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Electromagnetic compatibility Generic emission standard

Part 1. Residential, commercial and light industry

The European Standard EN 50081-1 : 1992 has the status of a British Standard

Compatibilit lectromagntique Norme gnrique mission Partie 1. Rsidentiel, commercial, industrie lgre

Elektromagnetische Vertrglichkeit Fhchgrundnorm Straussendung Teil 1. Wohnbereich, Geschfts- und Gewerbebereiche sowie Kleinindustrie

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Contents
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Cooperating orgauations National foreword Foreword Text of EN 50081-1 National annex NA (informative) National annex NB (informativel

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 50081-1, Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic emission standard. Part 1 : Residential, commercial and light industry, published by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC).
This standard is one of a number of generic standards related to European Council Directive 89/336/EEC, dated 3 May 1989 (referred to as the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive), which applies to apparatus (equipment) liable to cause electromagnetic disturbance or the performance of which is liable to be affected by such disturbance. It defines the protection requirements, and related conformity procedures. The protection requirements state that apparatus within the scope of the Directive are to be so constructed that: (a) the electromagnetic disturbance it generates does not exceed a level allowing radio and telecommunications equipment and other apparatus to operate as intended; (b) the apparatus has an adequate level of intrinsic immunity to electromagnetic disturbance to enable it to operate as intended. Member States of the EC are required to presume compliance with the protection requirements where apparatus is in conformity with the relevant national standard implementing the harmonized standard (in this case EN 50081-1). Attention is drawn to Article 10 of the EMC Directive which covers such matters as declarations of conformity and EC marks. The following guidance is given to manufacturers intending to make a declaration of conformity with the protection requirements of Directive 89/336/EEC. (1) Where a declaration of conformity is to be based exclusively on standards, a manufacturer should apply all of the standards which have f the Europeun Cmmunities where been listed in the OfSEcial J m m l o the scopes of those standards are appropriate to the product, but see also footnote 1to the table on page ii. (2) Where the scopes of the product-family or product standards listed are not appropriate to a particular product, the generic standards should be applied. (3) Where, for whatever reason, a manufacturer chooses not to apply the standards or to apply them only in part, the technical construction file route, as described in Article lO(2) of Directive 89/336/EEC, can be followed in order to make a declaration of conformity.

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Types of Product')

Standards which should be applied t o make a declaration of conformity Emission Harmonics Voltage fluctuations BS 5406 : Part 3 (EN 60555-3) Radiointerference BS 800 (EN 55014) Immunity All aspects
BS EN 50082-12)

Household appliances and portable tools, e.g. vacuum cleaners, washing machines, heating and cooking appliances, dimmers Luminaires with discharge lamps TV receivers

BS 5406 : Part 2 (EN 60555-2)

BS 5406 : Part 2 (EN 60555-2)

BS 5406 : Part 23) (EN 60555-2)

BS 5394 (EN 55015)

BS 905 : Part 1 (EN 55013)

BS EN 50082-12)

BS 905 : Part 2 (EN 55020) EN 55101 all Parts')

Information Technology (IT) equipment Mains signalling equipment industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) equipment designed to generate radio Crequency energy Lndustrial electronic power and control quipment industrial non-electronic squipment

BS 5406 : Part z3) [EN 60555-2)

BS 6527 (EN 55022)

BS EN 50065-1
BS Eh' 55011

BS EN 50082-1
EN 50082-24)

EN 50081-24)

EN 50082-24)

EN 50081-2') if producing radio frequency interference

')Manufacturers are advised to consult both the scope and definitions contained in a particular ;tandard for further guidance in determining what individual items of equipment may be :overed. "he scopes of BS EN 55011, BS 905 : Pai-t 1, BS 800 and BS 6527 are in general mutually ?xclusive, but it should be noted that equipment designed to generate radio frequency energy nay be covered by the scope of more than one standard and the requirements of both standards ;hould be applied, e.g. a domestic microwave oven is covered by the scope of both BS 800 and 3s EN 56011. !)Only applies to equipment containing electronic circuits. ')Applicability is limited to equipment which is intended for household use ')in preparation.

WiX. Where no requirements covering a paiticular phenomenon are specified the equipment ihould be designed to meet the supply authority requirements.

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The examples of typical equipment given in the table on page ii, which is not exhaustive, show which standards should be applied if it is intended to make a declaration of confoimity which is based exclusively on standards.

