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SEC(LOVAG)16.010 LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOVAG Certification for Low Voltage Industrial Equipment Presented by Dr. Horst HUTHMANN Secretary to LOVAG MEE 2016 Seminars Agenda Who are we ? What are we doing ? IEC 61439 Focus


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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

LOVAG Certification for Low Voltage Industrial Equipment

Presented by Dr. Horst HUTHMANN Secretary to LOVAG MEE 2016 Seminars

SEC(LOVAG)16.010

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

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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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

25 years of History

International Certification Industrial Low Voltage Equipment

Who are we ? 3

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

25 years of History

International Certification Industrial Low Voltage Equipment

Who are we ? 4

25th Anniversary

  • f Signature of Low Voltage

Agreement On 28 th March 1991 At CENELEC in Brussels

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

The Power of European Knowledge in ONE 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 ? 5

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

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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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

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 Delivered by Third Party

Type Tests Certificates Type 5 Mark License

Who are we ? 7

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Accredited Certification Bodies

CBs accredited by members of

ISO/IEC 17065 EN ISO/IEC 17065 (EN45011) Who are we ? 8

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

46 Registered Laboratories

Laboratories accredited by members of

ISO/IEC 17025 EN ISO/IEC 17025

(formerly ISO guide 25 and EN45001)

Who are we ?

1 4 15 6 2 10

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

46 Registered Laboratories

Laboratories accredited by members of

ISO/IEC 17025 EN ISO/IEC 17025

(formerly ISO guide 25 and EN45001)

Who are we ?

1 4 15 6 2 10 3 2

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Two new LOVAG registered Laboratories in China Under supervision of SGS CEBEC

Shanghai Testing & Inspection Institute for Electrical Equipment, Shanghai Goangdong Testing Institute of Product Quality Supervision; ShiLong Town, Guangdonc Province

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Worldwide System of Accreditation

Who are we ?

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20 LOVAG Reg.Labs 10 LOVAG Reg-Labs

6 LOVAG Reg.Labs

LOVAG Peers Assessment

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Our typical scope of products

Who are we ?

61439-6

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

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

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP MEE 2014 LOW 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 equipment with a LOVAG Certificate is controlled by competent and independent Certification Body

“I’m confident in products bearing the LOVAG mark” 14

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Agenda

  • Who are we ?
  • What are we doing ?
  • IEC 61439 Focus
  • Useful information
  • To remember

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

  • ur Services, our Work, our Schemes, our

Recognitions, our Added Value

What are we doing ?

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Our Services

CERTIFICATES

One type test, One set of samples, One time Delivered by Third Party

LOVAG MARK LICENSE

One type test One set of samples Regular Follow up tests Regular audits of factory Delivered by Third Party

Type Tests Certificates LOVAG Mark

What are we doing ?

Testing

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Our Working Methods

7 Certification Bodies 46 Test Laboratories 1 strong organization  For the benefit of

  • ur customers

What are we doing ?

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

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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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

High technical quality of LOVAG Test Reports

Example: TRF IEC/EN 61439-2, Ed. 2.0

  • Measurement Uncertainties are

within 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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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

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 ?

Accredited ISO/IEC 17065

Peer Assessment

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

  • Nat. Accreditation + Peer Assessment

What are we doing ?

National Accreditation Peers Assessment

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LOVAG Certification Bodies

ACAE ALPHA *) ALPHA at VDE ASEFA APPLUS+

Labora- tories

IMQ Intertek Semko AB SGS CEBEC

Accreditati

  • n by

EA/IAF Members Accreditation Body ACCREDIA 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

LOVAG Peers Assessments after 1999 **)

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 BODIES According 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

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

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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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Our Scheme : LOVAG Certificate

What are we doing ?

Testing plan

Accredited Testing Labortory LOVAG 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

  • f testing

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

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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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

What are we doing ?

Our Scheme : LOVAG Mark

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LOVAG Registered Laboratory

Accredited acc. to ISO/IEC 17025 Independent Laboratory

  • r Witnessed Testing only

LOVAG TR

Complete Standard Approval by LOVAG CB And factory inspection

LOVAG Mark Licence No. DE 0102

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP Recognition in Middle East LOVAG certificates are recognized by several authorities

What are we doing ?

Our Recognitions

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

Our Added Value

7 Certification Bodies

Free of choice

46 Test Laboratories

Optimization of schedule Right expertise

1 4 15 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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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Agenda

  • Who are we ?
  • What are we doing ?
  • IEC 61439 Focus
  • Useful information
  • To remember

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Test Instructions Test Report Form Certificate Mark

Original or Assembly Manufacturers

IEC 61439 Focus

IEC 61439 - Services

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

IEC 61439 Focus

IEC 61439 - Verification

Verification by

Test Comparison Assessment

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

IEC 61439 Focus

LOVAG registered Laboratories

Major Independent Test Laboratories

VEIKI-VNL ICMET I²PS CESI - IPH TECNALIA LCIE IMQ INTERTEK Semko APPLUS+ Laboratories I.N.RI.M. INTEK S.p.A

Major Manufacturer Test Laboratories

A.B.B Bticino Megabarre Europe Gewiss Lovato Pogliano Busbar Siemens Mersen France Schneider Electric Socomec GE Industrial

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Agenda

  • Who are we ?
  • What are we doing ?
  • IEC 61439 Focus
  • Useful information
  • 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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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Technical Testing Capacties of LOVAG registered Laboratories

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Choice of Laboratory

Compilation at Website www.lovag.net Scope of Standards of each Laboratory Maximum Test Limits For Voltage and Current

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

Use LOVAG’s technical competence for 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: office@lovag.net Secretary to LOVAG: Dr Horst Huthmann

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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Agenda

  • Who are we ?
  • What are we doing ?
  • IEC 61439 Focus
  • Useful information
  • 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 equipment with a LOVAG Certificate is controlled by competent and independent Certification Body

“I’m confident in products bearing the LOVAG mark” 38

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

Our Added Value

7 Certification Bodies

Free of choice

46 Test Laboratories

Optimization of schedule Right expertise

1 4 18 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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LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP MEE 2014 LOW VOLTAGE AGREEMENT GROUP

Thank you

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