What is BS EN 50522 - Earthing of power installations about?
A revised European standard, BS EN 50522:2022 specifies electrical installation earthing system requirements for installations exceeding 1 kV a.c.
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Who is BS EN 50522 - Earthing of power installations for?
Machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises)
Health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance, etc.)
Machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises)
Service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises)
What does BS EN 50522 - Earthing of power installations cover?
BS EN 50522 specifies requirements for the design and erection of earthing systems for electrical installations in systems with nominal voltage above 1 kV AC and nominal frequency up to and including 60 Hz.
According to BS EN 50522 , an electrical power installation is one of the following:
Substation, including substation for railway power supply
BS EN 50522:2022 Referenced Document
EN IEC 62561-2 Lightning protection system components (LPSC) - PART 2: Requirements for conductors and earth electrodes
IEC 60479-1:2018 Effects of current on human beings and livestock - Part 1: General aspects
IEC 61936-1:2010 Power installations exceeding 1 kV a.c. - Part 1: Common rules
BS EN 50522:2022 history
2023BS EN 50522:2022 Earthing of power installations exceeding 1 kV a.c.
2012BS EN 50522:2012 Earthing of power installations exceeding 1 kV a.c
2012BS EN 50522:2010 Earthing of power installations exceeding 1 kV a.c
1990BS 7354:1990 Code of practice for design of high-voltage open-terminal stations