Re: India Standard needed

2006-02-03 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Dear Bill,
 
SISC (Siemic India Service Center) collects all India standards, you may
contact lingdon.day...@siemic.com.
 
Regards
Jeff Jin
SIEMIC InfoTech (China) Ltd.
www.siemic.com.cn


Bill Stumpf bstu...@dlsemc.com wrote:

Greetings all,
I am in need of an India EMC standard. The identification of the
standard as given to me is JSS. Can anyone direct me to a source for
this standard?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Bill Stumpf

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Re: Definition of Residual Current

2006-02-03 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 
de87437fe365cb458c265ea3d73b6f1d013da...@xbc-mail1.xantrex.com, dated 
Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Jim Eichner jim.eich...@xantrex.com writes

John: Are such words of explanation allowed in an IEC standard, or do
the standards have the same limitation applied to them as the IEV has?

The same limitation. The IEV is largely derived from definitions in 
standards. Explanation can be put in a Note below the definition, but 
long Notes are discouraged. Often, it's better to put explanation 
elsewhere in the standard, maybe in an Informative Annex if it's 
extensive.
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Re: Definition of Residual Current

2006-02-03 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 
de87437fe365cb458c265ea3d73b6f1dd99...@xbc-mail1.xantrex.com, dated 
Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Ralph McDiarmid ralph.mcdiar...@xantrex.com writes
Perhaps resultant current or net RMS current would have been better 
than vector sum.  A vector sum implies to me, drawing the vectors and 
adding them graphically, or adding their real  imag rectangular 
components.

Vector summation takes phase into account, or, what is the same thing, 
real and imaginary components.

If I recall correctly, the RMS (effective) value is also the 
square-root of the algebraic sum of the squares of the magnitudes of 
the harmonic terms.

Yes, and eliminates phase information. That's why we have to put it back 
in to calculate: power = VIcos[phi]

I understand that these RCCB devices do this sum, presumably by a 
resultant flux in a magnetic circuit.

Now, how would a magnetic circuit calculate RMS values? (I wish it 
could.)
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RE: Definition of Residual Current

2006-02-03 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
John: Are such words of explanation allowed in an IEC standard, or do
the standards have the same limitation applied to them as the IEV has?


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From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of John
Woodgate
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 11:35 AM
To: emc-p...@ieee.org
Subject: Re: Definition of Residual Current

In message
de87437fe365cb458c265ea3d73b6f1d013da...@xbc-mail1.xantrex.com, dated
Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Jim Eichner jim.eich...@xantrex.com writes

I am working on a standard for which a definition of Residual Current 
is needed.  I don't own any other standard that defines it, and I don't

subscribe to the IEC electrotechnical vocabulary (perhaps I should). At

any rate, I could use some help please.

1. Does anyone have an official definition for me?  Please state your 
source.

There are several in the IEV, but see below. Some apply only to 3-phase
supplies without a neutral conductor.

2. According to the standard for RCCB's, IEC 61008-1, here's the 
definition (translated from German to English by a colleague, so 
perhaps not verbatim from the English version of the standard):

Residual current: Vector sum of the actual values of the currents 
flowing in the main circuit of an RCCB

That seems like a pretty poor definition to me, as it is circular and a

bit vague

It's close to the IEV definition 442-05-19:

r.m.s. value of the vector sum of the currents flowing through the main
circuit of the residual current device

But yes, your 'translator' had better not give up the day job. (;-)

(I'm guessing main circuit should read mains circuit but still that

could be interpreted to include the earth wire in which case it's 
incorrect).

No, 'main circuit' excludes the earth wire.

I think the definition does not need to and should not make any 
reference to an RCCB, because residual current exists whether or not an

RCCB is used, and using RCCB in the definition just requires a 
definition of RCCB, leading back to a need to define what Residual 
Current is.

I think the definition should be something like this:

Residual Current: The vector sum of the currents in each phase and 
neutral (if applicable),

OK so far, and similar to another, but less satisfactory, IEV
definition, which says 'algebraic' instead of 'vector' and is thus not
really correct.

which if non-zero indicates that current is returning to the source via

a path other than the current-carrying conductors, which therefore 
indicates a potential shock hazard.

Such words of explanation are not permitted in an IEV definition.


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RE: Definition of Residual Current

2006-02-03 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
 
Perhaps resultant current or net RMS current would have been better
than vector sum.  A vector sum implies to me, drawing the vectors and
adding them graphically, or adding their real  imag rectangular
components.

If I recall correctly, the RMS (effective) value is also the square-root
of the algebraic sum of the squares of the magnitudes of the harmonic
terms.

I understand that these RCCB devices do this sum, presumably by a
resultant flux in a magnetic circuit.

==

Ralph McDiarmid, ASc 
Compliance Engineering Group 
Xantrex Technology Inc.


From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of John
Woodgate
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 11:35 AM
To: emc-p...@ieee.org
Subject: Re: Definition of Residual Current

In message
de87437fe365cb458c265ea3d73b6f1d013da...@xbc-mail1.xantrex.com, dated
Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Jim Eichner jim.eich...@xantrex.com writes

I am working on a standard for which a definition of Residual Current 
is needed.  I don't own any other standard that defines it, and I don't

subscribe to the IEC electrotechnical vocabulary (perhaps I should). At

any rate, I could use some help please.

