LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOVAG Certification ......Original or Assembly Manufacturers IEC 61439 -...

LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

LOVAG Certification for

Low VoltageIndustrial Equipment

Presented by Dr. Horst HUTHMANN

Secretary to LOVAG

MEE 2016 Seminars

SEC(LOVAG)16.010


Agenda• Who are we ?

• What are we doing ?

• IEC 61439 Focus

• Useful information

• To remember

Presentation : 40 minutes

Questions and Answers : 20 minutes

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25 years of History International CertificationIndustrial Low Voltage Equipment

Who are we ?

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25 years of History International CertificationIndustrial Low Voltage Equipment

Who are we ?

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25th Anniversaryof Signature of Low Voltage

AgreementOn 28 th March 1991

At CENELEC in Brussels

LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUPLOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

The Power of European Knowledge inONE SIGN – WORLDWIDE

• LOVAG is a Co-operation between 7 Certification Bodies (CB)

in Europe

• The basic aim of LOVAG is the harmonization of the testing

and certification of industrial low voltage equipment

• The LOVAG runs a testing and certification scheme following

IEC and EN standards

• The LOVAG assesses the compliance of low voltage industrial

products to special environments

• The Low Voltage Agreement Group stands for

high competence in testing and certification of low voltage industrial equipment

Who are we ?

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A strong network of experts

Experts from 7 Certification Bodies

Experts from Manufacturers , Certification Bodies and Laboratories

Active members of Standard writing Organizations (IEC,

CENELEC, National committees)

Who are we ?

LOVAG Organization

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A strong certification scheme

CERTIFICATES

One type test,

One set of samples,

One time

Delivered by Third Party

MARK LICENSE

One type test

One set of samples

Regular Follow up tests

Regular audits of factory


Type Tests Certificates

Type 5 Mark License

Who are we ?

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Accredited Certification Bodies

CBs accredited by members of

ISO/IEC 17065

EN ISO/IEC 17065 (EN45011)

Who are we ?

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46 Registered Laboratories

Laboratories accredited by members of

ISO/IEC 17025

EN ISO/IEC 17025

(formerly ISO guide 25 and EN45001)

Who are we ?

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46 Registered Laboratories

Laboratories accredited by members of

ISO/IEC 17025

EN ISO/IEC 17025

(formerly ISO guide 25 and EN45001)

Who are we ?

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Two new LOVAG registered Laboratories in ChinaUnder supervision of SGS CEBEC

Shanghai Testing & Inspection Institute for Electrical Equipment, Shanghai

Goangdong Testing Institute of Product Quality Supervision; ShiLong Town,

Guangdonc Province


Worldwide System of Accreditation Who are we ?

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20 LOVAG

Reg.Labs

10LOVAG

Reg-Labs

6LOVAG

Reg.Labs

LOVAG Peers Assessment


Our typical scope of products Who are we ?

61439-6

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Special Environment

• Non-consumer area

• End-user are experts (e.g. power supply industry like

EDF in France, ENEL in Italy, etc …)

Business to Business certification

• High currents and voltages up to 1000 V

• Special test equipments and know how required

• Often only available at manufacturer laboratories and

few independent laboratories

Who are we ?

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUPLOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP MEE 2014LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Your benefits Who are we ?

MANUFACTURER

Certification by a LOVAG Certification Body helps me to carry the product

liability.

“I want to show, that my products are able to get the

highest Award”

AUTHORITY

LOVAG Certification schemes are under

control of International Accreditation System.

“LOVAG provides credible, globally accepted third

party certificates and the unique quality mark for Low

Voltage Industrial Equipments”

CUSTOMER

A product or equipmentwith a LOVAG Certificate

is controlled by competent and

independent Certification Body

“I’m confident in products bearing the LOVAG mark”

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• IEC 61439 Focus


• To remember

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our Services, our Work, our Schemes, our Recognitions, our Added Value

What are we doing ?

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Our Services

CERTIFICATES

One type test,

One set of samples,

One time


LOVAG MARK LICENSE

One type test

One set of samples

Regular Follow up tests

Regular audits of factory


Type Tests Certificates

LOVAG Mark

What are we doing ?

