IEC 60204-1:2016 Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements

IEC 60204-1:2016 is an international standard for electrical, electronic and programmable electronic equipment and systems of machines not portable by hand while working, including groups of machines working together in a coordinated manner. It gives general requirements starting at the point where the supply connects to the machine's electrical equipment. The sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition and is a technical revision.

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Specification

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Body	IEC
Reference	IEC 60204-1
Edition year	2016
Status	published

Study notes

Technical committee: TC 44, Safety of machinery - Electrotechnical aspects.
Publication date: 2016-10-13; edition 6.0; 277 pages; ISBN 9782832236215.
ICS classifications: 13.110 and 29.020.
A consolidated version IEC 60204-1:2016+AMD1:2021 CSV corresponds to edition 6.1.
Edition 7.0 is under development with stage code CD and forecast publication date 2028-04-28.
The sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition published in 2005 and is a technical revision.
Significant changes include requirements for power drive systems (PDS), revised EMC requirements, clarified overcurrent protection, short-circuit current rating determination, revised protective bonding requirements and terminology, reorganized Clause 9 with safe torque off, emergency stop and control circuit protection, revised actuator symbols, and revised technical documentation requirements.

Safety

Includes requirements for safe torque off (STO) of power drive systems (PDS).
Includes requirements for emergency stop.
Includes requirements for control circuit protection.
Includes protective bonding requirements.
Includes overcurrent protection requirements.
Includes requirements for determination of short-circuit current rating.