EN 60968:2015

Self-ballasted fluorescent lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements

IEC 60968:2015 specifies the safety and interchangeability requirements, together with the test methods and conditions required to show compliance of tubular fluorescent lamps with integrated means for controlling starting and stable operation (self-ballasted fluorescent lamps). This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2012. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition, where additions have been made to the following: a) caps and prevention of cap misuse; b) interchangeability; c) mechanical and electrical strength; d) creepage distances and clearances; e) end of lamp life precaution; f) abnormal operation; g) test conditions for dimmable and three-way lamps; h) water contact related marking; i) verification, and assessment; j) information for luminaire design in the form of annexes.

Leuchtstofflampen mit eingebautem Vorschaltgerät für Allgemeinbeleuchtung - Sicherheitsanforderungen

Lampes à fluorescence à ballast intégré pour l'éclairage général - Règles de sécurité

L'IEC 60968:2015 spécifie les exigences de sécurité et d'interchangeabilité ainsi que les méthodes et les conditions d'essais exigés pour démontrer la conformité des lampes tubulaires à fluorescence à dispositif intégré d'amorçage et de stabilisation du fonctionnement (lampes à fluorescence à ballast intégré). Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition, parue en 2012. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. La présente édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente, avec des ajouts concernant: a) les culots et la prévention de la mauvaise utilisation des culots; b) l'interchangeabilité; c) l'endurance mécanique et électrique; d) les lignes de fuite et distances d'isolement; e) les précautions sur la fin de la durée de vie des lampes; f) le fonctionnement anormal; g) les conditions d'essai pour les lampes à variation d'intensité et à trois intensités; h) le marquage relatif au contact avec l'eau; i) la vérification et évaluation; j) les informations pour la conception du luminaire sous forme d'annexes.

Sijalke za splošno razsvetljavo z vgrajeno predstikalno napravo - Varnostne zahteve (IEC 60968:2015, spremenjen+ COR1:2015, spremenjen)

Ta mednarodni standard določa zahteve za varnost in zamenljivost vključno s preskusnimi metodami in pogoji, ki so potrebni za preverjanje skladnosti cevnih fluorescentnih sijalk z vključenimi sredstvi za nadzorovan vklop in stabilno delovanje (fluorescentne sijalke z vgrajeno predstikalno napravo).
Te sijalke so namenjene za domačo in podobno splošno razsvetljavo ter imajo nazivno napetost 50 V do 250 V, nazivno frekvenco 50 Hz ali 60 Hz in vznožke, skladne s standardom IEC 60061-1.
Za sistem vznožkov/okovov, ki ni izrecno naveden v tem standardu, se uporabljajo ustrezne informacije o preskusih v zvezi z varnostjo, ki jih zagotovi proizvajalec. Zahteve iz tega standarda se nanašajo samo na tipsko preskušanje. Priporočila za preskušanje celotnega izdelka ali serije so podana v dodatku A. Ta del standarda obravnava fotobiološko varnost glede na standarda IEC 62471 in IEC/TR 62471-2. Nevarnost zaradi modre ali infrardeče svetlobe je pod nivojem, ki zahteva označevanje.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 07-May-2015
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Mar-2018
• ICS: 29.140.30 - Fluorescent lamps. Discharge lamps
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 34 - 'Lamps and related equipment
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 34A - IEC_SC_34A
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 08-May-2015
• Completion Date: 08-May-2015
• Directive: 2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Directive: 2014/53/EU - Directive 2014/53/EU of The European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC
• Mandate: M/511 - Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI relating to harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60968:2015 - Self-ballasted fluorescent lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements (IEC 60968:2015, modified + COR1:2015, modified)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60968:2013 - Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Corrected By: EN 60968:2015/AC:2015 - Self-ballasted fluorescent lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements
• Effective Date: 31-Mar-2015

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 60968:2015
01-september-2015
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 60968:2013
SIST EN 60968:2013/A11:2015
Sijalke za splošno razsvetljavo z vgrajeno predstikalno napravo - Varnostne
zahteve (IEC 60968:2015, spremenjen+ COR1:2015, spremenjen)
Self-ballasted fluorescent lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements (IEC
60968:2015, modified + COR1:2015, modified)
Leuchtstofflampen mit eingebautem Vorschaltgerät für Allgemeinbeleuchtung -
Sicherheitsanforderungen (IEC 60968:2015, modifiziert + COR1:2015, modifiziert)
Lampes à fluorescence à ballast intégré pour l'éclairage général - Règles de sécurité
(IEC 60968:2015, modifiée + COR1:2015, modifiée)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60968:2015
ICS:
29.140.30 )OXRUHVFHQþQHVLMDONH6LMDONH Fluorescent lamps.
Discharge lamps
SIST EN 60968:2015 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60968

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2015
ICS 29.140.30 Supersedes EN 60968:2013
English Version
Self-ballasted fluorescent lamps for general lighting services -
Safety requirements
(IEC 60968:2015, modified + COR1:2015, modified)
Lampes à fluorescence à ballast intégré pour l'éclairage Leuchtstofflampen mit eingebautem Vorschaltgerät für
général - Règles de sécurité Allgemeinbeleuchtung - Sicherheitsanforderungen
(IEC 60968:2015, modifiée + COR1:2015, modifiée) (IEC 60968:2015, modifiziert + COR1:2015, modifiziert)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2015-03-30. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
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 CEN-CENELEC
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© 2015 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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Foreword
The text of document 34A/1811/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 60968 prepared by subcommittee 34A
“Lamps”, of IEC/TC 34 "Lamps and related equipment" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60968:2015.
A draft amendment, which covers common modifications to IEC 60968 (34A/1811/FDIS), was
prepared by CLC/TC 34A "Lamps" and approved by CENELEC.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has
(dop) 2016-03-30
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national
(dow) 2018-03-30
standards conflicting with the document

have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 60968:2013.
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 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 60968:2015 + COR1:2015 was approved by CENELEC as
a European Standard with agreed common modifications.

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COMMON MODIFICATIONS
CONTENTS Add the following annexes:
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with
their corresponding European publications

Delete all references to E17, E26 and E39 lamp caps in the following clause
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