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Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding

Updated 2026-10-27

Edition timelineElectrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding: 2019 (current)20172018201920202021Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bondingIEC 61557-4:2019Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding2019 (current edition)
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Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding2019EditionYesstd.iec-61557-4.published
Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding2019Revision ofstd.iec-61557-4.revision-of

Data records

  • IEC 61557-4:2019 was prepared by IEC technical committee TC 85, Measuring equipment for electrical and electromagnetic quantities, and the catalog files it under the category Safety. Source: IEC 61557-4:2019. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-4.committee
  • IEC 61557-4:2019 is the designation of the third edition of Part 4 of the IEC 61557 series, the part on resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding. Value: IEC 61557-4:2019. Source: IEC 61557-4:2019. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-4.designation
  • IEC 61557-4:2019 was published by the IEC on 2019-07-26 as the third edition of the part. Value: 2019. Source: IEC 61557-4:2019. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-4.published
  • The IEC catalog page for IEC 61557-1:2019 lists IEC 61557-4:2019 among the publications that reference it, placing the earth connection and bonding resistance part under the general requirements of Part 1 of the series. Source: IEC 61557-1:2019. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-4.relationship
  • IEC 61557-4:2019 cancels and replaces the second edition of 2007 and is described by the publisher as a technical revision whose significant changes are a complement to the measurement category clause, a corrected equation for operating uncertainty, added requirements for measuring with DC, and alignment of the structure with the rest of the IEC 61557 series. Value: 2019. Source: IEC 61557-4:2019. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-4.revision-of
  • IEC 61557-4:2019 states the requirements for equipment that measures the resistance of earth conductors, of protective earth conductors and of equipotential bonding conductors, together with their connections and terminals, and that reports either the measured value or an indication against limits. Source: IEC 61557-4:2019. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-4.scope
  • The IEC catalog offers IEC 61557-4:2019 as the current base publication of the part, an International Standard with a stability date of 2027. Value: current, stability date 2027. Source: IEC 61557-4:2019. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-4.status
  • The publisher catalog gives the full title of IEC 61557-4:2019 as Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to ... - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding, where the ellipsis stands for the AC and DC voltage limits printed in the title. Value: Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding. Source: IEC 61557-4:2019. Verified 2026-10-27. Record std.iec-61557-4.title

Sources

  • IEC 61557-1:2019, Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 1: General requirements, 2019 edition, IEC. Held as: Public page. Publisher page for IEC 61557-1:2019
  • IEC 61557-4:2019, Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC - Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of protective measures - Part 4: Resistance of earth connection and equipotential bonding, 2019 edition, IEC. Held as: Public page. Publisher page for IEC 61557-4:2019

Obtaining the documents

Changelog (18 entries)
DateRevisionChange
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-4.committee)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-4.committee)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-4.designation)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-4.designation)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-4.published)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-4.published)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-4.relationship)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-4.relationship)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-4.revision-of)
2026-10-27revised (std.iec-61557-4.revision-of)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-4.revision-of)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-4.scope)
2026-10-27revised (std.iec-61557-4.scope)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-4.scope)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-4.status)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-4.status)
2026-10-27created (std.iec-61557-4.title)
2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed (std.iec-61557-4.title)

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