Low voltage electrical installations - Part 6: Verification

Overview

IEC 60364-6:2016 is the verification part of the low-voltage electrical installations series. Because it is a paid standard, this record is limited to the publisher's public catalogue abstract and product details; the full text has not been read. The standard governs the requirements for verifying an electrical installation before it is put into service and at intervals during its operation. It is therefore one of the reference sources for commissioning and acceptance processes.

According to the catalogue abstract, the document gives requirements for the initial verification and the periodic verification of an installation. The idea of verification covers both visual inspection and measurement and testing. This distinction is a useful guide when thinking about what a test schedule generated from a design model should contain. Details such as which tests are made in which order are not in this record and must be read from the standard itself.

The publication details are as follows: the second edition cancels and replaces the first edition of 2006 and is a technical revision. The corrigendum of September 2017 is included in the text. The document was published on 27 April 2016, runs to 100 pages, and a next edition is in preparation. This is a reminder that users should keep track of the current edition.

Related documents include IEC 60364-4-41, HD 60364-6 and, in Turkey, the Elektrik Tesisleri Kabul Yönetmeliği (electrical installations acceptance regulation). The limit of this record is that it goes no further than catalogue information: test methods, acceptance limits and reporting format are not described. The source should be treated as a data sheet giving the framework of the verification process and the edition status.

Key points

1. Gives requirements for initial and periodic verification of low-voltage installations.
2. The second edition cancels and replaces the 2006 first edition (technical revision).
3. The September 2017 corrigendum is included.
4. Published 2016-04-27, 100 pages.
5. A next edition is in preparation.
6. Related documents: IEC 60364-4-41, HD 60364-6, Elektrik Tesisleri Kabul Yönetmeliği.

Using it in design

• In a commissioning module, generate an initial-verification test schedule per circuit from the design model: continuity, insulation resistance, polarity, fault-loop impedance and RCD tests.
• Pre-fill expected values in the schedule for comparison in the field.
• Track the current edition and the revision now in preparation.

Who should read it

Engineers and technicians who carry out commissioning, inspection and acceptance of electrical installations.

Related standards

• IEC 60364-4-41
• Elektrik Tesisleri Kabul Yönetmeliği
• HD 60364-6

Publication details

Authors

IEC TC 64

Publisher

IEC

Year

2016

Document number

IEC 60364-6:2016

Document language

English

Source type

Standard

Access

Citation only

Licence

Copyright retained; citation only — the publisher’s terms apply to the original document

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