What is BS EN 62811 – Discharge lamps about?
This International Standard specifies performance requirements for electronic controlgear for use on a.c. and/or d.c. supplies up to 1 000 V and/or a.c. supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz, associated with discharge lamps, as specified in IEC 61167, which have information for low frequency square wave operation, where the frequency range of the low frequency is from 70 Hz to 400 Hz.
Tests in this standard are type tests. Requirements for testing individual controlgear during production are not included.
There are regional standards regarding the regulation of mains current harmonics and immunity for end products like luminaires and independent controlgear. In a luminaire, the controlgear is dominant in this respect. Controlgear, together with other components, should comply with these standards.
Who is BS EN 62811 – Discharge lamps for?
BS EN 62811:2015 will be of interest to
- Lighting equipment designers
- Test and certification authorities
- Lighting equipment manufacturers
Why should you use BS EN 62811 – Discharge lamps?
Ballast is a special ballast for lamps, for operation on low-frequency square waves designed to provide comparison standards for use in testing ballasts, for the selection of reference lamps and for testing regular production lamps under standardized conditions.
BS EN 62811 navigates you through the performance requirements for electronic controlgear for use on a.c., at 50 Hz or 60 Hz and/or d.c. supplies up to 1 000 V associated with discharge lamps as specified in IEC 61167 for low-frequency square wave operation.
BS EN 62811 provides a reference lamp which is a discharge lamp selected for testing ballasts and which, when associated with a reference ballast under specified conditions, has electrical values which are close to the objective values given in a relevant specification.
As a user of BS EN 62811, you can be ensured of the performance required for the low-frequency square wave operation.