IEC 61347-2-3:2011

Lamp control gear - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. and/or d.c. supplied electronic control gear for fluorescent lamps

IEC 61347-2-3:2011 specifies particular safety requirements for electronic control gear for use on a.c. and d.c. supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz with operating frequencies deviating from the supply frequency, associated with fluorescent lamps as specified in IEC 60081 and IEC 60901, and other fluorescent lamps for high-frequency operation. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2000, its Amendment 1 (2004) and its Amendment 2 (2006), IEC 61347-2-4 published in 2000, IEC 61347-2-5 published in 2000 and IEC 61347-2-6 published in 2000. This second edition constitutes a technical revision. The significant revisions with respect to the first edition are:
- rectifying test conditions when dimming;
- construction requirements;
- measurement circuits and limits for HF leakage currents;
- modification of the structure to become a standard exclusively for a.c. and d.c. central supplied electronic control gear for general lighting and Annex J cover centrally- supplied emergency control gear.
This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 61347-1:2007. The contents of the corrigendum of September 2011 have been included in this copy.

Appareillages de lampes - Partie 2-3: Exigences particulières pour les appareillages électroniques alimentés en courant alternatif et/ou en courant continu pour lampes fluorescentes

La CEI 61347-2-3:2011 spécifie les exigences particulières de sécurité applicables aux appareillages électroniques pour utilisation en courant alternatif et en courant continu jusqu'à 1 000 V à 50 Hz ou 60 Hz, avec des fréquences de fonctionnement différentes de la fréquence du réseau d'alimentation, associés aux lampes fluorescentes spécifiées dans la CEI 60081 et la CEI 60901, et à d'autres lampes fluorescentes fonctionnant à haute fréquence. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 2000, son Amendement 1 (2004) et son Amendement 2 (2006), ainsi que la CEI 60925 parue en 1989, son Amendement 1 (1996) et son Amendement 2 (2001), la CEI 61347-2-4 parue en 2000, la CEI 61347-2-5 parue en 2000 et la CEI 61347-2-6 parue en 2000. Elle constitue une révision technique. Les révisions significatives par rapport à la première édition sont les suivantes:
- rectification des conditions d'essai lors de variations;
- exigences de construction;
- circuits de mesure et limites pour les courants de fuite HF;
- modification de la structure de la norme, pour qu'elle traite exclusivement des appareillages électroniques à alimentation centrale en courant alternatif et en courant continu pour l'éclairage général, et pour que l'Annexe J traite des appareillages de secours à alimentation centrale.
Cette publication doit être lue conjointement avec la .> Le contenu du corrigendum de septembre 2011 a été pris en considération dans cet exemplaire.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 18-May-2011
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 29.140.99 - Other standards related to lamps
• Technical Committee: SC 34C - Auxiliaries for lamps
• Drafting Committee: WG 1 - TC 34/SC 34C/WG 1

Relations

• Replaces: IEC 61347-2-4:2000 - Lamp controlgear - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for d.c. supplied electronic ballasts for general lighting
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Replaces: IEC 61347-2-6:2000 - Lamp controlgear - Part 2-6: Particular requirements for d.c. supplied electronic ballasts for aircraft lighting
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Replaces: IEC 61347-2-5:2000 - Lamp controlgear - Part 2-5: Particular requirements for d.c. supplied electronic ballasts for public transport lighting
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Amended By: IEC 61347-2-3:2011/AMD1:2016 - Amendment 1 - Lamp control gear - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. and/or d.c. supplied electronic control gear for fluorescent lamps
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Corrected By: IEC 61347-2-3:2011/COR1:2011 - Corrigendum 1 - Lamp control gear - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. and/or d.c. supplied electronic control gear for fluorescent lamps
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC 61347-2-3:2000 - Lamp controlgear - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. supplied electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revised: IEC 61347-2-3:2024 - Controlgear for electric light sources - Safety - Part 2-3: Particular requirements - AC or DC supplied electronic controlgear for fluorescent lamps
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC 61347-2-3:2000/AMD1:2004 - Amendment 1 - Lamp controlgear - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. supplied electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC 61347-2-3:2000/AMD2:2006 - Amendment 2 - Lamp controlgear - Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. supplied electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC 61347-2-3 ®
Edition 2.0 2011-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Lamp control gear –
Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. and/or d.c. supplied electronic control
gear for fluorescent lamps
Appareillages de lampes –
Partie 2-3: Exigences particulières pour les appareillages électroniques
alimentés en courant alternatif et/ou en courant continu pour lampes
fluorescentes
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Edition 2.0 2011-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Lamp control gear –
Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. and/or d.c. supplied electronic control
gear for fluorescent lamps
Appareillages de lampes –
Partie 2-3: Exigences particulières pour les appareillages électroniques
alimentés en courant alternatif et/ou en courant continu pour lampes
fluorescentes
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 General requirements . 8
5 General notes on tests . 9
6 Classification . 9
7 Marking . 9
8 Protection against accidental contact with live parts . 10
9 Terminals . 10
10 Provisions for earthing . 10
11 Moisture resistance and insulation . 10
12 Electric strength . 10
13 Thermal endurance test for windings . 10
14 Fault conditions . 10
15 Protection of associated components . 10
16 Abnormal conditions . 11
17 Behaviour of the control gear at end of lamp life . 12
18 Construction . 19
19 Creepage distances and clearances . 19
20 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 19
21 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking . 19
22 Resistance to corrosion . 19
Annex A (normative) Test to establish whether a conductive part is a live part which
may cause an electric shock . 24
Annex B (normative) Particular requirements for thermally protected lamp control gear . 25
Annex C (normative) Particular requirements for electronic lamp control gear with
means of protection against overheating . 26
Annex D (normative) Requirements for carrying out the heating tests of thermally
protected lamp control gear . 27
Annex E (normative) Use of constant S other than 4 500 in t tests . 28
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Annex F (normative) Draught-proof enclosure . 29
Annex G (normative) Explanation of the derivation of the values of pulse voltages . 30
Annex H (normative) Tests . 31
Annex I (normative) Measurement of high-frequency leakage current . 32
Annex J (normative) Particular additional safety requirements for a.c., a.c./d.c. or d.c.
supplied electronic control gear for emergency lighting . 37
Annex K (informative) Components used in the asymmetric pulse test circuit (see
Figure 1) . 41
Annex L (normative) Information for control gear design (from Annex E of IEC 61195). 42
Bibliography . 43

