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GB 7000.1-2015: Luminaires -- Part 1: General requirements and tests
GB 7000.1-2015
GB
NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ICS 29.140.40
K 72
GB 7000.1-2015 / IEC 60598-1:2014
Replacing GB 7000.1-2007
Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests
(IEC 60598-1:2014, IDT)
ISSUED ON: DECEMBER 31, 2015
IMPLEMENTED ON: JANUARY 01, 2017
Issued by: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine of the PRC;
Standardization Administration of the PRC.
Table of Contents
Foreword ... 8 
0 General introduction ... 15 
0.1 Scope ... 15 
0.2 Normative references ... 16 
0.3 General requirements ... 20 
0.4 General test requirements and verification ... 20 
0.5 Components of luminaires ... 22 
0.6 List of parts of IEC 60598-2 (parts for particular requirements of GB 7000) ... 23 
1 Terms and definitions ... 24 
1.1 General ... 24 
1.2 Terms and definitions ... 24 
2 Classification of luminaires ... 45 
2.1 General ... 45 
2.2 Classification according to type of protection against electric shock ... 45 
2.3 Classification according to degree of protection against ingress of dust, solid
objects and moisture ... 46 
2.4 Classification according to material of supporting surface for which the luminaire
is designed ... 46 
2.5 Classification according to the circumstances of use ... 47 
3 Marking ... 47 
3.1 General ... 47 
3.2 Marking on luminaires ... 47 
3.3 Additional information ... 53 
3.4 Test of marking ... 56 
4 Construction ... 57 
4.1 General ... 57 
4.2 Replaceable components ... 57 
4.3 Wireways ... 57 
4.4 Lampholders ... 57 
4.5 Starterholders ... 60 
4.6 Terminal blocks ... 60 
4.7 Terminals and supply connections ... 61 
4.8 Switches... 64 
4.9 Insulating linings and sleeves ... 64 
4.10 Double and reinforced insulation ... 65 
4.11 Electrical connections and current-carrying parts ... 67 
4.12 Screws and connections (mechanical) and glands ... 69 
4.13 Mechanical strength ... 73 
4.14 Suspensions, fixings and means of adjustment ... 77 
4.15 Flammable materials ... 82 
4.16 Luminaires for mounting on normally flammable surfaces ... 83 
4.17 Drain holes ... 85 
4.18 Resistance to corrosion ... 85 
4.19 Ignitors ... 86 
4.20 Rough service luminaires - Vibration requirements ... 86 
4.21 Protective shield ... 87 
4.22 Attachments to lamps ... 88 
4.23 Semi-luminaires ... 89 
4.24 Photobiological hazards ... 89 
4.25 Mechanical hazard ... 90 
4.26 Short-circuit protection ... 90 
4.27 Terminal blocks with integrated screwless earthing contacts ... 91 
4.28 Fixing of thermal sensing controls ... 91 
4.29 Luminaire with non-replaceable light source ... 92 
4.30 Luminaires with non-user replaceable light sources ... 92 
4.31 Insulation between circuits ... 93 
4.32 Overvoltage protective devices ... 96 
5 External and internal wiring ... 96 
5.1 General ... 96 
5.2 Supply connection and other external wiring ... 96 
5.3 Internal wiring ... 104 
6 Not used ... 107 
7 Provisions for earthing ... 107 
7.1 General ... 107 
7.2 Provision for earthing ... 107 
8 Protection against electric shock ... 110 
8.1 General ...110 
8.2 Protection against electric shock ...110 
9 Resistance to dust, solid objects and moisture ... 115 
9.1 General ...115 
9.2 Tests for ingress of dust, solid objects and moisture ...115 
9.3 Humidity test ... 121 
10 Insulation resistance and electric strength, touch current and protective
conductor current ... 122 
10.1 General ... 122 
10.2 Insulation resistance and electric strength ... 122 
10.3 Touch current, protective conductor current and electric burn ... 127 
