{"id":252195,"date":"2024-10-19T16:38:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T16:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/uncategorized\/bs-en-505572011\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T11:57:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T11:57:37","slug":"bs-en-505572011","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pdfstandards.shop\/product\/publishers\/bsi\/bs-en-505572011\/","title":{"rendered":"BS EN 50557:2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

This European Standard applies to Automatic Reclosing Devices (hereinafter referred to as \u201cARD\u201d) for household and similar uses, for rated voltage not exceeding 440 V a.c. intended to be used in combination with circuit-breakers and\/or RCCBs and\/or RCBOs, and designed either for factory assembly or for assembly on site.<\/p>\n

These devices are intended to reclose main protective devices (hereinafter referred to as \u201cMPD\u201d) such as circuit-breakers complying to EN 60898-1 and\/or EN 60898-2, RCCBs complying to EN 61008-1 and RCBOs complying to EN 61009-1 after tripping of those devices in order to re-establish continuity of service.<\/p>\n

In detail, this European Standard applies to the following types of ARD:<\/p>\n