EN 61347-1:2015

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2015
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SIST EN 61347-1:2008
Stikalne naprave za sijalke - 1. del: Splošne in varnostne zahteve
Lamp controlgear - Part 1: General and safety requirements
Geräte für Lampen -- Teil 1: Allgemeine und Sicherheitsanforderungen
Appareillages de lampes -- Partie 1: Exigences générales et exigences de sécurité
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61347-1:2015
ICS:
29.130.01 Stikalne in krmilne naprave Switchgear and controlgear
na splošno in general
29.140.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
žarnicami lamps
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61347-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2015
ICS 29.140.99 Supersedes EN 61347-1:2008
English Version
Lamp controlgear - Part 1: General and safety requirements
(IEC 61347-1:2015)
Appareillages de lampes - Partie 1: Exigences générales et Geräte für Lampen - Teil 1: Allgemeine und
exigences de sécurité Sicherheitsanforderungen
(IEC 61347-1:2015) (IEC 61347-1:2015)
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Foreword
The text of document 34C/1118/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61347-1, prepared by SC 34C, "Auxiliaries
for lamps", of IEC TC 34, "Lamps and related equipment", was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 61347-1:2015.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2015-12-26
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2018-03-26
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61347-1:2008

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

This standard covers the Principle Elements of the Safety Objectives for Electrical Equipment Designed
for Use within Certain Voltage Limits (LVD - 2006/95/EC).

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61347-1:2015 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.

In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:

IEC 60038 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60038.
IEC 60155:1993 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60155:1995.
IEC 60364-4-44 NOTE Harmonized as HD 60364-4-444.
IEC 60598 (Series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60598 (Series).
IEC 60664-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60664-3.
IEC 60925:1989 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60925:1991.
IEC 60925:1989/AMD1:1996 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60925:1991/A1:1996.
IEC 60925:1989/AMD2:2001 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60925:1991/A2:2001.
IEC 60927:2007 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60927:2007.
IEC 60927:2007/AMD1:2013 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60927:2007/A1:2013.

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IEC 60929:2006 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60929:2006.
IEC 60950-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60950-1.
IEC 60990:1999 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60990:1999.
IEC 61047:2004 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61047:2004.
IEC 61347-2-1:2000 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61347-2-1:2001.
IEC 61347-2-1:2000/AMD1:2005 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61347-2-1:2001/A1:2006.
IEC 61347-2-2:2011 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61347-2-2:2012.
IEC 62384 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62384.

Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
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.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD

applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60065 (mod) 2001 Audio, video and similar electronic EN 60065 2002
apparatus - Safety requirements
- -  +corrigendum Mar. 2006
- -  +corrigendum Aug. 2007
- -  +A11 2008
- -  +A12 2011
IEC 60068-2-14 2009 Environmental testing -- Part 2-14: Tests - EN 60068-2-14 2009
Test N: Change of temperature
IEC 60081 -  Double-capped fluorescent lamps - EN 60081 -
Performance specifications
IEC 60085 2007 Electrical insulation - Thermal evaluation EN 60085 2008
and designation
IEC 60112 2003 Method for the determination of the proof EN 60112 2003
and the comparative tracking indices of solid
insulating materials
+A1 2009  +A1 2009
IEC 60216 series Electrical insulating materials - Thermal EN 60216 series
endurance properties -- Part 1: Ageing
procedures and evaluation of test results
IEC 60317-0-1 2013 Specifications for particular types of winding EN 60317-0-1 2014
wires -- Part 0-1: General requirements -
Enamelled round copper wire
IEC 60384-14 -  Fixed capacitors for use in electronic EN 60384-14 -
equipment -- Part 14: Sectional specification
- Fixed capacitors for electromagnetic
interference suppression and connection to
the supply mains
IEC 60417 -  Graphical symbols for use on equipment. HD 243 S12 -
Index, survey and compilation of the single
sheets.
- -  +corrigendum Oct. -
+A1 1979  - -
IEC 60449 1973 Voltage bands for electrical installations of HD 193 S2 1982
buildings
IEC 60529 1989 Degrees of protection provided by EN 60529 1991
enclosures (IP Code)
- -  +corrigendum May 1993
+A1 1999  +A1 2000
+A2 2013  +A2 2013
IEC 60598-1 (mod) 2014 Luminaires -- Part 1: General requirements EN 60598-1 2015
and tests
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IEC 60598-2 series Luminaires -- Part 2: Particular requirements EN 60598-2 series
-- Section 1: Fixed general purpose
luminaires
IEC 60664-1 2007 Insulation coordination for equipment within EN 60664-1 2007
low-voltage systems -- Part 1: Principles,
requirements and tests
IEC 60664-4 2005 Insulation coordination for equipment within EN 60664-4 2006
low-voltage systems -- Part 4: Consideration
of high-frequency voltage stress
- -  +corrigendum Oct. 2006
IEC 60691 2002 Thermal-links - Requirements and EN 60691 2003
application guide
IEC 60695-2-10 -  Fire hazard testing -- Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-EN 60695-2-10 -
wire based test methods - Glow-wire
apparatus and common test procedure
IEC 60695-11-5 -  Fire hazard testing -- Part 11-5: Test flames EN 60695-11-5 -
- Needle-flame test method - Apparatus,
confirmatory test arrangement and guidance
IEC 60730-2-3 -  Automatic electrical controls for household EN 60730-2-3 -
and similar use -- Part 2-3: Particular
requirements for thermal protectors for
ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps
IEC 60884-2-4 -  Plugs and socket-outlets for household and - -
similar purposes -- Part 2-4: Particular
requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for
SELV
IEC 60901 -  Single-capped fluorescent lamps - EN 60901 -
Performance specifications
IEC 60906-3 -  IEC System of plugs and socket-outlets for - -
household and similar purposes -- Part 3:
SELV plugs and socket-outlets, 16 A 6V, 12
V, 24 V, 48 V, a.c. and d.c.
IEC 60921 2004 Ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps - EN 60921 2004
Performance requirements
+A1 2006  +A1 2006
IEC 60923 2005 Auxiliaries for lamps - Ballasts for discharge EN 60923 2005
lamps (excluding tubular fluorescent lamps)
- Performance requirements
IEC 60950-1 -  Information technology equipment - Safety -- EN 60950-1 -
Part 1: General requirements
- -  +A11 -
- -  +A12 -
- -  +AC -
IEC 61180-1 1992 High-voltage test techniques for low-voltage EN 61180-1 1994
equipment -- Part 1: Definitions, test and
procedure requirements
IEC 61189-2 2006 Test methods for electrical materials, printed EN 61189-2 2006
boards and other interconnection structures
and assemblies -- Part 2: Test methods for
materials for interconnection structures
IEC 61249-2 series Materials for printed boards and other EN 61249-2 series
interconnecting structures -- Part 2-1:
Reinforced base materials, clad and unclad -
Phenolic cellulose paper reinforced
laminated sheets, economic grade, copper-
clad
IEC 61347-2 series Lamp controlgear -- Part 2-1: Particular EN 61347-2 series
requirements for starting devices (other than
glow starters)
- -  +corrigendum Jul. -
- -  +corrigendum Dec. -
IEC 61347-2-8 -  Lamp controlgear -- Part 2-8: Particular EN 61347-2-8 -
requirements for ballasts for fluorescent
lamps
- -  +corrigendum Jul. -
- -  +corrigendum Dec. -
IEC 61347-2-9 2012 Lamp controlgear -- Part 2-9: Particular EN 61347-2-9 2013
requirements for electromagnetic
controlgear for discharge lamps (excluding
fluorescent lamps)
IEC 61558-1 2005 Safety of power transformers, power EN 61558-1 2005
supplies, reactors and similar products --
Part 1: General requirements and tests
- -  +corrigendum Aug. 2006
IEC 61558-2-6 2009 Safety of transformers, reactors, power EN 61558-2-6 2009
supply units and similar products for supply
voltages up to 1 100 V -- Part 2-6: Particular
requirements and tests for safety isolating
transformers and power supply units
incorporating safety isolating transformers
IEC 61558-2-16 2009 Safety of transformers, reactors, power EN 61558-2-16 2009
supply units and similar products for
voltages up to 1 100 V -- Part 2-16:
Particular requirements and tests for switch
mode power supply units and transformers
for switch mode power supply units
ISO 4046-4 2002 Paper, board, pulps and related terms - - -
Vocabulary -- Part 4: Paper and board
grades and converted products
IEC 61347-1 ®
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 9
INTRODUCTION . 11
1 Scope . 12
2 Normative references . 12
3 Terms and definitions . 14
4 General requirements . 22
5 General notes on tests . 22
6 Classification . 23
7 Marking . 24
7.1 Items to be marked . 24
7.2 Durability and legibility of marking. 26
8 Terminals . 26
9 Earthing . 26
9.1 Provisions for protective earthing (Symbol: IEC 60417-5019 (2006-08)) . 26
9.2 Provisions for functional earthing (Symbol: IEC 60417-5018 (2011-07)) . 27
9.3 Lamp controlgear with conductors for protective earthing by tracks on
printed circuit boards . 27
9.4 Earthing of built-in lamp controlgear. 27
9.5 Earthing via independent controlgear . 27
9.5.1 Earth connection to other equipment . 27
9.5.2 Earthing of the lamp compartments powered via the independent lamp
controlgear . 28
10 Protection against accidental contact with live parts . 28
11 Moisture resistance and insulation . 29
12 Electric strength . 30
13 Thermal endurance test for windings of ballasts . 31
14 Fault conditions . 35
15 Construction . 39
15.1 Wood, cotton, silk, paper and similar fibrous material . 39
15.2 Printed circuits . 39
15.3 Plugs and socket-outlets used in SELV or ELV circuits . 39
15.4 Insulation between circuits and accessible parts . 39
15.4.1 General . 39
15.4.2 SELV circuits . 40
15.4.3 FELV circuits . 40
15.4.4 Other circuits . 41
15.4.5 Insulation between circuits and accessible conductive parts . 41
16 Creepage distances and clearances . 43
16.1 General . 43
16.2 Creepage distances . 45
16.2.1 General . 45
16.2.2 Minimum creepage distances for working voltages . 46
16.2.3 Creepage distances for working voltages with frequencies above
30 kHz . 46
16.2.4 Compliance with the required creepage distances . 47

