Hello Ralph, It's been nine years since I worked for APC, now another Schneider Electric company. Back then, APC had some inverters that plugged into the lighter/power socket of cars and they were tested to EN 60950-1 for Europe. You might look at IEC 62040 series standards for additional information. Since they cover uninterruptible power supplies, they should have the additional information required for the DC to AC conversion requirements. Most of the requirements were either based off of IEC 60950-1 or were quite similar to IEC 60950-1 requirements. It's likely that the IEC 62040 series will mainly add requirements based on the energy storage in the batteries and the risk of feeding power back from the batteries to the line input depending on UPS configuration. Your automotive inverter doesn't have that issue and may be suitably tested to EN 60950-1 for Europe.
Ted Eckert Microsoft Corporation The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer, past employers, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the IEEE, the IEC or any of its standards committees. Professional driver on a closed course. Your mileage may vary. Do not try this at home. The scenario presented above may be a dramatic reenactment. -----Original Message----- From: Ralph McDiarmid [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 11:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] safety standard - mobile inverters Dear group, I am looking for suggestions on best-fit product safety standard for LVD for a 230V inverter intended for vehicular use only. (buses & small trucks) Test lab suggests EN60950, which I dismissed. EN50178 and EN60335-1 don’t appear to be suitable. I’m really looking for an IEC equivalent to UL458 Thanks, Ralph McDiarmid Product Compliance Engineering Solar Business Schneider Electric - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) 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]>
