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IEC 62271-200
IEC 62271-2
IEC 62271-200
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Retrospective
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New specifications –
new challenges
Overview of IEC 62271-200
Although the old IEC 60298 standard Four key features are of special note with 4. Stricter internal arc classification
was very helpful, in time it was super- the new IEC 62271-200 standard: Significantly stricter changes have also
seded by the technological progress. been implemented here. The energy flow
Above all, the appearance of mainte- 1. Changed dielectric requirements direction of the arc supply, the maximum
nance-free vacuum circuit-breakers, According to IEC 60298, two disruptive number of permissible panels with the
with operating cycles far exceeding discharges were permitted in a series of test in the end panel and the dependency
the normal number, made frequent 15 voltage impulses for the test with rated of the ceiling height on the respective
access to this circuit-breaker no longer lightning impulse withstand voltage. Ac- panel height have been redefined. In
of prime importance. cording to the new standard, the series addition, the five following new criteria
must be extended by another five voltage must always be completely fulfilled (no
The vacuum arc-quenching principle impulses if a disruptive discharge has oc- exceptions are permitted):
is technologically so superior to other curred during the first 15 impulses. This can
arc-quenching principles that the lead to a maximum of 25 voltage impulses, 1) Covers and doors remain closed.
circuit-breaker can be fixed-mounted whereas the maximum number of permis- Limited deformations are accepted.
again. This resulted in the first-time sible disruptive discharges is still two. 2) No fragmentation of the enclosure,
use of gas insulation with the impor- no projection of small parts above
tant features of climatic independence, 2. Increased demands on the circuit- 60 g weight.
compactness and maintenance-free breaker and earthing switch 3) No holes in the accessible sides up
design. However, both technologies – In contrast to the previous standard, the to a height of 2 meters.
the vacuum arc-quenching principle switching capacity test of both switching 4) Horizontal and vertical indicators do not
and gas insulation – were not ade- devices is no longer carried out as a pure ignite due to the effect of hot gases.
quately taken into account in the exist- device test. Instead, it is now mandatory 5) The enclosure remains connected to
ing standard. to carry out the test in the corresponding its earthing parts.
switchgear panel. The switching capacity
Therefore, at the end of the nine- may get a negative influence from the For the internal arc classification of
ties, the responsible IEC committees different arrangement of the switchgear substations with and without control
decided on the reformulation of the with contact arms, moving contacts, aisle, the testing of the substation with
switchgear standard, which finally conductor bars, etc. installed switchgear is mandatory in the
came into effect as IEC 62271-200 in new IEC 62271-202 standard. The clas-
November 2003. At the same time the For this reason, the test duties T100s and sification of the substation is only valid
old IEC 60298 standard was withdrawn T100a from the IEC 62271-100 standard in combination with the switchgear used
without any transition period. are stipulated for the test of the circuit- for the test. The classification cannot be
breaker inside the switchgear panel. transferred to a combination with an-
other switchgear type as each switchgear
3. New partition classification behaves differently in the case of an in-
The new partition classes PM (partitions ternal arc (pressure relief equipment with
metallic = partitions and shutters made different cross-sections and pickup pres-
of metal) or PI (partitions nonmetallic = sures, different arcing conditions because
partitions and shutters made of insulat- of different conductor geometries).
ing material) now apply with respect to
the protection against electric shock dur-
ing access to the individual components.
The assignment is no longer according
to the constructional description (metal-
clad, compartmented or cubicle-type
design), but according to operator-related
criteria (Tables 1 and 2).
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Table 1
LSC 1 … then the busbar and therefore No partitions within the panel, no
the complete switchgear must be panel partition walls to adjacent
isolated. panels.
Table 3
The notation IAC A FLR, I and t contains the abbreviations for the following values:
Distance between the indicators 300 mm, i.e. installation in rooms with access for
A
authorized personnel, closed electrical service location
FLR Access from the front (F), from the sides (L = lateral) and from the rear (R)
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Air- and gas-insulated switchgear
from Siemens in accordance with
IEC 62271-200
We are ready – to make you ready as well
With intensive development work and Ready for the future – with Siemens
comprehensive tests, Siemens has al- With the fulfillment of the new IEC 62271-
ready implemented the performance 200 standard, all our switchgear types
features requested by IEC 62271-200 at represent the latest state of development
an early stage. As one of the first man- in technology, safety and reliability.
ufacturers, we offer the entire product
range of air- and gas-insulated switch- Without exception, Siemens switchgear
gear for medium-voltage applications fulfills the internal arc classification as vital
in primary and secondary distribution proof of the personal safety. Our switch-
systems today – type-tested according gear therefore also meets the require-
to the new IEC 62271-200 standard. ments of CAPIEL – the European associa-
tion of national switchgear manufacturer
A greater margin for your safety associations: “This is now a type test and
Not only that: the more stringent require- not anymore subject of agreement be-
ments of the dielectric type tests have tween manufacturer and user.”
been implemented without exception.
