RE: 230V Transition for EU?

2003-02-07 Thread Crabb, John

Cenelec document HD 472 S1, 1989, nominal voltages for low voltage public
electricity supply systems
is the document that states for the first step, namely to 230V +10% -6%,
Note: The dead-line
for the completion of the first step is envisaged for 1995.

It also states that The transition period (to +/- 10%) should be as short
as possible and
should not exceed the year 2003.

However, at the request of the German National Committee, Cenelec BT
resolved to extend the 
transition period, and a Corrigendum to HD 472 S1, dated February 2002,
changes the above
sentence to read The transition period should be as short as possible and
should not exceed the year 2008.

My electricty supply company advised me of the change to a declared nominal
supply voltage of
230V +10% -6%, from January 1995.

Regards,
John Crabb,  (Product Safety) , 
NCR  Financial Solutions Group Ltd.,  Discovery Centre, 
3 Fulton Road, Dundee, Scotland, DD2 4SW
E-Mail :john.cr...@scotland.ncr.com
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From: John Barnes [mailto:jrbar...@iglou.com] 
Sent: 01 February 2003 03:48
To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org
Subject: 230V Transition for EU?



EMC-PSTC'ers,
Some of my references on international primary power say that the European
Union was to transition to 230V power in two phases:
*  On 1 JAN 1995 the United Kindon and other countries using 240VAC 
   were supposed to declare that their power was now 230VAC +10% -6%, 
   while the countries using 220VAC would declare that their power 
   was now 230VAC +6% -10%.
*  On 1 JAN 2003 all the countries in the European Union would declare
   that their power was now 230VAC +10% -10%.

Did that actually happen?  Can you point me to any official documents to
that effect, maybe in the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJ)?


Thanks!
John Barnes KS4GL, PE, NCE, ESDC Eng, SM IEEE
dBi Corporation
http://www.dbicorporation.com/


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Re: 230V Transition for EU?

2003-02-01 Thread John Woodgate
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I read in !emc-pstc that John Barnes jrbar...@iglou.com wrote (in
3e3b4355.1...@iglou.com) about '230V Transition for EU?' on Fri, 31
Jan 2003:
Some of my references on international primary power say that the
European Union was to transition to 230V power in two phases:
*  On 1 JAN 1995 the United Kindon and other countries using 240VAC 
   were supposed to declare that their power was now 230VAC +10% -6%, 
   while the countries using 220VAC would declare that their power 
   was now 230VAC +6% -10%.
*  On 1 JAN 2003 all the countries in the European Union would declare
   that their power was now 230VAC +10% -10%.

Did that actually happen?  Can you point me to any official documents to
that effect, maybe in the Official Journal of the European Communities
(OJ)?  

As far as UK is concerned, I don't think you will find anything in the
OJ. The declaration would have been done by either the Electricity
Association on behalf of the suppliers, or perhaps the DTI. In any case,
it was done.

The 2003 date has been relaxed for some countries, which can't meet the
requirements, until 2008. I have been informed by a very reliable source
that the UK supply industry has no plans to take advantage of the extra
4% downward tolerance.
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230V Transition for EU?

2003-02-01 Thread John Barnes

EMC-PSTC'ers,
Some of my references on international primary power say that the
European Union was to transition to 230V power in two phases:
*  On 1 JAN 1995 the United Kindon and other countries using 240VAC 
   were supposed to declare that their power was now 230VAC +10% -6%, 
   while the countries using 220VAC would declare that their power 
   was now 230VAC +6% -10%.
*  On 1 JAN 2003 all the countries in the European Union would declare
   that their power was now 230VAC +10% -10%.

Did that actually happen?  Can you point me to any official documents to
that effect, maybe in the Official Journal of the European Communities
(OJ)?  

Thanks!
John Barnes KS4GL, PE, NCE, ESDC Eng, SM IEEE
dBi Corporation
http://www.dbicorporation.com/


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