EN IEC 60376:2018

Specification of technical grade sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and complementary gases to be used in its mixtures for use in electrical equipment

EN IEC 60376:2018

Name:EN IEC 60376:2018   Standard name:Specification of technical grade sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and complementary gases to be used in its mixtures for use in electrical equipment
Standard number:EN IEC 60376:2018   language:English language
Release Date:16-Aug-2018   technical committee:CLC/SR 10 - Fluids for electrotechnical applications
Drafting committee:IEC/TC 10 - IEC_TC_10   ICS number:29.040.20 - Insulating gases

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Specification of technical grade sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and complementary gases to
be used in its mixtures for use in electrical equipment
Bestimmung der Reinheit der technisch einsetzbaren Qualität von Schwefelhexafluorid
(SF6) sowie Gasen für den Gebrauch in SF6-Mischungen zur Verwendung in
elektrischen Betriebsmitteln
Spécification de la qualité technique de l'hexafluorure de soufre (SF6) et des gaz
complémentaires à employer dans les mélanges de SF6 pour utilisation dans les
appareils électriques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60376:2018
ICS:
29.040.20 Izolacijski plini Insulating gases
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60376

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2018
ICS 29.040.20 Supersedes EN 60376:2005
English Version
Specification of technical grade sulphur hexafluoride (SF ) and
complementary gases to be used in its mixtures for use in
electrical equipment
(IEC 60376:2018)
Spécification de la qualité technique de l'hexafluorure de Bestimmung der Reinheit der technisch einsetzbaren
soufre (SF6) et des gaz complémentaires à employer dans Qualität von Schwefelhexafluorid (SF6) sowie Gasen für
les mélanges de SF pour utilisation dans les appareils den Gebrauch in SF -Mischungen zur Verwendung in
6 6
électriques elektrischen Betriebsmitteln
(IEC 60376:2018) (IEC 60376:2018)
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Ref. No. EN IEC 60376:2018 E
European foreword
The text of document 10/1056/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 60376, prepared by IEC/TC 10 "Fluids for
electrotechnical applications" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 60376:2018.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2019-03-28
• latest date by which the document has to be
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2021-06-28
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60376:2005.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60376:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:

IEC 60068-2-17 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-17.
ISO 14040:2006 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 14040:2006 (not modified).
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60050-212 -  International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - - -
Part 212: Electrical insulating solids, liquids
and gases
IEC 60050-441 -  International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Chapter 441: Switchgear, controlgear and
fuses
IEC 60050-826 -  International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - - -
Part 826: Electrical installations
IEC 60480 -  Guidelines for the checking and treatment EN 60480 -
of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) taken from
electrical equipment and specification for
its re-use
IEC 62271-4 -  High-voltage switchgear and controlgear - EN 62271-4 -
Part 4: Handling procedures for sulphur
hexafluoride (SF ) and its mixtures
IEC 60376
Edition 3.0 2018-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Specification of technical grade sulphur hexafluoride (SF ) and complementary
gases to be used in its mixtures for use in electrical equipment

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 29.040.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-5744-9

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 7
3.1 Terms and definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 7
4 General requirements . 8
5 Requirements for technical grade SF . 8
6 Requirements for complementary gases to be used in SF mixtures . 9
7 Environmental impact . 10
8 Handling, storage and transportation . 10
8.1 Gas handling procedures . 10
8.2 Storage and transportation . 10
Annex A (informative) Sulphur hexafluoride . 11
A.1 General . 11
A.2 Chemical properties . 11
A.3 Physical properties . 11
A.4 Electrical properties . 12
Annex B (informative) Environmental effects of SF and its mixtures . 14
B.1 General . 14
B.2 Ecotoxicology . 14
B.3 Ozone depletion . 14
B.4 Global warming/climate change (greenhouse effect) . 14
B.5 Reducing the environmental impact of the use of SF and CF in
6 4
electrical equipment . 15
Annex C (informative) Detection techniques . 16
C.1 Detection techniques of SF . 16
C.2 Detection techniques of N . 17
C.3 Detection techniques of CF . 17
Bibliography . 18

Figure A.1 – Pressure/temperature/density characteristics for SF [3] . 12
Table 1 – Requirements for technical grade SF . 8
Table 2 – Requirements for N to be used in SF mixtures . 9
2 6
Table 3 – Requirements for CF to be used in SF mixtures . 9
4 6
Table A.1 – Main chemical characteristics of SF [3] . 11
Table A.2 – Main physical characteristics of SF [3] . 12
Table A.3 – Main electrical characteristics of SF [3] . 13
Table C.1 – Detection techniques for laboratory analysis of technical grade SF (not
exhaustive) . 16
Table C.2 – Detection techniques for on-site analysis of technical grade SF (not
exhaustive) . 16

IEC 60376:2018 © IEC 2018 – 3 –
Table C.3 – Detection techniques for laboratory analysis of technical grade N used in
SF mixtures (not exhaustive). 17
Table C.4 – Detection techniques for laboratory analysis of technical grade CF used
in SF mixtures (not exhaustive) . 17
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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SPECIFICATION OF TECHNICAL GRADE SULPHUR
HEXAFLUORIDE (SF ) AND COMPLEMENTARY GASES
TO BE USED IN ITS MIXTURES FOR USE IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

FOREWORD
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