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INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE

Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) -

Part 6-1: Generic standards - Imm unity standard for residential, com m ercial and
light-industrial environm ents

Com patibility electrom agnetique (CEM) -

Partie 6-1: Normes generiques - Norme d ’immunite pour les environnem ents
residentiels, com m erciaux et de I'industrie legere

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CONTENTS

FOREW ORD................................................................................................................................................ 3
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................... 5
1 Scope..................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Normative references..........................................................................................................................6
3 Terms and d e fin itio n s ........................................................................................................................ 7
4 Performance c rite ria ...........................................................................................................................9
5 Conditions during te s tin g ................................................................................................................ 10
6 Product docum enta tion.................................................................................................................... 10
7 A p p lica b ility........................................................................................................................................ 10
8 Measurement uncertainty................................................................................................................. 11
9 Immunity test requirem ents..............................................................................................................11
Annex A (inform ative) Guidance for product com m ittees..................................................................16
B ib lio g ra p h y .............................................................................................................................................. 18

Figure 1 - Equipment p o rts ....................................................................................................................8

Table 1 - Immunity requirements - Enclosure p o r t..........................................................................12

Table 2 - Immunity requirements - Signal/control p o rts ................................................................. 13
Table 3 - Immunity requirements - Input and output DC power p o rts ...........................................14
Table 4 - Immunity requirements - Input and output AC power p o rts .......................................... 15
Table A.1 - Immunity tests and test levels to be considered in future or for particular
product fa m ilie s ........................................................................................................................................ 17

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E L E C T R O M A G N E T IC C O M P A T IB IL IT Y (EM C ) -

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International Standard IEC 61000-6-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 77:
Electrom agnetic com patibility.

This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2005. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:

a) im provem ent of the environm ental description;

b) extension of the frequency range for the radio-frequency electrom agnetic field test
according to IEC 61000-4-3;

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c) amended test levels at particular frequencies for the radio-frequency electrom agnetic field
test according to IEC 61000-4-3;
d) change of the repetition frequency for the fast transients immunity test according to
IEC 61000-4-4;
e) introduction of requirem ents according to IEC 61000-4-34;
f) revision of the test levels;
g) consideration of m easurement uncertainty;
h) addition of Annex A.

The text of this standard is based on the following documents:

FDIS R eport on voting

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INTRODUCTION

IEC 61000 is published in separate parts according to the following structure:

Part 1: General

General considerations (introduction, fundamental principles)

Definitions, term inology

Part 2: Environm ent

Description of the environment

Classification of the environment
Com patibility levels

Part 3: Limits

Emission limits
Immunity lim its (insofar as they do not fall under the responsibility of the product
committees)

Part 4: Testing and m easu rem en t techniques

Measurement techniques
Testing techniques

Part 5: Installation and mitigation guidelines

Installation guidelines
Mitigation methods and devices

Part 6: Generic standards

Part 9: Miscellaneous

Each part is further subdivided into several parts, published either as International Standards
or as Technical Specifications or Technical Reports, some of which have already been
published as sections. Others will be published with the part number followed by a dash and a
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E L E C T R O M A G N E T IC C O M P A T IB IL IT Y (EM C ) -

Part 6-1: G eneric stan d ard s -

Im m u n ity stan d ard fo r resid en tial,
co m m ercial and lig h t-in d u s tria l en v iro n m en ts

1 Scope

This part of IEC 61000 for EMC immunity requirements applies to electrical and electronic
equipment intended for use in residential, commercial, public and light-industrial locations.
Immunity requirements in the frequency range 0 Hz to 400 GHz are covered. No tests need to
be performed at frequencies where no requirements are specified.

This generic EMC immunity standard is applicable if no relevant dedicated product or product-
fam ily EMC immunity standard exists.

This standard applies to electrical and electronic equipment intended to be operated in

• residential locations, as defined in 3.8, both indoor and outdoor,

• commercial, public and light industrial locations, as defined in 3.9, both indoor and
outdoor.

This standard applies also to equipment which is battery operated or is powered by a non­
public, but non-industrial, low voltage power distribution system if this equipment is intended
to be used in the locations defined in 3.8 or 3.9.