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16.3 Clearances . 48
16.3.1 General . 48
16.3.2 Clearances for working voltages . 49
16.3.3 Clearances for ignition voltages and working voltages with higher
frequencies . 50
16.3.4 Compliance with the required clearances . 52
17 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 53
18 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking . 53
19 Resistance to corrosion . 54
20 No-load output voltage . 54
Annex A (normative) Test to establish whether a conductive part is a live part which
may cause an electric shock . 55
A.1 General test requirements . 55
A.2 Limits for measured voltages . 55
A.3 Limits for touch current . 55
Annex B (normative)  Particular requirements for thermally protected lamp
controlgear . 56
B.1 Introductory remark . 56
B.2 General . 56
B.3 Terms and definitions. 56
B.4 General requirements for thermally protected lamp controlgear. 57
B.5 General notes on tests . 57
B.6 Classification . 57
B.6.1 General . 57
B.6.2 According to the class of protection . 57
B.6.3 According to the type of protection . 57
B.7 Marking . 58
B.8 Thermal endurance of windings . 58
B.9 Lamp controlgear heating . 58
B.9.1 Preselection test . 58
B.9.2 "Class P" thermally protected lamp controlgear . 59
B.9.3 Temperature declared thermally protected lamp controlgear as specified
in IEC 61347-2-8, with a rated maximum case temperature of 130 °C or
lower . 60
B.9.4 Temperature declared thermally protected lamp controlgear as specified
in IEC 61347-2-8 with a rated maximum case temperature exceeding
130 °C . 61
B.9.5 Temperature declared thermally protected lamp controlgear as specified
in IEC 61347-2-9 . 62
Annex C (normative) Particular requirements for electronic lamp controlgear with
means of protection against overheating . 64
C.1 General . 64
C.2 Terms and definitions. 64
C.3 General requirements for electronic lamp controlgear with means of
protection against overheating . 64
C.4 General notes on tests . 65
C.5 Classification . 65
C.6 Marking . 65
C.7 Limitation of heating . 65
C.7.1 Pre-selection test. 65