61347-2-3 © IEC:2011 – 3 –
Figure 1 – Asymmetric pulse test circuit . 14
Figure 2 – Asymmetric power detection circuit . 16
Figure 3 – Open filament test circuits . 19
Figure 4 – Circuit for testing rectifying effect . 20
Figure 5 – Nomographs for the capacitive leakage current limits of HF-operated
fluorescent lamps . 23
Figure I.1 – Leakage current test arrangement for various fluorescent lamps . 36

Table 1 – Relation between r.m.s. working voltage and maximum peak voltage . 11
Table J.1 – Pulse voltages . 40
Table K.1 – Material specification . 41
Table K.2 – Transformer specification . 41

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Lamp control gear –
Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. and/or d.c. supplied electronic control

gear for fluorescent lamps
Appareillages de lampes –
Partie 2-3: Exigences particulières pour les appareillages électroniques

alimentés en courant alternatif et/ou en courant continu pour lampes

fluorescentes
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Part 2-3: Particular requirements for a.c. and/or d.c. supplied electronic control
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Partie 2-3: Exigences particulières pour les appareillages électroniques
alimentés en courant alternatif et/ou en courant continu pour lampes
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© IEC 2016
CONTENTS
FOREWORD. 4

INTRODUCTION . 6

1 Scope . 7

2 Normative references . 7

3 Terms and definitions . 7

4 General requirements . 8

5 General notes on tests . 8
6 Classification . 9
7 Marking . 9
8 Protection against accidental contact with live parts . 9
9 Terminals . 9
10 Provisions for earthing . 10
11 Moisture resistance and insulation . 10
12 Electric strength . 10
13 Thermal endurance test for windings . 10
14 Fault conditions . 10
15 Protection of associated components . 10
16 Abnormal conditions . 12
17 Behaviour of the control gear at end of lamp life . 13
18 Construction . 19
19 Creepage distances and clearances . 19
20 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections. 19
21 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking . 19
22 Resistance to corrosion . 19
Annex A (normative) Test to establish whether a conductive part is a live part which
may cause an electric shock . 24
Annex B (normative) Particular requirements for thermally protected lamp control gear . 25
Annex C (normative) Particular requirements for electronic lamp control gear with
means of protection against overheating . 26

Annex D (normative) Requirements for carrying out the heating tests of thermally
protected lamp control gear . 27
Annex E (normative) Use of constant S other than 4 500 in t tests . 28
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Annex F (normative) Draught-proof enclosure . 29
Annex G (normative) Explanation of the derivation of the values of pulse voltages . 30
Annex H (normative) Tests . 31
Annex I (normative) Measurement of high-frequency leakage current . 32
Annex J (normative) Particular additional safety requirements for a.c., a.c./d.c. or d.c.
supplied electronic control gear for emergency lighting . 37
Annex K (informative) Components used in the asymmetric pulse test circuit (see
Figure 1) . 41
Annex L (normative) Information for control gear design (from Annex E of IEC 61195) . 42
Bibliography . 43

© IEC 2016
Figure 1 – Asymmetric pulse test circuit . 14

Figure 2 – Asymmetric power detection circuit . 16

Figure 3 – Open filament test circuits . 18

Figure 4 – Circuit for testing rectifying effect. 20

Figure 5 – Nomographs for the capacitive leakage current limits of HF-operated

fluorescent lamps . 23

Figure I.1 – Leakage current test arrangement for various fluorescent lamps . 36

Table 1 – Relation between r.m.s. working voltage and maximum peak voltage . 11

Table J.1 – Pulse voltages . 40
Table K.1 – Material specification . 41
Table K.2 – Transformer specification . 41

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FOREWORD
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international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activitie
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