This standard defines the immunity test requirem ents for equipment specified in the scope in
relation to continuous and transient, conducted and radiated disturbances, including
electrostatic discharges.

The immunity requirements have been selected to ensure an adequate level of immunity for
equipment operating within residential, commercial, public and light-industrial locations. The
levels do not, however, cover extreme cases, which may occur at any location, but with an
extremely low probability of occurrence. Not all disturbance phenomena have been included
for testing purposes in this standard, but only those considered as relevant for the equipment
covered by this standard. These test requirements represent essential electrom agnetic
com patibility immunity requirements. They are specified for each port considered.

NOTE 1 In fo rm a tion on o th er d istu rb a n ce phenom ena is given in IEC TR 61000-4-1.

NOTE 2 S a fe ty co n sid e ra tio n s are not covered by th is standard.

NOTE 3 In special cases, situ a tio ns w ill arise w here the le ve ls o f d isturbances may exceed the te st levels
sp ecified in this standard, for exam ple where a hand-held tra n sm itte r is used in pro xim ity to equipm ent. In these
instances, special m itigation m easures m ay have to be em ployed.

2 N o rm a tiv e re fe re n c e s

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.

IEC 60050-161, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - Part 161: Electrom agnetic

com patibility (available at: www .electropedia.org)

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IEC 61000-4-2:2008, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and
measurem ent techniques - E lectrostatic discharge im m unity test

IEC 61000-4-3:2006, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-3: Testing and
measurem ent techniques - Radiated, radio-frequency, electrom agnetic field im m unity test
IEC 61000-4-3:2006/AMD1:2007
IEC 61000-4-3:2006/AM D2:2010

IEC 61000-4-4:2012, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-4: Testing and
measurem ent techniques - Electrical fast transient/burst im m unity test

IEC 61000-4-5:2014, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-5: Testing and
measurem ent techniques -S u rg e im m unity test

IEC 61000-4-6:2013, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-6: Testing and
measurem ent techniques - Imm unity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency
fields

IEC 61000-4-8:2009, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-8: Testing and
measurem ent techniques - Power frequency m agnetic field im m unity test

IEC 61000-4-11:2004, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing and
measurem ent techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations im m unity
tests

IEC 61000-4-20:2010, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-20: Testing and
measurem ent techniques - Emission and im m unity testing in transverse electrom agnetic
(TEM) waveguides

IEC 61000-4-21:2011, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-21: Testing and
measurem ent techniques - Reverberation chamber test methods

IEC 61000-4-22:2010, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-22: Testing and
measurem ent techniques - Radiated emissions and im m unity m easurements in fully anechoic
rooms (FARs)

IEC 61000-4-34:2005, Electrom agnetic com patibility (EMC) - Part 4-34: Testing and
m easurem ent techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations im m unity
tests for equipm ent with mains current more than 16 A per phase
IEC 61000-4-34:2005/AMD1:2009

3 T e rm s and d e fin itio n s

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60050-161 as well
as the following apply.

NOTE A d d itio n a l d e fin itio n s relate d to EMC and to re le va n t phenom ena are given in o th er IEC and CISPR
publications.

port
particular interface of the equipm ent which couples this equipment with or is influenced by the
external electrom agnetic environment

Note 1 to entry: Exam ples o f ports o f in te re st are shown in Figure 1. The enclosure port is the physical boundary
o f the equipm ent (e.g. enclosure). The e n clo su re port provides for radiated and e le ctro sta tic d isch a rg e (ESD)
energy tra n sfe r, w hereas the o th er ports provide fo r conducted e n e rg y tra n sfe r, e ith e r by d ire c t inje ctio n o r by
induction.

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Enclosure port
AC power port Signal/control port

EQUIPMENT

DC power port

Figure 1 - Eq u ip m en t ports

3.2
enclosure port
physical boundary of the equipment through which electrom agnetic fields may radiate or on
which they may impinge

3.3
signal/control port
port at which a conductor or cable intended to carry signals is connected to the equipment

EXAM PLE A nalog inputs, ou tpu ts and control lines; data buses; com m unication n etw orks, etc.

