Last edit: 10/11/2024
Training Objectives
The training objective is to be able to design and engineer an industrial control panel according to the European Standard EN 60204-1. Since October 2021, the 2006 edition of EN 60204-1 is not anymore harmonised and the new edition has become compulsory. We will also touch on the new editions of IEC 61439-1 and IEC 61439-2 (2020).
Despite adhering to the language of the standard, the training is practical, with several examples.
Contents
Duration: 12 hours
Single module (12 hours)
- Fixed installations vs Electrical Equipment of Machinery
- Main Disconnect
- Grounding Cable
- Use of an unfused disconnect as a General Disconnector
- Protection against electric shock
- Residual Current Devices and the G Curve
- Overload Protection
- The Short Circuit
- The Interrupting Rating
- The SCCR
- Tap Conductors
- The Circuit Breaker protections
- Miniature CB
- MCCB and ACB
- Residual Current Devices and the G Curve
- The Interrupting Rating
- Selectivity
- Energy Limiting properties
- Selectivity under short circuit conditions
- The I2t concept and why it is important
- Cable Ampacity according to IEC 60204-1 and IEC 61439-1
- Cable Ampacity: GT Engineering recommendation
- Protection against control circuit malfunctioning
- Operator interface and Cabling techniques
- The nameplate
- Nominal vs maximum current
- Tests and Verifications: Continuity test, Earth Leakages, Dielectric, Insulation Test