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material and everything coming in contact with the ECG lamp terminals
must be layed out according to U-OUT.
OSRAM, as manufacturer, takes care that no higher voltage appears at the
lamp terminals than specified by U-OUT. Therefore no additional voltage
reserve is needed.
2.17 Approval Marks
2.17.1 ENEC-Approval Mark
stands for E
uropean Norm Electrical Certification. The ENEC approval is
also a conformity mark agreed upon between the testing institutes of the
European union.
It stands for compliance with the according European standards for safety
and performance. Besides sample testing ENEC includes also a permanent
control od products and production processes. This certification is
testimony of an independent and competent institute testing the safety and
performance of Electronic control gear. The number right beside the
approval mark identifies the certifying institute. For example 10 is
representing VDE in Germany.
The ENEC approval mark for ECG to operate fluorescent lamps includes
the safety standard EN 61347 and the performance standard EN 60929.
2.17.1.1 Safety acc. to
EN 61347
This standard contains the safety requirements of electric units for
operation of lamps that are designed for DC- and AC-voltage at 50 or 60
Hz. It is divided into different parts.
The first part EN 61347-1 deals with general and safety requirements.
b) Electronic control gear to operate with AC-voltage at 50 or 60 Hz
with an operating frequency different from the frequency of the
mains supply and to operate fluorescent lamps according to IEC
60081 and IEC 60901 and other fluorescent lamps for high
frequency operation are dealt with in part EN 61347-2-3.
This safety standard whose part EN 61347-2-3 together with the general
part EN 61347-1 succeeds the former standard EN 60928, is also called
„omnibus“ standard.
2.17.1.2 Performance acc. to
EN 60929
This standard specifies the performance of Electronic control gear for
fluorescent lamps. It defines the operation at AC-voltage, at 50 or 60 Hz
and with a supply frequency different from the operating frequency. It is
based on performance standards for fluorescent lamps EN 60081 and EN
60901.
2.17.2 VDE EMC mark
The independent testing institute confirms the compliance of the ECG with
the EMC regulation regarding immunity, radio interference suppression and
harmonics. At the same time, it is also a confirmation for the CE label that
can be applied to ECGs by the manufacturer himself under compliance with
the EMC regulation. Luminaire manufacturer can significantly reduce their
costs and approval efforts with regards to EMC compliance by using
already EMC approved ECGs.