EN 50107-3:2018

Product standard covering luminous signs with discharge lamps and/or LED (light emitting diodes) and/or EL (electroluminescent) lightsources with a nominal voltage not exceeding 1000 V, with the exclusion of general lighting, traffic- or emergency related purpose

A luminous sign, light-artwork or architectural accent lighting (finished functional sign, abbreviated: sign) shall comply with this product standard. The finished functional sign as a product fulfilling its intended purpose as luminous sign can be achieved by combining products with similar purpose through installation (according to HD 384/HD 60364 series) in order to yield a new product by itself. NOTE 1: The scope of this product standard is specified by the areas C,D and E in the figure of Annex A. NOTE 2: Even if the physical execution of a particular luminous sign might qualify the luminous sign to meet the requirements of a luminaire according to EN 60598, the exclusion of general lighting, traffic and emergency related purpose is intended to avoid the requirements of EN 60598 which are impracticable and/or impossible to fulfil for most luminous signs. To cover the special safety problems related with luminous signs, the present product standard is intended.

Produktnorm für Lichtwerbeanlagen mit Entladungslampen und/oder LED- (lichtemittierende Dioden) und/oder EL- (elektrolumineszierende) Lichtquellen mit einer Nennspannung bis einschließlich 1 000 V, ausgenommen Allgemeinbeleuchtung, Verkehrs- oder Notbeleuchtung

Norme de produit couvrant les enseignes lumineuses avec des lampes à décharge et/ou à LED (diodes électroluminescentes) et/ou les sources lumineuses électroluminescentes (EL) avec une tension nominale ne dépassant pas 1000 V, à l'exclusion de l'éclairage général ainsi que des enseignes relatives à la circulation routière et aux situations d'urgence

Standard za proizvod, ki zajema svetlobne znake z razelektritvenimi sijalkami in/ali diodami LED (svetleče diode) in/ali EL (elektroluminescenčnimi) svetlobnimi viri z nazivno napetostjo, ki ne presega 1000 V, razen splošne, cestne ali zasilne razsvetljave

Svetlobni znak, svetlobna umetnost ali arhitekturna osvetlitev (dokončan funkcionalni znak, skrajšano »znak«) morajo biti skladni s tem standardom za proizvod.
Dokončan funkcionalni znak kot proizvod, ki izpolnjuje svoj predvideni namen kot svetlobni znak, je mogoče doseči z združitvijo proizvodov s podobnim namenom uporabe prek namestitve (v skladu s skupino standardov HD 384/HD 60364), pri čemer nastane nov proizvod.
OPOMBA 1: Področje uporabe tega standarda za proizvod je določeno s polji C, D in E na sliki v dodatku A.
OPOMBA 2: Čeprav fizična izdelava določenega svetlobnega znaka lahko pomeni, da svetlobni znak izpolnjuje zahteve svetilke v skladu s standardom EN 60598, je izključenost splošne, cestne ali zasilne razsvetljave namenjena neupoštevanju zahtev iz standarda EN 60598, ki za večino svetlobnih znakov niso praktične in/ali jih ti ne morejo izpolniti. Ta standard za proizvod je namenjen obravnavi posebnih težav, povezanih s svetlobnimi znaki.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 02-Aug-2018
• ICS: 29.140.30 - Fluorescent lamps. Discharge lamps
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 34 - 'Lamps and related equipment
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 34 - 'Lamps and related equipment
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Completion Date: 14-Apr-2021
• 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
• 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 50107-3:2018 - Product standard covering luminous signs with discharge lamps and/or LED (light emitting diodes) and/or EL (electroluminescent) lightsources with a nominal voltage not exceeding 1000 V, with the exclusion of general lighting, traffic- or emergency related purpose

Relations

• Corrected By: EN 50107-3:2018/AC:2018-10 - Product standard covering luminous signs with discharge lamps and/or LED (light emitting diodes) and/or EL (electroluminescent) lightsources with a nominal voltage not exceeding 1000 V, with the exclusion of general lighting, traffic- or emergency related purpose
• Effective Date: 30-Oct-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

