requirements for screwtype and screwless-type clamping units – Part 2: Particular requirements for clamping units for conductors above 35 mm2 up to 300 mm2 (included) IEC 61000-3-2:2005, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-2: Limits – Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current = 16 A per phase) Amendment 1 (2008) Amendment 2 (2009) IEC 61000-3-3:2013, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-3: Limits – Limitation of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker in public low-voltage supply systems for equipment with rated current = 16 A per phase and not subject to conditional connection IEC 61000-4-2:2008, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques – Electrostatic discharge immunity test IEC 61000-4-3:2006, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-3: Testing and measurement techniques – Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test Amendment 1 (2007) Amendment 2 (2010) IEC 61000-4-4:2012, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-4: Testing and measurement techniques – Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test IEC 61000-4-5:2005, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-5: Testing and measurement techniques – Surge immunity test IEC 61000-4-6:2013, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-6: Testing and measurement techniques – Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields IEC 61000-4-8:2009, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-8: Testing and measurement techniques – Power frequency magnetic field immunity test techniques – Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests IEC 61000-4-13:2002, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-13: Testing and measurement techniques – Harmonics and inter-harmonics including mains signalling at a.c. power port, low-frequency immunity tests Amendment 1 (2009) IEC 61000-6-2:2005, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 6-2: Generic standards – Immunity for industrial environments IEC 61131-2:2003, Programmable controllers – Part 2: Equipment requirements and tests IEC 61140:2001, Protection against electric shock – Common aspects for installation and equipment Amendment 1(2004) IEC 61180 (all parts), High-voltage test techniques for low voltage equipment IEC 61508 (all parts), Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems IEC 61557-2, Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. – Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures – Part 2: Insulation resistance IEC 61649:2008, Weibull analysis IEC 62061:2005, Safety of machinery – Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems IEC 62430:2009, Environmentally conscious design for electrical and electronic products IEC 62474:2012, Material declaration for products of and for the electrotechnical industry CISPR 11:2009, Industrial, scientific and medical equipment – Radio-frequency disturbance characteristics – Limits and methods of measurement Amendment 1 (2010) ISO 13849-1:2006, Safety of machinery – Safety-related parts of control systems – Part 1: General principles for design 1.2DV D2 Modification of 1.2 by adding the following: See Table DVA.2 for normative references and Table DVB.1 for component standards.