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The first sentence of clause 3.4.3.1 of IEC 60384-14 states: ”Capacitors of each technology, rated
. W7 R- u$ U. r4 v4 Pvoltage, class and sub-class shall be separately qualified”.
, K6 N! _5 L7 r7 BIf it is requested to qualify a dual-class X/Y capacitor (e.g. X1:400 V, Y2:250V), is it permissible to
3 {: f1 `' y5 jperform one type test only by applying for each individual test the highest test severity?$ P! c! S( G% |. c# F5 i! W {5 U/ Y) J: p
To qualify a dual-class X/Y capacitor, testing laboratories may have different interpretations of this' g' P* H5 r, [! I2 E" M
sentence.
+ z' W3 q! M ~/ ]5 E. l1 ^Interpretation a): Some testing laboratories test the same capacitor series once for X1 and once for
8 g( R5 b u& n) }3 ~. ZY2 at the same time in separate type tests.0 s2 G* n |! E4 c
Interpretation b): Other testing laboratories follow the opinion that the safety of the capacitors is also+ q. i7 t# R4 G
assured if a mixture of highest testing (peak) voltages of both sub-classes is used. This means worst
6 l3 M# z$ `; h; Lcase testing, covering both sub-classes for certification.: S( s9 J2 W& g+ O" ~
Both interpretations may possibly lead to the result of compliance or non-compliance of the capacitor,
( O* f8 ~2 F3 Bas in a) more samples are tested and in b) a single capacitor is more stressed.
( j1 E( W5 W% X, sFrom the technical point of view, it should be acceptable to perform one type test only by applying the8 Z' e+ c/ h) u+ i$ A
highest test severity for each test.
, ?5 P# ~6 A9 JDecision
% `1 L: u8 a/ d- S' DWhen a range of dual-class capacitors (X/Y) is qualified, it is allowed to perform one type test only, if
* |. ~$ k+ y" }. I. x% w6 fthe highest severity of the X or Y class is applied in each respective test.
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