Manufacturers must conform to the requirements of the “Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU Relating to Electrical Equipment Designed for Use within Certain Voltage Limits” to ensure a high level of protection for people, animals and environment, and for placing their products on the market.
In times when there was no information of electricity, people were only aware of its’ shock effect through the electric fish. Egyptian papyrus writings dating from 2750 BC, name this fish as “Thunderers of the Nile” and describe them as the “protectors” of other fish. And now manufacturers must conform to the requirements of the “Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU Relating to Electrical Equipment Designed for Use within Certain Voltage Limits” to ensure a high level of protection for people, animals and environment, and for placing their products on the market.
This Directive applies to to electrical equipment designed for use with a voltage rating of between 50 and 1000 V for alternating current and between 75 and 1500 V for direct current. Like in other EU directives, products within the scope of this directive must conform with the essential safety requirements in the Annex and manufacturers must establish the Technical Documentation. The documentation must make it possible to assess the electrical equipment’s conformity to the relevant requirements.
With regard to such assessments, the technical documentation must contain the following elements on the design, manufacture and operation of the electrical equipment: