MALAYSIAN MS IEC 60870-2-1:2012

STANDARD

Telecontrol equipment and systems - Part 2:

Operating conditions - Section 1: Power
supply and electromagnetic compatibility
(IEC 60870-2-1:1995, IDT)

ICS: 29.020; 33.200

Descriptors: telecontrol equipment and systems, operating conditions, power supply, electromagnetic
compatibility

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CONTENTS

Page

Committee representation .......................................................................................................... ii

National foreword....................................................................................................................... iii
Foreword.................................................................................................................................... vi
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... vii

1 Scope and object...........................................................................................................9

2 Normative references ....................................................................................................9

3 Definitions ....................................................................................................................13

4 Power supply ...............................................................................................................15

4.1 General ...........................................................................................................15
4.2 AC supply .......................................................................................................15
4.2.1 AC voltage tolerances .......................................................................15
4.2.2 Frequency tolerances ........................................................................17
4.2.3 Harmonic content ..............................................................................17
4.3 DC supply .......................................................................................................17
4.3.1 DC voltage tolerances .......................................................................19
4.3.2 Earthing arrangements for d.c. supply ..............................................19
4.3.3 Voltage ripple of the d.c. supply ........................................................19

5 Electromagnetic complatibility .....................................................................................21

5.1 General… .......................................................................................................21
5.2 Immunity tests ................................................................................................21
5.3 Acceptance criteria for immunity tests............................................................23
5.4 Emission tests ................................................................................................23
5.5 Protection techniques and installation guidelines ..........................................23

6 Insulation withstand voltages.......................................................................................43

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Committee representation

The Industry Standards Committee on Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Energy (ISC E) under whose
authority this Malaysian Standard was adopted, comprises representatives from the following organisations:

Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia

Atomic Energy Licensing Board
Department of Standards Malaysia
Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers
Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia
Malaysian Association of Standards Users
Malaysian Cable Manufacturers Association
Malaysian Electrical Appliances and Distributors Association
Malaysian Green Technology Corporation
Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Persatuan Kontraktor Elektrikal dan Mekanikal Melayu Malaysia
SIRIM Berhad (Secretariat)
SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd
Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia
Suruhanjaya Tenaga
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
The Electrical and Electronics Association of Malaysia
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The Technical Committee on High Voltage Power Transmission which supervised the adoption of the IEC Standard
as Malaysian Standard consists of representatives from the following organisations:

Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers

Malaysian National Committee of CIGRE
SIRIM Berhad (Secretariat)
Suruhanjaya Tenaga
Syarikat SESCO Berhad
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Bahagian Penghantaran)
The Electrical and Electronics Association of Malaysia
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The Working Group on Power Systems Management and Associated Information Exchange which recommended the
adoption of the IEC Standard as Malaysian Standard consists of representatives from the following organisations:

ABB Malaysia Sdn Bhd

Petroliam Nasional Berhad
Prestigious Discovery Sdn Bhd
PSI InControl Sdn Bhd
SIRIM Berhad (Secretariat)
Suruhanjaya Tenaga
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Bahagian Penghantaran)
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
TNB Research Sdn Bhd
Universiti Tenaga Nasional

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NATIONAL FOREWORD

The adoption of the IEC Standard as a Malaysian Standard was recommended by the
Working Group on Power Systems Management and Associated Information Exchange under
the authority of the Industry Standards Committee on Generation, Transmission and
Distribution of Energy.

This Malaysian Standard is identical with IEC 60870-2-1:1995, Telecontrol equipment and
systems - Part 2: Operating conditions - Section 1: Power supply and electromagnetic
compatibility, published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). However, for
the purposes of this Malaysian Standard, the following apply:

a) in the source text, "this International Standard" should read "this Malaysian Standard";

b) the comma which is used as a decimal sign (if any), to read as a point;

c) the basis IEC 60870-2-1 is printed in English and French version. However, only the
English version is retained for this Malaysian Standard; and

d) reference to International Standards should be replaced by corresponding Malaysian

Standards as follows:

Referenced International Standards Corresponding Malaysian Standards

IEC 38, IEC standard voltages MS IEC 60038, IEC standard voltages

IEC 50(161), International Electrotechnical MS IEC 60050(161), International

Vocabulary (IEV) - Chapter 161: Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Chapter
Electromagnetic compatibility 161: Electromagnetic compatibility

