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Bs en Iec 60974 14 2018 Arc Welding Equipment Part 14 Api Asme Publication
Bs en Iec 60974 14 2018 Arc Welding Equipment Part 14 Api Asme Publication
National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN IEC 60974-14:2018.
It is identical to IEC 60974-14:2018. It supersedes BS EN 50504:2008,
which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee WEE/6, Electric arc welding equipment.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on
request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions
of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
© The British Standards Institution 2018
Published by BSI Standards Limited 2018
ISBN 978 0 580 95366 8
ICS 25.160.30
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from
legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authority of the
Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 December 2018.
English Version
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 201 8-1 1 -23. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
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European foreword
The text of document 26/661 /FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60974-1 4, prepared by IEC/TC 26 "Electric
welding" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
EN IEC 60974-1 4:201 8.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 201 9-08-23
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2021 -1 1 -23
document have to be withdrawn
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60974-1 4:201 8 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
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EN IEC 60974-1 4:201 8 (E)
Annex ZA
(normative)
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
I N TRODU CTI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 N orm ative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Term s and d efi n i ti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5 Testi n g person nel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
6 V ERI FI CATI ON accuracies – perm itted devi ati ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7 Arc weld ing power sou rces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
7. 1 Selection rel ated to CALI B RATI ON , VALI DATI ON or CON SI STEN CY TESTI N G of
process-rel evant param eters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
7. 1 . 1 V ERI FI CATI ON m eth od . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
7. 1 . 2 Speci al features for AC d eterm in ati on of weld in g power source ou tpu t
m ode for VERI FI CATI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
7. 2 Testi n g eq u i pm ent an d test setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
7. 2. 1 Test setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
7. 2. 2 Reference i nstrum ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
7. 2. 3 Test load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
7. 2. 4 Con ven tion al load test val ues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
7. 3 C ALI BRATI ON , VALI DATI ON an d CON SI STEN CY TESTI N G proced ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
7. 3. 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
7. 3. 2 C ALI BRATI ON of DI SPLAYED VALU E read i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
7. 3. 3 V ALI DATI ON of SET VALU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
7. 3. 4 C ON SI STEN CY TEST of SET VALU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
8 Wire feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
8. 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
8. 2 Req uirem en ts for VERI FI CATI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
8. 3 M ethod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
9 Frequ ency of VERI FI CATI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
1 0 M arkin g and VERI FI CATI ON report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
1 0. 1 M arkin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
1 0. 2 V ERI FI CATI ON report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
Ann ex A (inform ative) Di agram s of VERI FI CATI ON accuracies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. 1 C ALI BRATI ON accuracies of DI SPLAYED VALU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A. 2 V ALI DATI ON accuraci es of SET VALU ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ann ex B (inform ative) M easured valu e form ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. 1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. 2 Averagi ng of m easurem ent val u es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. 2. 1 Arithm etic m ean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. 2. 2 Arithm etic rectified val ue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
B. 2. 3 Root m ean sq uare (effective valu e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ann ex C (i nform ati ve) Sl ope, pu lse and syn erg ic con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. 1 V ERI FI CATI ON accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. 2 Req uirem en ts for VERI FI CATI ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C. 3 M ethod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
C. 4 Pulsed M I G and syn ergic controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
BS EN IEC 60974-14:2018
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I n tern ati on al Stand ard I EC 60974-1 4 h as been prepared by I EC tech n ical com m ittee TC 26:
Electric wel d i ng.
The text of th is I nternational Stan d ard is based on the fol lowin g d ocum ents:
Fu l l i nform ation on th e voting for the approval of th is I n tern ati on al Stand ard can be fou n d i n
th e report on voti n g i nd icated i n th e above tabl e.
This d ocum en t h as been drafted i n accord ance with th e I SO/I EC Directi ves, Part 2.
BS EN IEC 60974-14:2018
A list of all parts of th e I EC 60974 seri es can be foun d , u nd er th e g eneral title Arc welding
equipment, on th e I EC websi te.
The com m ittee has d ecid ed that th e con tents of th is docum en t wi l l rem ain u nch anged u n til the
stabi li ty d ate i nd icated on th e I EC websi te u n d er "http: //webstore. i ec. ch " i n th e d ata related to
th e specific d ocum ent. At th is date, the docum en t wil l be
• reconfi rm ed,
• withdrawn ,
• repl aced by a revised ed i ti on, or
• am end ed.
