Have you considered EN 61851? EN 60335-2-29 references this standard for electric vehicle charging systems.
Ted Eckert Compliance Engineer Microsoft Corporation ted.eck...@microsoft.com The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. From: Brian Ceresney [mailto:bceres...@delta-q.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 1:54 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: CE-Standards method of Compliance for Battery Chargers Previously posted on the IEEE/PSTC Forum Board: CE-Standards Compliance for Battery Chargers Posted: Dec 30, 2008 2:53 PM 7 views Season's Greetings to All, Our company manufactures industrial battery chargers that are used for EVs, various types of mobile work platforms, golf carts, and personnel movers. They operate at universal ac input voltages, and charge batteries at output voltages that range from 24V to 96V, depending upon the final application. They can be "'built-in" to machines, or mounted to structures for "off-board use"( charged by plugging the dc output into the machine). We currently have third party approvals to the US and Canadian standards for Industrial Battery chargers, and EV Battery Chargers on these products as components, and stand alone products, depending upon the output configuration. We are in the process of being tested by a European CB Body to EN60335-2-29, (referencing EN60335-1)with the intent of using the report to self-declare and CE mark the product for compliance with the LVD. Our CB Body informs us that we are not entitled to a CB Report, solely because our output voltages exceed the scope allowed by EN60335-2-29. They are only willing to provide a test and evaluation report, which may be of questionable value to us later when we intend to have further country specific approvals performed. Our CB Body has offered no alternative route to this, and argue against any alternate approach using the Standards Route. Another CB Body has suggested that we declare the product to EN60335-1, using EN60335-2-29 as a guide for specific testing and evaluation, issuing a CB Report listing both standards, noting the exception in output voltages. I would appreciate the opinions of the group as to whether this approach is valid by the Standards Route to compliance, or whether it is only a loophole that circumvents the intent of the European compliance process. Can you direct me to the specific guidelines or legislation that contain chapter and verse about the process? Is our only alternative to use a Notified Body for declaration to the Essential Requirements? Any comments you may have offering guidance are much appreciated. Best Regards, Brian Ceresney, CTech. Test and Regulatory Lead, Delta-Q Technologies Corp. Unit 3 - 5250 Grimmer Street Burnaby, BC Canada V5H 2H2 Tel: 604-327-8244 Ext.112 bceres...@delta-q.com Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. - 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 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>
