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Appendix B
IEC 60255-26
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Edition 4.0 2023-01
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Measuring relays and protection equipment –
Part 26: Electromagnetic compatibility requirements
Relais de mesure et dispositifs de protection –
Partie 26: Exigences de compatibilité électromagnétique
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................... 5
1 Scope .............................................................................................................................. 7
1.1 General ................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Emission ................................................................................................................. 7
1.3 Immunity ................................................................................................................. 7
2 Normative references ...................................................................................................... 7
3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviated terms ....................................................................... 9
3.1 Terms and definitions .............................................................................................. 9
3.2 Abbreviated terms ................................................................................................. 12
4 Electromagnetic environmental levels ............................................................................ 13
4.1 General ................................................................................................................. 13
4.2 Zone A, severe electromagnetic environment ........................................................ 13
4.3 Zone B, typical electromagnetic environment ........................................................ 14
5 Emission........................................................................................................................ 14
5.1 Radiated emission ................................................................................................ 14
5.2 Conducted emission .............................................................................................. 15
6 Immunity........................................................................................................................ 16
6.1 Immunity of enclosure ........................................................................................... 16
6.2 Immunity of auxiliary power supply port ................................................................ 17
6.3 Immunity of signal/control port and wired network port .......................................... 20
6.4 Immunity of input and output ports ........................................................................ 21
6.5 Immunity of earth port ........................................................................................... 24
7 Test set-up and procedures ........................................................................................... 24
7.1 General ................................................................................................................. 24
7.2 Emission ............................................................................................................... 25
7.2.1 General ......................................................................................................... 25
7.2.2 Radiated emission ......................................................................................... 26
7.2.3 Conducted emission ...................................................................................... 26
7.3 Immunity ............................................................................................................... 26
7.3.1 General ......................................................................................................... 26
7.3.2 Electrostatic discharge immunity test ............................................................. 28
7.3.3 Radiated electromagnetic field immunity test ................................................. 29
7.3.4 Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test .................................................... 31
7.3.5 Damped oscillatory wave immunity test ......................................................... 32
7.3.6 Surge immunity test ....................................................................................... 33
7.3.7 Conducted RF immunity test .......................................................................... 35
7.3.8 Conducted power frequency immunity test on binary inputs ........................... 37
7.3.9 Power frequency magnetic field immunity test ............................................... 38
7.3.10 Voltage dips and short interruptions test (AC or DC) ...................................... 38
7.3.11 Ripple on DC input power port immunity test ................................................. 39
7.3.12 Gradual shutdown / start-up tests .................................................................. 40
8 Criteria for acceptance .................................................................................................. 40
8.1 Emission ............................................................................................................... 40
8.2 Immunity ............................................................................................................... 41
9 Test report ..................................................................................................................... 42
(normative) Power frequency immunity tests on binary inputs ................................ 43
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A.1 General ................................................................................................................. 43
A.2 Test classes .......................................................................................................... 43
A.3 Test equipment ..................................................................................................... 43
A.3.1 General ......................................................................................................... 43
A.3.2 Test generator ............................................................................................... 43
A.3.3 Verification of the test generator .................................................................... 44
A.3.4 Coupling networks ......................................................................................... 44
A.4 Test set-up ........................................................................................................... 44
A.4.1 General ......................................................................................................... 44
A.4.2 Earthing connections ..................................................................................... 44
A.4.3 Auxiliary equipment ....................................................................................... 44
(informative) Background information for power frequency tests ............................ 47
(informative) Background information about spot frequency tests .......................... 48
(informative) EMC risk assessment ........................................................................ 50
D.1 EMC design risk assessment ................................................................................ 50
D.2 Product platform risk assessment ......................................................................... 52
(informative) Considerations regarding radio interfaces ......................................... 54
(informative) Immunity test to be considered in future ............................................ 55
Bibliography .......................................................................................................................... 56
Figure 1 – Gradual shutdown / start-up test .......................................................................... 40
Figure A.1 – Example of Zone A differential mode tests ........................................................ 45
Figure A.2 – Example of Zone B differential mode tests ........................................................ 45
Figure A.3 – Example of Zone A and Zone B common mode tests ........................................ 46
Table 1 – Radiated emission tests – Enclosure port .............................................................. 14
Table 2 – Required highest frequency for radiated measurement .......................................... 15
Table 3 – Conducted emission tests – AC and DC auxiliary power supply port ...................... 15
Table 4 – Conducted emission tests – Wired network port .................................................... 15
Table 5 – Immunity tests – Enclosure port ............................................................................ 16
Table 6 – Immunity tests – Auxiliary power supply port ......................................................... 17
Table 7 – Immunity tests – signal/control port and wired network port ................................... 20
Table 8 – Immunity tests – Input and output port ................................................................... 21
Table 9 – Immunity tests – Earth port .................................................................................... 24