A bil in g ual versi on of th is pu bl ication m ay be issu ed at a l ater d ate.
BS EN IEC 60974-14:2018
I NTRODUCTI ON
This d ocum ent is th e first i nternation al ed ition for CALI BRATI ON , VALI DATI ON and CON SI STEN CY
TESTI N G of arc weld i n g equ i pm en t. I t is based on th e European Stan d ard EN 50504: 2008 and
wi l l repl ace it. A bri ef h istory h el ps to un d erstan d the orig in and d evelopm en t of th is
docum en t.
I n G reat Britai n , BS 7570: 1 992, Code of practice for the validation of arc welding equipment,
was pu bl ish ed and it becam e th e eq ui val en t European pre-stand ard EN V 501 84: 1 996
(withdrawn).
The revised secon d ed iti on of BS 7570 was publi shed i n 2000 an d was l ater replaced by th e
eq u ival ent EN 50504: 2008.
For qu al ity m an agem en t i n the fi el d of weld i n g, th is d ocum ent sh ou ld be u sed in conj unction
wi th I SO 1 7662.
The si gnificant chan ges i n respect to EN 50504: 2008 are the fol lowi n g :
– term s VERI FI CATI ON an d VALI DATI ON al ig n ed to I SO/I EC Gu ide 99: 2007;
– wire feed eq u ipm en t m oved from the an nex to m ain part of th e d ocum ent;
– new preferred req u irem ent for d igital instrum ent CALI BRATI ON with fixed tol erance valu es;
– flow charts for d eterm in ati on of VERI FI CATI ON m eth ods an d sam ple reports add ed;
– EN 50504: 2008 An nex E Validation of ancillary components in a welding system and
Ann ex F Voltage drops in the welding circuit d el eted .
BS EN IEC 60974-14:2018
1 Scope
This part of I EC 60974 specifies requ irem en ts for th e VERI FI CATI ON of arc wel d in g an d external
m onitoring eq u i pm ent. This d ocum en t also serves for practical im pl em entati on of th e
VERI FI CATI ON proced ure for arc weld i ng eq u i pm ent.
This d ocum en t can be appli ed at the tim e of install ati on and an y oth er ti m es or i ntervals th e
user d eem s appropriate to ensu re th e eq ui pm en t i s capabl e of operatin g to th e m an ufactu rer’s
specification or other specificati ons deem ed applicabl e by the user.
N OTE 2 Peri od i c i nspecti on and testi n g for arc wel di n g eq ui pm en t i s covered i n I EC 60974-4.
This d ocum en t is applicable for the user, service shop or m an ufacturer. I t can be used
– stan d alon e;
– i n conj u ncti on wi th m an ufacturer’s i nstructions; or
– as th e basis for an eq u i val ent VERI FI CATI ON proced ure written by th e m an ufacturer for
specific eq u i pm ent.
2 Normative references
The fol lowi n g d ocum en ts are referred to in th e text in such a way that som e or al l of th eir
con ten t constitutes requ irem ents of th is docum ent. For dated references, on l y th e edition
cited appl ies. For un d ated references, th e latest ed iti on of th e referenced d ocum en t (i ncl ud i ng
an y am endm en ts) appl ies.
I SO an d I EC m ain tain term in ological databases for use in stan dard i zati on at the followi n g
ad dresses:
3. 1
di spl ayed valu e
<at eq u ipm en t> m easured valu e by i n tern al i nstru m ent an d sh own at the equ i pm en t
N ote 1 to entry: I n som e cases, th e sam e d i spl ay can be u sed for both SE T VAL U E S and m easured val ues. I n such
cases th e DI SPLAYED VALU E i s u sual l y vi si bl e d uri n g wel d i ng.
