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  • BS EN 50490:2008

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    Electrical installations for lighting and beaconing of aerodromes. Technical requirements for aeronautical ground lighting control and monitoring systems. Units for selective switching and monitoring of individual lamps

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-04-2009

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 General requirements
      4.1 Electrical connections
      4.2 Enclosure for indoor units
      4.3 Enclosure for outdoor units
      4.4 Mechanical impact protection
      4.5 Earthing
      4.6 Service temperature and humidity
      4.7 Reliability
      4.8 Electrical characteristics
      4.9 Marking
    5 Functional requirements
      5.1 Switching
      5.2 Monitoring
    6 Type and routine tests
      6.1 General
      6.2 Type tests
      6.3 Routine tests
    7 Test descriptions
      7.1 Visual inspection
      7.2 Mechanical test
      7.3 Environmental tests
      7.4 Electrical test
      7.5 Protection level test
      7.6 EMC emission and immunity test
      7.7 Functional test
      7.8 Operational test
      7.9 Ingress protection test
    Annex ZZ (informative) - Coverage of Essential Requirements of
             EC Directives
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Presents general minimum frame requirements for units that are independent of the technology used for switching and/or monitoring of individual or group of lamps in an AGL series circuit.

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    Committee EPL/97
    Development Note Supersedes 07/30169926 DC. (04/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    EN 62262:2002 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts (IK code)
    IEC 61822:2009 Electrical installations for lighting and beaconing of aerodromes - Constant current regulators
    IEC 61000-6-4:2006+AMD1:2010 CSV ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 6-4: GENERIC STANDARDS - EMISSION STANDARD FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
    IEC 61000-4-4 : 3.0EN+(REDLINE+VERSION) ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-4: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - ELECTRICAL FAST TRANSIENT/BURST IMMUNITY TEST
    EN 61000-6-3:2007/A1:2011/AC:2012 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 6-3: GENERIC STANDARDS - EMISSION STANDARD FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT-INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS (IEC 61000-6-3:2006/A1:2010)
    EN 60085:2008 Electrical insulation - Thermal evaluation and designation
    EN 61000-4-11:2004/A1:2017 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-11: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - VOLTAGE DIPS, SHORT INTERRUPTIONS AND VOLTAGE VARIATIONS IMMUNITY TESTS (IEC 61000-4-11:2004/A1:2017)
    IEC 61000-6-2:2016 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-2: Generic standards - Immunity standard for industrial environments
    IEC 61000-4-11:2004+AMD1:2017 CSV Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing and measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests
    IEC TS 62143:2002 Electrical installations for lighting and beaconing of aerodromes - Aeronautical ground lighting systems - Guidelines for the development of a safety lifecycle methodology
    IEC 61000-4-4:2012 RLV Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-4: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test
    EN 61823:2003 Electrical installations for lighting and beaconing of aerodromes - AGL series transformers
    IEC 61000-4-6 : 4.0 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-6: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - IMMUNITY TO CONDUCTED DISTURBANCES, INDUCED BY RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS
    IEC 61000-4-6:2013 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-6: Testing and measurement techniques - Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields
    IEC 60085:2007 Electrical insulation - Thermal evaluation and designation
    IEC 61000-6-3:2006+AMD1:2010 CSV Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-3: Generic standards - Emission standard for residential, commercial and light-industrial environments
    EN 61000-6-2:2005/corrigendum:2005 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 6-2: GENERIC STANDARDS - IMMUNITY FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS (IEC 61000-6-2:2005)
    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
    IEC TS 61000-6-5:2001 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-5: Generic standards - Immunity for power station and substation environments
    EN 61000-6-4:2007/A1:2011 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 6-4: GENERIC STANDARDS - EMISSION STANDARD FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
    IEC 60439-1:1999+AMD1:2004 CSV Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 1: Type-tested and partially type-tested assemblies
    IEC 62262:2002 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts (IK code)
    EN 61822:2009 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS FOR LIGHTING AND BEACONING OF AERODROMES - CONSTANT CURRENT REGULATORS
    EN 60439-1:1999/A1:2004 LOW VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR ASSEMBLIES - PART 1 - TYPE TESTED AND PARTIALLY TYPE TESTED ASSEMBLIES
    IEC 61000-6-4:2006+AMD1:2010 CSV Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-4: Generic standards - Emission standard for industrial environments
    EN 61000-4-4:2012 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-4: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - ELECTRICAL FAST TRANSIENT/BURST IMMUNITY TEST (IEC 61000-4-4:2012)
    EN 61000-4-6:2014/AC:2015 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-6: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - IMMUNITY TO CONDUCTED DISTURBANCES, INDUCED BY RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS (IEC 61000-4-6:2013)
    EN 60529:1991/AC:2016-12 DEGREES OF PROTECTION PROVIDED BY ENCLOSURES (IP CODE) (IEC 60529 EDITION 2.2 CORRIGENDUM 2:2015)
    IEC 61823:2002 Electrical installations for lighting and beaconing of aerodromes - AGL series transformers
    IEC 61000-6-2 : 3.0:2016 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 6-2: GENERIC STANDARDS - IMMUNITY STANDARD FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
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