60601-1 is explicit about type test requirements for abnormal operation and fault conditions, and the performance during abnormal operating conditions as one of the risk management mitigations.
If you do not understand SMPS theory, consider buying some prelim time >from your agency engineer to talk to you about test and construction requirements. luck, Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Paolo > Peruzzi > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: SMPS test according to IEC 60601-1 > > Brian, > Thank you very much for your exhaustive answer. > > I should have been more clear; in our medical devices we > usually design the > SMPS by ourselves, and we don't want to have a separate > certification for > the supply unit, but just one for the system as a whole. > > I was just wondering if, according to IEC 60601-1, we ought > to test the SMPS > for overload and shortcircuit or not, as I don't find such > requirements in > the standard (neither do you...). > > As per Douglas Adams, Root Beer and Cheetos ....touchè > > Paolo Peruzzi - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