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Product standard covering luminous signs with discharge lamps and/or LED (light
emitting diodes) and/or EL (electroluminescent) lightsources with a nominal voltage not
exceeding 1000 V, with the exclusion of general lighting, traffic- or emergency related
purpose
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50107-3:2018
ICS:
29.140.30 )OXRUHVFHQþQHVLMDONH6LMDONH Fluorescent lamps.
Discharge lamps
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50107-3
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2018
ICS 29.140.30
English Version
Product standard covering luminous signs with discharge lamps
and/or LED (light emitting diodes) and/or EL (electroluminescent)
lightsources with a nominal voltage not exceeding 1000 V, with
the exclusion of general lighting, traffic- or emergency related
purpose
Norme de produit couvrant les enseignes lumineuses avec Produktnorm für Lichtwerbeanlagen mit Entladungslampen
des lampes à décharge et/ou à LED (diodes und/oder LED- (lichtemittierende Dioden) und/oder EL-
électroluminescentes) et/ou les sources lumineuses (elektrolumineszierende) Lichtquellen mit einer
électroluminescentes (EL) avec une tension nominale ne Nennspannung bis einschließlich 1 000 V, ausgenommen
dépassant pas 1000 V, à l'exclusion de l'éclairage général Allgemeinbeleuchtung, Verkehrs- oder Notbeleuchtung
ainsi que des enseignes relatives à la circulation routière et
aux situations d'urgence
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-09-18. 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
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2018 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 50107-3:2018 E
Contents
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Terms and definitions . 5
3.1 General . 5
3.2 Light sources . 6
3.3 Controlgear . 8
4 Protection for safety . 9
4.1 Protection against electric shock. 9
4.2 Protection against thermal effects . 11
4.3 Protection against earth- and short-circuits by means of clearances and creepage distances
4.4 Protection against fire for extra-low voltage signs where particular risks or dangers exist . 13
4.5 External influences - drain holes . 14
5 Marking . 14
5.1 General . 14
5.2 Content . 14
6 Documentation . 14
7 Internal wiring / wiring of the product . 15
7.1 Cables and supports . 15
7.2 Selection of cables . 15
7.3 Cross-sectional areas of copper conductors . 16
7.4 Electrical connections . 17
8 Signs with LED and/or LED modules . 18
8.1 General . 18
8.2 Signs with constant voltage LED and/or LED modules . 18
8.3 Signs with constant current LED . 18
8.4 Controlgear for LED and/or LED modules . 18
9 Product verification . 18
9.1 Initial verification . 18
9.2 Periodic verification . 19
Annex A (informative) Definition of applicability . 32
Annex B (normative) Special national conditions . 34
Bibliography . 35

