IEC 61140:2016
Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installations and equipment

Standard No.

IEC 61140:2016

Release Date

2016

Published By

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

Latest

IEC 61140:2016

Replace

IEC 64/2076/FDIS:2015 IEC 60449:1973 IEC 60449 AMD 1:1979 IEC 61140:2001 IEC 61140 AMD 1:2004 IEC 61140 Edition 3.1:2009

Scope

This International Standard is a basic safety publication primarily intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in IEC Guide 104 and ISO/IEC Guide 51. It is not intended to be used as a stand-alone standard. According to IEC Guide 104, technical committees, when preparing, amending, or revising their publications, are required to make use of any basic safety publication such as IEC 61140. This International Standard applies to the protection of persons and livestock against electric shock. The intent is to give fundamental principles and requirements which are common to electrical installations, systems and equipment or necessary for their coordination, without limitations with regard to the magnitude of the voltage or current, or the type of current, and for frequencies up to 1000 Hz. Some clauses in this standard refer to low-voltage and high-voltage systems, installations and equipment. For the purposes of this standard, low-voltage is any rated voltage up to and including 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c.. High voltage is any rated voltage exceeding 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c.. It should be noted that, for an efficient design and selection of protective measures, the type of voltage that may occur and its waveform needs to be considered, i.e. a.c. or d.c. voltage, sinusoidal, transient, phase controlled, superimposed d.c., as well as a possible mixture of these forms. The installations or equipment may influence the waveform of the voltage, e. g. by inverters or converters. The currents flowing under normal operating conditions and under fault conditions depend on the described voltage.

IEC 61140:2016 Referenced Document

• IEC 60038:2009 IEC standard voltages
• IEC 60068 Basic climatic and mechanical robustness testing procedure for components
• IEC 60068-1:2013 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
• IEC 60068-2-10:2005 Environmental testing - Part 2-10: Tests - Test J and guidance: Mould growth
• IEC 60068-2-11:1981 Basic environmental testing procedures. Part 2 : Tests. Test Ka: Salt mist
• IEC 60068-2-13:1983 Environmental testing. Part 2: Tests. Test M: Low air pressure
• IEC 60068-2-14:2009 Environmental testing - Part 2-14: Tests - Test N: Change of temperature
• IEC 60068-2-17:1994 Basic environmental testing procedures - Part 2: Tests - Test Q: Sealing
• IEC 60068-2-18:2000 Environmental testing - Part 2-18: Tests; Test R and guidance: Water
• IEC 60068-2-1:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold
• IEC 60068-2-20:2008 Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test T: Test methods for soldeability and resistance to soldering heat of devices with leads
• IEC 60068-2-21:2006 Environmental testing - Part 2-21: Tests - Test U: Robustness of terminations and integral mounting devices
• IEC 60068-2-27:2008 Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock
• IEC 60068-2-2:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat
• IEC 60068-2-30:2005 Environmental testing - Part 2-30: Tests - Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 h + 12 h cycle)
• IEC 60068-2-31:2008 Environmental testing - Part 2-31: Tests - Test Ec: Rough handling shocks, primarily for equipment-type specimens
• IEC 60068-2-38:2009 Environmental testing - Part 2-38: Tests - Test Z/AD: Composite temperature/humidity cyclic test
• IEC 60068-2-5:2010 Environmental testing - Part 2-5: Tests - Test Sa: Simulated solar radiation at ground level and guidance for solar radiation testing
• IEC 60068-2-6:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
• IEC 60068-2-7:1983 Basic environmental testing procedures. Part 2 : Tests. Test Ga and guidance: Acceleration, steady state
• IEC GUIDE 104:2010 The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications (Edition 4.0)

IEC 61140:2016 history

• 0000 IEC 61140:2016 RLV
• 2009 IEC 61140:2009 Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment
• 2004 IEC 61140:2001/AMD1:2004 Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment; Amendment 1
• 2001 IEC 61140:2001 Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment
• 1997 IEC 61140:1997 Protection Contre Les Chocs Electriques - Aspects Communs Aux Installations Et Aux Materiels (Edition 2.0)
• 1992 IEC 61140:1992 Protection Against Electric Shock Common Aspects for Installation and Equipment (Edition 1.0)

IEC 61140:2016 Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installations and equipment has been changed from IEC 60449:1973 Voltage bands for electrical installiatons of buildings.