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New Work Item Proposal 23B-1605 ED1: Prosumer plugs and prosumer inlets for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements

Source:
IEC
Committee:
PEL/23 - Electrical accessories
Categories:
Information management | Standardization. General rules
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Scope

This document applies to prosumer plugs and fixed or portable prosumer inlets and prosumer extension setswith a rated voltage greater than 50 V AC but not exceeding 250 V AC and not exceeding a rated current of 6A for household and similar purposes by ordi nary persons, intended for outdoor use which can also be used indoor.

Prosumer plugs and prosumer inlets are intended to connect pluggable generating sets to the electrical installation which are intended to operate as additional power source in parallel to other power sources. See figures 1, 2 and 3.

Examples of power sources of generating sets to be used in domestic environment:

– photovoltaic cells

– small wind turbines

– sports equipment able to generate electrical energy

– batteries

This document covers prosumer plugs for power generating devices having means to limit the output voltage to a safe level when the prosumer plug is disconnected from the grid, e.g. those means according to .EN 50549-1.

Purpose

To guarantee the safe use of ready-to-use system installations for direct use by ordinary persons. These power generating means which are intended to operate as additional power source in parallel to other power sources. It is assumed that the design of th e system is such that direct system intervention by ordinary persons is prevented and that the permissible power limits according to this standard are not exceeded.

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