IEC 61326-1 Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use - EMC Requirements - Part 1: General Requirements

This part of IEC 61326 specifies requirements for immunity and emissions regarding electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) for electrical equipment, operating from a supply or battery of less than 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c. or from the circuit being measured. Equipment intended for professional, industrial-process, industrial-manufacturing and educational use is covered by this part.

It includes equipment and computing devices for

 	
measurement and test
 	
control
 	
laboratory use
 	
accessories intended for use with the above (such as sample handling equipment), intended to be used in industrial and non-industrial locations

Computing devices and assemblies and similar equipment within the scope of Information Technology Equipment (ITE) and complying with applicable ITE EMC standards may be used in systems within the scope of this part of IEC 61326 without additional testing, if they are suitable for the intended electromagnetic environment.

It is generally considered that this standard takes precedence over the corresponding generic EMC standards.

The following equipment is covered by this standard.

 	
Electrical measurement and test equipment - This is equipment which, by electrical means, measures, indicates or records one or more electrical or non-electrical quantities, also non-measuring equipment such as signal generators, measurement standards, power supplies and transducers.
 	
Electrical control equipment - This is equipment which controls one or more output quantities to specific values, with each value determined by manual settings, by local or remote programming, or by one or more input variables. This includes Industrial Process Measurement and Control (IPMC) equipment, which consists of devices such as:

 	
process controllers and regulators
 	
programmable controllers
 	
power supply units for equipment and systems (centralized or dedicated)
 	
analogue/digital indicators and recorders
 	
process instrumentation
 	
transducers, positioners, intelligent actuators, etc


 	
Electrical laboratory equipment - This is equipment which measures, indicates monitors or analyses substances, or is used to prepare materials, and includes In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) equipment. This equipment may also be used in areas other than laboratories, for example self-test IVD equipment may be used in the home.

Equipment within the scope of this standard might be operated in different electromagnetic environments; depending on the electromagnetic environment different emission and immunity test requirements are applicable.

This standard considers three types of electromagnetic environments:

 	
basic electromagnetic environment
 	
industrial electromagnetic environment
 	
controlled electromagnetic environment

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