3.4
power port
port at which a conductor or cable, carrying the electrical input/output power needed for the
operation (functioning), is connected to the equipment

3.5
public mains network
electricity lines to which all categories of consumers have access and which are operated by
an electrical power supply and/or distribution organization for the purpose of supplying
electrical energy

3.6
long distance line
line connected to a signal/control port and which inside a building is longer than 30 m, or
which leaves the building (including a line installed outdoors)

3.7
low voltage
voltage having a value below a conventionally adopted limit

Note 1 to entry: Low voltage is typ ica lly con sid e re d as a se t o f voltage levels used for the d istribu tio n o f e le ctricity
and w hose upper lim it is g e n era lly accepted to be 1 000 V AC or 1 500 V DC.

[SOURCE: IEC 60050-151:2001, 151-15-03]

3.8
re sidential location
location which exists as an area of land designated for the construction of domestic dwellings,
and is characterized by the fact that equipment is directly connected to a low-voltage public
mains network or connected to a dedicated DC source which is intended to interface between
the equipment and the low-voltage mains network

EXAM PLE Exam ples o f reside n tia l lo ca tio n s are: houses, apartm ents, farm b u ildings used for living.

Note 1 to entry: The fu n ction o f a dom e stic dw e llin g is to provide a place for one or m ore people to live.
A dw e llin g can be a single, separate building (as in a detached house) o r a separate section o f a la rg e r b uilding (as
in an a partm ent in an a partm ent block).

Note 2 to entry: The connection betw een location and e le ctro m a g n e tic environm ent is given in 3.11.

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3.9
com m ercial, public and light-industrial location
location exemplified by areas of the city centre, offices, public transport systems
(road/train/underground), and modern business centres containing a concentration of office
automation equipment (PCs, fax machines, photocopiers, telephones, etc.), and characterized
by the fact that equipment is directly connected to a low-voltage public mains network or
connected to a dedicated DC source which is intended to interface between the equipment
and the low-voltage mains network

EXAM PLE Exam ples o f com m ercial, public o r lig h t-in d u stria l lo cations are:
retail o utlets, for exam ple shops, superm arkets;
business prem ises, fo r exam ple o ffice s, banks, hotels, data centres;
• areas o f pu b lic e n terta in m e n t, fo r exam ple cinem as, public bars, dance halls;
places o f w o rship, fo r exam ple tem ples, churches, m osques, synagogues;
ou tdo o r lo ca tio n s, fo r exam ple petrol sta tio ns, car parks, am usem ent and sports centres;
• general public locations, fo r exam ple parks, am usem ent fa c ilitie s, public o ffices;
hospitals, edu catio n a l in stitu tio ns, for exam ple schools, u n ive rsitie s, colleges;
pu b lic tra ffic area, railw ay sta tio ns, and public a re a s o f an airport;
lig h t-in d u stria l lo ca tio n s, fo r exam ple w orkshops, la b o ra to rie s, se rvice centres.

Note 1 to entry: The connection betw een location and e le ctro m a g ne tic environm ent is given in 3.11.

3.10
DC distribution network
local DC electricity supply network in the infrastructure of a certain site or building intended
for flexible use by one or more different types of equipment and ensuring continuous power
supply independently from the conditions of the public mains network

Note 1 to entry: C onnection to a rem ote local b a ttery is not regarded as a DC d istrib u tio n netw ork, if such a link
com prises only pow er supply fo r a single piece o f equipm ent.

3.11
e lectrom ag n etic e nvironm ent
totality of electrom agnetic phenomena existing at a given location

Note 1 to entry: In ge n era l, the ele ctro m a g ne tic e n viro n m e n t is tim e-d e p e nd e n t and its descrip tio n m ay need a
s ta tis tic a l approach.

Note 2 to entry: It is ve ry im portant not to confuse the e le ctro m a g ne tic en viro n m e n t and the location itself.

[SOURCE: IEC 60050-161:1990, 161-01-01, modified - Note 2 to entry has been added.]

