Compliance with electrical standards

Electrical Standards

The calculation methods used in elec calc are based on the standards, guides and best practices as well as the personal safety regulations in force in different countries.

Natively, our tools comply with IEC standards. As a dedicated sizing tool for photovoltaic installations, archelios CALC uses the photovoltaic guides as it’s principal references.

Other standards are implemented to meet the country’s specific requirements:

NF for France

RGIE/AREI Regulation for Belgium

NIBT Standard for Switzerland

REBT Standard for Spain

VDE Standard for Germany

NEN Standard for the Netherlands

The main reference documents used in elec calc are:

High Voltage Installations (HV)

IEC 60038: IEC Voltage Ratings

IEC 61936-1: Alternating current electrical installations with a power greater than 1 kV – Part 1: Common rules.

NF C 13-200: High-voltage electrical installations – Additional rules for production sites and industrial, tertiary and agricultural installations

IEC 60949: Calculation of thermally permissible short-circuit currents, taking into account the effects of non-adiabatic heating

IEC 60909-0: Short-circuit currents in three-phase alternating current systems – Part 0: Calculation of currents

IEC 60909-1: Short-circuit currents in three-phase alternating current systems – Part 1: Factors for the calculation of short-circuit currents in accordance with IEC 60909-0

IEC 60909-2: Short-circuit currents in three-phase alternating current systems – Part 2: Data for the calculation of short-circuit currents.

Low Voltage Installations (LV)

IEC 60038: IEC Voltage Ratings

IEC 60364-1: Low-voltage electrical installations – Fundamental principles, determination of general characteristics, definitions

IEC 60364-4-41: Low-voltage electrical installations – Protection to ensure safety – Protection against electric shock

IEC 60364-4-42: Building electrical installations – Protection to ensure safety – Protection against thermal effects

IEC 60364-4-43: Low-voltage electrical installations – Protection to ensure safety – Overcurrent protection

IEC 60364-4-44: Low-voltage electrical installations – Protection to ensure safety – Protection against voltage disturbances and electromagnetic disturbances

IEC 60364-5-51: Electrical installations in buildings – Choice and use of electrical equipment – Common rules

IEC 60364-5-52: Electrical installations in buildings – Choice and implementation of electrical equipment – Pipes

IEC 60364-5-53: Electrical installations in buildings – Choice and implementation of electrical equipment – Sectioning, shut-off and control

IEC 60364-5-54: Electrical installations in buildings – Choice and implementation of electrical equipment – Earthing, protective conductors and protective equipotentiality conductors

IEC 60364-5-55: Electrical installations in buildings – Choice and implementation of electrical equipment – Other equipment

IEC 60909-0: Short-circuit currents in three-phase alternating current systems – Part 0: Calculation of currents

IEC 60909-1: Short-circuit currents in three-phase alternating current systems – Part 1: Factors for the calculation of short-circuit currents in accordance with IEC 60909-0

IEC 60909-2: Short-circuit currents in three-phase alternating current systems – Part 2: Data for the calculation of short-circuit currents.

Installations carried out with NF standards

When an elec calc project is carried out with the French NF standards, the following standards and reference documents replace or supplement the requirements of the aforementioned standards:

NF C 15-100: Low-voltage electrical installations

AFNOR C 15-500: Low-voltage electrical installations – Practical guide – Determination of conductors and choice of protective devices using calculation software.

PD CLC/TR 50480: Determination of conductor cross-sections and selection of protective devices

NF C 14-100: Low-voltage connection installations

Installations carried out with the RGIE/AREI regulation

When an elec calc project is carried out with Belgian standards, the following standards and reference documents replace or supplement the requirements of the aforementioned standards:

RGIE/AREI: General Regulation for Electrical Installations

PD CLC/TR 50480: Determination of conductor cross-sections and selection of protective devices

PRODUCT STANDARDS

IEC 60076-8: Power Transformers – Application Guide

IEC 60079-14: Electrical Equipment for Gaseous Explosive Atmospheres – Part 14: Electrical Installations in Hazardous Locations (Other Than Mines)

IEC 60269-1: Low Voltage Fuses – Part 1: General Requirements

IEC 60282-1: High Voltage Fuses – Current Limiting Fuses

IEC 60439-2: Low-voltage switchgear assemblies – Part 2: Special requirements for prefabricated pipes

IEC 60502-1: Extruded insulated power cables and accessories therefor rated voltages from 1 kV (Um = 1.2 kV) to 30 kV (Um = 36 kV) – Part 1: Cables with rated voltages of 1 kV (Um = 1.2 kV) and 3 kV (Um = 3.6 kV)

IEC 60831-1: Non-self-healing power shunt capacitors for alternating current systems with a rated voltage of less than or equal to 1,000 V – Part 1: General – Functional characteristics, tests and assigned values – Safety rules – Installation and operation guide

IEC 60947-3: Low-voltage switchgear – Part 3: Switches, disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and fuse combinations

IEC 60947-4-1: Low-voltage switchgear – Motor contactors and starters – Electromechanical contactors and starters
IEC 62271-1: High-voltage switchgear – Part 1: Common specifications

Photovoltaic Installations

Archelios CALC projects are realised according to the current photovoltaic guides which compliment the electrical norms cited above.

UTE C 15-712-1 : Photovoltaic installations without storage and connected to the public distribution grid.

Overview of the areas of influence of the main standards

The main standards used for the design of electrical installations by geographical area.