
MANUAL MOTOR STARTER GUIDE
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1.8 Applied standards
Following standards are used or partly used for ABB’s manual motor starters.
International and
European Standards
Title
IEC / EN 60947-1
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules
IEC / EN 60947-2
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
IEC / EN 60947-4-1
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Elec-
tromechanical contactors and motor-starters
IEC / EN 60947-5-1
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and switching
elements - Electromechanical control circuit devices
Standards for
north America
Title
UL 60947-4-1
(formerly UL 508)
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and Motor-Starters - Elec-
tromechanical contactors and motor-starters
UL 60947-4-1A
2nd Ed. - Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear – Part 4-1: Contactors and Motor
Starters – Electromechanical Contactors and Motor-Starters
UL 60947-5-1
Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear - Part 5-1: Control Circuit Devices and Switching
Elements - Electromechanical Control Circuit Devices
Standards for Canada
Title
CSA C22.2 No.60947-1
(formerly CSA C22.2 No.14)
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules
CSA C22.2 No.60947-4-1
(formerly CSA C22.2 No.14)
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Elec-
tromechanical contactors and motor-starters
Standards for China
Title
GB/T14048.2
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
GB/T14048.4
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Elec-
tromechanical contactors and motor-starters
GB/T14048.5
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and switching
element - Electromechanical control circuit devices
Standards for ATEX
Title
IEC / EN 60079-0
Explosive atmospheres - Part 0: Equipment - General requirements
IEC / EN 60079-1
Explosive atmospheres - Part 1: Equipment protection by flameproof enclosures "d"
IEC / EN 60079-7
Explosive atmospheres - Part 7: Equipment protection by increased safety "e"
IEC / EN 60079-31
Explosive atmospheres - Part 31: Equipment dust ignition protection
by enclosure "t"”
IEC / EN EN 60079-14
Explosive atmospheres - Part 14: Electrical installations design,
selection and erection
Table 2: Applied standards for the manual motor starter