4 P e r f o r m a n c e c r it e r ia

A functional description and a definition of the equipm ent under test's (EUT) specific
performance criteria, during or as a consequence of immunity testing, shall be provided by the
m anufacturer and noted in the test report. They shall be consistent with one of the following
general criteria for each test as specified in Table 1 to Table 4:

a) Performance criterion A: The EUT shall continue to operate as intended during and after
the test. No degradation of performance or loss of function is allowed below a
performance level specified by the manufacturer, when the EUT is used as intended. If the
performance level is not specified by the manufacturer, this may be derived from the
product description and docum entation and what the user may reasonably expect from the
equipment if used as intended.
b) Performance criterion B: The EUT shall continue to operate as intended after the test. No
degradation of performance or loss of function is allowed below a performance level
specified by the m anufacturer, when the EUT is used as intended. The performance level
may be replaced by a perm issible loss of performance. However, during the test

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degradation of perform ance is allowed but no change of actual operating state or stored
data is allowed. If the minimum performance level or the permissible performance loss is
not specified by the m anufacturer, either of these may be derived from the product
description and documentation and what the user may reasonably expect from the
equipm ent if used as intended.
c) Performance criterion C: Temporary loss of function is allowed during the test, provided
the function is self-recoverable or can be restored by the operation of the controls.

If, as a result of the application of the tests defined in this standard, the EUT becomes
dangerous or unsafe, it shall be deemed to have failed the test.

5 C o n d i t i o n s d u r in g t e s t i n g

The equipment under test (EUT) shall be tested in the expected most susceptible operating
mode, for example identified by performing limited pre-tests. This mode shall be consistent
with normal applications. The configuration of the test sample shall be varied to achieve
maximum susceptibility consistent with typical applications and installation practice. The
configuration and mode of operation during the tests shall be precisely noted in the test
report.

If the equipment is part of a system, or can be connected to auxiliary equipment, the

equipment shall be tested while connected to the minimum representative configuration of
auxiliary equipment necessary to exercise the ports. Auxiliary equipment may be simulated.

In cases where a m anufacturer's specification requires external protection devices or

measures which are clearly specified in the user's manual, the test requirements of this
standard shall be applied with the external protection devices or measures in place.

If the equipm ent has a large number of sim ilar ports or ports with many sim ilar connections, a
sufficient number shall be selected to simulate actual operating conditions and to ensure that
all the different types of term ination are covered. Justification for the selection o f the tested
ports shall be included in the test report.

The tests shall be carried out at one single set of parameters within the operating ranges of
tem perature, humidity and atmospheric pressure specified for the product and at the rated
supply voltage, unless otherwise indicated in the basic standard.

6 P rod u c t d o cu m e n ta tio n

If the m anufacturer is using his own specification for an acceptable level of EMC performance
or degradation of EMC performance during or after the testing required by this standard, this
fact shall be stated in the user documentation. This specification itself shall be made available
upon request.

7 A p p lic a b ility

The application of tests for evaluation of immunity depends on the particular equipment, its
configuration, its ports, its technology and its operating conditions.

Tests shall be applied to the relevant ports of the equipment according to Table 1 to Table 4.
Tests shall only be carried out where the relevant ports exist.

It may be determined from consideration of the electrical characteristics and usage of

particular equipm ent that some of the tests are inappropriate and therefore unnecessary. In
such a case, the decision and justification not to test shall be recorded in the test report.

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8 M e a s u re m e n t u n c e rta in ty

Where guidance for the assessment of the instrumentation uncertainty of an immunity test is
specified in IEC TR 61000-1-6 or in the corresponding basic standard, this should be
followed.

9 Im m u n ity te s t re q u ire m e n ts

The immunity test requirements for equipment covered by this standard are given on a port by
port basis and listed in Table 1 to Table 4.

Tests shall be conducted in a well-defined and reproducible manner.

The tests shall be carried out individually as single tests. The tests may be performed in any
order. Identical units may be used for testing in parallel, and this information shall be
recorded in the test report.

The description of the test, relevant generator, appropriate methods, and the set-up to be
used are given in basic standards, which are referred to in Table 1 to Table 4.

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.

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E nvironm ental phenom ena Test Units Basic standards Rem arks Perform ance
specification s criterion

1.1 P ow e r-fre q u en cy m agnetic 50. 60 Hz IEC 61000-4-8 A p p lica b le only to equ ip m e n t containing devices A
field su sce p tible to m agnetic fields.
3 A/m
The te st shall be ca rrie d out a t the frequencies
ap p ro p ria te to the pow er supply frequency.
E quipm ent intended for use in areas supplied only at
one o f these freq u e n cie s need only be tested at that
frequency.

