IEC 60730-2-11:2019
Automatic electrical controls - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for energy regulators
IEC 60730-2-11:2019 applies to energy regulators for use in, on, or in association with equipment, including energy regulators for heating, air conditioning and similar applications. The equipment may use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel, solar thermal energy, etc. or a combination thereof.This standard applies to the inherent safety, to the operating values, operating times and operating sequence where these are associated with equipment safety, and to the testing of automatic electrical energy regulator devices used in, or in association with, equipment.This standard is also applicable to energy regulators for appliances within the scope of IEC 60335-1.Throughout this standard the word ?equipment? means ?appliance and equipment?.This standard also applies to automatic electrical energy regulators for equipment that may be used by the public, such as equipment intended to be used in shops, offices, hospitals, farms and commercial and industrial applications.This standard does not apply to automatic electrical energy regulators designed exclusively for industrial process applications unless explicitly mentioned in the equipment standard.This standard does not apply to equipment that are specifically within the scope of building automation equipment.This standard is also applicable to individual energy regulators utilized as part of a control system or energy regulators which are mechanically integral with multi-functional controls having non-electrical outputs.This standard applies to controls powered by primary or secondary batteries, requirements for which are contained within the standard, including Annex VThis third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2006. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:a) revision to the title to remove ?for household and similar use?;b) changes to the scope and related modifications;c) changes to definitions in Annex H.This Part 2-11 is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 60730 1. It was established on the basis of the fifth edition of that standard (2013) including Amendment 1 (2015). Consideration may be given to future editions of, or amendments to, IEC 60730-1.Keywords: Automatic Controls, Energy Regulators, Control Systems
IEC 60730-2-11:2019 applies to energy regulators for use in, on, or in association with equipment, including energy regulators for heating, air conditioning and similar applications. The equipment may use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel, solar thermal energy, etc. or a combination thereof.
This standard applies to the inherent safety, to the operating values, operating times and operating sequence where these are associated with equipment safety, and to the testing of automatic electrical energy regulator devices used in, or in association with, equipment.
This standard is also applicable to energy regulators for appliances within the scope of IEC 60335-1.
Throughout this standard the word ?equipment? means ?appliance and equipment?.
This standard also applies to automatic electrical energy regulators for equipment that may be used by the public, such as equipment intended to be used in shops, offices, hospitals, farms and commercial and industrial applications.
This standard does not apply to automatic electrical energy regulators designed exclusively for industrial process applications unless explicitly mentioned in the equipment standard.
This standard does not apply to equipment that are specifically within the scope of building automation equipment.
This standard is also applicable to individual energy regulators utilized as part of a control system or energy regulators which are mechanically integral with multi-functional controls having non-electrical outputs.
This standard applies to controls powered by primary or secondary batteries, requirements for which are contained within the standard, including Annex V
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2006. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) revision to the title to remove ?for household and similar use?;
b) changes to the scope and related modifications;
c) changes to definitions in Annex H.
This Part 2-11 is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 60730 1. It was established on the basis of the fifth edition of that standard (2013) including Amendment 1 (2015). Consideration may be given to future editions of, or amendments to, IEC 60730-1.
Keywords: Automatic Controls, Energy Regulators, Control Systems
In general, this part of IEC 60730 applies to energy regulators for use in, on, or in association with equipment for household and similar use, including energy regulators for heating, air conditioning and similar applications. The equipment may use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel, solar thermal energy, etc. or a combination thereof.
IEC 60730-2-11:2025 applies to energy regulators ? for use in, on, or in association with equipment for household appliance and similar use; NOTE 1?Throughout this document, the word "equipment" means "appliance and equipment" and "controls" means "energy regulators". ? for equipment that is used by the public, such as equipment intended to be used in shops, offices, hospitals, farms and commercial and industrial applications; EXAMPLE 1? Energy regulators for commercial catering, heating and air-conditioning equipment. ? that are smart enabled energy regulators; EXAMPLE 2?Smart grid control, remote interfaces/control of energy-consuming equipment including computer or smart phone. ? that are AC or DC powered controls with a rated voltage not exceeding 690 V AC or 600 V DC; ? used in, on, or in association with equipment that use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel, solar thermal energy, etc., or a combination thereof; ? utilized as part of a control system or controls which are mechanically integral with multifunctional controls having non-electrical outputs; ? using NTC or PTC thermistors and to discrete thermistors, requirements for which are contained in Annex J; ? that are mechanically or electrically operated, responsive to or controlling such characteristics as temperature, pressure, passage of time, humidity, light, electrostatic effects, flow, or liquid level, current, voltage, acceleration, or combinations thereof; ? as well as manual controls when such are electrically and/or mechanically integral with automatic controls. NOTE 2?Requirements for manually actuated mechanical switches not forming part of an automatic control are contained in IEC 61058-1-1. This document applies to - the inherent safety of energy regulators, and - functional safety of energy regulators of low complexity safety related systems and controls, - controls where the performance (for example the effect of EMC phenomena) of the product can impair the overall safety and performance of the controlled system, - the operating values, operating times, and operating sequences where such are associated with equipment safety. - manual energy regulators which are electrically and/or mechanically integral with automatic controls. - energy regulators incorporating electronic devices, requirements for which are contained in Annex H. - the electrical and functional safety of controls capable of receiving and responding to communications signals, including signals for power billing rate and demand response. The signals can be transmitted to or received from external units being part of the control (wired), or to and from external units which are not part of the control (wireless) under test. This document specifies the requirements for construction, operation and testing of automatic energy regulators used in, on, or in association with an equipment. This document does not ? apply to automatic energy regulators intended exclusively for industrial process applications unless explicitly mentioned in the relevant part 2 or the equipment standard. However, this document can be applied to evaluate automatic energy regulators intended specifically for industrial applications in cases where no relevant safety standard exists. ? take into account the response value of an automatic action of an energy regulator, if such a response value is dependent upon the method of mounting the energy regulator in the equipment. Where a response value is of significant purpose for the protection of the user, or surroundings, the value defined in the appropriate equipment standard or as determined by the manufacturer will apply. ? address the integrity of the output signal to the network devices, such as interoperability with other devices unless it has been evaluated as part of the control system. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2019. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: adoption to IEC 60730-1:2022 with all of its significant changes to IEC 60730-1:2013 IEC 60730-1:2013/AMD1:2015 and IEC 60730-1:2013/AMD2:2020.
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