Standards Development

Scope

This International Standard applies to controllers intended for starting, controlling, and stopping stationary fire pumps, including automatic and non-automatic types for alternating current electric motor or diesel engine-driven fire pumps. It is anticipated that a controller only controls a single driver.Controllers for electric motor-driven fire pumps always include suitable short-circuit protection as an integral part of the controller. These controllers may include an integral power transfer switch. These controllers are rated 1 000 V a.c. maximum, and for controllers covered in Annex G, from 1000 V to 15 kV a.c. maximum.Controllers for diesel engine-driven fire pumps include electrical circuits that operate various control and supervisory functions, such as remote control (starting), alarms, signals, indicators, and the proper operation of battery chargers.The requirements of this standard apply neither to the method nor to the means by which the electrical energy is generated. In addition, they do not apply to the installation between the origin of the installation and the fire pump controller, which are to be found in the IEC 60364 series. This standard does not apply to diesel engine-driven electric generators which may be associated with a stationary fire pump installation.EMC considerations are correlated with other IEC standards for similar products:a)      for electric fire pump controllers, EMC considerations are covered by this standard, andb)      for diesel engine fire pump controllers, d.c. batteries are the intended source of electrical control power.