EN IEC 60320-1:2021
(Main)Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes - Part 1: General requirements
Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes - Part 1: General requirements
This part of lEC 60320 sets the general requirements for appliance couplers for two poles and two poles with earth contact and for the connection of electrical devices for household and similar onto the mains supply. This part of lEC 60320 is also valid for appliance inlets/appliance outlets integrated or incorporated in appliances. The rated voltage does not exceed 250 V (a.c.) and the rated current does not exceed 16 A. Appliance couplers complying with this part of lEC 60320 are suitable for normal use at ambient temperatures not normally exceeding +40 °C, but their average over a period of 24 h does not exceed +35 °C, with a lower limit of the ambient air temperature of -5 °C. Annex E provides test requirements for derating the operating current of an accessory when used in ambient temperatures above +35 °C up to +90 °C. Appliance couplers are not suitable for - use in place of plug and socket-outlet systems according to IEC 60884-1. - use in place of devices for connecting luminaires (DCLs) according to IEC 61995 or 306 luminaire supporting couplers (LSCs). 307 NOTE Requirements for d.c. are under consideration.
Gerätesteckvorrichtungen für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche allgemeine Zwecke - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux analogues - Partie 1: Exigences générales
L'IEC 60320-1:2021 établit les exigences générales applicables aux connecteurs bipolaires et bipolaires avec contact de mise à la terre et destinés au raccordement au réseau d'alimentation des dispositifs électriques pour usages domestiques et analogues. Le présent document s'applique également aux socles de connecteurs/socles femelles de connecteurs intégrés ou incorporés dans des appareils d'utilisation. Cette quatrième édition annule et remplace la troisième édition parue en 2015 et l'Amendement 1:2018. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
les tolérances nécessaires ont été ajoutées dans l'ensemble du présent document;
l'essai d'échauffement de l'édition 2 a été rétabli en 18.2;
l'échauffement a été ajouté à l'Article 21 pour les fiches mobiles mâles;
le 23.3 a été réorganisé pour des raisons de lisibilité;
l'essai de traction latérale du 23.6 a été mis à jour pour les prises mobiles/fiches mobiles mâles qui comportent des pièces frontales séparées;
le 24.1 qui traite de l'essai à la bille a été revu;
l'Article 27 qui traite de l'essai au fil incandescent a été mis à jour;
l'Annexe C qui traite des séquences d'essais a été revue;
l'Annexe E a été ajoutée afin de définir les essais et exigences supplémentaires pour les connecteurs destinés à être utilisés à des températures ambiantes supérieures à +35 °C.
Aparatne spojke za gospodinjstva in podobne splošne namene - 1. del: Splošne zahteve (IEC 60320-1:2021)
Ta del standarda lEC 60320 določa splošne zahteve za aparatne spojke za dva pola in dva pola z ozemljitvijo ter povezavo električnih naprav za gospodinjstva in podobne namene z napajalnim omrežjem.
Ta del standarda lEC 60320 se uporablja tudi za vhode/izhode aparatov, ki so vgrajeni v aparate oziroma jih ti vključujejo.
Nazivna napetost ne presega 250 V izmeničnega napajanja, nazivni tok pa ne presega 16 A.
Aparatne spojke, ki so v skladu s tem delom standarda lEC 60320, so primerne za običajno uporabo pri temperaturah okolja, ki običajno ne presegajo 40 °C, njihovo povprečje v 24 urah pa ne presega 35 °C. Spodnja meja temperature okolja je –5 °C.
Dodatek E vsebuje preskusne zahteve za redukcijo toka pribora, kadar se uporablja pri temperaturah okolja nad 35 °C do vključno 90 °C.
Aparatne spojke niso primerne za:
– uporabo namesto vtičnih naprav v skladu s standardom IEC 60884-1;
– uporabo namesto naprav za priključitev svetilk (DCL) v skladu s standardom IEC 61995 ali spojk za podporo svetilk (LSC).