11 Creepage distances and clearances ... 128 
11.1 General ... 128 
11.2 Creepage distances and clearances ... 129 
12 Endurance test and thermal test ... 131 
12.1 General ... 131 
12.2 Selection of lamps and ballasts ... 132 
12.3 Endurance test ... 132 
12.4 Thermal test (normal operation) ... 134 
12.5 Thermal test (abnormal operation) ... 141 
12.6 Thermal test (failed windings in lamp control gear) ... 146 
12.7 Thermal test in regard to fault conditions in lamp control gear or electronic devices
incorporated in thermoplastic luminaires ... 148 
13 Resistance to heat, fire and tracking ... 152 
13.1 General ... 152 
13.2 Resistance to heat ... 152 
13.3 Resistance to flame and ignition ... 153 
13.4 Resistance to tracking ... 154 
14 Screw terminals ... 155 
14.1 General ... 155 
14.2 Terms and definitions ... 155 
14.3 General requirements and basic principles ... 156 
14.4 Mechanical tests ... 158 
15 Screwless terminals and electrical connectors ... 163 
15.1 General ... 163 
15.2 Terms and definitions ... 163 
15.3 General requirements ... 164 
15.4 General instructions on tests ... 166 
15.5 Terminal and connections for internal wiring ... 166 
15.6 Terminals and connections for external wiring ... 170 
Annex A (Normative) Test to establish whether a conductive part may cause an
electric shock ... 197 
Annex B (Normative) Test lamps ... 198 
B.1 General ... 198 
B.2 Filament lamps within the scope of IEC 60432-1 and IEC 60432-2 ... 198 
B.3 Halogen lamps within the scope of IEC 60432-3 ... 200 
B.4 Tubular fluorescent and other discharge lamps ... 200 
B.5 LED modules within the scope of IEC 62031 ... 201 
Annex C (Normative) Abnormal circuit conditions ... 202 
Annex D (Normative) Draught-proof enclosure ... 206 
Annex E (Normative) Determination of winding temperature rises by the
increase-in-resistance method ... 210 
Annex F (Normative) Test for resistance to stress corrosion of copper and
copper alloys ... 212 
F.1 Test cabinet ... 212 
F.2 Test solution ... 212 
F.3 Test piece ... 213 
F.4 Test procedure ... 213 
Annex G (Normative) Measurement of touch current and protective conductor
current ... 214 
Annex H (Void) ... 219 
Annex I (Void) ... 220 
Annex J (Informative) Explanation of IP numbers for degrees of protection 221 
Annex K (Informative) Temperature measurement ... 223 
K.1 Temperature measurements of the luminaire ... 223 
K.2 Temperature measurement of the insulation parts of lampholders ... 224 
Annex L (Informative) Guide to good practice in luminaire design ... 226 
L.1 General ... 226 
L.2 Plastics in luminaires ... 226 
L.3 Rust resistance ... 227 
L.4 Corrosion resistance ... 228 
L.5 Chemically corrosive atmospheres ... 229 
L.6 Reflector design ... 229 
L.7 Components in different kinds of luminaires ... 230 
L.8 Recommendations for electromagnetic ballast protection for end of life
phenomenon of HID lamps ... 231 
L.9 Resistance against the effects of vibration ... 231 
L.10 Flammability of components ... 232 
Annex M (Normative) Determination of creepage distances and clearances
... 233 
Annex N (Informative) Explanation of marking for luminaires that are not
suitable for mounting on normally flammable surfaces and covering with
insulation materials ... 234 
N.0 General... 234 
N.1 Protection against flame ... 234 
N.2 Protection against heat ... 235 
N.3 Thermal protectors ... 236 
N.4 Deletion of the F mark requirements ... 237 
Annex O (Void)... 238 
Annex P (Normative) Absorption requirements for the protective shield to be
fitted to luminaires designed for metal halide lamps which emit a high level of
UV ...