1.2 R adio-frequency 80 to 1 000 MHz IEC 610 00 -4 -3 a- b- c The test level sp ecified is the r.m .s. va lu e o f the A
e le ctro m a g ne tic field. unm odulated carrier.
A m p litu d e m odulated 3 d V/m

80 % AM (1 kHz)

1.3 R adio-frequency 1,4 to 6,0 GHz IEC 610 00 -4 -3 a- b- c The te st level sp ecified is the r.m .s. va lu e o f the A
e le ctro m a g ne tic field. unm odulated carrier.
A m p litu d e m odulated 3 d V/m

80 % AM (1 kHz)

1.4 E le ctro sta tic C ontact ±4 (charge voltage) kV IEC 61000-4-2 See the basic standard for a p p lic a b ility o f contact B
discharge discharge a n d /o r a ir d isch a rg e test.

A ir ±8 (charge voltage) kV B
discharge

IEC 61000-4-20 may be used for sm all EUTs as defined in IEC 61000-4-20.

A fu lly ane cho ic room (FAR) as described in IEC 61000-4-22 may also be used as a test site for ra d io -fre q u e n cy im m unity test.

A reverberation ch a m b e r (RVC) as described in IEC 61000-4-21 m ay also be used. The forw ard pow er injected into a reve rb e ra tio n cham ber /^ p y , is given by the required test
e le c tric -fie ld strength £ tesl as follow s:

^test

'24or9

where CLF(f) is the cham ber loading fa c to r (dim e n sio n le ss) a t frequency f, and { £ } is the average o f the norm alized £ -fie ld (in (V /m )/W 0-5), obtained from the em pty
\ <24or9
cham ber v a lid a tio n (see A nnexes B and D o f IEC 61000-4-21:2011).

For info rm a tio n regarding situ a tio ns w ith a high co n ce ntra tio n o f m obile tran sm itte rs, see for exam ple IEC TR 61000-2-5:2011 , 9.3.

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E nvironm ental Test specification s Units Basic Rem arks Perform ance
phenom ena standards c riterio n

2.1 R a d io -fre q u en cy com m on 0.15 to 80 MHz IEC 61000-4-6 The te st level sp ecified is the r.m .s. va lu e o f A
mode the unm odulated ca rrie r. a- b
3 V

80 % AM (1 kHz)

2.2 Surges 1.2/50 (8/20) IEC 61000-4-5 c, d B

V r d >IS
lin e -to -e a rth ±1 kV (open circu it test
vo lta g e)

2.3 Fast tran sie n ts ±0,5 kV (open circ u it test IEC 61000-4-4 C apacitive clam p used. b- e B
vo lta g e)

5/50 V 'w ns
5 or 100 R epetition freq u e n cy kHz

a The test level can also be defined as the e q u iva le nt cu rre n t into a 150 Q load.

jb A p p lica b le only to ports in te rfa cin g w ith cables whose to ta l length according to the m an u fa ctu re r's fu n ction a l sp e cifica tio n may exceed 3 m.

c A pp lica b le only to ports in te rfa cin g w ith long d istance lines (see 3.6).

d W here the norm al fu n ction in g cannot be achieved because o f the im pact o f the co u p lin g /d e co u p lin g netw ork (CDN) on the EUT, the te s t shall be done w ith the reduced
fu n c tio n a lity . A ratio n a le shall be given in the te st rep o rt fo r doing so. A fte r the te st and the rem oval o f the CDN, the norm al fu n ction shall not be affected.

e The test may be perform ed at one or a t both rep e titio n frequencies. The use o f 5 kHz rep e titio n freq u e n cy is tra d itio n a l: however, 100 kHz is clo se r to reality.

