SIST EN 60669-2-3:2007

Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations -- Part 2-3: Particular requirements - Time delay switches (TDS)

This clause of part 1 is applicable except as follows: Replacement of the first paragraph by: This part of IEC 60669 applies to time-delay switches (hereinafter referred to as TDS) with a rated voltage not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 63 A, intended for household and similar fixed electrical installations, either indoors or outdoors, operated by hand and/or by remote control. TDS are provided with a time-delay device operated by mechanical, thermal, pneumatic, hydraulic or electrical means or by a combination of them. Electronic TDS are within the scope of IEC 60669-2-1. TDS including only passive components such as resistors, capacitors, PTC and NTC components and printed wiring boards are not considered to be electronic TDS.

Schalter für Haushalt und ähnliche ortsfeste elektrische Installationen -- Teil 2-3: Besondere Anforderungen - Zeitschalter

Interrupteurs pour installations électriques fixes domestiques et analogues - Partie 2-3: Exigences particulières - Interrupteurs temporisés (minuteries)

La présente partie de la CEI 60669 s'applique aux interrupteurs temporisés (désignés ci-après minuteries) de tension assignée ne dépassant pas 440 V et de courant assigné ne dépassant pas 63 A, prévus pour installations électriques fixes domestiques et analogues intérieures ou extérieures, commandés à la main ou à distance.

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General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2006
• ICS: 29.120.40 - Switches
• Technical Committee: EPR - Electrical accessories
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Jan-2007
• Due Date: 01-Jan-2007
• Completion Date: 01-Jan-2007
• Directive: 2006/95/EC - Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits (codified version)
• Directive: 2014/35/EU - Directive 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits
• Ref Project: EN 60669-2-3:2006 - Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 2-3: Particular requirements - Time delay switches (TDS)

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN 60669-2-3:1997 - Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations -- Part 2-3: Particular requirements - Time-delay switches (TDS)
• Effective Date: 13-May-2010
• Revised: oSIST prEN IEC 60669-2-3:2023 - Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations - Part 2-3: Particular requirements - Time-delay switches (TDS)
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2022
• Replaces: SIST EN 60669-2-3:1997 - Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations -- Part 2-3: Particular requirements - Time-delay switches (TDS)
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60669-2-3

NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 29.120.40 Supersedes EN 60669-2-3:1997


English version


Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations
Part 2-3: Particular requirements -
Time delay switches (TDS)
(IEC 60669-2-3:2006)


Interrupteurs pour installations électriques Schalter für Haushalt und ähnliche
fixes domestiques et analogues ortsfeste elektrische Installationen
Partie 2-3: Exigences particulières - Teil 2-3: Besondere Anforderungen -
Interrupteurs temporisés (minuteries) Zeitschalter
(CEI 60669-2-3:2006) (IEC 60669-2-3:2006)




This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2006-09-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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EN 60669-2-3:2006 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 23B/826/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 60669-2-3, prepared by SC 23B, Plugs,
socket-outlets and switches, of IEC TC 23, Electrical accessories, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60669-2-3 on 2006-09-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60669-2-3:1997.
It includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 60669-2-3:1997:
– clarification of the scope to exclude electronic TDS (to be covered by EN 60669-2-1);
– introduction of requirements for SELV/PELV.
This part of EN 60669-2 is to be used in conjunction with EN 60669-1:1999. It lists the changes
necessary to convert that standard into a specific standard for time-delay switches.
In this publication, the following print types are used:
– requirements proper: in roman type;
– test specifications: in italic type;
– notes: in smaller roman type.
Subclauses, figures or tables which are additional to those in Part 1 are numbered starting from 101.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
(dop) 2007-06-01
national standard or by endorsement
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
(dow) 2009-09-01
with the EN have to be withdrawn
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
__________
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60669-2-3:2006 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
__________

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- 3 - EN 60669-2-3:2006
Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60317 Series Specifications for particular types of winding EN 60317 Series
wires


IEC 60445 1999 Basic and safety principles for man-machine EN 60445 2000
interface, marking and identification -
Identification of equipment terminals and of
terminations of certain designated
conductors, including general rules for an
alphanumeric system


IEC 60669-2-1 2002 Switches for household and similar fixed EN 60669-2-1 2004
(mod) electrical installations
Part 2-1: Particular requirements - Electronic
switches


1) 2)
IEC 61140 - Protection against electric shock - Common EN 61140 2002
aspects for installation and equipment


IEC 61558-2-6 1997 Safety of power transformers, power supply EN 61558-2-6 1997
units and similar
Part 2-6: Particular requirements for safety
isolating transformers for general use




1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

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NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE
IEC