Although the EMC Directive requires the Member States of the EC to implement it on 1 January 1992, the EC Commission has proposed an Amending Directive which would provide a transitional period of 4 years ending 31 December 1995. At the present time, the decision of the Council of Ministers on the proposal is awaited. During this proposed transitional period, manufacturers of electrotechnial products would have the option either to comply with the Directive, with effect from 1 January 1992, or to continue to comply with existing national regulations. Any such national regulations in force within a Member State before 1January 1992 could continue to apply until 31 December 1995 when they would have to be repealed. During this peiiod, products manufactured in one Member State which do not conform to the Directive would be required to conform to the regulations of the Member State in which they are marketed. For information on the basic standards listed in annex A wiite to Customer Information, BSI, Linford Wood, MK14 6LE.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM

UDG 621.37.001.365

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January 1992

Descriptors: Radiodisturbances, electromagnetic compatibility, tests, equipment protection

English version

Electromagnetic compatibility - Generic emission standard Part 1: Residential, commercial and light industry
Compatibilit lectromagntique Norme gnrique mission Partie 1 : Rsidentiel, commercial, industrie lgre Elektromagnetische Vertrglichkeit Fachgrundnom Straussendung %il 1: Wohnbereich, Geschfts-und Gewerbebereiche sowie Kleinindustrie

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 10 December 1991. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CENKENELEC 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 Comit Europen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europisches Komitee fr Elektrotechnische Normung
Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels

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Foreword
The present European Standard was prepared by the CENELEC %chnical Committee Tc 110. It was submitted to the CENELEC members for Unique Acceptance in February 1991 and was approved by all members, with the exception of Austria, as EN 50081-1 on 10 December 1991. The following dates were fixed:
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latest date of publication (dop) 1992-06-01 of an identical national standard latest date of withdrawal (dow) 1992-12-31 of conflicting national standards

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GENERIC EMISSION STANDARD

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Scope

This standard for emission requirements applies to electrical and electronic apparatus intended for use in the residential, commercial and light-industrial environment, as described in clause 5, for which no dedicated product or product-family emission standard exists. Apparatus designed to radiate electromagnetic energy for radio communications purposes is excluded from this standard. Disturbances in the frequency range O Hz to 400 GHz are covered. Where a relevant dedicated product or product-family EMC emission standard exists, this shall take precedence over all aspects of this generic standard. The emission requirements have been selected so as to ensure that disturbances generated by apparatus operating normally at residential, commercial and light-industrial locations do not exceed a level which could prevent other apparatus from operating as intended. Fault conditions of apparatus are not taken into account. Apparatus installed in the locations covered by this standard are considered to be directly connected to low-voltage public mains supplies or to a dedicated DC source which is intended to interface between the apparatus and the low-voltage public mains supply. Apparatus intended to be connected to an industrial power network or to special power supply sources are covered by another generic standard.

Normative references

This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are lisfed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies. When the international publication has been modified by CENELEC common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD applies.

IEC Publication 50(161)

555 555-1 555-2 (mod) 555-3 CISPR 14 (mod) CISPR 22 (mod)

Title
International ElectrotechnicalVocabulary Chapter 161: Electromagnetic compatibility Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Part 1: Definitions Part 2: Harmonics Part 3:Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of household electrical appliances, portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of information technology equipment

EN/HD

EN 60555-1 EN 60555-2 EN 60555-3 EN 55014

EN 55022

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Objective

The objective of this standard is to define limits and test methods for apparatus defined in the scope, in relation to electromagnetic emissions which may cause interference in other apparatus e.g. radio receivers. These emission limits represent essential electromagnetic compatibility requirements. Test requirements are specified for each port considered. NOTE 1: The limits in this standard may not, however, provide full protection against interference to radio and television reception when the apparatus is used closer than 10 m to the receiving antenna(e). NOTE 2: In special cases, for instance when highly susceptible apparatus is being used in proximity, additional mitigation measures may have to be employedto reducethe electromagnetic emission further below the specified levels.

Definitions

Definitions related to EMC and to relevant phenomena may be found in the EEC Directive, in chapter 161 of the IEV (IEC 50) and in IEC and CISPR Publications. The definitions stated in the Directive (89/336/EEC) take precedence. The following particular definitions are used in this standard:
port: Particular interface of the specified apparatus with the external electromagnetic environment (see figure 1).

enclosure port The physical boundary of the apparatus through which electromagnetic fields may radiate or impinge.

