Dave
You are not required to be compliant with standards – you are required to be compliant with the protection requirements of the EMC Directive. Ways of demonstrating compliance are discussed in “The Guide for the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC (8th February 2010)”, available from http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/electrical/documents/emc/guidance/index_en.htm Section 3.2 covers the use of Harmonised Standards to obtain a presumption of conformity, including: Generally the three main aspects to be covered are: – high frequency emission (related to radio protection); – low frequency emission on the mains supply (harmonics, voltage fluctuations); – Immunity to permanent and transient EMC phenomena. In reality most companies choose to test products to Harmonised Standards, using test equipment made by companies who sit on standards committees alongside test labs who perform the testing – but it’s not compulsory ☺ Regards Charlie -----Original Message----- From: Dave Coleman [mailto:david.cole...@selexelsag.com] Sent: 21 December 2011 10:50 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] harmonics & flicker That's my point - I'm aware of the requirement to be compliant with these standards, but I'm giving direction to others less knowledgeable and I need to refer to them to the text that states the requirement unambiguously. If these words are not in the product standards or in the directive, where are they? Best Regards, Dave Coleman “Usually I try to take it one day at a time, but lately several have attacked me at once...” Please consider the environment before printing this email From: John Woodgate <j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk> To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Date: 21/12/2011 09:41 Subject: Re: [PSES] harmonics & flicker In message <of3a5c1ae1.acc2a817-on8025796d.0030b95e-8025796d.00313...@selexelsag.com >, dated Wed, 21 Dec 2011, david.cole...@selexelsag.com writes: >I am trying to find the driving requirement for ITE to be tested to >61000-3-2 and 61000-3-3 (harmonics & flicker). > These standards are 'product family standards', and do not need to be called up by product standards. The 'product family' is 'anything connected to the public low-voltage electricity supply'. The EMC Directive does not call up any standards. Complying with standards is one way of complying with the Directive. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. 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