BS PD IEC/TS 62257-5:2015 specifies the general requirements for the protection of persons and
equipment against electrical hazards to be applied in decentralised rural electrification
systems. Requirements dealing with protection against electric shock are based on basic
rules from IEC 61140 and IEC 60364.Decentralized Rural Electrification Systems (DRES) are designed to supply electric power for
sites which are not connected to a large interconnected system, or a national grid, in order to
meet basic needs.The majority of these sites are:isolated dwellings,village houses,community services (public lighting, pumping, health centers, places of worship or cultural
activities, administrative buildings, etc.),economic activities (workshops, micro-industry, etc.).The DRE systems fall into three categories:process electrification systems (for example for pumping),individual electrification systems (IES) for single users,collective electrification systems (CES) for multiple users.Process or individual electrification systems exclusively consist of two subsystems:an electric energy generation subsystem,the user's electrical installation.Collective electrification systems, however, consist of three subsystems:an electric energy generation subsystem,a distribution subsystem, also called microgrid,user's electrical installations including interface equipment between the installations and
the microgrid.The general requirements specified in this part of IEC 62257 should be applied to all the
identified categories of DRES. Application to each subsystem of a DRES is dealt within a
specific subpart of IEC TS 62257-9.Cross References:IEC 60364-4-41IEC 60364-4-43IEC 60364-4-44:2007IEC 60364-4-44:2007/AMD1:2015IEC 60364-5-52:2009IEC 60364-5-53:2001IEC 60364-5-53:2001/AMD1:2002IEC 60364-5-53:2001/AMD2:2015IEC 60364-5-54IEC 60364-7-712IEC 62305-2:2010IEC 62305-3:2010IEC 61140:2015IEC TS 62257-1IEC TS 62257-2IEC TS 62257-3IEC TS 62257-4IEC TS 62257-6IEC 60050-826:2004IEC 60364-1:2005IEC 60664-1:2007IEC TR 60755IEC 60898-1IEC 60947-2:2006IEC 60947-2:2006/AMD1:2009IEC 60947-2:2006/AMD2:2013IEC 61008-1:2010IEC 61008-1:2010/AMD1:2012IEC 61008-1:2010/AMD2:2013IEC 61009-1:2010IEC 61009-1:2010/AMD1:2012IEC 61009-1:2010/AMD2:2013IEC 61439-1IEC 61643-11IEC 61643-12IEC TR 62066IEC 62257-9IEC 62305IEC 62423All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.