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Insulation Group

Insulation group is the classification of equipment according to environmental and operating conditions and takes into account
  1. the reduction of insulation of equipment due to environmental effects at the site,
  2. Increases in voltage that result from activities in the plant or in the atmosphere
  3. direct results of insulation m alfunction depending on short-circuit power.
Insulation group Reduction in insulation due to environmental influences Loading due to overvoltages
A0 low very small
A low small
medium medium
C large  large
D very large large

(source: DIN 57110b / VDE 0110b (2/79) page 1 f.)