ANSI UL 1577-2014 UL Standard for Safety Optical Isolators (Fifth Edition Reprint with revisions through and including January 23 2015).pdf

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2、N OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL UL Standard for Safety for Optical Isolators, UL 1577 Fifth Edition, Dated April 25, 2014 SUMMARY OF TOPICS This revision of ANSI/UL 1577 has been published to delete the upper limit dielectric isolation tolerance (5%) boundary in revised 17.2 and 17.3; d

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11、RIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL APRIL 25, 2014 (Title Page Reprinted: January 23, 2015) 1 UL 1577 Standard for Optical Isolators First Edition June, 1984 Second Edition May, 1989 Third Edition March, 1995 Fourth Edition May, 2000 Fifth Edition

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16、M UL CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Scope .4 2 Units of Measurement .4 3 Undated References 5 4 Glossary .5 CONSTRUCTION 5 General 6 6 Corrosion Protection .6 7 Insulating Materials 6 8 Live Parts 6 9 Spacings .7 PERFORMANCE 10 General .7 11 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test 7 12 Overload Test .8 13 Limite

17、d Thermal Aging Test .8 DOUBLE-PROTECTION OPTICAL ISOLATORS 14 General 10 15 Discharge Test .10 16 Optical Isolator Life Test .12 MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION-LINE TESTS 17 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test .12 RATINGS 18 General 13 MARKINGS 19 General 14 APRIL 25, 2014 OPTICAL ISOLATORS - UL 1577 3

18、UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL INTRODUCTION 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements cover optical isolators, also called optical couplers or photocouplers: a) Intended to provide unidirectional signal transfer between dielectrically

19、isolated circuits and, b) Intended for use in equipment with a supply voltage not exceeding 600 V ac rms or dc. 1.2 These requirements cover the electrical isolation properties of the insulation between the isolated circuits of the optical isolator. 1.3 These requirements also cover double protectio

20、n optical isolators that are employed in circuits rated up to 250 V, 50 or 60 Hz, in radio, video, and television equipment, and similar equipment in applications in which breakdown of the optical isolator may result in a risk of re, electric shock, or injury to persons. 1.4 These requirements do no

21、t cover the electrical properties of the separate circuits of the optical isolator. 1.5 These requirements apply to optical isolators for use as components in devices and appliances. Compliance of an optical isolator with these requirements does not indicate that the isolator is acceptable for use a

22、s a component of an end product without further investigation. 1.6 Deleted January 23, 2015 2 Units of Measurement 2.1 Values stated without parentheses are the requirement. Values in parentheses are explanatory or approximate information. JANUARY 23, 2015 OPTICAL ISOLATORS - UL 1577 4UL COPYRIGHTED

23、 MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 3 Undated References 3.1 Any undated reference to a code or standard appearing in the requirements of this standard shall be interpreted as referring to the latest edition of that code or standard. 4 Glossar

24、y 4.1 For the purpose of this standard the following denitions apply. 4.2 DERATING CURVE A graph of ambient temperature versus power or current, provided by the manufacturer, where the power and/or current is reduced as the operating ambient temperature is increased. 4.3 DIELECTRIC ISOLATION-VOLTAGE

25、 RATING The maximum voltage-withstand potential between the input and output circuits of the optical isolator. 4.4 DOUBLE PROTECTION OPTICAL ISOLATORS Optical isolators employed in some unique audio, video and similar applications bridging reinforced insulation. 4.5 HERMETICAL SEAL Any material empl

26、oyed, such as a case or housing, that completely prevents air ltration, for example an encapsulant. 4.6 INSULATING MATERIALS Any material providing isolation between the input and output of the optical isolator. Housing or Case material that provides isolation over the surface and through the materi

27、al would be considered an insulating material. 4.7 MAXIMUM JUNCTION TEMPERATURE The maximum allowable temperature of the optical isolator semiconductor junction as specied by the manufacturer. 4.8 MAXIMUM OPERATING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE The maximum temperature of the air surrounding the optical isolat

28、or when power is applied, as specied by the manufacturer. 4.9 MAXIMUM STORAGE TEMPERATURE The maximum temperature at which the optical isolator can be stored without any power applied, as specied by the manufacturer. 4.10 PHOTO-EMITTER A device internal to the optical isolator that generates electro

29、magnetic radiation, such as a light-emitting diode (LED), used to transmit signals to the photo sensor. 4.11 PHOTO-SENSOR A device internal to the optical isolator that generates an electrical current due to incident light, such as a photo diode or a photo-conductive transducer, used to receive sign

30、als from the photo-emitter. APRIL 25, 2014 OPTICAL ISOLATORS - UL 1577 5UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL CONSTRUCTION 5 General 5.1 An optical isolator shall be constructed in compliance with Corrosion Protection, Section 6, I

31、nsulating Materials, Section 7, Live Parts, Section 8, and Spacings, Section 9. 6 Corrosion Protection 6.1 Iron and steel parts shall be protected against corrosion by enameling, galvanizing, plating, or other equivalent means. Exception: Encapsulated parts and stainless steel parts need not be prov

