Peter,
Unless someone speaks otherwise, for a Europe-only product, the answer is "no, the branch circuit should not be rated at anything other than 16 A," based on the following: 1. Nothing is mentioned in IEC 60364 or BS 7671 about loading circuits at 80% capacity or at any other ratio; and 2. If there was such a requirement, it would likely be stated in EN 60950-1 or another harmonized standard applicable for your product, as a group deviation, or for the particular countries as a special national condition or as an A-deviation. Best regards, DON GIES ALCATEL-LUCENT SENIOR PRODUCT COMPLIANCE ENGINEER BELL LABS - GLOBAL PRODUCT COMPLIANCE LABORATORY 600-700 Mountain Avenue Room 5B-104 Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 USA Phone: +1 908 582 5978 Fax: +1 908 582 0582 [email protected] MEMBER, ALCATEL-LUCENT TECHNICAL ACADEMY From: Peter Tarver [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Circuit breakers in Europe (Continuous vs. Non-Continuous Loads) Thank you all for your responses. I'll clarify: The current being carried is close to 16 A. Wiring is appropriately sized for this current and the length of the circuit conductors. Should the "branch circuit" overcurrent protection be rated anything other than 16A and why? Some have suggested 20 A is correct. Regards, Peter L. Tarver 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 <[email protected]> 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://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://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://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]>
