This part of IEC 44 applies to newly manufactured current transformers for use with electrical measuring instruments and electrical protective devices at frequencies from 15 Hz to 100 Hz.
Although the requirements relate basically to transformers with separate windings, they are also applicable, where appropriate, to autotransformers.
Clause 11 covers the requirements and tests, in addition to those in clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, that are necessary for current transformers for use with electrical measuring instruments.
Clause 12 covers the requirements and tests, in addition to those in clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, that are necessary for current transformers for use with electrical protective relays, and in particular for forms of protection in which the prime requirement is the maintenance of accuracy up to several times the rated current.
For certain protective systems, where the current transformer characteristics are dependant on the overall design of the protective equipment (for example, high-speed balanced systems and earth-fault protection in resonant earthed networks), additional requirements are given in clause 13 for class PR transformers and in clause 14 for class PX transformers.
Clause 13 covers the requirements and tests in addition to those in clause 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 that are necessary for current transformers for use with electrical protective relays, and in particular for forms of protection in which the prime requirement is the absence of remanent flux.
Clause 14 covers the requirements and tests in addition to those in clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 that are necessary for current transformers for use with electrical protective relays, and in particular for forms of protection for which knowledge of the transformer's secondary excitation characteristic, secondary winding resistance, secondary burden resistance and turns ratio is sufficient to assess its performance in relation to the protective relay system with which it is to be used.
Current transformers intended for both measurement and protection shall comply with all the clauses of this standard.
Instrument transformers (ITs) are considered to be passive elements.
NOTE For outdoor ITs having voltages ≥ 123 kV the RIV measurements are suitable to cover the requirements of EMC Directive. For guidance of the test procedure EN 60694:1996, §6.3 might be followed.
BS EN 60044-1:1999 history
2013BS EN 61869-2:2012 Instrument transformers. Additional requirements for current transformers