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NEMA - ANSI C136.2

Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment - Dielectric Withstand and Electrical Transient Immunity Requirements

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Organization: NEMA
Publication Date: 1 January 2018
Status: active
Page Count: 18
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This Standard covers luminaires and control devices classified for up to 600-volt operation1 and intended for use in roadway and area lighting applications.

This Standard contains the minimum performance requirements and test procedures for evaluating luminaire and control devices under test (DUTs) for the following:

a. Dielectric withstand

b. Electrical transient immunity

Document History

C136.2
January 1, 2023
Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment— Dielectric Withstand and Electrical Transient Immunity Requirements
This standard covers luminaires and control devices classified for up to 600-volt operation1 and intended for use in roadway and area lighting applications. This standard contains the minimum...
ANSI C136.2
January 1, 2018
Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment - Dielectric Withstand and Electrical Transient Immunity Requirements
This Standard covers luminaires and control devices classified for up to 600-volt operation1 and intended for use in roadway and area lighting applications. This Standard contains the minimum...
ANSI C136.2
January 1, 2015
Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment — Dielectric Withstand and Electrical Transient Immunity Requirements
This standard covers luminaires and control devices classified for up to 600-volt operation1 and intended for use in roadway and area lighting applications. This standard contains the minimum...
ANSI C136.2
January 1, 2004
For Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment – Luminaire Voltage Classification
This standard covers three voltage classifications for luminaires used in roadway and area lighting. It also covers the general testing methods for determining: a) Dielectric withstand b)...
ANSI C136.2
January 1, 2004
For Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment – Luminaire Voltage Classification
A description is not available for this item.
ANSI C136.2
January 1, 1996
American National Standard for Roadway Lighting Equipment - Luminaires Voltage Classification
Insulation between current-carrying parts and potentially grounded noncurrent-carrying parts shall meet all of the test requirements described in this standard for the applicable voltage...
ANSI C136.2
January 1, 1985
Roadway Lighting - Luminaires - Voltage Classification
A description is not available for this item.
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References

This document references:
IEC 61000-4-4 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-4: Testing and measurement techniques – Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test
Published by IEC on April 1, 2012
This part of IEC 61000 relates to the immunity of electrical and electronic equipment to repetitive electrical fast transients. It gives immunity requirements and test procedures related to...
This document references:
IEEE C62.41.1 - Guide on the Surges Environment in Low-Voltage (1000 V and Less) AC Power Circuits
Published by IEEE on November 11, 2002
Foreword This guide is the result of 20 years of evolution from the initial 1980 document, IEEE Std 587™, IEEE Guide for Surge Voltages in Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits, which promptly became IEEE...
This document references:
IEEE C62.41.2 - Recommended Practice on Characterization of Surges in Low-Voltage (1000 V and Less) AC Power Circuits
Published by IEEE on November 11, 2002
Foreword This recommended practice is the result of 20 years of evolution from the initial 1980 document, IEEE Std 587™, IEEE Guide for Surge Voltages in Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits, which promptly...
This document references:
IEEE C62.45 - Recommended Practice on Surge Testing for Equipment Connected to Low-Voltage (1000 V and Less) AC Power Circuits
Published by IEEE on November 11, 2002
Foreword This recommended practice is the result of ten years of use as a guide, and it incorporates only minor additions or updates of the original 1987 document, which was revised in 1992. These...
This document is referenced by:
C136.6 - Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Metal Heads and Reflector Assemblies Mechanical and Optical Interchangeability
Published by NEMA on January 1, 2004
Dimensional features for interchangeability This standard covers dimensional features of luminaires with metal heads that permit mechanical and optical interchangeability of both head and reflector...
This document is referenced by:
ANSI C136.18 - Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment - High-Mast Side-Mounted Luminaires
Published by NEMA on January 1, 2018
This Standard is intended to cover physical, operational, maintenance, and light distribution features that permit the use of high-mast luminaires in roadway applications when specified. It is not...
This document is referenced by:
IES TM-36 - Technical Memorandum on the Use of Solid State Lighting in Sports Lighting Applications
Published by IES on January 22, 2018
INTRODUCTION For many years, the most common source type for sports lighting has been high intensity discharge (HID) lamps. More specifically, metal halide lamps have been used due to their high...
This document is referenced by:
ANSI C136.10 - Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment - Locking-Type Photocontrol Devices and Mating Receptacles - Physical and Electrical Interchangeability and Testing
Published by NEMA on January 1, 2017
This standard covers the following roadway and area lighting equipment, which may be physically and electrically interchanged to operate within established values: a. Locking type photocontrol herein...
This document is referenced by:
ANSI C136.14 - Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment — Elliptically Shaped, Enclosed Side-Mounted Luminaires
Published by NEMA on January 1, 2020
This Standard covers dimensional, maintenance, and light distribution features that permit the interchange of enclosed side-mounted luminaires for horizontal-burning high-intensity discharge (HID)...
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