Jeff

Check the performance criteria required.

EN50082-1 calls for:

30% dip for 10mS criteria B
60% dip for 100mS criteria C
100% dip for 5s criteria C

Although the last two tests are more severe, the performance criteria is
relaxed.

Regards

Chris Colgan
Compliance Engineer
TAG McLaren Audio Ltd
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: JENKINS, JEFF [SMTP:jeff.jenk...@aei.com]
> Sent: 13 February 2001 17:42
> To:   emc-p...@ieee.org
> Subject:      voltage dip requirements
> 
> 
> Hello Group,
> 
> I just received a brand new, shiny copy of EN 61000-6-2.  The voltage dip
> /
> interruption requirements are not clear to me.  Table 4 quantifies dip and
> interruption levels as "% reduction."  So, when they say a "30%
> reduction,"
> I assume they mean that the voltage is reduced to 70% of its nominal
> value,
> e.g. 120 Vac is reduced to 84 Vac.  This is well and good, but it seems
> illogical to me that the duration of the dip should increase with its
> severity.  For instance, while they specify a 30% reduction for one-half
> cycle, they specify a 60% reduction for 50 cycles and a 95% reduction for
> 250 cycles!  Say it isn't so!  I'm clinging to a desperate hope that they
> don't mean "x," but rather "1-x."
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jeff Jenkins
> Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.
> Fort Collins, CO  USA
> 
> 
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