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C.7.2 Functioning of the protection means . 65
Annex D (normative)  Requirements for carrying out the heating tests of thermally
protected lamp controlgear . 67
D.1 Test enclosure . 67
D.2 Heating of enclosure . 67
D.3 Lamp controlgear operating conditions . 67
D.4 Lamp controlgear position in the enclosure . 67
D.5 Temperature measurements . 68
Annex E (normative)  Use of constant S other than 4 500 in t tests. 69
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E.1 General . 69
E.2 Procedure A . 69
E.3 Procedure B . 69
Annex F (normative) Draught-proof enclosure . 72
Annex G (normative) Explanation of the derivation of the values of pulse voltages . 73
G.1 Pulse voltage rise time T . 73
G.2 Long-duration pulse voltages . 73
G.3 Short-duration pulse voltages . 73
G.4 Measurement of short-duration pulse energy . 73
Annex H (normative) Tests . 79
H.1 Ambient temperature and test room . 79
H.2 Supply voltage and frequency . 79
H.2.1 Test voltage and frequency . 79
H.2.2 Stability of supply and frequency . 79
H.2.3 Supply voltage waveform for reference ballast only . 79
H.3 Electrical characteristics of lamps . 80
H.4 Magnetic effects . 80
H.5 Mounting and connection of reference lamps . 80
H.6 Reference lamp stability . 80
H.7 Instrument characteristics . 80
H.7.1 Potential circuits . 80
H.7.2 Current circuits . 80
H.7.3 RMS measurements . 81
H.8 Invertor power sources . 81
H.9 Reference ballast . 81
H.10 Reference lamps . 81
H.11 Test conditions . 81
H.11.1 Resistance measurement delays . 81
H.11.2 Electrical resistance of contacts and leads . 81
H.12 Lamp controlgear heating . 81
H.12.1 Built-in lamp controlgear . 81
H.12.2 Independent lamp controlgear . 82
H.12.3 Integral lamp controlgear . 82
H.12.4 Test conditions . 83
Annex I (normative)  Additional requirements for built-in magnetic ballasts with double
or reinforced insulation . 84
I.1 General . 84
I.2 Terms and definitions. 84
I.3 General requirements . 84
I.4 General notes on tests . 85

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I.5 Classification . 85
I.6 Marking . 85
I.7 Protection against accidental contact with live parts. 85
I.8 Terminals . 85
I.9 Provision for earthing . 85
I.10 Moisture resistance and insulation . 85
I.11 High-voltage impulse test . 85
I.12 Thermal endurance test for windings of ballasts . 86
I.13 Ballast heating . 86
I.14 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 86
I.15 Creepage distances and clearances. 86
I.16 Resistance to heat and fire . 86
I.17 Resistance to corrosion . 86
Annex J (normative) Schedule of more onerous requirements . 87
Annex K (informative) Conformity testing during manufacture . 88
K.1 General . 88
K.2 Testing . 88
K.3 Additional dielectric strength tests for controlgear with protection against
pollution by the use of coating or potting material . 90
Annex L (normative) Particular additional requirements for controlgears providing
SELV . 91
L.1 General . 91
L.2 Terms and definitions. 91
L.3 Classification . 92
L.4 Marking . 92
L.5 Protection against electric shock . 93
L.6 Heating . 93
L.7 Short-circuit and overload protection . 94
L.8 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 95
L.8.1 General . 95
L.8.2 Insulation resistance . 95
L.8.3 Electric strength . 95
L.9 Construction . 96
L.10 Components . 96
L.11 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through insulation . 97
Annex M (informative)  Dielectric strength test voltages for controlgear intended for
the use in impulse withstand Category III . 98
Annex N (normative)  Requirements for insulation materials used for double or
reinforced insulation . 99
N.1 General . 99
N.2 Reference document . 99
N.3 Terms and definitions. 99
N.4 General requirements . 99
N.4.1 Material requirements . 99
N.4.2 Solid insulation . 99
N.4.3 Thin sheet insulation. 99
Annex O (normative) Additional requirements for built-in electronic controlgear with
double or reinforced insulation . 103
O.1 General . 103

