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    CE Marking Specialists


    A South Wales based Product  Certification and training company, specialising in supporting small to medium enterprises in meeting their CE Marking obligations


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    (Safety) Directives


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NEW EMC Standard introduction in 2016! – EN 61000-3-3:2013 (Flicker)

Updated on date by author

EN 61000-3-3:2013 (Flicker) replaces EN 61000-3-3:2008 on 18 June 2016!

This means EVERY AC operated product under the scope of EN 61000-3-3:2008 must be re-assessed, test report modified if necessary or technical justification prepared for the Technical File if no retest is done and a new EU DoC updated to reflect this change!
Most older test equipment used to measure flicker would not have been rated with EN61000-4-15:2011 (new method called in EN 61000-3-3:2013) as such it may be necessary to retest to the new standard or make a technical justification.
Its recommended that you check with the test house that originally tested your equipment, it may also say in your original test report.
If required we can now retest to the latest standard at our facility for you.

Contact us.

 

 

Posted in New Standards/Directives, News |

New standard for in-home power line communication apparatus BS EN 50561-3:2016

Updated on date by author

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What is power line communication?

A common example of this is the home power-line communication adapters commonly used to transfer broadband from one adapter plug to another anywhere in your home. It doesn’t suffer the problems associated with signal loss from walls and obstructions like WIFI. This makes it a great way to get internet from a source connection downstairs to an office upstairs, which normally would be to far away for WIFI signals to reach.

Its also popular in offices, apartments and hotels with some networks crossing across the threshold of properties via distribution networks and premises wiring. Typically transformers prevent propagating the signal, which requires multiple technologies to form very large networks.

Various data rates and frequencies are used in different situations.

 

What is BS EN 50561-3:2016 for?

In-home Power line communication apparatus (PLC) use the mains-electricity wiring in the home for communication by injecting differential-mode (DM) signals. However these signals have the potential to cause interference to the operation of radio or telecommunication apparatus.

To control this situation both radiated-emissions and conducted-emissions tests are now specified, and both are necessary as they control different things. EN 50561-3 applies to equipment that uses frequencies including those above 30 MHz in order to communicate. Procedures are given for the measurement of signals generated by the equipment and limits are specified within the frequency range 9 kHz to 400 GHz. No measurement is required at frequencies where no limits are specified.

The radiated emission requirements in this standard are not intended to be applicable to the intentional transmissions from a radio-transmitter as defined by the ITU, nor to any spurious emissions related to these intentional transmissions.

 

When is BS EN 50561-3:2016 coming out?

latest date by which this document has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
(dop) 2016-11-23

latest date by which the national standards conflicting with this document have to be withdrawn
(dow) 2018-11-23

 

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Posted in New Standards/Directives, News |

New Directives on the way! 2014/53/EU, 2014/35/EU and 2014/30/EU

Updated on date by author

Introduction

The European Commission has recently released an Application of Directives. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the date of applicability and their transitional period (if any) for the new Directives of the electrical sector.

 

What Directives apply?

 

When do the new Directives apply?

 

Products within OLD LVD/EMCD that continue to be within the NEW LVD/EMCD

Products placed on the market
 Applicable Directive(s)
before 20 April 2016 old LVD/EMCD
after 20 April 2016 new LVD/EMCD

 

Products within R&TTED that continue to be within the RED

Products placed on the market
 Applicable Directive(s)
before 13 June 2016 R&TTED
between 13 June 2016 and 12 June 2017 R&TTED or RED
after 12 June 2017 RED

 

Products within OLD/NEW LVD/EMCD that will be within the RED

Products placed on the market
 Applicable Directive(s)
before 20 April 2016 old LVD/EMCD
between 20 April 2016 and 12 June 2016 new LVD/EMCD
between 13 June 2016 and 12 June 2017 RED or new LVD/EMCD
after 12 June 2017 RED

 

Products within R&TTED that will not be within the RED

Products placed on the market
 Applicable Directive(s)
before 13 June 2016 R&TTED
after 12 June 2016 new LVD (or GPSD)(1)/EMCD

(1)If the LVD is not applicable (eg if the supply voltage is too low) the General Product Safety Directive could be applicable provided that the equipment is a consumer product.

Posted in New Standards/Directives, Uncategorized |

NMRO – Guidance to RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU

Updated on date by author

Updated guide from the NMRO available on line

The aim of the National Measurement and Regulation Office (NMRO) is to simplify technical regulation for the benefit of British business.

Key changes are:

• the inclusion of the new banned substances (DEHP, BBP, DBP & DIBP),

• the updating of web references

• A new Appendix 3 Legislative references

Take care, there are some errors
Appendix 2 “Exemptions: other applications”
The exemptions for “Lead” and “Cadmium” are incorrectly identified as “Mercury exemptions” in the table on pages 27 through 32.

Posted in News, RoHS Directive |