DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN IEC 60437
; VDE 0674-252:2024-10
Radio interference test on high-voltage insulators (IEC 60437:2023); German version EN IEC 60437:2024
Funkstörprüfungen an Hochspannungsisolatoren (IEC 60437:2023); Deutsche Fassung EN IEC 60437:2024
Overview
This International Standard specifies the procedure for a radio interference (RI) test carried outin a laboratory on clean and dry insulators at a frequency of 0,5 MHz or 1 MHz or, alternatively, at other frequencies between 0,5 MHz and 2 MHz. This document applies to insulators for use on AC or DC overhead power lines and overhead traction lines with a nominal voltage greater than 1000 V. In service the RI characteristics of an insulator may be modified by the ambient conditions, particularly rainfall and other moisture, and by pollution. It is not considered feasible to specify reproducible test conditions to simulate a range of ambient conditions. Hence only tests on clean and dry insulators are specified in this document. The standard differs from DIN EN 60437 (VDE 0674-6):1998-06 as follows: a) composite support insulators and hollow core composite support insulators have been included; b) all clauses on sampling tests have been updated; c) a rapid sampling test method has been introduced.