International Equivalent Standards

[darthhideous]

Hi all,

Can anyone shed some light on how equivalent US/UK/Australian electrical standards are? I'm wondering how much additional testing may be required for a product to be compliant in the US/UK. From some quick googling I've found what appears to be equivalent standards for what the product is already compliant to in Australia if anyone that's worked in the US/UK could clarify whether they actually are or know of anyone that can assist?

AS/NZS 1768 -> IEC 62305
AS/NZS 3123 -> IEC 60309
AS/NZ6 3820 -> IEC/UL 60335 or IEC/UL 61010 or NFPA 70
AS/NZS 3000 -> IEC 60634 or NFPA 70
AS/NZS 60950 -> IEC/UL 60950
AS/NZS 60038 -> IEC/EN 60038

Are there any additional standards in the US/UK that may be applicable for a general electrical appliance (runs off 240V 50Hz but can run off 110V 60Hz) ?

Thanks!

[amyk]

I haven't looked at those specific standards before in particular but for some of them I know that "equivalent" really means "we just reformatted the text a little and changed the cover page" --- in other words, the technical content is the same.

Edit: I found the first two (AS/NZS 1768 and IEC 62305) and they are more different than just reformatting. However I believe the ones which have the same numbers, like the 60950, may be a simple reformatting.

[Neilm]

See if you can download the first few pages of the standard. If you can have a read - if they are equivilent there may be a statement to that effect.

[Apollyon25_]

Generally speaking, if it has the same number, it is a 'harmonized' standard to the original parent, be that IEEE, IEC, EN etc etc. and that results to one apply to the other. Though there may be some exceptions to this - especially if there are intentional radiators (i.e. radios) involved.

Typically you'll have to pay for the standard in order to see if you need to meet it. Though at one point I found a site that had ripped copies of a bunch of standards so you could actually read them to see if you needed to meet the damn thing...

You might be better off talking to a local compliance lab (EMC Tech in Australia is one...) as they'll know what you need for a given geographical market, and which local standards are relevant, or can be used cross-credit style, if at all.

The other option is to find a similar product for sale in the market you intend to go into and query their compliance documentation (if it isn't already published or the relevant standards at least listed).
Though I suspect you may have already done this exercise to have come up with the list you posted.