European foreword
This document (EN 50107-3:2018) has been prepared by CLC/BTTF 142-1 “Product requirements for
signs, artwork and accent lighting using low voltage cold cathode and/or LED”.
The following dates are fixed:
— latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2019-02-03
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
— latest date by which the national standards conflicting (dow) 2021-08-03
with this document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
1 Scope
This product standard contains electrical safety requirements for luminous signs, light-artwork or
architectural accent lighting (finished functional sign, abbreviated: sign) using light sources with a
nominal voltage not exceeding 1000 V with the exclusion of general lighting, traffic- or emergency
related purposes.
The finished functional sign as a product fulfilling its intended purpose as luminous sign can be
achieved by combining products with similar purpose through installation (according to HD 384
series/HD 60364) in order to yield a new product by itself.
NOTE 1 The scope of this product standard is specified by the areas C, D and E in the figure of Annex A.
NOTE 2 Even if the physical execution of a particular luminous sign might qualify the luminous sign to meet
the requirements of a luminaire according to EN 60598, the exclusion of general lighting, traffic and emergency
related purpose is intended to avoid the requirements of EN 60598 which are impracticable and/or impossible to
fulfill for most luminous signs. To cover the special safety problems related with luminous signs, the present
product standard is intended.
2 Normative references
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.
EN 50107-1:2002, Signs and luminous-discharge-tube installations operating from a no-load rated
output voltage exceeding 1 kV but not exceeding 10 kV - Part 1: General requirements
EN 50107-2, Signs and luminous-discharge-tube installations operating from a no-load rated output
voltage exceeding 1 kV but not exceeding 10 kV - Part 2: Requirements for earth-leakage and open-
circuit protective devices
EN 60081, Double-capped fluorescent lamps - Performance specifications (IEC 60081)
EN 60529:1991, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) (IEC 60529:1989)
EN 60598-2-23, Luminaires - Part 2-23: Particular requirements - Extra low-voltage lighting systems
for filament lamps (IEC 60598-2-23)
EN 60901, Single-capped fluorescent lamps - Performance specifications (IEC 60901)
EN 60921, Ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps - Performance requirements (IEC 60921)
EN 60929, AC-supplied electronic ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps – Performance requirements
(IEC 60929)
EN 61050, Transformers for tubular discharge lamps having a no-load output voltage exceeding 1 kV
(generally called neon-transformers) - General and safety requirements (IEC 61050)
EN 61195, Double-capped fluorescent lamps - Safety specifications (IEC 61195)
EN 61199, Single-capped fluorescent lamps - Safety specifications (IEC 61199)
EN 61347-1:2008, Lamp controlgear - Part 1: General and safety requirements (IEC 61347-1:2007)
EN 61347-2-2:2012, Lamp controlgear - Part 2-2: Particular requirements for d.c. or a.c. supplied
electronic step-down convertors for filament lamps (IEC 61347-2-2:2011)
EN 61347-2-3, Lamp controlgear – Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. supplied electronic
ballasts for fluorescent lamps (IEC 61347-2-3)
EN 61347-2-8, Lamp controlgear - Part 2-8: Particular requirements for ballasts for fluorescent lamps
(IEC 61347-2-8)
EN 61347-2-10:2001, Lamp controlgear - Part 2-10: Particular requirements for electronic invertors
and convertors for high-frequency operation of cold start tubular discharge lamps (neon tubes)
(IEC 61347-2-10:2000)
EN 61347-2-13:2006, Lamp controlgear - Part 2-13: Particular requirements for d.c. or a.c. supplied
electronic controlgear for LED modules (IEC 61347-2-13:2006)
EN 62031:2008, LED modules for general lighting - Safety specifications (IEC 62031:2008)
EN 62384, DC or AC supplied electronic control gear for LED modules - Performance requirements
(IEC 62384)
EN 62532, Fluorescent induction lamps - Safety specifications (IEC 62532)
HD 384/60364 (all parts), Electrical installations of buildings / Low-voltage electrical installations
(IEC 60364, all parts)
IEC 60050-826, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - Part 826: Electrical installations
EN ISO 7010:2012, Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs - Registered safety signs
(ISO 7010:2011)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60050-826 (IEV) and the
following apply.
3.1 General
3.1.1
luminous sign
system with light sources which is intended as finished functional sign, light-artworks, and/or
decorative lighting with the exclusion of general lighting, traffic- or emergency related purpose, for
indoor and/or outdoor operation, consisting of a combination of some products with similar purpose
(apparatus, devices and components), through manufacturing or installation in order to yield the
luminous sign as new product by itself
Note 1 to entry: See Annex A as guide to applicability of product and/or installation standard.
3.1.2
architectural accent lighting
fixed or portable lighting unit or installation to enhance elements of the design or the structure of a
immobile construction and not intended for general lighting, signalling or traffic/ emergency purpose
3.1.3
general lighting
substantially uniform lighting of an area without provision for special local requirements
[SOURCE: IEV 845-09-06]
3.1.4
no-load rated output voltage
maximum rated voltage between the output terminals(s) of the transformer, inverter,
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