32、ided with plating. 7 Insulating Materials 7.1 Insulating materials employed as part of an optical isolator shall be subjected to the Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test, Section 11, and the Overload Test, Section 12. 7.2 Additionally, insulating materials, other than the case or housing, that are not

33、encapsulated or hermetically sealed, shall also be investigated in accordance with the applicable requirements in the Standard for Polymeric Materials Use in Electrical Equipment Evaluations, UL 746C. 7.3 Insulating materials shall have a relative thermal index or generic thermal index equal to or g

34、reater than the maximum junction temperature or maximum storage temperature of the optical isolator. whichever is greater. Insulating materials where the relative thermal index or the generic thermal index of the material is exceeded shall be subjected to the Limited Thermal Aging Test, Section 13.

35、7.4 Materials used to encapsulate devices, such as a case or housing, shall operate within the generic temperature limitations as specied in the Standard for Polymeric Materials Long Term Property Evaluations, UL 746B, or shall be tested as outlined in Limited Thermal Aging Test, Section 13. 8 Live

36、Parts 8.1 Metal employed for current-carrying parts shall be of stainless steel, plated steel, copper, silver, gold, nickel, aluminum, an alloy of the same, or an equivalent material. APRIL 25, 2014 OPTICAL ISOLATORS - UL 1577 6UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTR

37、IBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 9 Spacings 9.1 The optical isolators external spacings between input and output circuits shall be based on the end product spacing requirements. PERFORMANCE 10 General 10.1 Optical isolators shall be tested as described in the Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test, Sec

38、tion 11 and the Limited Thermal Aging Test, Section 13. 11 Dielectric Voltage-Withstand Test 11.1 Immediately following each of the conditionings indicated in 11.5 11.8, each representative optical isolator shall be capable of withstanding without breakdown for 60 seconds a potential equal to the ra

39、ted dielectric isolation voltage, as specied by the manufacturer, applied between the input and output terminals of the optical isolator. A dc test potential shall be applied to a device having a dc rated dielectric isolation voltage. The value of the potential applied to an ac rated device shall be

40、 in volts rms. 11.2 To determine whether a representative optical isolator complies with the requirements in 11.1, the test potential is to be applied as described in 11.4 by means of test equipment having the characteristics outlined in 11.3. 11.3 The test equipment for conducting the Dielectric Vo

41、ltage-Withstand Test is to have the following features and characteristics: a) A means of indicating the test potential. b) For an ac rated device, a 40 70 Hz test potential that has a sinusoidal waveform. 11.4 The test potential is to be obtained from any convenient source either: a) Having a capac

42、ity of at least 500 VA, or b) If of a lower capacity with the voltmeter connected in the output circuit. The voltage is to be steadily increased until the required test level is reached and is to be held at that value for one minute. The increase in the applied potential is to be at a uniform rate a

43、nd as rapid as is consistent with its value being correctly indicated by a voltmeter. 11.5 Six representative optical isolators are to be tested in the as-received condition. 11.6 Six representative optical isolators are to be exposed to the maximum rated junction temperature for 7 hours, before tes

44、ting. APRIL 25, 2014 OPTICAL ISOLATORS - UL 1577 7UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 11.7 Six representative optical isolators are to be exposed to 85 percent relative humidity at 32.0 2.0C (89.6 3.6F) for 24 hours, before testi

45、ng. 11.8 Six representative optical isolators are to be exposed to 0.0 2.0C (32.0 3.6F) for 7 hours, before testing. 11.9 Separate sets of representative optical isolators are to be used for each of the various conditions in 11.5 11.8. 12 Overload Test 12.1 Three representative optical isolators sha

46、ll be connected to the rated electrical supply such that the photo-sensor (output) is caused to operate at 150 percent of maximum rated power while the photo-emitter (input) is operated at rated power until temperatures stabilize. 12.2 Immediately after the overload conditioning, as described in 12.

47、1, each of the three representative optical isolators shall withstand the rated isolation voltage as described in 11.1 and 11.4. 13 Limited Thermal Aging Test 13.1 An insulating or encapsulating material, as described in the Insulating Materials Section 7, shall not crack or warp in any of three rep

48、resentative optical isolators when the optical isolators are aged in a full-draft oven at a temperature and time chosen from the graph in Figure 13.1 using the index line that corresponds to the greater of the maximum junction temperature or the maximum storage temperature of the device. All samples

49、 shall be conditioned for 1000 hours unless otherwise agreed by all concerned. Optical isolators shall not be subjected to conditioning less than 300 hours. Immediately after this oven conditioning, all three representative optical isolators shall withstand the rated isolation voltage as described in 11.1 and 11.4. 13.2 The air oven is to be essentially as indicated in the Standard Test Methods for Forced-Convection Laboratory Ovens for Evaluation of Electrical Insulation, ASTM