TO,OB (did you really mean that?) –
There are a number of devices designed for similar uses, but that are for wiring in. Example manufacturers include TeleHaase (http://www.tele-online.com), Lovato Electric (http://www.lovato.co.uk/) , ABB (http://www.abb.com/) and others. You can peruse their web sites for these devices and get the flavor of their certifications. Fair warning, many specs. are not available in English. Regards, Peter Tarver *From:* Brian Ceresney [mailto:bceres...@delta-q.com] *Sent:* Thursday, November 21, 2013 15:52 *To:* EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG *Subject:* [PSES] Categorizing a new product Dear Regulatory Wizards, I’ve been asked to provide the regulatory scope for a product type which is new to me, and I’d appreciate if you could provide me with a sanity check. We are considering Safety and EMC for Europe only here, of course other Directives(RoHS 2, REACH, WEEE, etc.) will apply. A CB report may be considered for additional countries, as required. The product is a small device which is intended to plug into the mains via a supply cord, and, in turn, provides a socket for another piece of mains operated equipment. The function of the device is to pass mains power through, and provide under- and over-Voltage protection by disconnecting the mains under extreme conditions(using a relay). It automatically re-connects the mains when Voltage returns to the normal range. It may also provide some surge protection. This device will be intended for use with small industrial appliances with input ratings of 100-250V, 50/60Hz, drawing maximum normal currents of less than 12A. This device is designed to prevent damage to the attached product only, the product itself is compliant with current standards for Europe and North America. Using my friend Google(thanks Brian O.), I’ve arrived at two European safety standards which seem applicable: EN 60255-27 :2005 Measuring relays and protection equipment - Part 27: Product safety requirements EN 50550-2011 Power frequency overvoltage protective device for household and similar applications (POP) Additionally, - plugs and sockets will comply with EN 60320-1. - if not specified within these standards, spacings will comply with EN60664-1. For EMC immunity and emissions: EN 61326-1:2006 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use - EMC requirements - Part 1: General requirements Please provide your comments. Am I missing anything? If not, I’ll purchase my standards, and begin the process. Thanks for your help. Best Regards, Brian C. (The *other*, other Brian) This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, disclose or distribute this message. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply email 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.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
