IEC 60947-4-1:2018

IEC 60947-4-1:2009 applies to the types of equipment whose main contacts are intended to be connected to circuits the rated voltage of which does not exceed 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. Starters and/or contactors dealt with in this standard are not normally designed to interrupt short-circuit currents. Therefore, suitable short-circuit protection forms part of the installation but not necessarily of the contactor or the starter. This third edition replaces the second edition published in 2000 and its Amendments 1 (2002) and 2 (2005). It is a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition (2000) and its Amendments 1 (2002) and 2 (2005): - deletion of the test at -5 °C and +20 °C for thermal overload relays that are not compensated for ambient air temperature; - addition of conditions of the tests according to Annex Q of IEC 60947-1; - EMC tests: clarification of acceptance criteria and alignment with IEC 60947-1 for fast transient severity level; - Annex B, test for Icd: modification of the duration of the dielectric test voltage from 5 s to 60 s; - Annex B, electrical durability: improvement of the statistical aspects; - Annex H: clarification and introduction of new extended functions within electronic overload relays; - Annex K, procedure to determine data for electromechanical contactors used in functional safety applications: creation of this new annex. This standard shall be read in conjunction with IEC 60947-1, Low voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules. The provisions of the general rules are applicable to this standard, where specifically called for. This publication shall be read in conjunction with IEC 60947-1 :2007.

CORRECTED VERSION 2026-03 IEC 60947-4-1:2023 is applicable to the following equipment: - electromechanical contactors and starters including motor protective switching devices (MPSD and IMPSD); - actuators of contactor relays; - contacts dedicated exclusively to the coil circuit of the contactor or the contactor relay; - dedicated accessories (e.g. dedicated wiring, dedicated latch accessory); intended to be connected to distribution circuits, motors circuits and other load circuits, the rated voltage of which does not exceed 1 000 V AC or 1 500 V DC. This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2018. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) objective in the scope; b) instantaneous only motor protective switching device IMPSD (3.5.33); c) kinds of equipment (5.2.1); d) methods of overload protection of motors (5.2.6); e) adoption of the AC-7d from IEC 61095:2023 (in 5.4.2); f) separately mounted overload relay of a starter (in 5.7.3 b)); g) starter and contactor suitable for use downstream to basic drive module (6.1.2 w)); h) reference to IEC TS 63058 for environmental aspects (in 6.4); i) wiring subject to movement (in 8.1.3); j) use of voltage transient limiting device (8.1.18); k) accessible parts subject to temperature limits (in 8.2.2.3); l) reference to Annex X of IEC 60947-1:2020 for the co-ordination of MPSD with SCPD (8.2.5.4); m) reference to IEC TR 63216 with different EMC environments (8.3.1); n) reference to IEC TR 63201 for the embedded software design (8.4); o) reference to IEC TS 63208 for cybersecurity aspects (8.5); p) update and completion of the measurement method of the power consumption of the electromagnet (9.3.3.2.1.2); q) update of Annex C including rational about AC-3e; r) determination of the critical load current for photovoltaic applications (M.8.7). The content of the corrigendum 1 (2026-03) has been included in this copy.