What is IEC 61439-1?

What is IEC 61439-1?

IEC 61439 standard for low voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies (on photo: MNS unit substation transformer busbar connections; credit: controlequipment.ie) IEC 61439 standard follows the philosophy of IEC 60947 series i.e. IEC 61439-1 is ‘ General Rules ’ standard to be referred to by subsidiary product parts of IEC 61439 series.

What is IEC 60439?

IEC 60439, the standard for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies, was under restructuring from the last decade. The new series of IEC 61439 standards were published in January 2009.

What is IEC 62368-1 2nd edition?

IEC 62368-1 2nd Edition, the hazard-based product-safety standard for ICT and AV equipment, is set to supersede the outgoing IEC 60950-1 for ICT equipment and IEC 60065 for AV equipment. The move is more significant than a simple merger or name change, because 62368-1 adopts fundamentally different engineering principles and terminologies.

What is the iaiec 61439 black box?

IEC 61439 defines which points the manufacturer and the user of a switchgear and controlgear assembly have to define. The switchgear and controlgear assembly is viewed as a so-called black box, whose interfaces to the environment are defined in 4 areas. Here you will find further information about the black box concept