NEMA is good for the US, but in Europe they use the IPXX system where the first x describes particle tests (sand and bugs) the second X is for water integrity and can be found in 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code)
NEMA and IPXX are similar but not the same. Gary From: Kunde, Brian [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 11:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] Empty electrical enclosures in Europe I admit I don’t know much about this topic, but whenever I purchased switchgear equipment or autotransformers there is always an optional “NEMA 1 Enclosure” I can purchase. I don’t know what makes it a NEMA enclosure, but maybe their website would be a good place to start. www.nema.org<http://www.nema.org> The Other Brian From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 1:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Empty electrical enclosures in Europe Hi, I am doing some research on what standard(s) might apply to an empty electrical enclosure (the kind used for circuit breaker panels or control equipment). In the USA these would be covered by UL 508 or UL 508A. In Europe I am not sure if I should be looking at the LVD. Maybe the Construction Products Directive makes more sense since the empty box is not covered by the LVD until breakers or other devices are installed? I have looked through the harmonized standards in the LVD and nothing looked obvious to me. Any pointers? Thanks in advance, Dan - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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://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]<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]>> ________________________________ LECO Corporation Notice: This communication may contain confidential information intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you received this by mistake, please destroy it and notify us of the error. Thank you. - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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://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]<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://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]>
