Emc Directive; Emc Product Standard En 61800-3 - Siemens SINAMICS G130 Engineering Manual

EMC Directive

All electrical and electronic devices and systems that contain electrical or electronic components which can cause
electromagnetic interference or whose operation may be affected by such interference must comply with the
regulations of the EMC Directive. The SINAMICS devices described in this document fall into this category.
Compliance with the EMC Directive can be verified by the application of the relevant EMC standards, whereby the
product standards take precedence over generic standards. In the case of SINAMICS devices, the EMC product
standard EN 61800-3 for adjustable speed electrical power drive systems (Power Drive Systems, or PDS for short)
must be applied. If SINAMICS devices have been integrated in an final product for which a specific EMC product
standard exists, the EMC product standard of the final product must be applied.
Since SINAMICS devices are viewed as "components" of an overall system or plant (in the same way as
transformers, motors, or controllers, for example), the responsibility for applying the CE marking indicating conformity
to the EMC Directive does not lie with the manufacturer. The manufacturer of such "components", however, has a
specific duty to provide sufficient information about their electromagnetic characteristics, usage, and installation.
This chapter of the document provides OEM customers, cabinet builders, and system integrators with all the
information required to integrate SINAMICS devices in their systems or plants in such a way that the overall systems
or plants meet the criteria of the EMC Directive.
This means that the OEM customer or system integrator has the sole and ultimate responsibility for ensuring
the EMC of the overall system or plant. Such responsibility cannot be transferred to the suppliers of the
"components".

EMC product standard EN 61800-3

In the case of SINAMICS devices, the EMC product standard EN 61800-3 for adjustable speed electrical power drive
systems (Power Drive Systems, or PDS for short) applies. This standard does not simply relate to the converter itself,
but to a complete, variable-speed drive system which, in addition to the converter, comprises the motor and
additional equipment.
Definition of the installation and the drive system (PDS) according to the EMC product standard EN 61800-3
The EMC product standard uses the following terms:
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PDS = Power Drive System (complete drive system comprising converter, motor, and additional equipment)
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CDM = Complete Drive Module (complete converter device, e.g. SINAMICS G150 cabinet unit)
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BDM = Basic Drive Module (e.g. SINAMICS G130 chassis unit)
EMC Installation Guideline
Engineering Information
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