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Alpha at VDE
2017-06-09 Page 1777 0
This is a collaboration between the VDE Institute and LOVAG for the certification of industrial low-voltage devices.
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What are the tasks of Alpha in VDE?
Alpha at VDE:
•is active in the field of industrial low voltage appliances
•is campaining for the declaration of conformity of the manufacturer
•promotes the acceptance of the test of the manufacturer laboratories
•certifies on the basis of test results obtained from accredited testing labs
•creates test instructions and templates for test reports in its working groups for EN and IEC product standards, which have been harmonized in Europe within the LOVAG frame.
•creates LOVAG certificates for industrial low voltage appliances and intallations within the frame of the VDE certification body
•is a member of LOVAG, the Low Voltage Agreement Group for the mutual recognition of test reports and certifications within the EU and globally.
creates informational leaflets concerning global approval bodies in its working group "Product Approval". For customers of the ,,ALPHA at VDE" service package a multitude of information leaflets are available for download and can be selected in the table "Product Approval". They provide information about concerned products, necessary steps, contacts, expenses, etc. for the approval of products. As a sample you can access and review the leaflet "BG-type examination certificate ", without any password.
ALPHA at VDE is operating in the field of industrial low voltage appliances. ALPHA at VDE is campaigning for the declaration of conformity of the manufacturer and the acceptance of the tests performed in the manufacturer laboratories and creates test instructions and test reports in its working groups for EN and IEC product standards, which habe been harmonized in Europe within the Low Voltage Agreement Group (LOVAG) frame. Under the roof of the accredited certification body of the VDE Institute ALPHA at VDE certifies on the basis of test results of accredited laboratories.ALPHA at VDE is a member of LOVAG, the Low Voltage Agreement Group for the mutual recognition and harmonization of tests and certifications within the EU and globally.
A certificate should be a help for you. It should show the user that he can trust your product. To win confidence; there are several different ways.
Transparency is in the first place.
You can lay open all information that is required by the EC directive in order to show compliance with standards and safety requirements to each of the customers and users of your products.
You can issue declarations of conformity, declaring the compliance of your product with the standards and safety requirements of the EC directive. This is the procedure recommended by ALPHA at VDE.
You can present a certificate where a third party, the certification body, declares that they are confident concerning the keeping of the standards and safety requirements. This can be offered by ALPHA at VDE as a supporting measure for customers, who are not satisfied with the declaration of conformity, for key elements of your product range,
for standard models, where you issue declarations of conformity for the different versions.
The certification body has gained the confidence about the certified product on the basis of the provided information concerning the product itself, the test results obtained from an accredited laboratory, the correct application of the standards. And from the application of the certification system that regulates the path from the information to the certificate, which determines the activities of the observer, whether assessors can take part in the tests, how the test results are documented, how the quality assurance of the product is included in surveillance measures, what the certification body itself has to do on account of their own requirements stipulated in the quality manual.
This is what the certificate should bring across to the user of your product: the certification body has confidence in the products that are listed on the certificate.
Even ALPHA at VDE has to be convincingly open and win confidence. ALPHA at VDE certifies under the roof of the certification body of the VDE Institute, which has been accredited by the German Accreditation Body DAkkS. In addition ALPHA at VDE operates in accordance with the LOVAG requirements and will be evaluated by periodic Peers Assessments conducted by LOVAG partners. Therefore, ALPHA at VDE can issue LOVAG certificates, which are recognized on the European level and to an increasing degree on the global scale.
What has to be done, if you need a LOVAG certificate?
Please contact the certification body ALPHA at VDE as soon as possible. After a preliminary inquiry we will comprehensively inform you about all necessary steps. If you do not have your own accredited testing laboratory we can inform you about accredited and LOVAG registered testing laboratories.
You can then contact the testing laboratory that you believe is suitable for your purposes.
Extensive tests should be discussed with customer, certification body and testing laboratory. All concerned parties can thus avoid redundant work.
The following information have to be supplied by the customer:
(Forms and examples can be downloaded as Word or PDF files)
Prior to submitting the test report:
2. Test planning (also see „Certificates for Product Families“)
3. Explanation for type designation of the product
Together with the test report:
4. List of conducted tests
5. Test report resp. LOVAG Test Report from an ALPHA at VDE / LOVAG registered testing laboratory
6. Part listing for the tested object (if not included in the test report)
7. System of the type designation
8. General information about the product, such as lists or catalog pages
After conclusion of the procedure you will receive the following from the certification body:
9. A signed certificate for the product tested by the accredited testing lab, including the test report with enclosures.
10. Informational leaflets about ALPHA at VDE and LOVAG for handing out to your customers and other interested parties. You can emphasize the significance of the certificate.
Your company wants to register a product for a specific country or specific business sector and you absolutely need – and of course ASAP – information concerning:
Is your product concerned?
Which bodies or authorities are responsible?
What is the address, contact person, etc?
Which test reports or certificates are recognized?
What steps and documents are necessary for the filing and what is the procedure?
Is a factory surveillance necessary?
As manufacturers of industrial low voltage appliances and systems the service package recipients of ALPHA at VDE posses a lot of experience in this field.
Experts from member companies have compiled the following experiences in the frame of the ALPHA at VDE working group „Product Approval“ and will be continuously updating and extending these information.
These information will be available free of charge to all ALPHA at VDE service package recipients. Make use of the vast experiences of your partner companies.
The service package "ALPHA at VDE" covers the following services as of 01.01.2017:
1. Provide a sector-specific certification system for industrial low voltage (LOVAG Certification Scheme). This includes:
LOVAG Membership of ALPHA at VDE
Registration and use of accredited manufacturers and third-party laboratories for carrying out the conformity checks
Use of LOVAG test reports (TRF) and LOVAG Test Instructions (LTI) as well as their maintenance. In individual cases access to the LOVAG certification mark.
