Comments from our Chief Technical Officer -
For the motor control it would be, from the Low Voltage Directive EN 60947-1:2007 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear -- Part 1: General rules IEC 60947-1:2007 However, by the sounds of it, the Machinery Directive should also be considered. John Allen President Product Safety Consulting, Inc. 605 Country Club Drive, Suites I&J Bensenville, IL 60106 P - 630 238-0188 / F - 630 238-0269 1-877-804-3066 [email protected] http://www.productsafetyinc.com Although PSC maintains the highest level of virus protection, this e-mail and any attachments should be scanned by your virus protection software. It is the responsibility of the recipient to check that it is virus free. PSC does not accept any responsibility for data loss or systems damage arising in any way from its use. This message is confidential and intended only for the individual to whom or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or addressee, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the addressee, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying, in whole or part, of this message is strictly prohibited. If you believe that you have been sent this message in error, please do not read it. Please immediately reply to sender that you have received this message in error. Then permanently delete all copies of the message. Thank you. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 4:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] Motor controller standards It used to be EN50178. Not sure if that got rolled into a part 2 of 60947 or separate Standard. ----- Reply message ----- From: "Ted Eckert" <[email protected]> List-Post: [email protected] Date: Fri, Jan 21, 2011 3:51 pm Subject: [PSES] Motor controller standards To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Hello Doug, I’ll tackle the North American side of this discussion. I believe UL 508C <http://ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com/scopes/scopes.asp?fn=0508C.html> is the standard for the United States. Its scope states “These requirements cover open or enclosed equipment that supplies power to control a motor or motors operating at a frequency or voltage different than that of the input supply.” This is the standard my former employer used for their AC drives and soft starts <http://products.schnei er-electric.us/products-services/products/ac-drives-and-soft-starts/> . This standard corresponds to CAN/CSA-22.2 No. 14. Best regards, Ted Eckert Compliance Engineer Microsoft Corporation [email protected] The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] <mailto:[mailto:[email protected]]> On Behalf Of Doug Nix Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:00 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Motor controller standards All, I am consulting with a client that builds automation equipment used with chain and wire rope hoists. The system is comprised of a group of modules that can be connected via ethernet with a control console, auxilliary modules and hoist motor controllers to build a customized system. I am considering using EN 60950-1 as the base standard for the system as it uses some integrated industrial PC's, but I'm a bit stumped on what the appropriate electrical safety standard for the drive module would be. The module uses an off-the-shelf VFD, with some custom boards for emergency stop and communications, all integrated into a single box. Any thoughts would be appreciated! -- Doug Nix, A.Sc.T. IEEE Engineering & Human Environment Joint Chapter Toronto Section, Ontario, Canada http://ewh.ieee.org/r7/toronto/chapters/humanenv.htm <http://ewh.ieee.org/r7/toronto/chapters/humanenv.htm> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> mobile (519) 729-5704 fax (519) 653-1318 Find me LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougnix <http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougnix> Fostering Technological Innovation and Excellence for the Benefit of Humanity. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/> Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ <http://www.ieee-pses.org/> Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html <http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html <http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html> For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > David Heald: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/> Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ <http://www.ieee-pses.org/> Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html <http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html> List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html <http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html> For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Mike Cantwell <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > David Heald: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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]>
