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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 55015:1993 Incorporating Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical lighting and similar equipment The European Standard EN 55015:1993 has the status of a British Standard ICS 33.100 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Mon Nov 06 07:43:01 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS EN 55015:1993 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the General Electrotechnical Standards Policy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on 15 June 1993 © BSI 05-1999 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference GEL/110 Draft for comment 90/22423 DC ISBN 0 580 21805 8 Cooperating organizations The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), under whose supervision this European Standard was prepared, comprises the national committees of the following countries: AustriaItaly BelgiumLuxembourg DenmarkNetherlands FinlandNorway FrancePortugal GermanySpain GreeceSweden IcelandSwitzerland IrelandUnited Kingdom Amendments issued since publication Amd. No.DateComments 7878July 1993 9963April 1998Indicated by a sideline in the margin Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Mon Nov 06 07:43:01 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS EN 55015:1993 © BSI 05-1999i Contents Page Cooperating organizationsInside front cover National forewordii Foreword2 Text of EN 550155 National annex NA (informative) Committees responsibleInside back cover National annex NB (informative) Cross-referencesInside back cover Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Mon Nov 06 07:43:01 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS EN 55015:1993 ii © BSI 05-1999 National foreword This British Standard has been prepared under the direction of the General Electrotechnical Standards Policy Committee and is the English language version of EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical lighting and similar equipment, including corrigendum December 1997 published by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC). It was derived by CENELEC from, and is technically equivalent to, CISPR 15:1992 published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). This standard is one of a number of standards related to European Council Directive 89/336/EEC, dated 3 May 1989 (referred to as the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive) as amended on 28 April 1992 by Council Directive 92/31/EEC. This Directive together with its amendment has been implemented by H.M. Government as Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 2372. The amendment provides for a transitional period lasting until 31 December 1995 during which a manufacturer may choose between the following two options when marketing his products in the single market. a) To manufacture in accordance with the requirements of the EMC Directive, making a declaration of conformity and affixing the CE Mark: this route provides access to markets of all Member States in the Single Market. b) To manufacture in accordance with the national regulations existing on 30 June 1992 in the country or countries in which the product is to be marketed: this route provides access only to those EC markets in which the apparatus is in compliance with the national regulations of those Member States. As far as products covered by this standard are concerned, the options for compliance in the UK are given in the table overleaf. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to iv, the EN title page, pages 2 to 40, an inside back cover and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover. Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Mon Nov 06 07:43:01 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS EN 55015:1993 © BSI 05-1999iii Options for the compliance in the UK Manufacturers option EC DirectiveUK regulationsStandards to be complied with EmissionImmunity HarmonicsVoltage fluctuationsRadio interferenceAll aspects a)89/336/EECSI 1992 No. 2327aBS 5406-2:1988BS 5406-3:1988BS EN 55015:1993BS EN 50082-1 b)76/890/EECbSI 1989 No. 561BS 5394:1988c a UK Regulations implementing Directive 89/336/EEC, as amended by 92/31/EEC, came into force on 28 October 1992. b As amended by Commission Directive 82/500/EEC and adapted to technical progress by Commission Directive 87/310/EEC. c BS 5394:1988, together with Amendment No. 1, implemented EN 55015:1987. Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Mon Nov 06 07:43:01 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI iv blank Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Mon Nov 06 07:43:01 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM EN 55015 February 1993 UDC 621.326:621.391.82Incorporating corrigendum December 1997 Descriptors: Radio disturbance, method of measurement, lighting equipment, luminaire, limit, evaluation, statistics English version Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical lighting and similar equipment (CISPR 15:1992) Limites et méthodes de mesure des perturbations radioélectriques produites par les appareils électriques déclairage et les appareils analogues (CISPR 15:1992) Grenzwerte und Meßverfahren für Funkstörungen von elektrischen Beleuchtungseinrichtungen und ähnlichen Elektrogeräten (CISPR 15:1992) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 1992-12-09. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions. CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels © 1993 Copyright reserved to CENELEC members Ref. No. EN 55015:1993 E Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Mon Nov 06 07:43:01 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EN 55015:1993 © BSI 05-1999 2 Foreword At the request of the CENELEC Technical Committee SC 110A, EMC Products, the International Standard CISPR 15:1992 was submitted to the CENELEC Unique Acceptance Procedure (UAP) in March 1992 for acceptance as a European Standard. The text of the International Standard was approved by CENELEC as EN 55015 on 9 December 1992. The following dates were fixed: Contents Page Foreword2 1Scope5 2Normative references5 3Definitions5 4Limits6 4.1Insertion loss of luminaires with or without starters for fluorescent lamps6 4.2Disturbance voltages of lighting devices6 4.3Disturbance voltages for self-ballasted fluorescent lamps6 4.4Radiated electromagnetic disturbances6 4.5Limits at designated frequencies7 4.6Incandescent lamps and their luminaires8 4.7Other lighting devices and auxiliaries8 5Method of measurement of the insertion loss of luminaires8 5.1Circuits for the measurement of the insertion loss8 5.2Measuring set8 5.3Luminaire9 5.4Measurement procedure9 6Method