OPOMBA: Zahteve za enosmerni tok so v obravnavi.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 60320-1:2015
SIST EN 60320-1:2015/A1:2021
SIST EN 60320-1:2015/AC:2016
SIST EN 60320-1:2015/AC:2019
Aparatne spojke za gospodinjstva in podobne splošne namene - 1. del: Splošne
zahteve (IEC 60320-1:2021)
Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes - Part 1: General
requirements (IEC 60320-1:2021)
Gerätesteckvorrichtungen für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche allgemeine Zwecke –Teil
1: Allgemeine Anforderungen (IEC 60320-1:2021)
Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux analogues - Partie 1:
Exigences générales (IEC 60320-1:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60320-1:2021
ICS:
29.120.30 Vtiči, vtičnice, spojke Plugs, socket-outlets,
couplers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60320-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2021
ICS 29.120.30 Supersedes EN 60320-1:2015 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes -
Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 60320-1:2021)
Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux Gerätesteckvorrichtungen für den Hausgebrauch und
analogues - Partie 1: Exigences générales ähnliche allgemeine Zwecke - Teil 1: Allgemeine
(IEC 60320-1:2021) Anforderungen
(IEC 60320-1:2021)
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Ref. No. EN IEC 60320-1:2021 E
European foreword
The text of document 23G/464/FDIS, future edition 4 of IEC 60320-1, prepared by SC 23G "Appliance
couplers" of IEC/TC 23 "Electrical accessories" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and
approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 60320-1:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022-05-31
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-08-31
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60320-1:2015 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential
requirements of EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZZ, which is an
integral part of this document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60320-1:2021 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 60320-2-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60320-2-1
IEC 60320-2-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60320-2-3
IEC 60320-2-4 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60320-2-4
IEC 60364-4-44 NOTE Harmonized as HD 60364-4-444
IEC 61140 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61140
ISO 1456 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 1456
ISO 2081 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 2081
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60068-2-31 - Environmental testing - Part 2-31: Tests - EN 60068-2-31 2008
Test Ec: Rough handling shocks, primarily
for equipment-type specimens
IEC 60068-2-60 - Environmental testing - Part 2-60: Tests - EN 60068-2-60 2015
Test Ke: Flowing mixed gas corrosion test
IEC 60068-2-75 - Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - EN 60068-2-75 2014
Test Eh: Hammer tests
IEC 60112 2020 Method for the determination of the proof EN IEC 60112 2020
and the comparative tracking indices of
solid insulating materials
IEC 60227 series Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated EN 50525 series
voltages up to and including 450/750 V -
IEC 60245 series Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages EN 50525 series
up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60320-3 2014 Appliance couplers for household and EN 60320-3 2014
similar general purposes - Part 3: Standard
+A1 2018 + A1 2021
sheets and gauges
IEC 60417 - Graphical symbols for use on equipment. - -
Index, survey and compilation of the single
sheets.
IEC 60664-1 2020 Insulation coordination for equipment within EN IEC 60664-1 2020
low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles,
requirements and tests
IEC 60695-2-11 2014 Fire hazard testing - Part 2-11: Glowing/hot- EN 60695-2-11 2014
wire based test methods - Glow-wire
flammability test method for end-products
IEC 60695-10-2 2014 Fire hazard testing - Part 10-2: Abnormal EN 60695-10-2 2014
heat - Ball pressure test method
IEC 60730-2-11 2019 Automatic electrical controls for household EN IEC 60730-2-11 2020
and similar use - Part 2-11: Particular
requirements for energy regulators
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60999-1 1999 Connecting devices - Electrical copper EN 60999-1 2000
conductors - Safety requirements for screw-
type and screwless-type clamping units -
Part 1: General requirements and particular
requirements for clamping units for
conductors from 0,2 mm² up to 35 mm²
(included)
IEC 61058 series Switches for appliances EN 61058 series
Annex ZZ
(informative)
Relationship between this European standard and the safety
objectives of Directive 2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96] aimed to be
covered
This European standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardisation request relating to
harmonised standards in the field of the Low Voltage Directive, M/511, to provide one voluntary means
of conforming to safety objectives of 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
[2014 OJ L96].
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZZ.1 confers, within the limits of
the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding safety objectives of
that Directive, and associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZZ.1 — Correspondence between this European standard and Annex I of Directive
2014/35/EU [2014 OJ L96]
Clause(s) / sub-clause(s)
Safety objectives of Directive
Remarks / Notes
2014/35/EU
of this EN
(1)(a) 8
(1)(b) 4, 9, 12, 20
(1)(c) See below detailed clauses
(2)(a) 4, 8.6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20,
21, 22, 23, 26, 27
9 in combination with
EN 60320-3
(2)(b) 17, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27
(2)(c) N.A.
(2)(d) 10, 14, 15, 20, 22, 26
(3)(a) 22, 23
(3)(b) 14, 22, 24, 28
(3)(c) 21, 22
WARNING 1 — Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2 — Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of
this standard.
IEC 60320-1 ®
Edition 4.0 2021-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes –
Part 1: General requirements
Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux analogues –
Partie 1: Exigences générales
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ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-1001-2
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 10
4 General requirements . 13
5 General notes on tests . 14
5.1 General . 14
5.2 Test samples . 14
5.3 Routine tests. 14
6 Standard ratings . 15
7 Classification of appliance couplers . 15
8 Marking . 15
8.1 General . 15
8.2 Additional markings . 15
8.3 Appliance couplers for class II equipment . 16
8.4 Symbols or alphanumeric notations . 16
8.5 Legibility of markings . 16
8.6 Terminal markings and wiring instructions . 16
8.7 Durability . 17
8.8 Test and inspection . 17
9 Dimensions and compatibility . 17
9.1 General . 17
9.2 Single‐pole connections . 17
9.3 Compatibility . 17
9.4 Dimensions for standardized appliance couplers . 18
9.5 Dimensions for non-standardized appliance couplers . 18
10 Protection against electric shock . 19
10.1 Accessibility of live parts .
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