AS/NZS 3017:2007

PREFACE

CONTENTS

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE

1.2 SAFETY

1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

1.4 DEFINITIONS

1.5 SEQUENCE OF TESTS

1.6 FAILURE OF A TEST

1.7 TEST EQUIPMENT

SECTION 2 VISUAL INSPECTION

2.1 GENERAL

2.2 CHECKLIST

SECTION 3 TESTS

3.1 EARTH CONTINUITY AND RESISTANCE

3.2 INSULATION RESISTANCE

3.3 POLARITY

3.4 CORRECT CIRCUIT CONNECTIONS

3.5 CHECK OF PHASE SEQUENCE

3.6 EARTH FAULT-LOOP IMPEDANCE

3.7 OPERATION OF RESIDUAL CURRENT DEVICES (RCDs)

3.8 METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF THE RESISTANCE OF THE EARTH ELECTRODE

3.9 MEASUREMENT OF TOUCH VOLTAGE

3.10 TEST FOR CONTINUITY AND RESISTANCE OF THE INCOMING NEUTRAL

Table 3.1

3.1 Maximum values of earth fault-loop impedance (Zs) at 230 v a.c.

3.2 Maximum values of resistances

Figure

1.1 — Typical test sequence

3.1 — Resistance test of main earthing conductor

3.2 — Resistance test for protective earthing and equipotential bondingconductors

3.3 — Insulation resistance test of complete installation (supply not connected)

3.4 — Insulation resistance test of consumers mains(supply not connected)

3.5 — Insulation resistance test of single circuit (supply not connected)

3.6 — Polarity test of consumers mains (supply not connected)

3.7 — Polarity test of submains incorporating an earthing conductor (supply notconnected) — Method 1

3.8 — Polarity test of submains incorporating an earthing conductor (supply notconnected) — Method 2

3.9 — Polarity test of submains not incorporating an earthing conductor (separateMEN installation) (supply not connected)

3.10 — Polarity test of single pole switch using ohmmeter (supply not connected)

3.11 — Alternative polarity test of single pole switch using ohmmeter (supply notconnected)

3.12 — Polarity test of submains with MEN connection at outbuilding (supplyavailable)

3.13 — Polarity test of submains incorporating protective earthing conductor(supply available)

3.14 — Polarity test of single pole switch using voltage indicator (supplyavailable)

3.15 — Polarity and circuit connection test of lighting points using resistors(supply not connected)

3.16 — Polarity and circuit connection test of socket

3.17 — Polarity and circuit connection test of socket-outlet subcircuits (supply notconnected)

3.18 — Polarity and circuit connection test of equipment (supply not connected)

3.19 — Interconnection test between conductors of different circuits (supply notconnected)

3.20 — Check of phase sequence (supply not connected)

3.21 — MEN system (simplified) showing fault current (Ia) path

3.22 — Measurement of an individual circuit earth fault-loop impedance (supplynot connected)

3.23 — Measurement of the resistance of the earth electrode

3.24 — Example of touch voltage

3.25 — Measurement of touch voltage

3.26 — Test for continuity and high resistance of the incoming neutral (supplyavailable)