Standards Development

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Wires | Superconductivity and conducting materials | Switchgear and controlgear. High voltage | Fuses. Overcurrent protection devices | Television and radio broadcasting | Road vehicle engineering | Medical equipment.Therapy | Reproduction equipment | Cells and batteries. Acid secondary | Measurement. Electrical and magnetic | IT applications. Other | Emission | Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers | Electric road vehicles | Medical equipment. Diagnostic | Lines, connections and circuits | Cells and batteries. Other | Switches | Electrical accessories. General | Electrical accessories | Medical equipment. Radiographic | Measurement. Electrical and magnetic quantities | Water heating | Electrical accessories. Other | Switchgear and controlgear. General | Industrial automation systems. General | Conduits | Wires. Symmetrical cables | Rectifiers. Converters. Stabilized power supply | Kitchen equipment. General | Telecontrol. Telemetering | Pumps | Cleaning appliances | Testing. Electrical and electronic | Domestic electrical appliances | Immunity | Railway rolling stock. General | Electrical engineering. General

Overview: Under the direction of PEL/23, is responsible for the UK input to IEC/SC 23E and CENELEC/TC 23E and the preparation , revision and amendment of standards for circuit-breakers and residual current devices of rated currents not exceeding 125 A and rated voltages not exceeding 440 V for protection against overcurrents and/or against electric shock in domestic and similar installations; residual current devices for monitoring the conditions of insulation of domestic and similar installations; - circuit-breakers of rated currents not exceeding 125 A and rated voltages not exceeding 440 V designed to protect equipment for use in domestic and similar installations; electromechanical contactors for household and similar purposes; protective devices for battery- powered vehicle supplies.