An investment in the switchgear technol-
All switching capacity tests for the various ogy made by Siemens is a profitable invest-
circuit-breakers and earthing switches ment in the future.
were performed in installed condition,
i.e. inside the switchgear panel with the With the successfully verified internal arc
associated arrangement of the conducting classification, IAC A FLR up to 50 kA and
path, contacts, etc. This means for you as one second arc duration, our switchgear
the operator: One hundred percent cer- offers maximum possible personal protec-
tainty that this combination of switchgear tion. Our type-tested series also entirely
and switchgear panel functions reliably. fulfill the specifications of IEC 62271-200
in all aspects. In addition, they guarantee
All switchgear series were also tested for the highest possible degree of operational
the internal arc classification in accordance reliability and therefore an extremely low
with the new standard. The maximum failure rate.
permissible number of test objects (gener-
ally two or three panels) as well as the
changed direction of energy flow of the arc
supply significantly increased the demands
on the switchgear panels. All switchgear
certified in accordance with IEC 62271-
200 satisfies all five criteria required for
the internal arc test without exception.
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Overview of Siemens switchgear
Distribution Insula- Design Loss of service Partition Internal arc classifi- Switchgear Busbar system Voltage Short-circuit Rated current, Rated current,
level tion continuity class cation* type (kV) current (kA) busbar (A) feeder (A)
1s 3s
Primary Gas- Extendable LSC 2B (panels PM IAC A FLR 31,5 kA, 1s NXPLUS C Single 15,0 31,5 31,5 2500 2500
insulated without HV HRC fuses)
LSC 2A (panels with 24,0 25,0 25,0 2500 2000
HV HRC fuses)
LSC 2B (panels PM IAC A FLR 25 kA, 1 s NXPLUS C Double 24,0 25,0 25,0 2500 1250
without HV HRC fuses)
LSC 2A (panels with
HV HRC fuses)
LSC 2B PM IAC A FLR 31,5 kA, 1 s NXPLUS Single 40,5 31,5 31,5 2500 2500
LSC 2B PM IAC A FLR 31,5 kA, 1 s NXPLUS Double 36,0 31,5 31,5 2500 2500
LSC 2B PM IAC A FL 40 kA, 1 s 8DA10 Single 40,5 40,0 40,0 4000 2500
LSC 2B PM IAC A FL 40 kA, 1 s 8DB10 Double 40,5 40,0 40,0 4000 2500
Air- Extendable LSC 2B PM IAC A FLR 40 kA, 1 s NXAIR Single 12,0 40,0 40,0 3150 3150
insulated
LSC 2B PM IAC A FLR 40 kA, 1 s NXAIR Double 12,0 40,0 40,0 3150 3150
LSC 2B PM IAC A FLR 25 kA, 1 s NXAIR M Single 24,0 25,0 25,0 2500 2500
LSC 2B PM IAC A FLR 25 kA, 1 s NXAIR M Double 24,0 25,0 25,0 2500 2500
LSC 2B PM IAC A FLR 50 kA, 1 s NXAIR P Single 15,0 50,0 50,0 4000 4000
LSC 2B PM IAC A FLR 50 kA, 1 s NXAIR P Double 15,0 50,0 50,0 4000 4000
LSC 2B PM IAC A FLR 31,5 kA, 1 s SIMOPRIME Single 17,5 31,5 31,5 3150 3150
LSC 2A PM IAC A FLR 25 kA, 1 s 8BT1 Single 24,0 25,0 25,0 2000 2000
LSC 2B PM IAC A FL 31,5 kA, 1 s 8BT2 Single 36,0 31,5 31,5 2500 2500
LSC 1 PM IAC A FL 16 kA, 1 s 8BT3 Single 36,0 16,0 16,0 1250 1250
Secondary Gas- Non- LSC 2B (panels PM IAC A FL 21 kA, 1 s 8DJ10 Single 17,5 25,0 20,0 630 630
insulated extendable without HV HRC fuses)
LSC 2A (panels with 24,0 20,0 20,0 630 630
HV HRC fuses)
LSC 2B (panels PM IAC A FL 21 kA, 1 s 8DJ20 Single 17,5 25,0 20,0 630 630
without HV HRC fuses)
LSC 2A (panels with 24,0 20,0 20,0 630 630
HV HRC fuses)
Extendable LSC 2B (panels PM IAC A FLR 21 kA, 1 s 8DH10 Single 17,5 25,0 20,0 1250 630
without HV HRC fuses)
LSC 2A (panels with 24,0 20,0 20,0 1250 630
HV HRC fuses)
Air- Extendable LSC 2B (panels PM IAC A FLR 20 kA, 1 s SIMOSEC Single 17,5 25,0 20,0 1250 1250
insulated without HV HRC fuses)
LSC 2A (panels with 24,0 20,0 20,0 1250 1250
HV HRC fuses)
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