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9/4 ABB MOTOR CONTROL AND PROTECTION FOR ROLLING STOCK APPLICATIONS

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Standards description

Fire and smoke protection standards EN 45545-1 defines the combination of the both criteria below,
The design of rolling stock and control products used such decisive for the classification of the Hazard Level HL1 up to HL3:
as contactors, shall incorporate the aim of limiting fire • the operating categories of a train and how the train itself is
development and minimizing the smoke toxicity in case an concepted
ignition event occurs so that an acceptable level of safety is • the types of environments depending on the length of tunnels
achieved. In the event of a fire, passengers and staff will be able EN 45545-2 classifies control products in table 2 as listed
to escape from the fire and smoke unaided and be able to reach products.
a place of safety. All products used under masses and an exposed area as defined
In this regard, the key standards are the fire and smoke protec- below, can be evaluated with the grouping rules and guarantee
tion european standard EN 45545-2. an ample fire and smoke protection thanks to comprehensive
European standard EN 45545-2 classification measurements of oxygen index, density and opacity of smoke.
EN 45545 has been developed from existing fire safety Contactors and mini-contactors, manual motor starters, over-
regulations for railway vehicles from the International Union of load relays, contactor relays and mini-contactor relays, elec-
Railways (UIC) and different European countries and specifies tronic relays and control reach under following conditions the
the reaction to fire and smoke performance requirements for highest hazard levels HL2 or HL3 for one product or in group
materials and products used on railway vehicles. mounting:
• an exposed area of each product < 0.2 m²
• grouped plastic materials compliant to criteria R22/24
for interior grouped products and R23/R24 for exterior
grouped products.
All products and accessories have been analyzed according to
the above standards.
Plastic material tables and certificates are available on request.

Train types Tunnel length Operating conceptions
N A D S
Standard vehicles Automatic vehicles 2 level vehicles Sleeping cars 2 levels or 1 level
without staff on board
1 < 1 km HL1 HL1 HL1 HL2
2 < 5 km HL2 HL2 HL2 HL2
3 > 5 km HL2 HL2 HL2 HL3
4 > 5 km no side evacuation HL3 HL3 HL3 HL3

For interior
Types of mass for grouped plastic material defined in an exposed surface < 0.2 m²
Global mass HL1 HL2 HL3
R22 EN ISO 4589-2 OI Oxygen content ≥ 28 % ≥ 28 % ≥ 32 %
EN ISO 5659-2: 25 kWm² DS max. ≤ 600 ≤ 300 ≤ 150
EN 17084 Method 1: EN ISO 5659-2 CITNLP ≤ 1.2 ≤ 0.9 ≤ 0.75
or Method 2: NF X70-100-2
Remaining mass not R22 classified HL1 HL2 HL3
R24 ≤ 500 g EN ISO 4589-2 OI Oxygen content ≥ 28 % ≥ 28 % ≥ 32 %
Remaining mass unclassified HL1 HL2 HL3
< 100 g No requirements apply to the materials of this group.

For exterior
Types of mass for grouped plastic material defined in an exposed surface < 0.2 m²
Global mass HL1 HL2 HL3
R23 EN ISO 4589-2 OI Oxygen content ≥ 28 % ≥ 28 % ≥ 32 %
EN ISO 5659-2: 25 kWm² DS max. - ≤ 600 ≤ 300
EN 17084 Method 1: EN ISO 5659-2 CITNLP - ≤ 1.8 ≤ 1.5
or Method 2: NF X70-100-2
Remaining mass not R23 classified HL1 HL2 HL3
R24 < 2000 g EN ISO 4589-2 OI Oxygen content ≥ 28 % ≥ 28 % ≥ 32 %
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Remaining mass unclassified HL1 HL2 HL3
< 400 g No requirements apply to the materials of this group.