Table 10 – Radiated emission test ........................................................................................ 26
Table 11 – Conducted emission test ..................................................................................... 26
Table 12 – Electrostatic discharge immunity test ................................................................... 28
Table 13 – Radiated electromagnetic field immunity test (frequency sweep) ......................... 29
Table 14 – Radiated electromagnetic field immunity test (spot frequencies) .......................... 30
Table 15 – Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test .......................................................... 31
Table 16 –Damped oscillatory wave immunity test ................................................................ 32
Table 17 – Surge immunity test ............................................................................................. 33
Table 18 – Conducted RF immunity test (frequency sweep) .................................................. 35
Table 19 – Conducted RF immunity test (spot frequencies) ................................................... 36
Table 20 – Conducted power frequency immunity test on binary inputs ................................. 37
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Table 21 – Power frequency magnetic field immunity test ..................................................... 38
Table 22 – Voltage dips and short interruptions test (AC or DC) ........................................... 38
Table 23 – Ripple on DC input power port immunity test ....................................................... 39
Table 24 – Gradual shutdown and start-up test ..................................................................... 40
Table 25 – Acceptance criteria for immunity tests ................................................................. 41
Table C.1 – Selection of spot frequencies ............................................................................. 48
Table D.1 – Risk assessment based on a hardware design modification ............................... 51
Table D.2 – Risk assessment, selecting representative EUT configuration(s) ........................ 52
Table E.1 – Listed standard with relevance ........................................................................... 54
Table F.1 – Immunity test to be considered in future ............................................................. 55
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MEASURING RELAYS AND PROTECTION EQUIPMENT –
Part 26: Electromagnetic compatibility requirements
FOREWORD
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IEC 60255-26 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 95: Measuring relays and
protection equipment. It is an International Standard.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2013. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) update of normative references
b) introduction of a wired network port and signal/control port in accordance with CISPR 32;
c) introduction of low-power instrument transformer (LPIT) and battery monitor port;
d) expansion of the frequency range on radiated radio-frequency immunity test up to 6 GHz;
e) updated requirements on electrostatic discharge tests;
f) introduction of fast damped oscillatory wave test for Zone A applications;
g) specification of higher immunity requirements on power frequency magnetic field tests;
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h) update of the spot frequency test and addition of a new annex with background
information;
i) addition of details and further guidance on the relay settings;
j) additional test condition for AC voltage dips and interruptions;
k) addition of an annex about EMC risk assessments;
l) addition of an annex on radio interfaces.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
Draft Report on voting
95/515/FDIS 95/525/RVD
Full information on the voting for its approval can be found in the report on voting indicated in
the above table.
The language used for the development of this International Standard is English
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A list of all the parts in the IEC 60255 series, published under the general title Measuring relays
and protection equipment, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
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• reconfirmed,
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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MEASURING RELAYS AND PROTECTION EQUIPMENT –
Part 26: Electromagnetic compatibility requirements
1 Scope
1.1 General
This part of IEC 60255 specifies the requirements for electromagnetic compatibility for
measuring relays and protection equipment. It is applicable to measuring relays and protection
equipment and combinations of devices to form schemes for power system protection including
the control, monitoring, communication and process interface equipment used with those
systems.
Tests specified in this document are not required for equipment not incorporating electronic
circuits, for example electromechanical relays.
The requirements specified in this document are applicable to measuring relays and protection
equipment in a condition representative of how new equipment is provided by the manufacturer.
All tests specified are type tests only.
1.2 Emission
This document specifies limits and test methods, for measuring relays and protection equipment
in relation to electromagnetic emissions which might cause interference in other equipment.
These emission limits represent electromagnetic compatibility requirements and have been
selected to ensure that the disturbances generated by measuring relays and protection
equipment, operated normally in substations and power plants, do not exceed a specified level
which could prevent other equipment from operating as intended.
Test requirements are specified for the enclosure, auxiliary power supply ports, input/output
ports, signal/control ports and wired network ports.
1.3 Immunity
This document specifies the immunity test requirements for measuring relays and protection
equipment in relation to continuous and transient, conducted and radiated disturbances,
including electrostatic discharges.
These test requirements represent the electromagnetic compatibility immunity requirements
and have been selected so as to ensure an adequate level of immunity for measuring relays
and protection equipment, operated normally in substations and power plants.
NOTE 1 Product safety considerations are not covered in this document.
NOTE 2 In special cases, situations will arise where the levels of disturbance could exceed the levels specified in
this document, for example where a hand-held transmitter or a mobile telephone is used close to measuring relays
and protection equipment. In these instances, special precautions and procedures could be needed.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
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For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60255-1:2022, Measuring relays and protection equipment – Part 1: Common requirements
IEC 61000-4-2:2008, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-2: Testing and
measurement techniques – Electrostatic discharge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-3:2020, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-3: Testing and
measurement techniques – Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test
IEC 61000-4-4:2012, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-4: Testing and
measurement techniques – Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test
IEC 61000-4-5:2014, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-5: Testing and
measurement techniques – Surge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-5:2014/AMD1:2017
IEC 61000-4-6:2013, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-6: Testing and
measurement techniques – Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency
fields
IEC 61000-4-8:2009, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-8: Testing and
measurement techniques – Power frequency magnetic field immunity test
IEC 61000-4-11:2020, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-11: Testing and
measurement techniques – Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity
tests for equipment with input current up to 16 A per phase
IEC 61000-4-16:2015, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-16: Testing and
measurement techniques – Test for immunity to conducted, common mode disturbances in the
frequency range 0 Hz to 150 kHz
IEC 61000-4-17:1999, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-17: Testing and
measurement techniques – Ripple on d.c. input power port immunity test
IEC 61000-4-17:1999/AMD1:2001
IEC 61000-4-17:1999/AMD2:2008
IEC 61000-4-18:2019, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-18: Testing and
measurement techniques – Damped oscillatory wave immunity test
IEC 61000-4-29:2000, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-29: Testing and
measurement techniques – Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations on d.c. input
power port immunity tests
CISPR 11:2015, Industrial, scientific and medical equipment – Radio-frequency disturbance
characteristics – Limits and methods of measurement
CISPR 11:2015/AMD1:2016
CISPR 11:2015/AMD2:2019
CISPR 32:2015, Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment – Emission
requirements
CISPR 32:2015/AMD1:2019
