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IEEE - 2720

Guide for Rail Potential Management for DC Electrification Systems

active, Most Current
Organization: IEEE
Publication Date: 28 April 2021
Status: active
Page Count: 42
scope:

This guide provides a description of the concepts, applicable standards, and methods used for the calculation and management of rail potential on dc-electrified rail transit systems.

Purpose

This guide describes existing methods, terminology, and additional references for the management of rail potential on dc-electrified rail transit systems.

Document History

2720
April 28, 2021
Guide for Rail Potential Management for DC Electrification Systems
This guide provides a description of the concepts, applicable standards, and methods used for the calculation and management of rail potential on dc-electrified rail transit systems. Purpose This...

References

This document references:
BS EN 50122-1 - Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electrical safety, earthing and the return circuit Part 1: Protective provisions against electric shock
Published by BSI on May 31, 2011
A description is not available for this item.
This document references:
BS EN 50122-2 - Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electrical safety, earthing and the return circuit Part 2: Part 2: Provisions against the effects of stray currents caused by DC traction systems
Published by BSI on January 31, 2023
A description is not available for this item.
This document references:
IEC 60479-1 - Effects of current on human beings and livestock – Part 1: General aspects
Published by IEC on December 1, 2018
This part of IEC 60479 provides basic guidance on the effects of shock current on human beings and livestock For a given current path through the human body, the danger to persons depends mainly on...
This document references:
IEC 62128-1 - Railway applications – Fixed installations – Electrical safety, earthing and the return circuit – Part 1: Protective provisions against electric shock
Published by IEC on September 1, 2013
This part of IEC 62128 specifies requirements for the protective provisions relating to electrical safety in fixed installations associated with a.c. and/or d.c. traction systems and to any...
This document references:
IEC/TR 60479-5 - Effects of current on human beings and livestock – Part 5: Touch voltage threshold values for physiological effects
Published by IEC on November 1, 2007
IEC/TR 60479-5, which is a technical report, provides touch voltage-duration combination thresholds based on analysis of information concerning body impedances and current thresholds of physiological...
This document references:
IEEE 80 - Guide for Safety in AC Substation Grounding
Published by IEEE on January 30, 2000
This guide is primarily concerned with outdoor ac substations, either conventional or gas-insulated. Distribution, transmission, and generating plant substations are included. With proper caution,...
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