3. 2
set valu e
valu e ch osen an d set by th e operator or by an autom atic system
[SOU RCE: I EC 60050-81 1 : 201 7, 81 1 -1 1 -34, m od ifi ed – Reference to m otor veh icle and
dri ver rem oved . ]
3. 3
referen ce valu e
m easurem ent val u e obtained by th e reference instrum ent an d used as a basis for com parison
wi th valu es of th e sam e ki nd
3. 4
expert
com peten t person
skil l ed person
person wh o can ju d ge the work assig ned an d recogn i ze possi ble hazards on th e basis of
professi on al trai ni n g, knowl edge, experi ence an d knowled ge of the relevan t eq u i pm ent
N ote 1 to en try: Several years of practi ce i n the rel evant techn i cal fi el d can be taken i n to con si d erati on i n
assessm ent of professi on al trai n i n g.
3. 5
veri fi cati on
operations for th e purpose of dem onstratin g that an i tem of weld i n g eq u ipm ent or a weld in g
system conform s to th e operati n g param eters for that wel d i ng eq u ipm en t or system
3. 6
cal i bration
set of operati ons wh ich establ ish es, by reference to stand ards, th e relati onsh ip wh ich exists,
un d er specified con d iti on s, between a DI SPLAYED VALU E an d a REFERE N CE VALU E
[SOU RCE: I EC 60050-31 1 : 2001 , 31 1 -01 -09, m odified – N otes rem oved and term s
" DI SPLAYED VALU E " an d " REFEREN CE VALU E " used . ]
3. 7
val i dation
operations for the purpose of d em onstratin g that a SET VALU E m eets the REFEREN CE VALU E
(wi thi n specifi ed l im its)
3. 8
con si sten cy test
test to d eterm i ne th e repeatabi l ity of the eq u ipm ent ou tput over a peri od of tim e
3. 9
stan d ard g rad e
eq u ipm ent verifi ed to m eet th e accuracy for in d ication an d m eters req u ired by I EC 60974-1 or
I EC 60974-5
BS EN IEC 60974-14:2018
3.1 0
precision grade
eq u i pm ent verified to a h igh er level of accuracy for in d icati on and m eters th an requ ired by
I EC 60974-1 or I EC 60974-5
4 Safety precautions
V ERI FI CATI ON req u irem en ts and proced ures for power sou rces depen d on the type of wel di n g
power sou rce, i. e. wh eth er th ese are power sou rces with "droopin g ch aracteristic" or wi th "flat
characteristic".
N OTE Droopi ng ch aracteri sti c i s rel ated to M M A/TI G wel di ng (typi cal l y con stan t curren t) an d fl at ch aracteri sti c i s
rel ated to M I G/M AG/FCAW wel d i ng (typi cal l y con stant vol tag e).
Care sh oul d be taken that testin g i nstrum en ts are not d am aged . See Ann ex D.
I f verifyi n g wi th an arc, follow all l ocal an d n ational safety reg u lation an d safety precau tions
specified by the m an ufacturer.
5 Testing personnel
Welding eq uipm en t sh al l be tested by an E XPERT wi th su i tabl e q u alifications, correspon di n g
experi ence an d sufficient train in g i n wel d i ng an d m easurem ent techn ol og y, wi th kn owl ed g e of
electrical h azards th at m ay occur an d th e req u ired protecti ve m easures.
For weldi n g eq u ipm en t th at uses SET VALU ES for curren t, voltag e an d/or wire feed speed
cl assified i n ph ysical un its (e. g. V, A) VALI DATI ON accuraci es g iven in Tabl e 2 sh al l be used for
th e tests. Curren t an d voltage VALI DATI ON are perform ed accordi n g to 7. 3. 3. For wire feed
speed instructi ons in 8. 3 appl y.
N OTE For exam pl e a m an ual m etal arc (M MA) typi cal l y has on l y a cu rren t SE T VALU E .
See An n ex A for d i agram s of VERI FI CATI ON accuracies establish ed in Tabl e 1 and Table 2.
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The current wave shape shall be consi d ered (see C. 1 ). V ERI FI CATI ON is preferred in DC m ode.
Consul t m anufacturer for furth er specifications.
N OTE 1 Key param eters can be l i sted i n a wel d i n g proced u re speci fi cati on (WPS).
Depen d in g on the d esi gn of the weld in g eq u i pm ent to be tested , eith er CALI B RATI ON ,
VALI DATI ON or CON SI STEN CY TESTI N G shall be carri ed ou t (see Fi gure 1 ).
The DI SPLAYED VALU E and REFEREN CE VALU E m easurem ents sh al l be taken at th e sam e tim e or
i n a stead y state ou tpu t con d iti on.
