Those updated standards BTL concerned about in 2020 - IEC/ CENELEC/ETSI
EU: New CENELEC Standards published in 2020:
*EN IEC 55015:2019/A11:2020 -- 2020-03-06 - Limits ａｎｄ methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical lighting ａｎｄ similar equipment
*EN 55032:2015/A11:2020 --- 2020-03-06 - Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment - Emission Requirements
*EN 55032:2015/A1:2020 --- 2020-12-04 - Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment - Emission requirements
*EN IEC 61000-4-11:2020 -- 2020-03-27 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing ａｎｄ measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions ａｎｄ voltage variations immunity tests for equipment with input current up to 16 A per phase
*EN IEC 61000-4-11:2020/AC:2020-06 -- 2020-06-19 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing ａｎｄ measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions ａｎｄ voltage variations immunity tests for equipment with input current up to 16 A per phase
*EN 55035:2017/A11:2020 -- 2020-05-22 - Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment - Immunity requirements
*EN IEC 61000-4-3:2020 -- 2020-10-30 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-3 : Testing ａｎｄ measurement techniques - Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test
*EN IEC 62311:2020 -- 2020-01-24 - Assessment of electronic ａｎｄ electrical equipment related to human exposure restrictions for electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz)
See CENELEC for additional information.
EU: New ETSI Standards published or in the approval stage in 2020:
Published：
*ETSI EN 303 345-5 V1.1.1 (2020-02)-Broadcast Sound Receivers; Part 5: DRM broadcast sound service; Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum
*ETSI EN 303 345-2 V1.1.1 (2020-02)-Broadcast Sound Receivers; Part 2: AM broadcast sound service; Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum
*ETSI EN 303 340 V1.2.1 (2020-09)-Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcast Receivers; Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum
*ETSI EN 302 208 V3.3.1 (2020-08)-Radio Frequency Identification Equipment operating ｉｎ the band 865 MHz to 868 MHz with power levels up to 2 W ａｎｄ ｉｎ the band 915 MHz to 921 MHz with power levels up to 4 W; Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum
*ETSI EN 301 908-2 V13.1.1 (2020-06)-IMT cellular networks; Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum; Part 2: CDMA Direct Spread (UTRA FDD) User Equipment (UE)
*ETSI EN 301 489-17 V3.2.4 (2020-09)-ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment ａｎｄ services; Part 17: Specific conditions for Broadband Data Transmission Systems; Harmonised Standard for ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
*ETSI TS 151 010-1 V13.11.0 (2020-02)-Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Mobile Station (MS) conformance specification; Part 1: Conformance specification (3GPP TS 51.010-1 version 13.11.0 Release 13)
*ETSI TS 134 121-1 V16.2.0 (2020-11)-Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission ａｎｄ reception (FDD); Part 1: Conformance specification (3GPP TS 34.121-1 version 16.2.0 Release 16)
*ETSI TS 136 508 V16.6.0 (2020-11)-LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) ａｎｄ Evolved Packet Core (EPC); Common test environments for User Equipment (UE) conformance testing (3GPP TS 36.508 version 16.6.0 Release 16)
*ETSI TS 136 521-1 V16.6.0 (2020-12)-LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission ａｎｄ reception; Part 1: Conformance testing (3GPP TS 36.521-1 version 16.6.0 Release 16)
*ETSI TS 138 508-1 V16.5.1 (2020-12)-5G; 5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 1: Common test environment (3GPP TS 38.508-1 version 16.5.1 Release 16)
*ETSI TS 138 521-1 V16.5.0 (2020-12)-5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission ａｎｄ reception; Part 1: Range 1 standalone (3GPP TS 38.521-1 version 16.5.0 Release 16)
*ETSI TS 138 521-3 V16.5.0 (2020-11)-5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission ａｎｄ reception; Part 3: Range 1 ａｎｄ Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios (3GPP TS 38.521-3 version 16.5.0 Release 16)
Approval stage：
*Draft ETSI EN 303 345-3 V1.1.0 (2019-11)-Broadcast Sound Receivers;Part 3: FM broadcast sound service;Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum
*Draft ETSI EN 303 345-4 V1.1.0 (2019-11)-Broadcast Sound Receivers;Part 4: DAB broadcast sound service;Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum
*Draft ETSI EN 303 413 V1.2.0 (2020-09)-Satellite Earth Stations ａｎｄ Systems (SES);Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers;Radio equipment operating ｉｎ the 1 164 MHz to 1 300 MHz ａｎｄ 1 559 MHz to 1 610 MHz frequency bands;Harmonised Standard for access to radio spectrum
*Draft ETSI EN 301 489-19 V2.2.0 (2020-09)-ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)standard for radio equipment ａｎｄ services;Part 19: Specific conditions for Receive Only Mobile Earth Stations (ROMES) operating ｉｎ the 1,5 GHz band providing data communications ａｎｄ GNSS receivers operating ｉｎ the RNSS band providing positioning, navigation, ａｎｄ timing data; Harmonised Standard for ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
*Draft ETSI EN 300 386 V2.2.0 (2020-10)-Telecommunication network equipment;Harmonised Standard for ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)requirements
*Draft ETSI EN 301 489-52 V1.1.2 (2020-12)-ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)standard for radio equipment ａｎｄ services;Part 52: Specific conditions for Cellular Communication User Equipment (UE) radio ａｎｄ ancillary equipment;Harmonised Standard for ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
See ETSI website for additional information.
IEC: New IEC Standards published in 2020:
IEC 61000-3-2:2018+AMD1:2020 CSV
Edition 5.1 (2020-07-14)
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-2: Limits - Limits for harmonic current emissions (equipment input current ≤16 A per phase)
Edition 3.0 (2020-01-28)
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing ａｎｄ measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions ａｎｄ voltage variations immunity tests for equipment with input current up to 16 A per phase
Edition 3.0 (2020-05-28)
Corrigendum 1 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing ａｎｄ measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions ａｎｄ voltage variations immunity tests for equipment with input current up to 16 A per phase
Edition 4.0 (2020-09-08)
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-3 : Testing ａｎｄ measurement techniques - Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test
Edition 7.0 (2020-09-07)
Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements for household appliances, electric tools ａｎｄ similar apparatus - Part 1: Emission
Edition 3.0 (2020-08-31)
Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements for household appliances, electric tools ａｎｄ similar apparatus - Part 2: Immunity - Product family standard
Edition 3.0 (2020-07-30)
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-3: Generic standards - Emission standard for equipment ｉｎ residential environments
Edition 3.0 (2020-10-26)
Electrical equipment for measurement, control ａｎｄ laboratory use - EMC requirements - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60601-1-2:2014+AMD1:2020 CSV
Edition 4.1 (2020-09-01)
Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety ａｎｄ essential performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances - Requirements ａｎｄ tests
Edition 3.0 (2020-03-26)
Equipment for general lighting purposes - EMC immunity requirements
Edition 1.0 (2020-10-19)
Measurement procedure for the assessment of specific absorption rate of human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held ａｎｄ body-worn wireless communication devices - Part 1528: Human models, instrumentation ａｎｄ procedures (Frequency range of 4 MHz to 10 GHz)
See IEC for additional information.
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