1 Scope

This part of IEC 60034 is applicable to all rotating electrical machines, except rotating electrical machines for rail and road vehicles, which are covered by the IEC 60349 series of standards.

Machines within the scope of this document may also be subject to superseding, modifying or additional requirements in other standards, for example, IEC 60079 and IEC 60092.

NOTE If particular clauses of this document are modified to meet special applications, for example machines subject to radioactivity or machines for aerospace, all other clauses apply insofar as they are compatible.

Summary of Topics

This Third edition of ANSI/UL 60034-1 dated February 9, 2024 is an adoption of IEC 60034-1, Rotating Electrical Machines – Part 1: Rating and Performance (Fourteenth Edition, issued February, 2022) with no US National Differences.