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 :[email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1382-592289 (direct ). Fax +44 (0)1382-622243. From: John Barnes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 01 February 2003 03:48 To: [email protected] 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/ This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
