IEC 62368-1 Audio/Video, Information and Communication Technology Equipment Safety Testing
IEC 62368-1 is a hazard-based safety standard covering audio/video, information and communication technology equipment. Compatible Electronics provides comprehensive testing to help manufacturers achieve compliance with this modern safety standard.
What is IEC 62368-1?
IEC 62368-1 is a product safety standard that classifies energy sources, prescribes safeguards against those energy sources, and provides guidance on the application of those safeguards. It covers electrical and electronic equipment in the field of audio, video, information technology, and communications with rated voltage not exceeding 600 V.
Equipment Covered
- Consumer electronics (TVs, audio systems)
- Computers and peripherals
- Network and telecommunication equipment
- Data processing equipment
- Office machines and equipment
- Banking and retail equipment
- Professional A/V equipment
- External power supplies
- Telecommunication terminal equipment
Key Safety Requirements
- Energy source classification
- Safeguard requirements for ordinary persons
- Safeguard requirements for instructed persons
- Safeguard requirements for skilled persons
- Electrically-caused injury prevention
- Fire protection requirements
- Mechanically-caused injury prevention
- Thermal injury prevention
- Radiation hazard protection
Tests Performed
- Touch current testing
- Protective conductor current testing
- Electric strength testing
- Abnormal operating conditions
- Component stress testing
- Fire enclosure testing
- Mechanical strength tests
- Temperature testing
Standards We Test To
International
- IEC 62368-1 Ed. 2.0 (2014)
- IEC 62368-1 Ed. 3.0 (2018)
European
- EN 62368-1 (harmonized)
- EN IEC 62368-1:2020
North America
- UL 62368-1
- CSA C22.2 No. 62368-1
Related Directives and Standards
Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU
RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
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