Fcc Part 18 Rf Lighting Devices

The office of engineering and technology oet administers the equipment authorization program under the authority delegated to it by the commission.

Fcc part 18 rf lighting devices.

2 other lighting devices such as fluorescent lighting devices and led retro fit tubes intended to replace linear fluorescent tubes operated by rf ballasts are subject to compliance with part 18 and are not addressed in this guidance document. Heat light etc and where the operating frequency of the rf energy is defined as being above 9 khz. For this reason the commission classifies an electronic ballast as an ism device. Draft document 640677 d01 rf lighting v01 was initially circulated for comments august 27 2014.

There is a fine line in determining when to apply part 15 or part 18 rules. Also led lamps powered by internal direct current. Circuit boards for processing which inherently produces a radio signal are covered under part 15. The federal communications commission fcc published guidelines that clarify how fcc rules apply to radio frequency rf light emitting diode led lighting products.

Lighting devices that power the bulb tube etc. The new knowledge database kdb publication outlines manufacturers responsibilities for. October 21 23 2014 tcb workshop 8. Laboratory division home approval guide overview radio frequency rf devices are required to be properly authorized under 47 cfr part 2 prior to being marketed or imported into the united states.

Ranging from lighting and motors to televisions and medical equipment most electronics using digital logic i e. Fcc part 18 interference free. Using an rf signal that is applied to a gas inside a lamp are authorized under part 18. When electronic electrical products are used for providing rf energy for other than telecommunications applications such as for the production of physical biological or chemical effects such as heating ionization of gases mechanical vibrations and acceleration of charged particles these devices fall under the fcc rules 47 cfr part 18.

Part 18 takes it a step further. Incandescent lamps are not considered rf devices. Legacy lighting products such as incandescent fluorescent high intensity discharge hid or part 18 rf ballasts cfl s large led digital displays used for visual or advertisement purposes considered digital peripheral devices under part 15. Examples of these types of devices include ballasts for fluorescent lamps and self ballasted lamps powered from an rf source.

It covered part 15 and part 18 rf lighting devices including led lighting devices. A revised draft was released on october 22 2015 which now limits its coverage to led lighting.