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E nvironm ental Test specification s Units Basic Rem arks Perform ance
phenom ena standards c riterio n

3.1 R a d io -fre q u en cy com m on 0.15 to 80 MHz IEC 61000-4-6 The te st level sp ecified is the r.m .s. va lu e of A
mode the unm odulated ca rrie r. a- b
3 V

80 % AM (1 kHz)
c, f, g
3.2 Surges 1.2/50 (8/20) IEC 61000-4-5 B
V r d >IS
lin e -to -e a rth ±1 kV (open circu it test
vo lta g e)

lin e -to -lin e ±0,5 kV (open circu it test

vo lta g e)
d. e. h
3.3 Fast tran sie n ts ±0.5 kV (open circu it test IEC 61000-4-4 B
vo lta g e)

5/50 <K ns
5 or 100 R epetition freq u e n cy kHz

DC ports w hich are not intended to be connected to a DC d istribu tio n netw ork shall be tested as signal ports.

a The te s t level can also be defined as the e q u iva le nt cu rre n t into a 150 f t load.

b A pp lica b le only to ports in te rfa cin g w ith cables w hose to ta l length according to the m an u fa ctu re r's fu n ction a l sp e cifica tio n may exceed 3 m.

c A p p lica b le only to ports in te rfa cin g w ith long d istance lines; not app lica b le to in p u t ports intended for connection to a b a ttery or a rech a rg e ab le b a ttery w h ich shall be
rem oved or d isconnected from the equipm ent fo r recharging.

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d Not app lica b le to input ports intended for con n ectio n to a b a ttery or a rechargeable b a ttery which shall be rem oved o r d isco n n ecte d from the equ ip m e n t fo r recharging.

e E quipm ent w ith a DC pow er input port intended fo r use w ith a dedicated A C -D C pow er ad a pto r shall be tested on the AC pow er input o f the A C -D C pow er ad a pto r specified
by the m an u fa ctu re r (see test level o f T able 4). W here no ad a pto r is sp e cifie d the test shall be done on the DC pow er port using the test level o f T able 4. W here an adaptor
is sp ecified the test is app lica b le to DC pow er input ports o n ly when intended to be connected pe rm a n e ntly to cables longer than 3 m.

f E quipm ent w ith a DC pow er input port intended for use w ith an A C -D C power ad a pto r shall be tested on the AC pow er in p u t o f the A C -D C pow er ad a pto r sp ecified by the
m anufacturer or, where no a d a pto r is sp e cifie d , the te st shall be done on the DC pow er port using the te st le ve ls o f th is table.

9 For supply vo lta g es where no te st equipm ent is co m m e rcia lly a va ilable (e.g. CDNs), this te st is not required.

h The te s t may be perform ed at one or a t both rep e titio n frequencies. The use o f 5 kHz rep e titio n frequency is tra d itio n a l; how ever, 100 kHz is clo se r to reality.

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E nvironm ental Test specification s Units Basic Rem arks Perform ance
phenom ena standards c riterio n
4.1 R adio-frequency 0,15 to 80 MHz IEC 61000-4-6 The te st level sp ecified is the r.m .s. va lu e of A
com m on mode the unm odulated ca rrie r. 3
3 V
80 % AM (1 kHz)
4.2 V o lta g e dips 0 % residual voltage IEC 61000-4-11 Voltage sh ift at zero crossings. b• e B c
0.5 cycle IEC 61000-4-34

0 % residual voltage B c
1 cycle
70 % residual voltage C
25/30 a t 50/60 Hz cycle
4.3 V o lta g e in te rru p tio ns 0 % residual voltage IEC 61000-4-11 V o lta g e sh ift a t zero crossings. b- e C
250/300 a t 50/60 Hz cycle IEC 61000-4-34
4.4 Surges 1.2/50 (8/20) IEC 61000-4-5 See C lause 5. paragraph 3 B
v rd
o f th is standard. d
lin e -to -e a rth ±2 kV (open circu it test
vo lta g e)
lin e -to -lin e ±1 kV (open circu it test
vo lta g e)
4.5 Fast tran sie n ts kV (open circu it test IEC 61000-4-4 f B
±1
vo lta g e)
5/50 <K ns
5 or 100 R epetition freq u e n cy kHz

a The test level can also be defined as the e q u iva le nt cu rre n t into a 150 Q load.

b A p p lica b le only to in p u t ports.

c For e le ctro n ic pow er converters, the o p eration o f p ro te ctive d e vice s (e.g. u n dervoltage p ro te ctio n ) and the perform ance crite rio n C are allow ed.

d For supply vo lta g es where no te st equipm ent is co m m e rcia lly a va ila b le (e.g. CDNs), this test is not required.