N OTE 2 The sel ecti on of vol tage or cu rren t con trol m ode h el ps to achi eve stead y state outpu t con di ti ons. Som e
wel d i ng power sou rces h ave con trol fun cti ons th at can i nfl u en ce th e m easurem en ts. Con su l t rel evan t m anu al or
m anu facturer.
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no
no
no
7.1 .2 Special features for AC determination of welding power source output mode for
VERIFICATION
For power sources capable of AC and DC ou tput m odes, it is sufficient to verify them i n DC
m ode (see Fig ure 2).
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on l y DC type of onl y AC
weld i n g power wel d i n g power weld i ng power
sou rce source sou rce
AC an d DC wel d i ng power
sou rce or pol ari ty swi tchi n g
devi ces
speci fy Is a single DC
DC+ and DC- no
pol ari ty su ffi ci en t
for for
VE RI F I CATI ON VE RI F I CATI ON ?
yes
speci fy
DC+ or DC-
for
VE RI F I CATI ON
IEC
I f it is d eterm i ned for an AC an d DC wel d i ng power source by th e WPS req u irem ents th at
VERI FI CATI ON in AC m od e is stil l n ecessary, refer to An n ex B and Clause C. 1 for add i ti onal
inform ation.
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Key
a SE T VALU E 1 vol tage
b DI S PLAYED VALU E 2 cu rren t
c RE F E RE N CE VALU E 3 wi re feed speed
d con venti onal l oad or arc l oad
N OTE 2 I SO 2251 4-7 can be u sed to val i date m easu ri ng system s an d a m easurem en t process i n ord er to
state wheth er a gi ven m easurem ent process can sati sfy the req ui rem ents for a speci fi c m easu rem ent task.
c) U2 m easurem en ts for in verters sh al l use a low pass fil ter for sign al sm oothin g h avin g a
cut-off frequ ency n ot m ore than 1 0 kH z or as recomm ended by th e m an ufacturer. Th e filter
characteristic can be incorporated wi th i n th e voltm eter or a separate fi lter m ay be used . I f
a separate filter is used, th en the atten u ati on cau sed by th e fi lter shall be factored in to th e
reference m easurem en t.
N OTE 3 The fi l ter an d vol tm eter con fi gu rati on sh own i n Fi gu re 4 wi l l resul t i n a 0, 08 % si gn al red ucti on .
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U2 C V
IEC
Key
V Referen ce vol tm eter wi th R (7, 87 ±1 %) k Ω
10 M Ω i n pu t i m ped ance
C (2 ± 5 % ) n F
An al tern ati ve m ethod for CALI BRATI ON of a TI G power source, is to use a stabl e wel d ing
con d ition wi th m ech anical l y h el d torch.
The requ ired con ven tion al l oad for a specific workin g poi nt sh al l be calcul ated usi n g th e
form ulae gi ven in 7. 2. 4.
The l oad voltage an d curren t sh ou l d be wi th in 1 0 % of the con vention al load test val ues.
N OTE 1 Observe proper con n ecti on s an d setti n g of th e m easu rem ent i n stru m ent to preven t d am age.
Sel ect m easurem ent poi nts in respect of th e setti ng ran ge of the eq u ipm ent. Th e ratin g pl ate
can be used as reference.
The am bi ent tem perature sh al l be m easured and record ed an d th e nom inal rated suppl y
voltage sh al l be record ed .
For en g in e dri ven power sources, ch eck the rated l oad speed an d n o-l oad speed to ensure
th at th e power source m eets th e rated valu es.
c) The EU T is consi d ered as ”passed“, wh en the m easurem ents or resu lting arithm etic
averag es do not exceed the l im it valu es.
d) The resul t sh all be d ocu m ented.
7.3.3 V ALIDATION of SET VALUES
Procedure:
1 ) Setti n g of SET VALU ES and settin g of l oad accord in g to 7. 2 such as to ensure that the
workin g poi nt is on th e con vention al l oad characteristic.
2) Read REFEREN CE VALU ES an d record th em . A sam ple of a VALI DATI ON report is gi ven i n
Cl ause E. 2. Du ri n g each m easurem ent, it is recom m ended to read th e val u e three tim es at
short intervals and to cal cu late th e resu lti ng ari th m etic averag e.
