SIST EN 62920:2017/A11:2020

Photovoltaic power generating systems - EMC requirements and test methods for power conversion equipment

Amendment to add Annex ZZ for EMC

Photovoltaische Stromerzeugungssysteme - EMV-Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Leistungsumrichter

Systèmes de production d'énergie photovoltaïque - Exigences de CEM et méthodes d'essai pour les équipements de conversion de puissance

Fotonapetostni energetski sistemi - Zahteve EMC in preskusne metode za opremo močnostnih pretvornikov - Dopolnilo A11

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-May-2020
• ICS: 27.160 - Solar energy engineering
• ICS: 33.100.01 - Electromagnetic compatibility in general
• Technical Committee: PVS - Solar photovoltaic energy systems
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 28-May-2020
• Due Date: 02-Aug-2020
• Completion Date: 29-May-2020
• Directive: 2014/30/EU - Directive 2014/30/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 electromagnetic compatibility (recast)
• Mandate: M/552 - [C(2016) 7641 final] Standardisation request as regards harmonised standards in support of Directive 2014/30/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 electromagnetic compatibility
• Ref Project: EN 62920:2017/A11:2020 - Photovoltaic power generating systems - EMC requirements and test methods for power conversion equipment

Relations

• Amends: SIST EN 62920:2017 - Photovoltaic power generating systems - EMC requirements and test methods for power conversion equipment
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2020
• Revised: oSIST prEN IEC 62920:2025 - Photovoltaic power generating systems - EMC requirements and test methods for power conversion equipment
• Effective Date: 14-Dec-2021

Overview

EN 62920:2017/A11:2020 is an amendment to the European standard EN 62920:2017 covering electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements and test methods for power conversion equipment used in photovoltaic (PV) power generating systems. Published by CENELEC in April 2020 and prepared by CLC/TC 82, Amendment A11 adds an informative Annex ZZ that maps the standard to the essential requirements of Directive 2014/30/EU (the EMC Directive), enabling a presumption of conformity when the standard is cited in the Official Journal of the EU.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope: EMC requirements and test methods for PV power conversion equipment (e.g., inverters and converters) within PV systems.
• Annex ZZ: Provides the relationship between EN 62920 and the essential requirements of Directive 2014/30/EU, clarifying which clauses address emission and immunity obligations.
• Emission requirements: Coverage includes both low-frequency and high-frequency electromagnetic emissions (as referenced in Annex I.1(a) of the Directive).
• Immunity requirements: Performance and immunity criteria aligned with Annex I.1(b) of the Directive, including requirements and performance classification.
• Conformity mechanism: When EN 62920 (with A11) is cited in the Official Journal, compliance with its normative clauses confers a presumption of conformity to the EMC Directive within the standard’s scope.
• Implementation timeline: Amendment approved 2020-04-29; national implementation and withdrawal dates were specified (latest national implementation by 2021-04-29; conflicting standards to be withdrawn by 2023-04-29).
• Regulatory note: Presumption of conformity applies only while the standard remains listed in the EU Official Journal; other Union legislation may also apply.

Applications and who uses it

• PV inverter and power electronics manufacturers - design and test equipment to meet EMC limits and documentation required for market access.
• Test laboratories and certifiers - apply the specified test methods and performance criteria for EMC conformity assessment.
• System integrators and EPC contractors - ensure PV plant components meet EMC compatibility for reliable operation and grid connection.
• Regulators and notified bodies - assess compliance with Directive 2014/30/EU when EN 62920 is harmonised.
• R&D and quality teams - use the standard to guide EMC design choices, mitigation measures and verification testing.

Related standards

• EN 62920:2017 (base standard) and this Amendment A11 (2020).
• Directive 2014/30/EU (Electromagnetic Compatibility).
• Note: Users should consult the Official Journal listing and relevant EMC test standards and national implementations for complete compliance and test method details.

Keywords: EN 62920:2017/A11:2020, photovoltaic, EMC requirements, power conversion equipment, Annex ZZ, Directive 2014/30/EU, inverters, EMC test methods, presumption of conformity.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2020
Fotonapetostni energetski sistemi - Zahteve EMC in preskusne metode za opremo
močnostnih pretvornikov - Dopolnilo A11
Photovoltaic power generating systems - EMC requirements and test methods for power
conversion equipment
Photovoltaische Stromerzeugungssysteme - EMV-Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für
Leistungsumrichter
Systèmes de production d'énergie photovoltaïque - Exigences de CEM et méthodes
d'essai pour les équipements de conversion de puissance
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62920:2017/A11:2020
ICS:
27.160 Sončna energija Solar energy engineering
33.100.01 Elektromagnetna združljivost Electromagnetic compatibility
na splošno in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62920:2017/A11

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2020
ICS
English Version
Photovoltaic power generating systems - EMC requirements and
test methods for power conversion equipment
Systèmes de production d'énergie photovoltaïque - Photovoltaische Stromerzeugungssysteme - EMV-
Exigences de CEM et méthodes d'essai pour les Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Leistungsumrichter
équipements de conversion de puissance
This amendment A11 modifies the European Standard EN 62920:2017; it was approved by CENELEC on 2020-04-29. CENELEC members
are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment 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 amendment 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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
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European foreword
This document (EN 62920:2017/A11:2020) has been prepared by CLC/TC 82 "Solar photovoltaic
energy systems".
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2021-04-29
implemented at na
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