Testing

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Our Working Methods

7 Certification Bodies

46 Test Laboratories

1 strong organization

For the benefit of our customers

What are we doing ?

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Working Method : Technical Expertise

Experts from all stakeholders

Sharing best practices

Obtaining consensus

Test Instructions

Test Report Forms

Always complementary to CTL decisions (IECEE)

Added value

What are we doing ?

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High technical quality of LOVAG Test ReportsExample: TRF IEC/EN 61439-2, Ed. 2.0

• Measurement Uncertainties arewithin the limits of LOVAG Gerneral Instruction G2

• Measured values are

given with direct

comparison with

requirements from

standard

• All the measurement uncertainties

• are within the limits of LOVAG General

• Instruction G2 – Measurement

Uncertainties

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Working Method : Nat. Accreditation + Peer Assessment

Conformity to

ISO/IEC 17065

&

LOVAG Rules

Uniform application of LOVAG Certification

Scheme

Build up and strengthen Mutual Confidence

What are we doing ?

AccreditedISO/IEC 17065

Peer Assessment

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Nat. Accreditation + Peer AssessmentWhat are we doing ?

National Accreditation

PeersAssessment

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LOVAG Certification

Bodies ACAEALPHA

*)

ALPHA

at VDEASEFA

APPLUS+Labora-

tories

IMQ

Intertek

Semko

AB

SGS

CEBEC

Acc

red

itat

i

on

by

EA/I

AF

Me

mb

ers

Accreditation

BodyACCREDIA DATech DAkkS COFRAG ***) ACCREDIA SWEDAC BELCERT

Reg.Code PRD nº070B

Rev.08

DAT-ZE-

001/92-03

D-ZE-12061-

01-01

Nº 5-0037 No. 005B

Rev 15

No. 1003 Nº 041 PR

LOV

AG

Pe

ers

Ass

ess

me

nts

afte

r 1

99

9 *

*)

Assessors SGS CEBEC IT SEMKO ALPHA ALPHA CESI

FIMKO ACAE FIMKO ASEFA KEMA

Year 2001 1999 2002 2003 2000

Assessors SGS CEBEC ACAE IT SEMKO ACAE ALPHA ALPHA

APPLUS+ SGS CEBEC ALPHA ALPHA APPLUS+ IT SEMKO

Year 2005 2003 2006 2004 2007 2004

Assessors ALPHA CEBEC ALPHA ALPHA APPLUS+ IT SEMKO

VEIKI-VNL ASEFA APPLUS SGS CEBEC SGS CEBEC ASEFA

Year 2009 2007 2010 2008 2011 2009

Assessors IT SEMKO ASEFA ALPHA at

VDE

SGS CEBEC ALPHA

at VDE

SGS CEBEC ASEFA

APPLUS+ IT SEMKO IMQ ACAE SGS CEBEC ACAE IT SEMKO

Year 2013 2011 2014 2012 2012 2015 2013

OTHER RECOGNITIONS

Ministry of

industry G.U.

258 94A6997

NCB for CB- &

CCA-Scheme

NCB for

CB- & CCA-

Scheme

NCB for

CB- & CCA-

Scheme

NCB for

CB- & CCA-

Scheme

ACCREDITATION & PEER ASSESSMENTS OF LOVAG CERTIFICATION BODIESAccording to EN 45011 / ISO/IEC 17065 >>> GUARANTY OF IMPARTIALITY AND INTEGRITY

*) ALPHA was taken over by ALPHA at VDE in January 2011**) LOVAG Peers Assessments have to be performed periodically every 4 years***) Qualification according to EN 45011 checked and approved by LOVAG Management Committee


Issued by LOVAG Certification Body

Verified by LOVAG registered Laboratory• Under Control of LOVAG Certification Body Observer

• Complying with harmonised uncertainty limits

(LOVAG G2)

Based on :• Full standard requirement, or

• Sequences of a standard

• Harmonised Test Instructions

• Harmonised Test Report Forms following IEC and EN Standards

What are we doing ?Our Scheme : LOVAG Certificate

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Our Scheme : LOVAG Certificate What are we doing ?

