Chapter 6 Certification; European Directives And The Ce Mark - Parker 514C-04 Technical Manual

Chapter 6 Certification

EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES AND THE CE MARK

The following information is supplied to provide a basic understanding of the EMC and low
voltage directives CE marking requirements. The following literature is recommended for
further information:
 Recommendations for Application of Power Drive Systems (PDS), European Council
Directives - CE Marking and Technical Standardisation - (CEMEP)
Available from your local trade association or Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Ltd., office
The European machines and drives manufacturers via their national trade associations have
formed the European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Power
Electronics (CEMEP). Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Limited and other major European
drives manufacturers are working to the CEMEP recommendations on CE marking. The CE
mark shows that a product complies with the relevant EU directives, in our case the Low
Voltage Directive and, in some instances, the EMC Directive.
CE Marking for Low Voltage Directive
When installed in accordance with this manual, the 514C Converter is CE marked by Parker
Hannifin Manufacturing Limited in accordance with the low voltage directive (S.I. No. 3260
implements this LVD directive into UK law). An EC Declaration of Conformity (low voltage
directive) is included at the end of this chapter.
CE Marking for EMC - Who is Responsible?
THE SPECIFIED EMC EMISSION AND IMMUNITY PERFORMANCE OF THIS UNIT
NOTE:
CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED WHEN THE UNIT IS INSTALLED TO THE EMC
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS MANUAL.
According to S.I. No. 2373 which implements the EMC directive into UK law, the
requirement for CE marking this unit falls into two categories:
1. Where the supplied unit has an intrinsic/direct function to the end user, then the unit is
classed as relevant apparatus.
2. Where the supplied unit is incorporated into a higher system/apparatus or machine which
includes (at least) the motor, cable and a driven load but is unable to function without this
unit, then the unit is classed as a component.
Relevant Apparatus
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Occasionally, say in a case where an existing fixed speed motor - such as a fan or pump - is
converted to variable speed with an add-on drive module (relevant apparatus), it becomes the
responsibility of Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Limited to apply the CE mark and issue an
EC Declaration of Conformity for the EMC Directive. This declaration and the CE mark is
included at the end of this chapter.
Component
- Customer Responsibility

The majority of Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Limited products are classed as components
and therefore we cannot apply the CE mark or produce an EC Declaration of Conformity in
respect of EMC. It is therefore the manufacturer/supplier/installer of the higher
system/apparatus or machine who must conform to the EMC directive and CE mark.
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