Certification according to complete standard or sequences
Monitoring of a standardized, uniform quality of the tests
2. Provision of an infrastructure for service contractors in the field of industrial low voltage. This includes:
Provision of a platform for information exchange (ALPHA at VDE Panel, Technical Commission, Working Groups)
Coordinated representation of interests against LOVAG
Information on current developments in directives, standards and the certification system LOVAG
Access to all important further certification procedures (CCA, ENEC, CB, HAR, etc.)
Administration and maintenance of the "ALPHA at VDE" web page on the VDE platform
Secure portal for the users of the service package with access to its issued certificates and test reports for use in the B2B business and also for the prosecution of misuse. Provide TRF, LTI and info sheets for product approval
Assistance in combating counterfeiting
Annual fees: € 8,450.- net
notice period: 6 months to the end of the year
LOVAG certification: Basic fee per certificate € 680, - net
For non-members: LOVAG certification: A basic fee of € 2,750, - net is levied for each certificate. In addition, review costs are charged according to expenditure (see PM 103) and the corresponding LOVAG fees.
Organization of Alpha at VDE
Scope Low voltage switch gear and appliances including bus systems
VDE 0660-500 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 1: Type-tested and partially type-tested assemblies
VDE 0660-502 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 2: Particular requirements for busbar trunking systems (busways)
VDE 0660-504 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 3: Particular requirements for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies intended to be installed in places where unskilled persons have access for their use; Distribution boards
VDE 0660-501 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 4: Particular requirements for assemblies for construction sites (ACS)
VDE 0660-503 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 5: Particular requirements for assemblies for power distribution in public Networks
VDE 0660-600-1 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 1: General rules
VDE 0660-600-2 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - Part 2: Power switchgear and controlgear assemblies
(VDE 0660-511):2005-04 Empty enclosures for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies - General requirements
VDE 0660-100 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 1: General rules
VDE 0660-101 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 2: Circuit-breakers
VDE 0660-107 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 3: Switches, disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and fuse-combination Units
VDE 0660-102 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters - Electromechanical contactors and motor-Starters
VDE 0660-117 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-2: Contactors and motor-starters - AC semiconductor motor controllers and starters
VDE 0660-109 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 4-3: Contactors and motor-starters - AC semiconductor controllers and contactors for non-motor loads
VDE 0660-200 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and switching elements - Electromechanical control circuit devices
VDE 0660-208 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-2: Control circuit devices and switching elements - Proximity Switches
VDE 0660-210 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 5-5: Control circuit devices and switching elements - Electrical emergency stop device with mechanical latching function
VDE 0660-114 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 6-1: Multiple function equipment - Transfer switching Equipment
VDE 0660-115 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 6-2: Multiple function equipment - Control and protective switching devices (or equipment) (CPS)
VDE 0611-1 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 7-1: Ancillary equipment - Terminal blocks for copper conductors
VDE 0611-3 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 7-2: Ancillary equipment - Protective conductor terminal blocks for copper conductors
VDE 0636-10 Low-voltage fuses - Part 1: General requirements
VDE 0636-20 Low-voltage fuses - Part 2: Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by authorized persons (fuses mainly for industrial application) - Examples of standardized systems of fuses A to K
VDE 0636-201 Low-voltage fuses - Part 2-1: Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by authorized persons (fuses mainly for industrial application); Sections I to V: Examples of types of standardized fuses
VDE 0435-2021 Time relays for industrial use - Part 1: Requirements and tests
VDE 0623-1 Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes - Part 1: General requirements
VDE 0623-2 Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes - Part 2: Dimensional interchangeability requirements for pin and contact-tube accessories
VDE 0470-1 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code)
DIN EN 50295 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Controller and device interface systems - Actuator Sensor Interface (AS-i)
Scope Environmental simulations (only in connection with products)
DIN EN 60068-1 Environmental testing - Part 1: General and guidance
DIN EN 60068-2-1 Environmental testing - Part 2-1: Tests - Test A: Cold
DIN EN 60068-2-2 Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat
DIN IEC 60068-2-3 Electrical engineering - Basic environmental testing procedures - Tests; test Ca: damp heat, steady state
DIN EN 60068-2-6 Environmental testing - Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
DIN EN 60068-2-27 Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock
DIN EN 60068-2-30 Environmental testing - Part 2-30: Tests - Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 h + 12 h cycle)
ALPHA at VDE registered testing laboratories
ID Code Address Observer
D 01 Institut for International Product Safety GmbH (I2PS),
Prüflaboratorium Bonn
53115 Bonn Mr. Heidelberger,
92220 Amberg Mr. Bogner,
Mr. Precht-Schöpf
12681 Berlin Mr. Borchert
D 12 Siemens AG
13629 Berlin Mr. Hahn
D 15 K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co.
42279 Wuppertal Mr. Jacobi
04178 Leipzig Mr. Drebenstedt
Learn more about LOVAG!
The Low Voltage Agreement Group (LOVAG) was conceptually already launched in 1989 and the first agreement was signed by the initial four members in 1991. Right now there are 6 signatories to the agreement: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden.
The fundamental goal of LOVAG is the harmonization of testing and certification of electrotechnical products, which are subject to European Directives, as for example the Low Voltage Directive, the Directive for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and the Machinery Safety Directive. The primary focus, however, is on the sector of low voltage appliances for industrial, commercial and similar applications. By participating in the LOVAG system the manufacturer can use his own laboratory and receive a “third party” certification through the certification organisation.
...visit the new LOVAG Website!