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O.2 Terms and definitions. 103
O.3 General requirements . 103
O.4 General notes on tests . 103
O.5 Classification . 104
O.6 Marking . 104
O.7 Protection against accidental contact with live parts. 104
O.8 Terminals . 104
O.9 Provision for earthing . 104
O.10 Moisture resistance and insulation . 104
O.11 Electric strength . 104
O.12 Thermal endurance of windings . 104
O.13 Fault conditions . 104
O.14 Construction . 105
O.15 Creepage distances and clearances. 105
O.16 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 105
O.17 Resistance to heat and fire . 105
O.18 Resistance to corrosion . 105
Annex P (normative) Creepage distances and clearances and distance through
isolation (DTI) for lamp controlgear which are protected against pollution by the use of
coating or potting . 106
P.1 General . 106
P.2 Creepage distances . 106
P.2.1 General . 106
P.2.2 Minimum creepage distances for working voltages and rated voltage
with frequencies up to 30 kHz . 106
P.2.3 Creepage distances for working voltages with frequencies above
30 kHz . 106
P.2.4 Compliance with the required creepage distances . 107
P.3 Distance through isolation . 108
P.3.1 General . 108
P.3.2 Compliance tests . 109
P.3.3 Preconditioning of the lamp controlgear . 109
P.3.4 Electrical tests after conditioning . 109
Annex Q (informative) Example for U calculation . 111
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Annex R (informative) Concept of creepage distances and clearances . 112
R.1 Basic concept considerations . 112
R.1.1 Creepage distances . 112
R.1.2 Clearances . 112
R.2 Why setting up tables? . 113
Annex S (informative) Examples of controlgear insulation coordination . 114
Annex T (informative) Creepage distances and clearances for controlgear with a
higher degree of availability (impulse withstand category III) . 115
T.1 General . 115
T.2 Clearances for working voltages of lamp controlgear not protected against
pollution by coating or potting materials . 115
T.3 Clearances for working voltages of lamp controlgear protected against
pollution by coating or potting . 116
T.4 Distances through insulation – Particular additional requirements for
controlgear providing SELV . 116
Bibliography . 118

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Figure 1 – Relation between winding temperature and endurance test duration . 33
Figure 2 – Test circuit for controlgear . 38
Figure 3 – Example of a controlgear insulation related to Table 6 . 42
Figure 4 – Application of Table 7 and Table 8 . 45
Figure 5 – Application of Table 9, Table 10 and Table 11 . 48
Figure 6 – Application of Table 10 and Table 11 . 49
Figure B.1 – Test circuit for thermally protected lamp controlgear . 62
Figure D.1 – Example of heating enclosure for thermally protected ballasts . 68
Figure E.1 – Assessment of claimed value of S . 71
Figure G.1 – Circuit for measuring short-duration pulse energy . 76
Figure G.2 – Suitable circuit for producing and applying long-duration pulses . 78
Figure H.1 – Test arrangement for heating test . 83
Figure N.1 –Test arrangement for checking mechanical withstanding of insulating
materials in thin sheet layers . 102
Figure Q.1 – Example for the calculation of U . 111
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Figure S.1 – Example of schematic drawings, showing the different controlgear
insulation coordination . 114

Table 1 – Required rated impulse withstand voltage of equipment . 21
Table 2 – Working voltage and U steps . 25
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Table 3 – Electric strength test voltage . 30
Table 4 – Theoretical test temperatures for ballasts subjected to an endurance test
duration of 30 days . 34
Table 5 – Minimum creepage distance on printed circuit board . 37
Table 6 – Insulation requirements between active parts and accessible conductive
parts . 43
Table 7 – Minimum creepage distances for working voltage .
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