IEC 60335-2-34 Ed. 5.2 en:2016

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-34: Particular requirements for motor-compressors

IEC 60335-2-34:2012+A1:2015+A2:2016(E) deals with the safety of sealed (hermetic and semi-hermetic type) motor-compressors, their protection and control systems, if any, which are intended for use in equipment for household and similar purposes and which conform  with the standards applicable to such equipment. It applies to  motor-compressors tested separately, under the most severe  conditions that may be expected to occur in normal use, their rated  voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase motor-compressors and 480 V for other motor-compressors. Examples of equipment which  contain motor-compressors are:
 - refrigerators, food freezers and ice makers (IEC 60335-2-24);  - air-conditioners, electric heat pumps and dehumidifiers (IEC  60335-2-40);
 - commercial dispensing appliances and vending machines (IEC  60335-2-75);
 - factory-built assemblies for transferring heat in applications for refrigerating, air-conditioning or heating purposes or a combination of such purposes.
 This standard does not supersede the requirements of standards  relevant to the particular appliance in which the motor-compressor is used. However, if the motor-compressor type used complies with  this standard, the tests for the motor-compressor specified in the particular appliance standard may not need to be made in the  particular appliance or assembly. If the motor-compressor control  system is associated with the particular appliance control system, additional tests may be necessary on the final appliance.  Keywords: Motor compressor, hermetic; semi-hermetic  

This publication is to be read in conjunction with  IEC 60335-1:2010.  This consolidated version consists of the fifth edition (2012), its amendment 1 (2015) and its amendment 2 (2016). Therefore, no need to order amendments in addition to this publication.  The contents of the corrigendum to Amendment 1 of June 2015 have  been included in this copy.