3) Evalu ation:
a) d ifferences of SET VALU ES an d REFEREN CE VALU ES present th e absol ute d eviati ons;
b) calcu l ati on of perm issibl e d eviations accord in g to Table 2;
c) th e EU T is consid ered as "passed ", wh en the measurem ents or resu l ti n g arithm etic
averag es do not exceed the l im it valu es;
d) th e resu lt sh all be docum en ted .
7.3.4 C ONSISTENCY TEST of SET VALUES
A CON SI STEN CY TEST sh al l be perform ed on control s wh ich are scal ed in arbi trary u n i ts.
Duri ng th e ch aracteri zati on req u ired at the beg in n in g, absolute valu es are assig n ed to th e
con trol posi tions as i ni tial val ues. Resu l ts from su bseq uen t tests are com pared with th e i n iti al
valu es i n ord er to d eterm i ne th e consistency of th e outpu t.
Val u es gi ven in Table 2 shall be used for accuracy of th e CON SI STEN CY TEST .
Procedure:
1 ) Verify that the SET VALU E an d the load are th e sam e as d urin g the characteri zati on .
2) Read REFERE N CE VALU ES and record th em . A sam ple of a report is g iven in Cl ause E. 3.
Duri ng each m easurem en t, i t is recomm end ed to read th e valu e th ree tim es at sh ort
i ntervals an d to calcu l ate the resu l ti n g arithm etic averag e.
3) Evalu ati on:
a) Differences of REFEREN CE VALU ES between ch aracteri zation and on goi ng testi n g
present th e absol ute d evi ati ons.
b) Calcu lation of perm issi bl e d evi ati ons accord i n g to Tabl e 2.
c) The EU T is consid ered as "passed ", wh en th e m easurem ents or resu lti ng arithm etic
averages do not exceed the lim it valu es.
d) The result sh all be d ocu m ented.
8 Wire feeder
8.1 General
Wire feed equ ipm ent i nclu d es all system s d esign ed to feed fi l ler wi re or consum able
con tin u ous el ectrodes. H owever, if VERI FI CATI ON of wire feed eq u ipm en t is possi bl e, th e wire
feed rate sh al l conform to th e accuracy g i ven i n Tabl e 1 an d Table 2.
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I n som e cases th e speed con trol m ay be scal ed with arbi trary u n i ts an d th e wire feed er fitted
wi th a wi re feed speed m eter. I n th is case th e m eter sh al l be cal ibrated .
Som e M I G wel d i ng wi re feed ers m ay be in terl ocked with th e power source preven tin g n orm al
wire feed operation with ou t an arc. I f th e interlock can n ot be overrid d en then th e power
source sh all be en ergi zed wi th an arc to verify the wire feeder.
8.3 Method
Startin g wi th the m in im um output setti ng , energize and stabil i ze the wire feed er and th en take
a read i n g. Repeat th is proced ure for each of th e m easurem ent poi nts u p to th e m axim um .
Do not use m eth od b) when an arc is used. Con si der th at th e wi re or dri ve can be energ i zed
duri n g th e m easurem en t operati on.
9 Frequency of VERIFICATION
A VERI FI CATI ON i n terval of 1 2 m on ths is recomm en ded .
A tim e peri od of 3 m onths is recom m ended between ch aracteri zati on and first CON SI STEN CY
TEST .
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I t m ay be n ecessary to con d uct CALI BRATI ON or VALI DATI ON at m ore freq uent in tervals,
depen d i ng u pon th e recomm end ati on of the m anufacturer, the req u irem en ts of the user, or
wh ere th ere is reason to beli eve th at th e perform ance of th e eq u ipm ent m ay h ave
deteri orated. V ERI FI CATI ON shal l be carri ed out after an y repair or an y process capable of
i nfl uencin g the ou tpu t val ues or th e DI SPLAYED VALU ES of th e m easurem en t i nstrum en ts.