of measurement of disturbance voltages10 6.1Lighting equipment other than self-ballasted lamps10 6.2Self-ballasted lamps11 7Method of measurement of radiated electromagnetic disturbances11 7.1General11 7.2Measuring arrangement and procedure11 7.3Measurements in three directions11 7.4Lamps11 7.5Operating conditions11 7.6Application of CISPR 1611 8Interpretation of CISPR radio disturbance limits12 8.1Significance of a CISPR limit12 8.2Tests12 8.3Statistical method of evaluation12 8.4The banning of sales13 Annex A (normative) Electrical and constructional requirements for the low-capacitance balance-to-unbalance transformer27 latest date of publication of an identical national standard(dop) 1993-09-01 latest date of withdrawal of conflicting national standards(dow) 1998-01-01 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Mon Nov 06 07:43:01 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EN 55015:1993 © BSI 05-19993 Page Annex B (normative) Magnetic field induced current method33 Annex C (informative) Relative sensitivities and conversion factors for large-loop antennas (LLAs)38 Annex ZA (normative) Other international publications quoted in this standard with the references of the relevant European publications40 Figure 1 Insertion loss measurement on linear and U-type fluorescent lamp luminaires14 Figure 2 Insertion loss measurement on circular fluorescent lamp luminaires15 Figure 3 Insertion loss measurement for single-capped fluorescent lamps with integrated starter16 Figure 4 Measuring network17 Figure 5a Configuration of linear and U-type dummy lamps18 Figure 5b Configuration of circular dummy lamps19 Figure 5c Dummy lamp for 15 mm fluorescent lamps20 Figure 5d Dummy lamp for 15 mm single capped fluorescent lamps21 Figure 5e Dummy lamp for single-capped fluorescent lamps linear shaped, twin tube, tube diameter 12 mm22 Figure 5f Dummy lamp for single-capped fluorescent lamps linear shaped, quad tube, tube diameter 12 mm23 Figure 6 Measuring arrangement for interference voltages24 Figure 7 Measuring arrangement for self-ballasted lamps25 Figure 8 Conical metal housing for self-ballasted fluorescent lamps26 Figure A.1 Isolation test configuration28 Figure A.2a Balance-to-unbalance transformer circuit29 Figure A.2b Details of transformer core construction30 Figure A.2c Details of transformer core construction31 Figure A.2d Construction of transformer32 Figure B.1 Test set-up for measuring magnetic fields in X, Y and Z direction34 Figure B.2 Large-loop construction35 Page Figure B.3 Example of a slit construction for the large-loop antenna36 Figure B.4 Test set-up for verification of the large-loop antenna37 Figure C.1 Sensitivity of LLAs with a diameter of 1,0, 1,5, 3,0 and 4,0 m relative to an LLA having a diameter of 2,0 m38 Figure C.2 Correlation between the current in the 2 m loop antenna and the magnetic field at the indicated distances39 Table 1 Minimum values of insertion loss for the frequency range 150 kHz to 1 605 kHz6 Table 2 Limits of mains terminal disturbance voltage in the range 9 kHz to 30 MHz6 Table 3 Limits of the magnetic field induced current in a 2 m, 3 m or a 4 m loop antenna around the device under test, measured with the quasi-peak detector7 Table 4 Limits of disturbance field strengths at frequencies designated for use by ISM equipment7 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Mon Nov 06 07:43:01 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI 4 blank Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Mon Nov 06 07:43:01 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EN 55015:1993 © BSI 05-19995 1 Scope 1.1 This standard applies to the emission (radiated and conducted) of radio frequency disturbances from and to the immunity to radio frequency disturbances of: all lighting equipment with a primary function of generating and/or distributing light intended for illumination purposes, and intended either for connection to the low voltage electricity supply or for battery operation; the lighting part of multi-function equipment where one of the primary functions of this is illumination; independent auxiliaries exclusively for use with lighting equipment; UV and IR radiation appliances; neon advertising signs; street/flood lighting intended for outdoor use only; transport lighting (installed in buses, trains, etc.). NOTERequirements concerning immunity are under consideration. Excluded from the scope of this standard are: apparatus for which the electromagnetic compatibility requirements in the radio frequency range are explicitly formulated in other IEC or CISPR standards. NOTEExamples are: built-in lighting devices in other equipment, for example scale illumination or neon indicators; photocopiers; slide projectors. 1.2 The frequency range covered is 9 kHz to 400 GHz. 1.3 Multi-function equipment Multi-function equipment which is subjected simultaneously to different clauses of this standard and/or other standards shall meet the provisions of each clause/standard with the relevant functions in operation. 1.4 The limits in this standard have been determined on a probabilistic basis to keep the suppression of disturbances within economically reasonable limits while still achieving an adequate radio protection and electromagnetic compatibility. In exceptional cases radio frequency disturbance may occur, in spite of compliance with the limits. In such cases additional provisions may be required. 2 Normative references The following standards are referred to in this publication: IEC 50(161):1990, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV). Chapter 161: Electromagnetic Compatibility. IEC 50(845):1987, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV). Chapter 845: Lighting. CISPR 14:1993, Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrotechnical motor-operated and thermal appliances for household and similar purposes, electric tools and similar electric apparatus. CISPR 16:1987, CISPR Specification for Radio Interference Measuring Apparatus and Measuring Methods. Amendment No. 1 (1980) and Amendment No. 2 (1983). 3 Definitions For the purpose of this standard, the definitions which apply are contained in the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV), IEC 50, chapter 161: Electromagnetic compatibility, and chapter 845: Lighting. Continuous disturbance may be either broadband, for instance caused by switching operations or by unstable gas-discharges in the lamp electrode region, or may be narrowband, for instance caused by electronic control devices operating at dedicated frequencies. NOTEInstead of the concept of “broadband” and “narrowband” disturbances, in this standard a distinction is made between two related kinds of disturbance, defined