The Reference For Safe and Reliable LV Switchboards: IEC 61439-1 & 2 Standard
The Reference For Safe and Reliable LV Switchboards: IEC 61439-1 & 2 Standard
The Reference For Safe and Reliable LV Switchboards: IEC 61439-1 & 2 Standard
The reference
for safe and reliable
LV switchboards
IEC61439-1 & 2
The power of a standard
adapted to your needs
IEC standards are today legal
or market references.
The new IEC 61439-1 & 2 is
Schneider
Electric/IEC
Standard:
a long
success
story
Ever since
the construction
of its first electrical
switchboard,
Schneider Electric
has never ceased
its commitment
to Assembly
Manufacturers
to guarantee
fully compliant
systems, and so
much more.
Schneider Electric
has always
considered that
conformity of its
solutions to IEC
standards was
a minimum,
a springboard
allowing it to go
further still in its
offer to users.
And indeed, in its
role as Original
Manufacturer,
Schneider Electric
constantly proves
on an everyday
basis that it
does so.
30 years
experience in the
construction of tested
switchboards (and the
associated standards).
100%
of switchboard
architectures are tested
and conform to
IEC standards.
Full
support
for panel-builders
and contractors.
3 million
Proje
ct spe
cifica
tion*
Specifier
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ly
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Original
Manufacturer
The organisation that has
carried out the original design
and the associated verification
of an Assembly System.
He is responsible for the
"Design verifications" listed by
IEC 61439-2 including many
electrical tests.
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m
ste
Tes
t
Assembly
Manufacturer
(Panel builder)
ed
As
sem
bly
End-User
Should ask for a certified
LV switchboard.
By systematically requesting
routine verifications,
he ensures that the Assembly
System used is compliant.
Design verification
Routine verification
Current-carrying capability
Needs & design requirements
Protect against burns by limiting
excessive temperatures:
> when any single circuit is continuously loaded
to its rated current
> when any circuit is continuously loaded to
its rated current multiplied by its rated
diversity factor.
Design verification
Routine verification
Design verification
Routine verification
Design verification
Routine verification
Design verification
> Glow wire test
> Special test according to IEC TR 61641,
where specified
Routine verification
None
Design verification
Routine verification
> IP tests
Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
Needs & design requirements
Properly function and avoid generation of EMC disturbances
through incorporation of electronic devices complying with
the relevant EMC standard, and their correct installation.
Design verification
> EMC tests according
to product standards or generic
EMC standards
Routine verification
None
Design verification
Routine verification
> By inspection
> The electrical diagram and the specifications (voltages, coordination, etc.) by selecting, installing and wiring the appropriate
switching devices.
Design verification
Routine verification
> By inspection
Routine verification
None
Prod
ctric
r Ele
eide
Schn
e*
insid
Offers
Safety
Continuity of service
Linergy busbar
Providers optimum
performance in Icw
withstand (1s short
circuit) with a third of
the weight of equivalent rating
copper busbar. Front access to all
phase connections enables direct
and safer maintenance approach.
Some 3 times lighter than
a standard copper busbar
for equivalent short-circuit
performances.
Acti9 circuit-breakers
Guarantee total
safety during
maintenance and
absolute protection
against electric shocks,
provide zero-risk lockdown,
protect loads, etc.
Fastening grids
Attached to front
plates, door hinges
and panels,
they guarantee
electrical continuity at the 1st
assembly turn.
* Using only Schneider Electric devices guaranties the compliance with IEC as well as the reliability of installations.
ic solutions:100% compatible!
designed a plenty of solutions answering to IEC61439-1 & 2
availibility and cost control...for a long time."
Schn
ider
Elect
Prod
r
uct ic
in
side*
Offers
Safety
Locking of live parts
High level of safety
and protection,
preventing all on-load
operations: IP20
shields, connections protected by
a plug-in outlet, access possible to
switchgear only after opening the
circuit-breaker and withdrawing
the drawers, status indicators to
prevent risk of error, etc.
Thermal monitoring
Thermal monitoring of
temperature rises
using probes installed
at the heart of the
sensitive areas (e.g. busbars,
drawer contacts), thus reducing
the likelihood of failure and
shortening maintenance times.
PolyFast system
Continuity of service
Tesys U motor feeder
Modular concept offering excellent open-endedness, without uncabling
the power base.
Functional units replaced or added easily, without need for tools.
3 in 1 systems are available: simple, open-ended and compact.
Masterpact circuit-breakers
Designed to automatically monitor and manage the energy sources of
the LV distribution network, thus guaranteeing installation reliability.
The PolyFast
partitioned
terminals
guarantee
perfect insulation of connection
against electric shocks.
Withdrawable drawers
Few upgrades
Distribution Boards
IEC 61439-3
Construction Sites
Public networks
IEC 61439-4
IEC 61439-5
Busbar Trunking
IEC 61439-6
* IEC 61439-1 & -2 are published since January 2009, and IEC 61439-3 to -6 should be published in 2011.
** Switchgear and Controlgear Assemblies.
old
IEC 60439-1
Distribution Boards
IEC 60439-3
Construction Sites
IEC 60439-4
IEC 60439-5
Busbar Trunking
IEC 60439-2
Increased requirements for insulating materials and transient overvoltages withstand tests.
emperature rise verification:
T
Verification by test of each functional unit loaded alone with its rated current
Clear methods for the selection of representative samples of an Assembly system to be tested
Test done in 4 steps: individual functional units, main and distribution busbars, and complete
Assembly
Heating resistors only allowed to simulate circuits adjacent to a circuit under test
Possible verification by comparison with a tested design under strict conditions, including derating
Exemption of test (calculation) only allowed up to 1600 A instead of 3150 A under strict conditions,
including a 20% derating.
Possible short-circuit withstand verification by comparison with a tested design under strict
condition
200 operating cycles instead of 50 for locking, interlocking and withdrawable parts
Lifting test (from IEC 62208)
Corrosion resistance test for metallic parts (from IEC 62208).
DESWED101028EN
As standards, specifications and designs change from time to time, please ask for confirmation
of the information given in this publication.
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