The VERI FI CATI ON report shall contain th e fol l owi n g inform ation, if applicable:
a) nam e and ad dress of VERI FI CATI ON organ isation ;
b) type of eq u i pm ent tested e. g. power source or wire feed er;
c) m anufacturer an d m od el of eq u ipm en t tested ;
d) serial or asset n um ber of eq ui pm ent tested ;
e) am bi en t tem perature;
f) suppl y voltage;
g) th e equ i pm ent fu ncti on un d er test, e. g. current con trol , as well as m od e of eq ui pm en t
(characteristic) as specifi ed by th e wel d ing su pervisor if appl icable;
h) reference instrum en t d escri pti on an d CALI B RATI ON i nform ation ( CALI BRATI ON date or d u e
date an d seri al n um ber);
i) VERI FI CATI ON accuracy, i . e. stand ard or precision;
j) type of VERI FI CATI ON , i. e. CALI BRATI ON , VALI DATI ON or CON SI STEN CY TEST ;
k) VERI FI CATI ON range;
l) m easurem ent resu lts;
m) ad d iti onal i nform ati on or devi ations from stan d ard proced ures;
n) VERI FI CATI ON resu lt, e. g. passed or fai l ed;
o) date of issu e and / or expiry d ate of VERI FI CATI ON ;
p) si gn ature of test person n el;
q) m ark of VERI FI CATI ON org an isati on.
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Annex A
(informative)
Annex B
(informative)
Averagi ng of m easurem ent val ues is perform ed as arithm etic m ean for d irect cu rrent
seq u ences an d i nd icated as arithm etic rectifi ed value for altern ati ng cu rrent seq uences.
t2
1
U t t ∫ u (t )dt
= (B. 1 )
2 1 t −
1
Defin iti on adapted to sin gle val u es of n um ber n is gi ven by Form ul a (B. 2)
n
U 1n ∑ Un
= (B. 2)
i1 =
Form ula for th e ari thm etic rectifi ed valu e for th e q uantity U:
Exact m ath em atic d efi ni tion is gi ven by Form ul a (B. 3)
t2
1
U t t ∫ u (t ) dt
= (B. 3)
2 1 t −
1
The rectified value is th e arithm etic m ean of all amou n ts of sin gle valu es.
Form ula for th e root m ean sq uare (effective value) for q uanti ty U:
Exact m ath em atic d efini tion is gi ven by Form ula (B. 5)
t2
U~ =
1
t2 t1 t∫ [u (t )] dt
−
2
(B. 5)
1
Defin ition adapted to sin gle val u es of n um ber n is gi ven by Form ul a (B. 6)
1 n
U~ =
n ∑ [Un ]
2
(B. 6)
i 1
=
The root m ean sq uare (effecti ve value) is th e sq uare root of th e arithm etic m ean of squ ared
si ngl e valu es.
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Annex C
(informative)
For m an y m od ern weld in g power sources, the ou tpu t is con trol l ed by m icroprocessors. Output
waveform characteristics such as ram ps an d pu lses depend on th e (m ostl y with q u artz
precision) cl ock frequ ency of th e processor. An error in clock g en eration wi l l i n gen eral lead to
a com pl ete fai lu re of th e con trol or oth er m alfu ncti ons an d wi ll be recogn ized by th e user.
Therefore, i t is n ot n ecessary to verify ram p and pu lse sh apes for such con trols.
I f a wel d i ng power source has an anal og con trol, wh ere tim es are, for exam ple, generated by
resistors or capaci tors, valu es m ay slowl y ch ang e i n th e course of tim e. Such con trols m ay
req u ire bei n g regu larl y verifi ed .
Slope an d pulse con trols are consid ered to be PRECI SI ON G RADE an d the VERI FI CATI ON
accuraci es sh all conform to ± 5 % of setti ng, u n less specifi ed by th e m anu facturer.
The VE RI FI CATI ON of sl ope u p and sl ope down con trols is strai gh tforward, as the rate of
chan ge of current is sl ow.
The VERI FI CATI ON of TI G weld i ng pu lse controls i s an im portan t contri bu ti on to the qu al ity of
pu lsed TI G weld in g. I t i s a m ore d ifficu l t task than th e VERI FI CATI ON of sl ope con trols. I t
req u ires equ i pm ent wi th a faster response than is n ecessary for th e VE RI FI CATI ON of slope
con trols. An i nstrum ent response of at least ten ti m es that of th e m axim um pu lse freq uency of
th e power source is recomm ended.
