1、LuminairesPart 2-21: Particular requirements Rope lightsBS EN 60598-2-21:2015Incorporating corrigendum December 2016(IEC 60598-2-21:2014)BSI Standards PublicationBS EN 60598-2-21:2015 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 60598-2-21:2015. It is identic
2、al to IEC 60598-2-21:2014, incorporating corrigendum December 2016.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee CPL/34, Lamps and Related Equipment, to Subcommittee CPL/34/4, Luminaires.A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on reques
3、t to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2017. Published by BSI Standards Limited 2017ISBN 978 0 580 97031 3ICS 29.140.40Compliance with a British S
4、tandard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 January 2015.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate Text affected28 February 2017 Implementation of IEC corrigendum December
5、2016: Annex A correctedEUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 60598-2-21 January 2015 ICS 29.140.40 English Version Luminaires -Part 2-21: Particular requirements - Rope lights (IEC 60598-2-21:2014) Luminaires - Partie 2-21: Exigences particulires - Cordons lumineux (IEC 60598-2-21:201
6、4) Leuchten - Teil 2-21: Besondere Anforderungen - Lichtschluche (IEC 60598-2-21:2014) This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2014-12-30. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the stat
7、us 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
8、, 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, B
9、elgium, 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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Swe
10、den, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comit Europen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europisches Komitee fr Elektrotechnische Normung CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2015 CENELEC All rights of exploi
11、tation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members. Ref. No. EN 60598-2-21:2015 EBS EN 60598-2-21:2015EN 60598-2-21:2015 - 2 - Foreword The text of document 34D/1146/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60598-2-21, prepared by SC 34D “Luminaires” of IEC/TC 34 “Lamps and related equi
12、pment” was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 60598-2-21:2015. The following dates are fixed: g120 latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2015-09-30 g120
13、latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the document have to be withdrawn (dow) 2017-12-30 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 o
14、r 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 60598-2-21:2014 was approved by CENELEC as a Europe
15、an Standard without any modification. BS EN 60598-2-21:2015- 3 - EN 60598-2-21:2015 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
16、 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),
17、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 60227-5 2011 Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - P
18、art 5: Flexible cables (cords) - - IEC 60245-4 2011 Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V - Part 4: Cords and flexible cables - - IEC 60320 Series Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes EN 60320 Series IEC 60529 - Degrees of protection provided
19、 by enclosures (IP Code) EN 60529 - IEC 60598-1 - Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests EN 60598-1 - IEC 60811-504 2012 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 504: Mechanical tests - Bending tests at low temperature for insulation and sheaths
20、 EN 60811-504 2012 IEC 60811-506 2012 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 506: Mechanical tests - Impact test at low temperature for insulations and sheaths EN 60811-506 2012 IEC 60811-508 2012 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-me
21、tallic materials - Part 508: Mechanical tests - Pressure test at high temperature for insulation and sheaths EN 60811-508 2012 IEC 60906 Series IEC system of plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - IEC 61347-2-11 - Lamp controlgear - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for misce
22、llaneous electronic circuits used with luminaires EN 61347-2-11 - BS EN 60598-2-21:2015EN 60598-2-21:2015 - 4 - Publication Year Title EN/HD Year IEC 61347-2-13 - Lamp controlgear - Part 2-13: Particular requirements for d.c. or a.c. supplied electronic controlgear for LED modules EN 61347-2-13 - IE
23、C 61984 2008 Connectors - Safety requirements and tests EN 61984 2009 ISO 4046-4 2002 Paper, board, pulps and related terms - Vocabulary - Part 4: Paper and board grades and converted products - - BS EN 60598-2-21:2015 2 IEC 60598-2-21:2014 IEC 2014 CONTENTS 21.1 Scope 6 21.2 Normative references 6
24、21.3 Terms and definitions 7 21.4 General test requirements . 7 21.5 Classification of luminaires 7 21.5.1 General 7 21.5.2 Protection against electric shock 7 21.5.3 Protection against dust, solid objects and moisture . 7 21.6 Marking . 8 21.6.1 General 8 21.6.2 Rope light marking . 8 21.6.3 Rope l
25、ight and packing marking 8 21.6.4 Packing or instruction marking 8 21.7 Construction 9 21.7.1 General 9 21.7.2 Terminal blocks 9 21.7.3 Terminals and supply connections 9 21.7.4 Control units . 9 21.7.5 Mechanical strength . 9 21.8 Creepage distances and clearances 13 21.9 Provisions for earthing .
