BS EN 60730-1:2011

What is BS EN 60730-1 - General requirements for automatic electrical controls about?  

BS EN 60730-1 is an international standard that focuses on general requirements for automatic electrical controls. 

In general, BS EN 60730-1 applies to automatic electrical controls for use in, on, or in association with equipment for household and similar use, including controls for heating, air-conditioning, and similar applications. The equipment may use electricity, gas, oil, solid fuel, solar thermal energy, etc., or a combination thereof. 

BS EN 60730-1 applies to the inherent safety; to the operating values, operating times, and operating sequences where such are associated with equipment safety, and to the testing of automatic electrical control devices used in, or in association with, household or similar equipment. 

BS EN 60730-1 does not apply to automatic electrical controls intended exclusively for industrial applications unless explicitly mentioned in the relevant part 2. 

BS EN 60730-1 also applicable to individual controls utilized as part of a control system or controls which are mechanically integral with multifunctional controls having non-electrical outputs. 

BS EN 60730-1 is also applicable to individual controls utilized as part of a control system or controls which are mechanically integral with multifunctional controls having non-electrical outputs. 

Automatic electrical controls for equipment not intended for normal household use, but which nevertheless may be used by the public, such as equipment intended to be used by non-professionals in shops, in light industry and on farms, are within the scope of BS EN 60730-1. 

BS EN 60730-1 applies to automatic electrical controls, mechanically or electrically operated, responsive to or controlling such characteristics as temperature, pressure, passage of time, humidity, light, electrostatic effects, flow, or liquid level, current, voltage, acceleration, or combinations thereof. 

Who is BS EN 60730-1 - General requirements for automatic electrical controls for? 

BS EN 60730-1 on general requirements for automatic electrical controls is useful for: 

• Electrical appliances manufacturers  
• Quality testing professionals  
• Professional workers who involved in the assembly, maintenance, and installation   

Why should you use BS EN 60730-1 - General requirements for automatic electrical controls?  

When an automatic control loop is used, certain modifications are necessary. The measuring element must generate an output signal which can be monitored by an instrument.  

BS EN 60730-1 informs the control manufacturer shall provide adequate information to confirm:  

• That a suitable control can be selected  
• That the control can be mounted and used in a manner that will enable it to meet the requirements of this standard  
• That the relevant tests can be performed to determine compliance with BS EN 60730-1  

BS EN 60730-1 also provides safety provisions for protective earthing, protection against electric shock, constructional requirements, mechanical strength, etc.  

BS EN 60730-1 helps to assist automatic action for which the manufacturing deviation and the drift of its operating value, operating time, or operating sequence have been declared and tested. 

What is changed since the last update?  

BS EN 60730-1:2011 supersedes EN 60730-1:2000 + corr. Aug.2007 + A12:2003 + A1:2004 + A13:2004 + A14:2005 + A16:2007 + corr. Mar.2010 + A2:2008. 

BS EN 60730-1:2011 includes some technical changes with respect to previous versions. 

These include: 

• Changes to the low temperature test requirements for in-line cords 
• Revision to the pollution degree for the environment surrounding contacts 
• Addition to the use of screw less terminals on printed circuit boards and revisions to creepage distance 
• Additions of EN 55011 EMC requirements 
• Incorporation of EMC test levels from EN 60335 series 
• Additional testing for flexible cords 
• Revisions to the requirements for resistance to heat, fire and tracking including replacement of Clause 21 and Annexes F and G 
• New requirements in H.27.1 for first and second fault approach to ensure functional safety 
• Incorporation of software techniques from EN 61508-3 in H.11.12 
• Updates to the references and bibliography