Enclosure port
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Description of locations

The environments encompassed by this standard are residential, commercial and light-industrial locations, both indoor and outdoor. The following list, although not comprehensive, gives an indication of locations which are included: residential properties, e.g. houses, apartments, etc.; retail outlets, e.g. shops, supermarkets, etc.; - business premises, e.g. offices, banks, etc.;

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areas of public entertainment, e.g. cinemas, public bars, dance halls, etc.; outdoor locations, e.g. petrol stations, car parks, amusement and sports centres, etc.; light-industrial locations, e.g. workshops, laboratories, service centres, etc.

Locations which are characterized by being supplied directly at low voltage from the public mains are considered to be residential, commercial or light industrial.

Conditions during measurement

The measurements shall be made in the operating mode producing the largest emission in the frequency band being investigated consistent with normal applications. An attempt shall be made to maximize the emission by varying the configuration of the test sample.

If the apparatus is part of a system, or can be connected to auxiliary apparatus, then the apparatus shall be tested while connected to the minimum configuration of auxiliary apparatus necessary to exercise the ports in accordance with EN 55022.
The configuration and mode of operation during measurement shall be precisely noted in the test report.

If the apparatus has a large number of terminals, then a sufficient number shall be selected to simulate actual operating conditions and to ensure that all the different types of termination are covered.
The tests shall be carried out somewhere within the specified operating environmental range for the apparatus and at its rated supply voltage, unless otherwise indicated in the basic standard.

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Documentation for the purchaserhser

Documentation which shall be supplied to the purchaserhser:

The purchaseduser shall be informed ifspecial measures have to be taken to achieve compliance, e.g. the use of shielded or special cables. 7.2 Documentation which shall be available to the purchaserhser upon request:

A list of auxiliary apparatus which together with the apparatus comply with the emission requirements shall be made available.

Applicability

Measurements are made on the relevant ports of the apparatus according to table 1. Measurements shall only be carried out where the relevant ports exist. It may be determined from consideration of the electrical characteristics and usage of a particular apparatus that some of the measurements are inappropriate and therefore unnecessary. In such a case it is required that the decision not to measure be recorded in the test report.

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Emission limits

The emission limits for apparatus covered by this standard are given on a pori by port basis. Measurements shall be performed in well-defined and reproducible conditions for each type of disturbance. The description of the test, the test methods, and the test Set-up are given in basic standards which are referred to in table 1 and in table A.1. The contents of these basic standards are not repeated here, however modifications or additional information needed for the practical application of the tests are given in this standard. NOTE: The term basic standard has been used for want of a more suitable term. The standards referenced (EN 55014, EN 55022 & EN 60555) are standlaione product-family standards. The reference to basic standard is intended to be limited to those parts of the standard that give the description of the test, the test methods and the test Set-up.

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National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible

The United Kingdom participation in the preparation of this European Standard was entrusted by the General Electrotechnical Standards Policy Committee (GEW-) to Technical Committee GELD 10, upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of Control Manufacturers (TACMA (BEAMA Ltd.)) Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Electrical Appliances Automated Material Handling Systems Association BEAMA Interactive and Mains Systems Association (BIMSA) BEAMA Ltd. British Lighting Association for the Preparation of Standards (Britlaps) British Radio and Electronic Equipment Manufactureix Association British Telecommunicationsplc Department of Health Department of Trade and Industiy Department of Transport EEA (The Association of Electronics, Telecommunications and Business Equipment Industries) ERA Technology Ltd. Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturers Association (BEAMA Ltd.) Electricity Industry in United Kingdom Electronic Components Industry Federation GAMBICA (BEAMA Ltd.) Health and Safety Executive Induction & Dielectric Heating Manufacturers Association Institution of Electrical Engineers Lighting Industiy Federation Ltd. Ministry of Defence National Air Traffic Services National Transcommunications Ltd. Radiocommunications Agency Rotating Electrical Machines Association (BEAMA Ltd.) Society of British Gas Industries Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd. Sound and Communication Industries Federation Transmission and Distribution Association (BEAMA Ltd.)

National annex NB (informative) Cross-references

Publication referred to Corresponding British Standard

EN 550141) EN 55022l) EN 60555-2l)

EN 60555-3l) IEC 50 (161)l)

BS 800 : 1988 Specification for limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of household electrical appliances, portable tools and similar electrical apparatus BS 6527 : 1988 Specification for limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of information technology equipment BS 5406 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Part 2 : 1988 Specification of harmonics Part 3 : 1988 Specification of voltage fluctuations BS 4727 Glossary of electrotechnical, power, telecommunication, electronics, lighting and colour terms Part 1Terms common to power, telecommunications and electronics Group O 9 : 1991 Electromagnetic compatibility

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