Effects of current passing through the human bodypart 2. In order to promote public education and public safety, equal justice for all, a better informed citizenry, the rule of law, world trade and world peace, this legal document is hereby made available on a noncommercial basis, as it is the right of all humans to know and speak the laws that govern them. This document describes the effects of current passing through the human body in the form. Iec 60990 methods of measurement of touch current and. Iec ts 604791 effects of current on human beings and. This document describes the effects of current passing through the human body in the form of single and multiple successive unidirectional rectangular impulses, sinusoidal impulses and impulses.
This part of iec 60479 provides basic guidance on the effects of shock current on human beings and livestock. This basic safety publication is primarily intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in iec guide 104 and lsolec guide 51. Effects of current on human beings and livestock part 4. Effects of current on human beings and livestock part 1. C v %rg\ fxuuhqw iorz kdqg wr kdqg%rg\ fxuuhqw iorz kdqg wr irrw. Of less interest if considering typical waveforms of supply distribution and equipment, but covering waveforms purposely generated, capacitor discharge, arc phenomena. The necessary criterion is the admissible limit of touch voltage i. For a given current path through the human body, the danger to persons depends mainly on the magnitude and duration of the current flow. This basic safety publication is primarily intended for use by technical committees in the preparation of standards in accordance with the principles laid down in iec. Iec ts 60479 series provides information regarding the effects of current passing through the human body from which limit values may be derived. Keep up to date with new publication releases and announcements with our free iec just published.
Iec 60479 2, which is a technical specification, describes the effects on the human body when a sinusoidal alternating current in the frequency range above 100 hz passes through it. Aspects generaux international electrotechnical commission commission electrotechnique internationale xa. Note 1 the term direct current means ripplefree direct current. Special aspects the following are represented on committee el001. Worldwide standards we can source any standard from anywhere in the ice. This part of iec 60479 provides basic guidance on the effects of shock current on human beings and livestock for a given current path through the human body, the danger to persons depends mainly on the magnitude and duration of the current flow. This information can be combined to derive estimates of a. List of international electrotechnical commission standards. Iec 60479 1 pdf comply with a yet to be developed authoritative nz specific set of power coordination hazard voltage limits, calculated from iec on a similar. Note the iec 60479 series contains information about body impedance and body current thresholds for various physiological effects. Iec standards often have multiple subpart documents. Iec publication updated in defines four zones of current magnitude timeduration, in each of which the pathophysiological. The numbers of older iec standards were converted in 1997 by adding 60000. The effects of current passing through the human body for.
Find the most uptodate version of iec 604791 at engineering360. In order to promote public education and public safety, equal justice for all, a better informed citizenry, the rule of law, world trade and world peace, this legal document is hereby made available on a noncommercial basis, as it is the right of all humans to. The fundamental rule of protection against electric shock is provided by the document iec protection against electric shock common aspects for installations and equipment which covers both electrical installations and electrical equipment. Protection for safety protection against electric shock. General aspects effets du courant sur lhomme et les animaux domestiques partie 1. Keep up to date with new publication releases and announcements with our free iec just published email newsletter. This standard is applicable to all classes of equipment, according to iec 61140. The degree of danger for the victim is a function of the magnitude of the current, the parts of the body through which the current passes, and the duration of current flow. Iec 60027 letter symbols to be used in electrical technology iec 60028 international standard of resistance for copper iec 60034 rotating electrical machinery iec 60038 iec. This is an incomplete list of standards published by the international electrotechnical commission iec the numbers of older iec standards were converted in 1997 by adding 60000. See iec figure 20 and 6004792 below for ac and dc systems, respectively, and table 11 and, again for ac and dc, for interpretation. Touch voltage threshold values for physiological effects. Effects of current on human beings and livestock part 2. Electrical safety of conducted electrical weapons relative to.
See iec figure 20 and 6004792 below for ac and dc systems, respectively, and table 11 and, again for ac. Loglog graph of the effect of alternating current i of duration t passing from left hand to feet as defined in iec publication 60479 1, redrawn based on weineng wang, zhiqiang wang, xiao peng, effects of the earth current frequency and distortion on residual current devices, scientific journal of control engineering, dec 20, vol 3 issue 6 pp 417422. Iec 604791 effects of current on human beings and livestock. Thus, taking into account the new research field iec 61201, 60479 1, 60479 2, 60479 5 the maximum permissible electrical current flowing through the human body depends on the contact surface, the presence or absence of humidity, the variation of the internal resistance body which depend by the. This is an incomplete list of standards published by the international electrotechnical commission iec. Aspects generaux international electrotechnical commission commission electrotechnique internationale xa ics. Nbr iec 604791 efeitos da corrente sobre seres humanos e animais domesticos 2. In order to promote public education and public safety, equal justice for all, a better informed citizenry, the rule of law, world trade and world peace, this legal document is hereby made available on a noncommercial basis, as it is the right of all humans to know and speak the laws that govern. Most physiological effects are related to the filtered peak current in magnitude and duration with the natura l body filter defined by the.
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