IEC 60598.
IEC 60598 defines safety, mechanical, electrical and thermal requirements for luminaires. Part 1 covers general requirements; Parts 2-x cover specific luminaire types (fixed, portable, recessed, industrial).
About this standard.
About IEC 60598
IEC 60598 is the international standard family that specifies safety requirements for general purpose luminaires. The series ensures that luminaires placed on the market do not present unreasonable risks of electric shock, fire, mechanical hazards, or thermal injury during normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse.
Structure
The series is organised into two layers: Part 1 (general requirements) which applies to all luminaires, and Part 2-x (particular requirements) which applies to specific luminaire categories such as recessed, portable, emergency, or street lighting.
Typical test categories
- Classification, marking and labelling
- Construction and mechanical strength
- External and internal wiring
- Protection against electric shock
- Endurance, thermal and abnormal operation
- Resistance to dust and moisture (cross-reference IEC 60529)
- Resistance to heat, fire and tracking (cross-reference IEC 60695 and IEC 60112)
Equipment required
Compliance testing typically requires temperature-rise chambers, ingress protection (IP) test setups, glow-wire and needle-flame equipment, and luminaire endurance/cycling rigs that simulate long-term operating conditions.
Test methods.
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