Low-Voltage Fuses

IEC TR 60269-5:2014+A1:2020 serves as an application guide for low-voltage fuses, shows how current-limiting fuses are easy to apply to protect today's complex and sensitive electrical and electronic equipment. This guidance specifically covers low-voltage fuses up to 1 000 V a.c. and 1 500 V d.c. designed and manufactured in accordance with IEC 60269 series. This guidance provides important facts about as well as information on the application of fuses. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2010. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- recommendations for fuse operations in high altitudes added,
- more details for operational voltages added,
- recommendations for photovoltaic system protection added,
- numerous details improved
This consolidated version consists of the second edition (2014) and its amendment 1 (2020). Therefore, no need to order amendment in addition to this publication.

IEC 60269-6:2010 gives supplementary requirement to those given in IEC 60269-1 for fuse-links for protecting photovoltaic (PV) strings and photovoltaic (PV) arrays in equipment for circuits of nominal voltages up to 1 500 V d.c. This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60269-1:2006.

IEC 60269-6:2010+A1:2021 gives supplementary requirement to those given in IEC 60269-1 for fuse-links for protecting photovoltaic (PV) strings and photovoltaic (PV) arrays in equipment for circuits of nominal voltages up to 1 500 V d.c. This consolidated version consists of the first edition (2010) and its amendment 1 (2021). Therefore, no need to order amendment in addition to this publication.
This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60269-1:2006.

IEC 60269-4:2009+A1:2012+A2:2016 This Part 4 supplements or modifies the corresonding clauses or subclauses of Part 1. Fuse-links for the protection of semiconductor devices shall comply with all requirements of IEC 60269-1, if not otherwise indicated hereinafter, and shall also comply with the supplementary requirements laid down below. This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2006. It constitutes a technical revision. The significant technical changes to the fourth edition are:
- the introduction of voltage source inverter fuse-links, including test requirements;
- coverage of the tests on operating characteristics for a.c. by the breaking capacity tests;
- the updating of examples of standardised fuse-links for the protection of semiconductor devices.

This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60269-1:2006. This consolidated version consists of the fifth edition (2009), its amendment 1 (2012) and its amendment 2 (2016). Therefore, no need to order amendments in addition to this publication.

EC 60269-3:2010+A1:2013+A2:2019 provides supplementary requirements for fuses for use by unskilled persons according to the following fuse systems comply with all subclauses of IEC 60269-1 and with the requirements laid down in the relevant fuse systems. This Part 3 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses or subclauses of Part 1. This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60269-1. This consolidated version consists of the fourth edition (2010), its amendment 1 (2013) as well as its corrigenda 1 (2013) and 2 (2013), and its amendment 2 (2019). Therefore, no need to order amendment in addition to this publication.

IEC 60269-2:2013+AMD1:2016 provides supplementary requirements for fuses for use by authorized persons and are generally designed to be used in installations where the fuse-links are accessible to, and may be replaced by, authorized persons only. Fuses for use by authorized persons according to the following fuse systems also comply with the requirements of the corresponding subclauses of IEC 60269-1, unless otherwise defined in this standard. This standard is divided into fuse systems, each dealing with a specific example of standardized fuses for use by authorized persons:
- Fuse system A: Fuses with fuse-links with blade contacts (NH fuse system),
- Fuse system B: Fuses with striker fuse-links with blade contacts (NH fuse system),
- Fuse system C: Fuse-rails (NH fuse system),
- Fuse system D: Fuse-bases for busbar mounting (NH fuse system),
- Fuse system E: Fuses with fuse-links for bolted connections (BS bolted fuse system),
- Fuse system F: Fuses with fuse-links having cylindrical contact caps (NF cylindrical fuse system),
- Fuse system G: Fuses with fuse-links with offset blade contacts (BS clip-in fuse system),
- Fuse system H: Fuses with fuse-links having "gD" and "gN" characteristic (class J and class time delay and non time delay fuse types),
- Fuse system I: gU fuse-links with wedge tightening contacts,
- Fuse system J: Fuses with fuse-links having "gD class CC" and "gN class CC" characteristics (class CC time delay and non-time delay fuse types),
- Fuse system K: gK fuse-links with blade for bolted connections - High fuse-link ratings from 1 250 A up to 4 800 A (master fuse-links). This fifth edition of IEC 60269-2 cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2010. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
1. fuse systems A and B: modified values for the power dissipation of NH aM fuse-links;
2. fuse systems A and B: introduction of dimension r for NH fuse-links;
3. addition of new fuse system K: gK fuse-links with contacts for bolted connections.

This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60269-1:2006.

This consolidated version consists of the fifth edition (2013)) and its amendment 1 (2016). Therefore, no need to order amendment in addition to this publication.

EC 60269-1:2006+A1:2009+A2:2014 is applicable to fuses incorporating enclosed current-limiting fuse-links with rated breaking capacities of not less than 6 kA, intended for protecting power-frequency a.c. circuits of nominal voltages not exceeding 1 000 V or d.c. circuits of nominal voltages not exceeding 1 500 V. Subsequent parts of this standard, referred to herein, cover supplementary requirements for such fuses intended for specific conditions of use or applications. This consolidated version consists of the fourth edition (2006), its amendment 1 (2009) and its amendment 2 (2014). Therefore, no need to order amendments in addition to this publication.