I read in !emc-pstc that Hall, Ken <[email protected]> wrote (in <a85be98e3961aa4398e3e704a78f5a93f...@cacexc05.americas.cpqcorp.net>) about 'Harmonics and Flicker repeatability/reproducibility Round Robin' on Fri, 20 Feb 2004: >In the process of evaluating replacement equipment that meets the >requirements of IEC 61000-3-2:2000/IEC61000-4-7 and >IEC61000-3-3+A1/IEC61000-4-15, I put together a small Electronic Load >based on an old HP/Agilent verification process. > > Circuit = Relayand bypass switch to Lamp Dimmer with 200W bulb across >line connected to - 3 -Glocoils in parallel with 2 Glocoils to other >side of line.Parts availiability limited voltage to 120V. > >Well , I gathered three vendors equipments, performed a bunch of tests, >with the following results: > >Stationary Harmonics - All very Close >Fluctuating harmonics - All over the place >Flicker,- With Lamp Dimmer and 200W Bulb - Large differences between >Test Equipment, consistently the same.
Which of these standards actually apply to 120 V/60 Hz systems? -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc

