IEC 60898 Electrical Accessories - Circuit Breakers for Overcurrent Protection for Home and Similar Installations

The IEC 60898 standard, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), consists of three parts under the main title "Electrical accessories - Circuit breakers for overcurrent protection for household and similar installations":

• IEC 60898-1 Part 1: Circuit breakers for AC operation. This part of the standard applies to alternating current. It covers open circuit breakers operating at 50 Hz, 60 Hz or 50/60 Hz, with rated voltage not exceeding 440 Volts (phase-to-phase), rated current not exceeding 125 Amperes, and rated short-circuit capacity not exceeding 25 thousand Amperes.
• IEC 60898-2 Part 2: Circuit breakers for AC and DC operation. This part of the standard, in addition to the above requirements, has a DC voltage suitable for operation with direct current not exceeding 220 Volts for single pole, also suitable for operation with alternating current and not exceeding 440 Volts for bipolar circuit breakers. It contains additional requirements for single-pole and two-pole circuit breakers with a short-circuit capacity not exceeding 125 Amps and 10 thousand Amps.
• IEC 60898-3 Part 3: Circuit breakers for DC operation. This part of the standard contains requirements for DC circuit breakers with a rated DC voltage not exceeding 440 Volts, a rated current not exceeding 125 Amps and a short circuit capacity not exceeding 10 thousand Amps.

These circuit breakers are intended to protect the wiring of buildings and similar applications against overcurrents. It is designed for use and maintenance by untrained persons.

The IEC 60898 standard does not apply to circuit breakers listed below:

• Circuit breakers to protect motors
• Circuit breakers whose current setting can be adjusted within user access

Circuit breakers are automatically operated electrical switches designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by currents caused by overload or short circuit.

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