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Article | REF: SE4059 V1

New Requirements of the IEC 61511

Author: Olivier IDDIR

Publication date: May 10, 2019, Review date: February 28, 2024 | Lire en français

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    2. New IEC 61511 requirements

    2.1 Main developments

    The new version of the standard introduces both formal and substantive changes. Firstly, in terms of form, the volumes of parts 1, 2 and 3 of the standard have been modified:

    • Part 1 is slightly shorter (≈ 80 pages instead of 84);

    • Part 2 is almost doubled (≈ 203 pages vs. 71);

    • part 3 is more developed (≈ 102 pages vs. 53).

    As a reminder, only part 1 is "compulsory"; parts 2 and 3 are informative.

    Significant increase in Part 2, which provides recommendations for applying the standard IEC 61511-1 partie 1 is linked to feedback from the...

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