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BS EN IEC 61587-1:2022 - TC Tracked Changes. Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment. Tests for IEC 60917 and IEC 60297 series - Environmental requirements, test setups and safety aspects, 2022
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- A-30405236 [Go to Page]
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- Annex ZA (normative)Normative references to international publicationswith their corresponding European publications [Go to Page]
- English [Go to Page]
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Classification of environmental conditions
- 5 General
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 – Examples showing references to tests
- 6 Climatic tests [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Cold, dry heat and damp heat (cyclic)
- Table 2 – Classifications for cold, dry heat and damp heat
- 6.3 Industrial atmosphere
- Table 3 – Classifications for industrial atmosphere
- 7 Mechanical load tests for subracks and associated plug-in units, chassis integrated subracks and chassis [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Test setup
- 7.3 Test sample arrangement
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Test setup within the test fixture
- Figure 2 – Test sample arrangement, subrack with loaded plug-in units
- Figure 3 – Test sample arrangement, chassis withan integrated subrack with loaded plug-in units
- 7.4 Mechanical static load test [Go to Page]
- 7.4.1 Mechanical static load categories
- Figure 4 – Test sample arrangement, chassis with a dummy load [Go to Page]
- 7.4.2 Total mass test categories
- Table 4 – Mechanical static load classification [Go to Page]
- 7.4.3 Test conditions
- 7.4.4 Test procedures
- 7.4.5 Assessment following the mechanical static load test
- 7.5 Mechanical dynamic load tests [Go to Page]
- 7.5.1 Test conditions
- Table 5 – Total mass test categories, for subracks and chassis integrated subracks [Go to Page]
- 7.5.2 Test procedures
- Table 6 – Vibration and shock load classifications for subracks,chassis integrated subracks and chassis [Go to Page]
- 7.5.3 Assessment following the vibration and shock tests
- 8 Mechanical load tests for cabinets and racks [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Test setups for static load tests
- Figure 5 – Type A test setup, with M3 and M4 dummy loads
- Table 7 – Nominal load test values for Type A test setup, with M3 and M4 dummy loads
- Figure 6 – Type B test setup, with M5 dummy loads
- Table 8 – Nominal load test values for Type B test setup, with M5 dummy loads
- Figure 7 – Type C test setup, with M6 dummy loads on mounting plate
- Table 9 – Nominal load test values for Type C test setup, with M6 dummy loads
- 8.3 Mechanical static load tests [Go to Page]
- 8.3.1 General
- 8.3.2 Nominal load test (NL)
- 8.3.3 Vertical structure test (VT)
- Figure 8 – Vertical structure test for cabinets or racks
- Table 10 – Typical reporting of a cabinet nominal load test (NL) [Go to Page]
- 8.3.4 Stiffness test (ST)
- Table 11 – Classification levels for cabinets/racks – vertical structure test (VT)
- Table 12 – Typical reporting of a cabinet vertical structure test (VT)
- Figure 9 – Stiffness test for cabinets or racks
- Table 13 – Classification levels for cabinets/racks – stiffness tests (ST) [Go to Page]
- 8.3.5 Combined classification levels of static loads for cabinets or racks
- 8.4 Mechanical dynamic load tests (vibration and shock tests) [Go to Page]
- 8.4.1 General
- Table 14 – Typical reporting of a cabinet stiffness test (ST)
- Table 15 – Combined classification levels of loads for cabinets or racks
- Table 16 – Typical reporting of a cabinet combined static load test [Go to Page]
- 8.4.2 Test conditions
- Table 17 – Vibration and shock classifications for cabinets and racks [Go to Page]
- 8.4.3 Test procedures
- 8.4.4 Assessment following the test
- 9 Applications of other performance levels or classifications and safety aspects [Go to Page]
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 Degree of protection (IP code)
- 9.3 Impact test (IK code)
- 9.4 Protective earth bonding
- 9.5 Flammability
- 9.6 Stability of cabinet or rack installations
- Annex A (normative)Mechanical load tests for plug-in units [Go to Page]
- A.1 General
- A.2 Test setup and test sample arrangement
- A.3 Plug-in units mass load categories
- Figure A.1 – Test setup and test fixture, for plug-in units in accordance withIEC 60297 series and IEC 60917 series
- A.4 Mechanical dynamic load tests [Go to Page]
- A.4.1 Test conditions
- A.4.2 Test procedures and assessment following the tests
- Table A.1 – Plug-in units mass load categories
- Annex B (normative)Stability tests for cabinets or racks equipped with castors [Go to Page]
- B.1 General
- B.2 Stability tests [Go to Page]
- B.2.1 General
- B.2.2 Test conditions and requirements
- B.2.3 Test procedure and test severity
- Figure B.1 – Rolling test setup
- Table B.1 – Minimum required load capacity of the castor kit (4 castors and fitting devices) according to the nominal load (NL) classification of cabinets or racks
- Table B.2 – Rolling test
- Table B.3 – Threshold test
- Figure B.2 – Threshold test setup
- Figure B.3 – Blocking test setup
- Table B.4 – Blocking test
- Table B.5 – Touch-down test
- B.3 Assessment following tests [Go to Page]
- B.3.1 Assessment following the rolling test and the threshold test
- B.3.2 Assessment following the blocking test and the touch-down test
- Figure B.4 – Touch-down test setup
- B.4 Classification (stability performance levels)
- Table B.6 – Classification [Go to Page]
