prBAS EN IEC 61921:2026

Power capacitors - Low-voltage power factor correction banks


General information
Status:Project
Number of pages:24
Adoption method:Proglašavanje
Language:engleski
Edition:1.
Realization date:27.11.2025
Forseen date for next stage code:30.11.2025
Technical committee:BAS/TC 30, Electric cables
Directives:
2014/35/EU, Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
ICS:
31.060.70, Power capacitors

Abstract
<span style="color:red">NEW!</span>IEC 61921:2017 is available as <a href="https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/60937">IEC 61921:2017 RLV</a> which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.</br></br>IEC 61921:2017 is applicable to low-voltage AC shunt capacitor banks intended to be used for power factor correction purposes, possibly equipped with a built-in switchgear and controlgear apparatus capable of connecting to or disconnecting from the mains part(s) of the bank with the aim to correct its power factor.&nbsp; Low-voltage power factor correction banks if not otherwise indicated hereinafter and where applicable comply with the requirements of IEC 61439-1 and IEC 61439-2.&nbsp; This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2003. It constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: numerous changes regarding verification methods to align with IEC 61439-1; modification of marking; add routine verification of rated output; new Annex D with guidance on methods for temperature rise verification; update of normative references; general editorial review. Keywords: low-voltage AC shunt capacitor banks

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Original document and degree of correspondence
EN IEC 61921:2025, identical
IEC 61921:2017, identical

Relation to BAS standards

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