What is EN 60204-1?

EN 60204-1 deals with electrical equipment on machines. The edition in force is from 2006, and typically it has a local designation from the member country in the European Union, e.g. ‘DS/EN 60204-1’ (Denmark), ‘DIN/EN 60204-1’ (Germany) etc.

What is IEC 60204 safety of machinery?

Safety of machinery – Electrical equipment of machines – Part 1: General requirements. active, Most Current. This part of IEC 60204 applies to electrical, electronic and programmable electronic equipment and systems to machines not portable by hand while working, including a group of machines working together in a co-ordinated manner.

What is the IEC 60204-1 standard for frequency inverters?

The updated IEC 60204-1 standard now explicitly states that the activation of the stop function of a frequency inverter may be regarded as a category 0 stop. As such, this function may be used to stop the movement of a machine during emergency switching-off.

What is the difference between Enen 60204-1 and ISO 81346-1?

EN 60204-1 indicates various options to be stated, and this is done e.g. by using Annex B including in total 13 items. The standard ISO/IEC 81346-1 (2009) is a combination of ISO TS 16952-1 (2005) and IEC 61346 (1996).