Manuel Directives Volume VI – Danger, damage and disturbance
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 – Introduction
1.1 Aim and scope of the Directives
1.2 Structure of the Directives
1.3 Introduction to Volume VI
1.4 Definitions
CHAPTER 2 – Electrical safety considerations
2.0 Electrical safety considerations - Introduction
2.1 Human physiological responses to electrical stimuli
2.2 Establishing limits
2.3 Equivalent circuit for calculating the body current
2.4 Effect of operating procedures on safety
References
CHAPTER 3 – Conditions which may result in danger, damage and disturbance
3.1 General
3.2 Interfering effects of power systems and electrified railways
3.3 Power system effects
3.4 Effects of electrified railways
3.5 Voltage levels
3.6 Current levels
CHAPTER 4 – Conditions which may result in disturbance
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Balance
4.2 Specification of balance
4.3 Cable screening
4.4 Sources of harmonics
4.5 Relative levels of harmonics
4.6 Effects of harmonics on neighbouring telecommunications lines
4.7 Message circuit noise weighting
References
CHAPTER 5 – Permissible voltage and current levels to limit danger and damage
5.1 Introduction
5.2 General principles
5.3 Danger voltages: Limits
5.4 Damage voltages
5.5 Permissible capacitively - Coupled current
5.6 Application of permissible voltage
5.7 Other consideration
CHAPTER 6 – Permissible voltage and current levels to limit disturbance
6.1 General
6.2 Permissible disturbance
Appendix I – Determination of limits
I.1 Introduction
I.2 Calculating limiting voltages in typical situation
I.3 Calculating limiting voltages in severe situation
Appendix II – Calculating damage voltages