26、13 21.10 Terminals 13 21.11 External and internal wiring 13 21.11.1 General 13 21.11.2 Cables for rope lights . 13 21.11.3 Cord anchorage test . 14 21.11.4 Plugs and cable length . 14 21.11.5 Maximum length of extendable class II rope lights 14 21.12 Protection against electric shock 14 21.13 Endura
27、nce tests and thermal tests . 14 21.13.1 General 14 21.13.2 Test voltage . 15 21.13.3 Short-circuit test of rectifier 15 21.14 Resistance to dust, solid objects and moisture . 15 21.15 Insulation resistance and electric strength 15 21.16 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking 15 Annex A (normative) R
28、equirements for interconnecting connectors for use in rope lights . 16 Figure 1 Example of test device suitable for winding a flexible pipe . 10 Figure 2 Cold bend test apparatus 11 Figure 3 Impact test apparatus . 12 BS EN 60598-2-21:2015IEC 60598-2-21:2014 IEC 2014 3 Table 1 Mass of hammer 12 Tabl
29、e 2 Cables for rope lights . 13 BS EN 60598-2-21:2015 6 IEC 60598-2-21:2014 IEC 2014 LUMINAIRES Part 2-21: Particular requirements Rope lights 21.1 Scope This part of IEC 60598 specifies requirements for rope lights (sealed lighting chains) fitted with non-replaceable series- or parallel- or a combi
30、nation of series/parallel-connected light sources for use either indoors or outdoors on supply voltages not exceeding 250 V. NOTE 1 In some countries the term “sealed lighting chain” is used instead of “rope light“. NOTE 2 For products where the rope light is fixed to a frame or the like as ornament
31、s like Santa Claus, snowman and similar, relevant clauses of IEC 60598-2-4 and/or IEC 60598-2-7 can also apply. Rope lights provided with, fixed or detachable, extra attachments of different kinds, e.g. ornamental element in temporary decorative configurations due to festivals, celebrations, etc. or
32、 in two or three dimensional reproductions of persons or animals (real or imaginary) are considered to be covered by this standard. 21.2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated
33、 references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. IEC 60227-5:2011, Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V Part 5: Flexible cables (cords) IEC 60245-4:201
34、1, Rubber insulated cables Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V Part 4: Cords and flexible cables IEC 60320 (all parts), Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes IEC 60529, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) IEC 60598-1, Luminaires Part 1: General req
35、uirements and tests IEC 60811-504:2012, Electric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 504: Mechanical tests Bending tests at low temperature for insulation and sheaths IEC 60811-506:2012, Electric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part
36、506: Mechanical tests Impact test at low temperature for insulations and sheaths IEC 60811-508:2012, Electric and optical fibre cables Test methods for non-metallic materials Part 508: Mechanical tests Pressure test at high temperature for insulation and sheaths IEC 60906 (all parts), IEC system of
37、plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes BS EN 60598-2-21:2015IEC 60598-2-21:2014 IEC 2014 7 IEC 61347-2-11, Lamp controlgear Part 2-11: Particular requirements for miscellaneous electronic circuits used with luminaires IEC 61347-2-13, Lamp controlgear Part 2-13: Particular requir
38、ements for d.c. or a.c. supplied electronic controlgear for LED modules IEC 61984:2008, Connectors Safety requirements and tests ISO 4064-4:2002, Paper, board, pulps and related terms Vocabulary Part 4: paper and board grades and converted products 21.3 Terms and definitions For the purpose of this
39、document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60598-1 as well as the following apply. 21.3.1 lighting chain luminaire comprising an assembly of series-connected lampholders, parallel-connected lamp-holders or series/parallel-connected lampholders and interconnecting insulated conductors SOURCE: I
40、EC 60598-2-20:2010, 20.4.1 21.3.2 rope light sealed lighting chain lighting chain with non-replaceable light sources enclosed in a rigid or flexible insulating translucent pipe or tube, sealed at the ends, with or without joints Note 1 to entry: A rope light may incorporate control devices (e.g. fla
41、sher units, see 21.7.4). 21.4 General test requirements The provisions of Section 0 of IEC 60598-1 apply. The tests described in each appropriate section of IEC 60598-1 shall be carried out in the order listed in this part of IEC 60598. 21.5 Classification of luminaires 21.5.1 General Rope lights sh
42、all be classified in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of IEC 60598-1 together with the requirements of 21.5.2 and 21.5.3. 21.5.2 Protection against electric shock Rope lights shall be classified as Class II or Class III. 21.5.3 Protection against dust, solid objects and moisture Rope ligh
43、ts for outdoor use shall be classified at least IP 44. BS EN 60598-2-21:2015 8 IEC 60598-2-21:2014 IEC 2014 21.6 Marking 21.6.1 General To provisions of Section 3 of IEC 60598-1 apply together with the requirements of 21.6.2 to 21.6.4. 21.6.2 Rope light marking The following information shall be mar
44、ked on the rope light: rated voltage of the complete rope light, rated wattage of the complete rope light. Where the information is on the cable, it shall be marked on a durable non-removable sleeve or label. 21.6.3 Rope light and packing marking The following marking shall be placed on the rope lig
45、ht and on the accompanying packing of rope lights for indoor use only. “FOR INDOOR USE ONLY” As an alternative to the text, the rope light can be marked with the symbol SOURCE: IEC 60417-5957 (2004-12). The symbol shall be explained in the instructions. 21.6.4 Packing or instruction marking The foll
46、owing or similar marking shall be placed on the accompanying packing or instructions. a) For all rope lights where the packing has not been adapted for display purposes: “Do not connect the rope light to the supply while it is in the packing or wound onto a reel”; “Do not use the rope light when cov
47、ered or recessed into a surface”; minimum allowed bending radius, if applicable; “Do not open or cut the rope light”. b) For rope lights which rely on gaskets to provide the specified degree of protection against dust, solid objects and moisture: “WARNING THIS ROPE LIGHT MUST NOT BE USED WITHOUT ALL
48、 GASKETS BEING IN PLACE”. c) For rope lights intended for interconnection: “Do not connect this rope light to another manufacturers product”; “Interconnection shall be made only by the use of the supplied connectors. Any open ends must be sealed-off before use”; maximum system length that may be int
49、erconnected; maximum wattage that may be interconnected. d) For rope lights incorporating lamp bridging device(s): information stating that the rope light is fitted with a bridging device(s). e) For class III rope lights delivered without a supply source: relevant information concerning the required supply source. BS EN 60598-2-21:2015IEC 60598-2-21:2014 IEC 2014 9 21.7 Construction 21.7.1 General The provisions of Section 4 of IEC 60598-1 apply togethe
