DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN IEC 61557-16
; VDE 0413-16:2025-09
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 16: Equipment for testing the effectiveness of the protective measures of electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment (IEC 61557-16:2023); German version EN IEC 61557-16:2024
Elektrische Sicherheit in Niederspannungsnetzen bis AC 1 000 V und DC 1 500 V - Geräte zum Prüfen, Messen oder Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen - Teil 16: Geräte zur Prüfung der Wirksamkeit der Schutzmaßnahmen von elektrischen Geräten und/oder medizinisch elektrischen Geräten (IEC 61557-16:2023); Deutsche Fassung EN IEC 61557-16:2024
Overview
This part of IEC 61557 specifies the requirements applicable to the performance for test and measurement equipment in order to determine the effectiveness of the protective measures for electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment described in IEC 62353. The aim of this document is to achieve comparable measurement results and additional safety for the person conducting the test and to design the electrical stress on the test specimen in such a way that it is not damaged. The standard differs from DIN EN 61557-16 (VDE 0413-16):2015-12 as follows: a) splitting of uncertainty requirements for medical and non-medical electrical equipment in 4.2.1; b) addition of a definition of ranges with defined uncertainty in 4.2.1 to 4.2.7; c) addition of an optional measuring device (MD) for non-medical devices in 4.2.1; d) addition of a limitation of the maximum intrinsic uncertainty for medical applications at leakage current in 4.2.1; e) change of 4.3.3 from test sockets to sockets for service purposes; f) addition of a warning in the operating instructions; g) integration of former 6.3 into 6.2; h) update of Table 1; i) alignment of the structure with that of the whole IEC 61557 series. This part of IEC 61557 specifies the requirements applicable to the performance for test and measurement equipment in order to determine the effectiveness of the protective measures for electrical equipment and/or medical electrical equipment described in IEC 62353.
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Responsible national committee
DKE/UK 964.1 - Messgeräte zum Prüfen und Überwachen von Schutzmaßnahmen