1. Does anyone have an official definition for me?  Please state your 
source.

There are several in the IEV, but see below. Some apply only to 3-phase
supplies without a neutral conductor.

2. According to the standard for RCCB's, IEC 61008-1, here's the 
definition (translated from German to English by a colleague, so 
perhaps not verbatim from the English version of the standard):

Residual current: Vector sum of the actual values of the currents 
flowing in the main circuit of an RCCB

That seems like a pretty poor definition to me, as it is circular and a

bit vague

It's close to the IEV definition 442-05-19:

r.m.s. value of the vector sum of the currents flowing through the main
circuit of the residual current device

But yes, your 'translator' had better not give up the day job. (;-)

(I'm guessing main circuit should read mains circuit but still that

could be interpreted to include the earth wire in which case it's 
incorrect).

No, 'main circuit' excludes the earth wire.

I think the definition does not need to and should not make any 
reference to an RCCB, because residual current exists whether or not an

RCCB is used, and using RCCB in the definition just requires a 
definition of RCCB, leading back to a need to define what Residual 
Current is.

I think the definition should be something like this:

Residual Current: The vector sum of the currents in each phase and 
neutral (if applicable),

OK so far, and similar to another, but less satisfactory, IEV
definition, which says 'algebraic' instead of 'vector' and is thus not
really correct.

which if non-zero indicates that current is returning to the source via

a path other than the current-carrying conductors, which therefore 
indicates a potential shock hazard.

Such words of explanation are not permitted in an IEV definition.


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Re: Definition of Residual Current

2006-02-03 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 
de87437fe365cb458c265ea3d73b6f1d013da...@xbc-mail1.xantrex.com, dated 
Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Jim Eichner jim.eich...@xantrex.com writes

I am working on a standard for which a definition of Residual Current is
needed.  I don't own any other standard that defines it, and I don't
subscribe to the IEC electrotechnical vocabulary (perhaps I should). At
any rate, I could use some help please.

1. Does anyone have an official definition for me?  Please state your
source.

There are several in the IEV, but see below. Some apply only to 3-phase 
supplies without a neutral conductor.

2. According to the standard for RCCB's, IEC 61008-1, here's the
definition (translated from German to English by a colleague, so perhaps
not verbatim from the English version of the standard):

Residual current: Vector sum of the actual values of the currents
flowing in the main circuit of an RCCB

That seems like a pretty poor definition to me, as it is circular and a
bit vague

It's close to the IEV definition 442-05-19:

r.m.s. value of the vector sum of the currents flowing through the main 
circuit of the residual current device

But yes, your 'translator' had better not give up the day job. (;-)

(I'm guessing main circuit should read mains circuit but
still that could be interpreted to include the earth wire in which case
it's incorrect).

No, 'main circuit' excludes the earth wire.

I think the definition does not need to and should not make any
reference to an RCCB, because residual current exists whether or not an
RCCB is used, and using RCCB in the definition just requires a
definition of RCCB, leading back to a need to define what Residual
Current is.

I think the definition should be something like this:

Residual Current: The vector sum of the currents in each phase and
neutral (if applicable),

OK so far, and similar to another, but less satisfactory, IEV 
definition, which says 'algebraic' instead of 'vector' and is thus not 
really correct.

which if non-zero indicates that current is
returning to the source via a path other than the current-carrying
conductors, which therefore indicates a potential shock hazard.

Such words of explanation are not permitted in an IEV definition.


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RE: EMC, Safety for Machinery USA, CANADA, Russia

2006-02-03 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
 From: John Woodgate
 Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:49 PM
 Jim Bacher writes:
  For some products the Post Office has additional requirements.
 
 Bullet-proofing? (;-)
 
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smudge, crinkle and mangle can not be disabled.


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India Standard needed

2006-02-03 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Greetings all,
I am in need of an India EMC standard. The identification of the
standard as given to me is JSS. Can anyone direct me to a source for
this standard?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Bill Stumpf

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RE: EMC, Safety for Machinery USA, CANADA, Russia

2006-02-03 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
I forgot to mention that Canada also has laws that require safety approvals.
The electrical inspectors in Ontario have a reputation for finding and
preventing the installation of non compliant products.  I do not have the
information on the laws, only that they exist.  

Jim

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Re: EMC, Safety for Machinery USA, CANADA, Russia

2006-02-03 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 006601c62865$79471f70$6b01a8c0@HP29375324311, dated Thu, 2 
Feb 2006, Rich Nute jan...@fastwave.net writes
 For some products the Post Office has additional requirements.

 Bullet-proofing? (;-)

No.  Protecting the turf!

Remember the old days of British Telecom?  They had their own safety 
standards, one for the equipment they bought, and another for the 
equipment they bought for connection to the phone lines, and yet 
another for the equipment a subscriber bought and connected to the 
phone lines (which rarely gained approval because they really didn't 
want you to use equipment other than BT).

They totally ignored compliance with any IEC or EN standard.

This was a hangover from the old GPO monopoly. Yes, they fought very 
hard against the 'Ringing the Changes' liberalization. Their proposed 
BSI 'liberalized' standard for a simple home telephone ran to 400 pages, 
I believe.
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