IEC 60947-4-1:2018 RLV

Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Electromechanical contactors and motor-starters

OVERVIEW

IEC 60947-4-1:2018 RLV contains both the official IEC International Standard and its Redline version. The Redline version is available in English only and provides you with a quick and easy way to compare all the changes between the official IEC Standard and its previous edition.



IEC 60947-4-1:2018 is applicable to the following equipment:

- electromechanical contactors and starters including motor protective switching device (MPSD);

- actuators of contactor relays;

- contacts dedicated exclusively to the coil circuit of this contactor or this 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 fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2009 and its Amendment 1:2012. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

- Scope structure and exclusions

- Editorial correction of notes and hanging paragraphs

- Reference to IEC 62683-1

- Motor protective switching device (MPSD) with its requirements

- Safety aspects related to:

- General aspects;

- Limited energy circuits;

- Electronic circuits;

- Assessment procedure for electromechanical overload protection used in safety -applications (new Annex L)

- Introduction of provisions covering the impact of higher locked rotor current to achieve high efficiency class

- Mention of dedicated wiring accessories

- Pickup power measurement

- Alignment to IEC 60947-1:2007, IEC 60947-1:2007/AMD1:2010, and IEC 60947-1:2007/AMD2:2014

- Direct current requirements for covering photovoltaic application (new Annex M)

- Load monitoring indicators (new Annex O)

- Short-circuit breaking tests of MPSD (new Annex P)

- Co-ordination under short-circuit conditions between a MPSD and another short-circuit protective device associated in the same circuit (new Annex Q).

The contents of the interpretation sheet of March 2020, the corrigendum 1 of April 2020 and the corrigendum 2 of April 2021 have been included in this copy.

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PRODUCT DETAILS

Status Withdrawn - 02 Jan 2026
Edition 2018
No. of Pages 586
ICS Classification 29.130.20 Low voltage switchgear and controlgear
29.120.99 Other electrical accessories
Committee TC 121/SC 121A
Available for Purchase For sale in Singapore only
Adoption IEC