Low Voltage Directive

The Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2006/95/EC is one of the oldest Single Market Directives adopted by the European Union before the "New" or "Global" Approach.[1]

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Application

The directive covers electrical equipment with a voltage at input or output terminals between 50 and 1000 volts for alternating current (AC) or between 75 and 1500 volts for direct current (DC). Importantly, it does not cover voltages within equipment[1] The directive does not cover components (broadly, this refers to individual electronic components).[2]

UK implementation

In the United Kingdom, the directive is implemented by "The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994"[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Electrical Safety: Low Voltage Directive (LVD)". European Commission. http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/electrical/lvd/. 
  2. ^ "Guidelines on the application of Directive 2006/95/EC - III. Scope of the "Low Voltage" Directive". European Commission. http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/electrical/documents/lvd/guidance/chapter3/index_en.htm#h2-2. 
  3. ^ gov.UK, The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994

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