0 The te s t shall be carried out at the freq u e n cie s a p propriate to the pow er supply frequency. E quipm ent intended to be used in regions w here only one o f these freq u e n cie s is
a p p lie d needs to be tested a t this sp e cific freq u e n cy only.

f The test may be perform ed at one or a t both rep e titio n frequencies. The use o f 5 kHz rep e titio n freq u e n cy is tra d itio n a l: however, 100 kHz is c lo s e r to reality.

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A n n ex A
(inform ative)

G u id an ce fo r p ro d u ct co m m ittees

According to IEC Guide 107 generic immunity standards specify a set of requirements, test
procedures and generalized performance criteria applicable to such products or systems
intended to be operated at locations having the respective electrom agnetic environment. The
normative part of this document defines a minimum set of immunity requirements for
equipment operating at locations in residential, commercial, and light-industrial environments.

However, there are electrom agnetic phenomena which are expected to occur or increase in
the future which might be relevant for some products or product families or interference
cases. EMC committees should provide advice and support to the product committees in
setting of corresponding immunity levels.

The purpose of Annex A is to indicate tests which might be relevant for such future situations
or for some products or product families. The product committees are requested to consider
those tests and test levels given in Table A.1. As these tests are not form ally referenced in
this standard they are not needed for demonstrating compliance with this standard.

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Table A.1 - Im m unity tests and test levels to be considered in future

or for particular product families

E lectro m agn etic Basic standard T est levels Rem arks

phenom enon according to basic
standard

Should be considered fo r equipm ent

w hich is like ly exposed to o scilla to ry
tra n sie n ts, induced in lo w -vo ltag e cables
Ring wave IEC 61000-4-12 2 due to the sw itch in g o f e le ctrica l netw orks
and reactive loads, fa u lts and in su la tio n
breakdow n o f power supply circu its or
lightning.

H arm onics/ Should be considered for equipm ent

in terharm onics/ IEC 61000-4-13 2 w hich co n tains p h a se-co n tro ls or other
sig nalling ze ro -crossing d e tection techniques.

Should be considered fo r equipm ent

which is like ly exposed to d isturbances
(fo r exam ple in case o f long cabling)
ty p ica lly g enerated by
- the pow er d istribu tio n system , w ith its
C om m on mode fun da m e n tal frequency, sig n ifica n t
conducted harm onics and interharm onics;
IEC 61000-4-16 2
distu rb a n ce s below - power e le ctro n ic equ ip m e n t (e.g.
150 kHz pow er co n ve rto rs), w hich m ay in je ct
distu rb a n ce s into the ground
co n d ucto rs and earth in g system
(through stray ca p acitance or filte rs),
or generate d isturbances in signal
and co n tro l lines by induction.

Should be considered fo r equ ip m e n t in

in d u stria l plants being exposed to
S low dam ped re p e titive o s c illa to ry tran sie n ts generated
IEC 61000-4-18 2
o s c illa to ry wave by sw itching tran sie n ts and the injection
o f im pulsive cu rre n ts in pow er system s
(netw orks and e le ctrica l equipm ent).

Should be considered fo r equipm ent

D iffe re n tia l mode se n sitive to AC pow er supply
conducted d isturbances in the freq u e n cy range 2 kHz
IEC 61000-4-19 3
distu rb a n ce s below to 150 kHz, g enerated fo r exam ple by
150 kHz pow er line co m m unication (PLC ) system s
or pow er e le ctro n ic equipm ent.

V o lta g e dips, short Should be considered fo r equipm ent

in te rru p tio ns and se n sitive to these phenom ena.
vo lta g e variations IEC 61000-4-29 2
on DC input power
ports

Should be considered fo r equipm ent

se n sitive to AC pow er supply
Broadband d isturbances in the freq u e n cy range
IEC 61000-4-31 a
d isturbances above 150 kHz, generated for exam ple by
broadband com m unication system s
o p erating on m ains.

3 T his basic standard is cu rre n tly un d er developm ent.

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