EN 60898-2:2001
(Main)Circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household and similar installations - Part 2: Circuit-breakers for a.c. and d.c. operation
General Information
- Abstract
This standard gives additional requirements for single- and two-pole circuit-breakers suitable for operation with direct current, having a rated d.c. voltage not exceeding 220 V for single-pole and 440 V for two-pole circuit-breakers, a rated current not exceeding 125 A and a rated d.c. short-circuit capacity not exceeding 10000 A. This Part 2 is to be used in conjunction with EN 60898-1.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 20-Mar-2001
- Withdrawal Date
- 31-Jul-2003
- Technical Committee
- CLC/TC 23E - Circuit breakers and similar devices for household and similar applications
- Drafting Committee
- IEC/SC 23E - IEC_SC_23E
- Parallel Committee
- IEC/SC 23E - IEC_SC_23E
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 01-Jun-2010
- Completion Date
- 01-Jun-2010
- Directive
- Not Harmonized2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)OJ Ref: C 71/, C 71/17 OJ Date: 19-Mar-2010
Not Harmonized73/23/EEC - Electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limitsOJ Ref: C 208
Relations
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2023
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Referred By
EN IEC 61851-1:2019 - Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part 1: General requirements - Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 03-Feb-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 60898-2:2001 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household and similar installations - Part 2: Circuit-breakers for a.c. and d.c. operation". This standard covers: This standard gives additional requirements for single- and two-pole circuit-breakers suitable for operation with direct current, having a rated d.c. voltage not exceeding 220 V for single-pole and 440 V for two-pole circuit-breakers, a rated current not exceeding 125 A and a rated d.c. short-circuit capacity not exceeding 10000 A. This Part 2 is to be used in conjunction with EN 60898-1.
This standard gives additional requirements for single- and two-pole circuit-breakers suitable for operation with direct current, having a rated d.c. voltage not exceeding 220 V for single-pole and 440 V for two-pole circuit-breakers, a rated current not exceeding 125 A and a rated d.c. short-circuit capacity not exceeding 10000 A. This Part 2 is to be used in conjunction with EN 60898-1.
EN 60898-2:2001 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 29.120.50 - Fuses and other overcurrent protection devices. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 60898-2:2001 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 60898-2:2006, HD 60364-4-43:2010, EN 61558-1:2005, EN IEC 62840-2:2025, HD 60364-7-722:2016, EN IEC 61980-1:2021, EN IEC 61851-1:2019, EN IEC 61643-01:2025, EN IEC 61558-1:2019. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 60898-2:2001 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/95/EC, 73/23/EEC. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60898-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM March 2001
ICS 29.120.50
English version
Circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection
for household and similar installations
Part 2: Circuit-breakers for a.c. and d.c. operation
(IEC 60898-2:2000)
Disjoncteurs pour la protection contre Leitungsschutzschalter für
les surintensités pour installations Hausinstallationen und ähnliche Zwecke
domestiques et analogues Teil 2: Leitungsschutzschalter für
Partie 2: Disjoncteurs pour Wechsel- und Gleichstrom
le fonctionnement en courant alternatif (IEC 60898-2:2000)
et en courant continu
(CEI 60898-2:2000)
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