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PEL/32 - Fuses

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Wires | Electromagnetic compatibility. General | RF connectors | Railway engineering. Materials and components | Networking | Cables | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices | Welding, brazing and soldering | Relays | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers | Lamps. Other | Physics. Chemistry | Transformers. Reactors | Lighting installation systems | Electrical accessories | Fibres and cables | Measurement. Light | Electric tools | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Electricity supply | Video systems | Optic amplifiers | Switchgear and controlgear. Low voltage | Telecontrol. Telemetering | Semiconductor devices. General | Safety. Domestic | Data link layer | | Industrial process measurement and control | Small kitchen appliances | Electrical engineering. General

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to the work of IEC/TC32.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (21)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PNW 32C-669 ED1: Current fuse-links with auxiliary heating function

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-07-21 		Proposal
PNW 32B-751 ED1 Low-Voltage Fuses. Part 100: General requirements and tests

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-04-03 		Proposal
PNW 32B-742 ED1: LOW-VOLTAGE FUSES: PRODUCT DATA AND PROPERTIES FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-01-03 		Proposal
PNW 32B-741 ED1: Fuse-links for road vehicles - Fuse-links with a rated voltage up to 1000V AC and 1500V DC

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical accessories | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Proposal begins : 2023-11-28 		Proposal
PNW 32-262 ED1: Fuses: High-Voltage DC Fuses

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Electrical engineering | Electrical accessories | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Proposal begins : 2023-06-27 		Proposal
PD IEC/TR 62655 Ed. 2.0 Tutorial and application guide for high-voltage fuses

Categories: Unclassified documents

Public comment begins : 		Public comment
N154 32B/762/NP Supplementary and modified requirements and tests for fuses utilization class gG

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2024-08-07 		Proposal
BS EN IEC 63523 ED. 1,0 Fuses: High-Voltage DC Fuses

Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Electrical engineering. General | Cables

Public comment begins : 2024-02-29 		Public comment
BS EN IEC 60691/AMD2 ED5 BS EN 60691 Ed. 5.0 /A2 Thermal-links - Requirements and application guide

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Public comment begins : 2025-06-27 		Public comment
BS EN IEC 60127-9 BS EN 60127-9 Miniature fuses –. Part 9: Miniature fuse-links for special applications with partial-rangebreaking capacity

Categories: Welding, brazing and soldering | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Approval begins : 2025-07-29 		Approval
Published (41)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TR 62655:2013 Tutorial and application guide for high-voltage fuses

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Published standard begins : 2013-06-14 		Published standard
PD IEC/TR 60943:2009 Guidance concerning the permissible temperature rise for parts of electrical equipment, in particular for terminals

Categories: Electrical engineering. General

Published standard begins : 2009-06-05 		Published standard
PD IEC/TR 60787:2007 Application guide for the selection of high-voltage current-limiting fuse-links for transformer circuits

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Published standard begins : 2007-05-16 		Published standard
PD IEC TR 60269-5:2014+A1:2020, PD 88-5:2014+A1:2020 Low-voltage fuses. Guidance for the application of low-voltage fuses

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Published standard begins : 2021-01-06 		Published standard
BS HD 60269-3:2010+A2:2022, BS 88-3:2010+A2:2022 Low-voltage fuses. Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by unskilled persons (fuses mainly for household or similar applications). Examples of standardized systems of fuses A to F

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Published standard begins : 2023-02-16 		Published standard
BS HD 60269-3:2010+A1:2013, BS 88-3:2010 Low-voltage fuses. Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by unskilled persons (fuses mainly for household and similar applications). Examples of standardized systems of fuses A to F

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Published standard begins : 2014-01-09 		Published standard
BS HD 60269-2:2013+A2:2024 Low-voltage fuses. Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by authorized persons (fuses mainly for industrial application). Examples of standardized systems of fuses A to K

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Published standard begins : 2025-01-08 		Published standard
BS HD 60269-2:2013+A1:2022, BS 88-2:2013+A1:2022 Low-voltage fuses. Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by authorized persons (fuses mainly for industrial application). Examples of standardized systems of fuses A to K

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Published standard begins : 2023-02-16 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 60691:2023+A1:2024 Thermal-links. Requirements and application guide

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Published standard begins : 2024-12-11 		Published standard
BS EN IEC 60691:2023 Thermal-links. Requirements and application guide. Requirements and application guide,,

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Published standard begins : 2023-11-10 		Published standard
Withdrawn (39)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD IEC/TR 60269-5:2010, PD 88-5:2010 Low-voltage fuses. Guidance for the application of low-voltage fuses

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2021-01-06 		Withdrawn
PD IEC/PAS 60127-8:2014 Miniature fuses. Fuse resistors with particular overcurrent protection

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2018-08-30 		Withdrawn
BS HD 60269-3:2010, BS 88-3:2010 Low-voltage fuses. Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by unskilled persons (fuses mainly for household and similar applications). Examples of standardized systems of fuses A to F

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2016-03-18 		Withdrawn
BS HD 60269-2:2013, BS 88-2:2013 Low-voltage fuses. Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by authorized persons (fuses mainly for industrial application). Examples of standardized systems of fuses A to K

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2014-03-14 		Withdrawn
BS HD 60269-2:2010, BS 88-2:2010 Low-voltage fuses. Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by authorized persons (fuses mainly for industrial application). Examples of standardized systems of fuses A to J

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2016-08-03 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60691:2016 Thermal-links. Requirements and application guide

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2022-03-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60691:2003+A2:2010 Thermal-links. Requirements and application guide

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2020-01-30 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60691:2003 Thermal-links. Requirements and application guide

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2010-05-07 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60691:2003 Thermal-links. Requirements and application guide

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2007-04-02 		Withdrawn
BS EN 60644:2009 Specification for high-voltage fuse-links for motor circuit application

Categories: Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices

Withdrawn begins : 2023-01-18 		Withdrawn