Testing

plan

AccreditedTesting LabortoryLOVAG registered

Certification Body

Manufacturer

Accepts

Certification Agreement

ISO/IEC17065

§ 4.1.2.2

QS System

LOVAG Certification

Scheme

Application for Certification

Order for testing

Witnessing of testing

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European Knowledge and Experience in

ONE SIGN – WORLDWIDE

Independence of testing

Initial factory audit

Periodical factory audit

Periodical follow up test

Support the “New Legislative Framework”

in Europe

Granted by LOVAG Certification Bodies

International IP right on marks

What are we doing ?Our Scheme : LOVAG Mark

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What are we doing ?Our Scheme : LOVAG Mark

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LOVAG

Registered

Laboratory

Accredited acc. to

ISO/IEC 17025

Independent Laboratory

or Witnessed Testing only

LOVAG TR

Complete

Standard

Approval by

LOVAG CB

And factory

inspection

LOVAG

Mark

Licence

No.

DE 0102


Recognition in Middle East

LOVAG certificates are recognized by

several authorities

What are we doing ?Our Recognitions

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Our Added Value


Free of choice


Optimization of schedule

Right expertise

1 415

6

2

10

3

2

Type Tests, Certificates,Conformity

Mark

Satisfaction of customers

What are we doing ?

Worldwide Recognitions

Profitable investment

Test Report No.

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• IEC 61439 Focus


• To remember

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Test Instructions

Test Report Form

Certificate

Mark

Original or Assembly Manufacturers

IEC 61439 FocusIEC 61439 - Services

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IEC 61439 FocusIEC 61439 - Verification

Verification by

Test

Comparison

Assessment

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IEC 61439 FocusLOVAG registered Laboratories

Major Independent Test Laboratories

VEIKI-VNLICMETI²PSCESI - IPHTECNALIALCIEIMQINTERTEK SemkoAPPLUS+ LaboratoriesI.N.RI.M.INTEK S.p.A

Major Manufacturer Test Laboratories

A.B.BBticino

Megabarre EuropeGewissLovato

Pogliano BusbarSiemens

Mersen FranceSchneider Electric

SocomecGE Industrial

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• IEC 61439 Focus


• To remember

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Tools for efficiency Useful information

New web site has been launched

Dedicated information

Database

Free download area

(Basic LOVAG Documents, LOVAG Test Instructions)

www.lovag.net

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Technical Testing Capacties ofLOVAG registered Laboratories

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Choice of Laboratory

Compilation at Website

www.lovag.net

Scope of Standards ofeach Laboratory

Maximum Test Limits

For Voltage and Current

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Use LOVAG’s technical competencefor testing and certification of LV industrial equipment

Useful information

Not yet

convinced ?

Questions?

Contact us !

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LOVAG Secretariat

c/o ETICS International

20/22 rue du Commerce

1000, Brussels

Belgium

Mobile: +49 151 11628718

eMail: [email protected]

Secretary to LOVAG: Dr Horst Huthmann




• IEC 61439 Focus


• To remember

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Your benefits Who are we ?

MANUFACTURER

Certification by a LOVAG Certification Body helps me to carry the product

liability.

“I want to show, that my products are able to get the

highest Award”

AUTHORITY

LOVAG Certification schemes are under

control of International Accreditation System.

“LOVAG provides credible, globally accepted third

party certificates and the unique quality mark for Low

Voltage Industrial Equipments”

CUSTOMER

A product or equipmentwith a LOVAG Certificate

is controlled by competent and

independent Certification Body

“I’m confident in products bearing the LOVAG mark”

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Our Added Value


Free of choice


Optimization of schedule

Right expertise

1 418

6

2

10

3

2

Type Tests, Certificates,Conformity

Mark

Satisfaction of customers

What are we doing ?

Worldwide Recognitions

Profitable investment

Test Report No.

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