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C.3 Method
Energi ze an d stabi li ze the power sou rce output for 5 s for pu lsed curren t VERI FI CATI ON . A
peri od of load curren t stabil isation is n ot appl icabl e to slope u p VERI FI CATI ON .
Record th e current waveform two tim es at each setti ng usin g appropriate in strum en tati on .
Verify th e sl ope u p an d slope d own con trol at the foll owi n g sel ected points of th e con trol
ran g e at desi gnated poin ts on th e curren t control ran g e:
a) th e ful l ran ge of th e slope control; or
b) som e part of th e sl ope range; or
c) selected poin ts on th e sl ope ran ge.
I tem s a), b) an d c) an d th e d esi gn ated current control poi nts sh ou l d be agreed by th e
m anufacturer or user or custom er an d the vali d ator i n ad vance of th e CALI BRATI ON proced ure.
I n th e absence of an y agreem en t, th e VERI FI CATI ON sh all take place at the m id-poin t of th e
curren t control range at the m id-poi n t of th e slope up or slope d own control ran g e.
Verify the curren t pu lse con trol at poi nts selected by th e foll owi n g:
1 ) th e weld ing procedure d eveloper;
2) th e val id ator;
3) th e equ ipm en t user.
I n th e absence of an y sti pu l ation of VE RI FI CATI ON poi nts by 1 ), 2) or 3), th e pu lse control shal l
be val id ated at the fol lowing poi nts on the pu lse shape control ranges:
– peak current m idran ge;
– backgroun d current m idran ge;
– peak current on tim e m in i m um an d m axim um ;
– backgroun d current on ti m e m idrange.
The specificati on an d VERI FI CATI ON of th e fu ll ran ge of th e pu lse shape controls sh ould be th e
responsibil l ity of the eq u ipm ent m an ufacturer.
The averag e valu e of th e two m easu rem en ts sh all be system atical l y record ed .
Annex D
(informative)
Annex E
(informative)
Name of organisation:
Address:
Pre ci si on grad e ± 0, 6 V = 0, 6 V
Equipment function:
X MI G/MAG U = ( 14 + 0, 05 * I ) V
2 2
TI G U = ( 10 + 0, 04 * I ) V
2 2
Stan d ard
X Pre ci si on
Am bi e n t te m pe ratu re : 24 °C
X % of h i gh e st se t Se tpoi n t to Set stan d ard Cu rre n t Vol tage Cu rre n t Vol tage Cu rre n t Vol tage Cu rre n t Vol tage
Te st re su l t: PASS FAIL X
d ate of e xpi ry of ve ri fi cati on ( as agre e d / re com m e n d e d ) :
Re m arks
………………………………………………… …………………………………………………
De vi ce 2 …. …. . …. .
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Name of organisation:
Address:
MI G/MAG U = ( 14 + 0, 05 * I ) V
2 2
TI G U = ( 10 + 0, 04 * I ) V
2 2
Sta n d ard
X P re ci si on
Am bi e n t te m pe ratu re : 24 °C
Specifications Setting Corre sp. Dispal y Difference Admisible error Test value
N o. Load to swi tch Re fe re n ce to se t wi th i n
acc.
Te st re su l t: PASS FAIL X
d a te of e xpi ry of ve ri fi cati on ( as a gre e d / re com m e n d e d ) :
Re m a rks
………………………………………………… …………………………………………………
De vi ce 2 …. …. . …. .
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Name of organisation:
Address:
X MI G/MAG U = ( 14 + 0, 05 * I ) V
2 2
TI G U = ( 10 + 0, 04 * I ) V
2 2
Stan d ard
X Pre ci si on
Am bi e n t te m pe ratu re : 24 °C
Specifications Setting Corre sp. Dispaly Display Difference Admissible error Test value
Load to swi tch Re fe re n ce Re fe re n ce be twe e n wi th i n
Te st re su l t PASS X FAIL
d ate of e xpi ry of ve ri fi cati on ( as agre e d / re com m e n d e d ) :
Re m arks
………………………………………………… …………………………………………………
De vi ce 2 …. …. . …. .
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I SO/I EC Gu i d e 99: 2007, International vocabulary of metrology – Basic and general concepts
and associated terms (VIM)
I SO 1 7662, Welding – Calibration, verification and validation of equipment used for welding,
including ancillary activities
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