Carl Not necesarily. That would depend on how and what the equipment in which the panel-mount device is installed is connected to. Anything pluggable could be expected to be connected to a public low voltage distribution system. Also, you could, for example, have a panel-mount device installed in a rack of equipment that in itself is connected to the 'public low voltage distribution system' or 'mains'. However, if that rack of equipment is installed on an industrial site with its own power substation and never likely to be otherwise, then it would indeed be exempt. Equipment on industrial sites is generally subject to the regulations of the supply authority who do not want you to consume lots of reactive power that you are not paying for. Sorry, not a straight answer. The status depends not so much on the nature of the equipment as the type of installation in which it is likely to be used.
Neil Barker Manager Central Quality e2v 106 Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QU, England Tel: +44 (0)1245 453616 Mobile: +44 (0)7801 723735 Fax: +44 (0)1245 453571 www.e2v.com <http://www.e2v.com/> P Consider the environment: do you really need to print this e mail? ________________________________ From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Carl Newton Sent: 05 December 2008 15:22 To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Mains Harmonics, Flicker, and Industrial Applications Dear List Members, It's my goal to gain confidence through consensus. I see within the Scope of EN 61000-3-2 and -3 that those standards should apply to devices which are connected to 'public low-voltage distribution systems'. Are panel-mount type devices intended for use in industrial applications generally exempt from those standards due to this clause? Thanks, Carl - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@ptcnh.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com> ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ Sent by E2V TECHNOLOGIES PLC or a member of the E2V group of companies. A company registered in England and Wales. Company number; 04439718. Registered address; 106 Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QU, UK. ______________________________________________________ ________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@ptcnh.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com>