IEC 60, High-voltage test techniques MS IEC 60060, High-voltage test

techniques

IEC 664-1, Insulation coordination for MS IEC 60664-1, Insulation coordination

equipment within low-voltage systems - for equipment within low-voltage systems -
Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests

IEC 1000-3-2, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-3-2, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limits - compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limits -
Section 2: Limits for harmonic current Section 2: Limits for harmonic current
emissions (equipment input current ≤ 16 A emissions (equipment input current ≤ 16 A
per phase) per phase)

IEC 1000-3-3, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-3-3, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 3: Limits -
Section 3: Limitation of voltage fluctuations
and flicker in low-voltage supply systems
for equipment with rated current ≤16 A
compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-3: Limits -
Limitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker
in low-voltage supply systems for
equipment with rated current < 16 A per
phase and not subject to conditional
connection

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NATIONAL FOREWORD (continued)

Referenced International Standards Corresponding Malaysian Standards

IEC 1000-4-1, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-4-1, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-1: Testing and
measurement techniques - Section 1: measurement techniques - Section 1:
Overview of immunity tests - Basic EMC Overview of immunity tests - Basic EMC
Publication Publication

IEC 1000-4-2, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-4-2, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and Compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and
measurement techniques - Section 2: measurement techniques - Electrostatic
Electrostatic discharge immunity test - discharge immunity test (First revision)
Basic EMC Publication

IEC 1000-4-3, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-4-3, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and Compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-3: Testing and
measurement techniques - Section 3: measurement techniques - Radiated, radio-
Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic frequency, electromagnetic field immunity
field immunity test test (First revision)

IEC 1000-4-4, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-4-4, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-4: Testing and
measurement techniques - Section 4: measurement techniques - Electrical fast
Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test transient/burst immunity test (First revision)
- Basic EMC Publication

IEC 1000-4-5, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-4-5, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and Compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-5: Testing and
measurement techniques - Section 5: measurement techniques - Surge immunity
Surge immunity test - Basic EMC test
Publication

IEC 1000-4-6, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-4-6, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and
measurement techniques - Section 6:
Immunity to conducted disturbances,
induced by radiofrequency fields - Basic
EMC Publication
compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-6: Testing and
measurement techniques - Immunity to
conducted disturbances, induced by radio-
frequency fields (First revision)

IEC 1000-4-8, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-4-8, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and compatibility (EMC) Part 4 : Testing and
measurement techniques - Section 8: measurement techniques - Section 8:
Power frequency magnetic field immunity Power frequency magnetic field immunity
test - Basic EMC Publication test (First revision)

IEC 1000-4-9, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-4-9, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and compatibility (EMC), Part 4: Testing and
measurement techniques - Section 9: measurement techniques - Section 9: Pulse
Pulse magnetic field immunity test - Basic magnetic field immunity test
EMC Publication

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NATIONAL FOREWORD (concluded)

Referenced International Standards Corresponding Malaysian Standards

IEC 1000-4-10, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-4-10, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-10: Testing
measurement techniques - Section 10: and measurement techniques - Damped
Damped oscillatory magnetic field oscillatory magnetic field immunity test
immunity test - Basic EMC Publication (First revision)

IEC 1000-4-11, Electromagnetic MS IEC 61000-4-11, Electromagnetic

compatibility (EMC) - Part 4: Testing and
measurement techniques - Section 11:
Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage
variations immunity test - Basic EMC
Publication
compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing
and measurement techniques - Voltage
dips, short interruptions and voltage
variations immunity test

CISPR 22, Limits and methods of MS CISPR 22, Information technology

measurement of radio disturbance equipment - Radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology characteristics - Limits and methods of
equipment measurement (Second revision)

In 1997,the IEC introduced a new numbering system for all of its International Standards,
guides and technical reports. The new number for the IEC Standard is IEC 60870-2-1.

MS IEC 60870-2 consists of the following sections, under the general title Telecontrol
equipment and systems - Part 2: Operating conditions:

Section 1: Power supply and electromagnetic compatibility

Section 2: Environmental condition (climatic, mechanical and other non-electrical influences)

Compliance with a Malaysian Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal
obligations.

NOTE. IDT on the front cover indicates an identical standard i.e. a standard where the technical content, structure,
and wording (or is an identical translation) of a Malaysian Standard is exactly the same as in an International
Standard or is identical in technical content and structure although it may contain the minimal editorial changes
specified in clause 4.2 of ISO/IEC Guide 21-1.

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