ES 2: How to Design Control Panels according to EN 60204-1

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).

Finally, we will go into detail about the Neutral earthing systems: TN, TT and IT, we will address the issue of bonding of Exposed Conductive Parts and the problem of extraneous conductive parts.

Despite adhering to the language of the standard, the training is practical, with several examples.

DURATION: 24 hours

MODULE 1 (6 hours) Introduction and Overcurrents

• General Prescriptions
• Fixed Installations vs Ele Equipment of Machinery
  • Environmental Conditions
  • Harmonics generation
  • Electrical Supply Characteristics
  • Applicability of IEC 61439 series

   

• Supply disconnecting (isolating) device
  • Whole Body Access
  • Power distribution methods
  • Unexpected startup
  • PE cable
  • Incoming supply conductors
  • Supply disconnecting (isolating) device introduction

MODULE 2 (6 hours) Indirect Contacts, Ampacity and verifications

• Overload and Short Circuit Protection
• Overload Protection
• Short Circuit Protection
• Contactor co-ordination
  • The breaking capacity of protections
  • The limiting function of protections
  • Branching techniques
  • Basic criteria for short-circuit protection
  • Active and passive components and the importance of the assumed current
  • Short circuit testing and other important aspects
  • The 5 possible cases of branch circuits
  • Tap conductors and other aspects related to short circuits
  • Motor starters and OCPD and contactor coordination

   

• SCCR calculation for switchboard and example of connection

MODULE 3 (8 hours)

• Basic Protection
• Fault Protection and the TN system
• The residual current protection
• IT and Electrical Separation
  • TT System: Use of the RCD
  • TT System: Use of the Magnetic Protection
  • Selectivity with RCDs
  • Protection by reduction of the touch voltage

   

• Exposed and Extraneous conductive Parts
• Wiring and Class II Equipment; The Protective Conductor
• SELV, PELV and FELV systems
• Cable capacity according to EN 60204-1 and EN 61439-1

MODULE 4 (4 hours)

• Protection of equipment
  • Overcurrent protection and The Neutral Conuctor
  • Motor Protection
  • Protection against the effects of supply interruption
  • Protection against the fault current
  • Lightning Protection
  • Short Circuit Current Rating

   

• Operator interface
• Controlgear, Cables and wirings
• Access; Marking; Technical DocumentationTests and Verifications

GT Engineering is a member of the following Technical Committees

• Member of the Technical Committee IEC/TC44 MT 60204-1 for IEC 60204-1: Safety of machinery – Electrical equipment of machines.
• Member of the Technical Committee IEC/TC64 MT9 for  IEC 60364-4-41: Low-voltage electrical installations – Protection against electric shock
• Member of the UL Standard Technical Panel (STP) for UL 508A
• Principal (Special Expert) on the NFPA 79 Technical Committee.
• Member of WG 4-006 of the CE Code (Canadian Electrical Code C22.1)