IEC 60439-2:2005 applies to busbar trunking systems (BTS) and their accessories for feeding and distributing electrical power in residential, retail, public, agricultural, and industrial premises. It also applies to busbar trunking systems designed to incorporate communication and/or control systems or intended to supply luminaires through tap-off units but does not apply to supply track systems in accordance with IEC 60570.
The busbar trunking systems considered in this standard are type-tested ASSEMBLIES (TTA) when tested in accordance with clause 8 of this standard; variations in length and angles of bends are considered to be covered.
Tap-off units may be partially type-tested ASSEMBLIES (PTTA).