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IEC 61000-3-2:2018

Electromagnetic compatibility - Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (≤16 A per phase)

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📑 Table of Contents

01 Scope

Specifies limits for harmonic currents injected into the public low-voltage supply by equipment with input current ≤16 A per phase, managed by class A/B/C/D.

02 Normative references

  1. IEC 61000-4 series

03 Terms and definitions

Performance criteria
A/B/C by degree of functional preservation.

04 Technical requirements

Class A
2nd 1.08 A, 3rd 2.30 A, 5th 1.14 A, 7th 0.77 A, etc. (2~16 A input).
Class C (lighting)
Expressed as % of fundamental, e.g. 3rd ≤30%×λ.
Class D
IT equipment with specified waveform, ≤600 W, in mA/W.

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