60669-2-3
INTERNATIONAL


Troisième édition
STANDARD

Third edition

2006-08


Interrupteurs pour installations électriques
fixes domestiques et analogues –
Partie 2-3:
Exigences particulières –
Interrupteurs temporisés
(minuteries)

Switches for household and similar
fixed electrical installations –
Part 2-3:
Particular requirements –
Time delay switches
(TDS)

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60669-2-3  IEC:2006 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5

1 Scope.9
2 Normative references .9
3 Terms and definitions .11
4 General requirements .13
5 General notes on tests .13
6 Ratings.13
7 Classification.15
8 Marking .17
9 Checking of dimensions.19
10 Protection against electric shock .19
11 Provision for earthing .19
12 Terminals .19
13 Constructional requirements .19
14 Mechanism .19
15 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by enclosures of switches and
resistance to humidity.19
16 Insulation resistance and electric strength .19
17 Temperature rise .21
18 Making and breaking capacity .21
19 Normal operation.21
20 Mechanical strength .25
21 Resistance to heat.25
22 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections.25
23 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound .25
24 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to fire and to tracking .29
25 Resistance to rusting.29
26 EMC requirements.29
101 Abnormal operation of the control circuit.29

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60669-2-3  IEC:2006 – 5 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS –

Part 2-3: Particular requirements –
Time-delay switches (TDS)


FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60669-2-3 has been prepared by subcommittee 23B: Plugs,
socket-outlets and switches, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1997 of which it
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
– clarification of the scope to exclude electronic TDS (to be covered by IEC 60669-2-1);
– introduction of requirements for SELV/PELV.

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60669-2-3  IEC:2006 – 7 –
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23B/826/FDIS 23B/840/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
This part of IEC 60669-2 is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60669-1. It lists the changes
necessary to convert that standard into a specific standard for time-delay switches.
In this publication, the following print types are used:
– requirements proper: in roman type;
– test specifications: in italic type;
– notes: in smaller roman type.
Subclauses, figures or tables which are additional to those in part 1 are numbered starting
from 101.
A list of all parts of IEC 60669 series, under the general title Switches for household and
similar fixed-electrical installations, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under “http://webstore.iec.ch” in the
data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed;
• withdrawn;
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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60669-2-3  IEC:2006 – 9 –
SWITCHES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR FIXED
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS –

Part 2-3: Particular requirements –
Time-delay switches (TDS)



1 Scope
This clause of part 1 is applicable except as follows:
Replacement of the first paragraph by:
This part of IEC 60669 applies to time-delay switches (hereinafter referred to as TDS) with a
rated voltage not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 63 A, intended for
household and similar fixed electrical installations, either indoors or outdoors, operated by
hand and/or by remote control.
TDS are provided with a time-delay device operated by mechanical, thermal, pneumatic,
hydraulic or electrical means or by a combination of them.
Electronic TDS are within the scope of IEC 60669-2-1.
TDS including only passive components such as resistors, capacitors, PTC and NTC
components and printed wiring boards are not considered to be electronic TDS.
2 Normative references
This clause of part 1 is applicable with the following additions:
IEC 60317, Specifications for particular types of winding wires
IEC 60445:1999, Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and
identification – Identification of equipment terminals and of terminations of certain designated
conductors, including general rules for an alphanumerical system
IEC 60669-2-1:2002, Switches for household and similar fixed-electrical installations –
Part 2-1: Particular requirements – Electronic switches
IEC 61140, Protection against electric shock – Common aspects for installation and
equipment
IEC 61558-2-6:1997, Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar – Part 2-6:
Particular requirements for safety isolating transformers for general use

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60669-2-3  IEC:2006 – 11 –
3 Terms and definitions
This clause of part 1 is applicable with the following additions:
3.14 Addition of the following note:
NOTE This definition is only applicable to the switching circuit.
3.15 Addition of the following note:
NOTE This definition is only applicable to the switching circuit.
Addition of the following new definitions:
3.101
time-delay switches TDS
switch provided with a time-delay device which operates for a certain time (the delay time). It
may be either manually actuated and/or remotely electrically initiated
3.101.1
electronic TDS
TDS containing electronic component(s)
3.102
rated control voltage
voltage assigned to the control circuit by the manufacturer
3.103
switching circuit
circuit which contains the parts which allow the rated current to flow through the TDS
3.104
control circuit
circuit which includes electrical parts to control the switching circuit in an electrically
controlled TDS
3.105
control mechanism
all the parts which are intended for the operation of the TDS
3.106
incorporated hand-operated device
device incorporated in the switch which allows the switching circuit to be operated, directly or
indirectly. This device is not intended for the normal operation of the TDS
3.107
delay time
period
...