EN 62133-1:2017

Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications - Part 1: Nickel systems

IEC 62133-1:2017 specifies requirements and tests for the safe operation of portable sealed secondary nickel cells and batteries containing alkaline electrolyte, under intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse. This first edition cancels and replaces the second edition of IEC 62133 published in 2012. It constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to IEC 62133:2012: - separation of lithium systems into a separate Part 2; - inclusion of button cell requirements.

Sekundärzellen und -batterien mit alkalischen oder anderen nicht säurehaltigen Elektrolyten - Sicherheitsanforderungen für tragbare gasdichte Sekundärzellen und daraus hergestellte Batterien für die Verwendung in tragbaren Geräten - Teil 1: Nickel-Systeme

Accumulateurs alcalins et autres accumulateurs à électrolyte non acide - Exigences de sécurité pour les accumulateurs portables étanches, et pour les batteries qui en sont constituées, destinés à l'utilisation dans des applications portables - Partie 1: Systèmes au nickel

L'IEC 62133-1:2017 spécifie les exigences et les essais pour le fonctionnement en sécurité des accumulateurs portables étanches au nickel contenant un électrolyte alcalin dans des conditions d’utilisations prévues et dans des conditions d’utilisations abusives raisonnablement prévisibles. Cette première édition annule et remplace l'IEC 62133 parue en 2012. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'IEC 62133:2012: - séparation des systèmes au lithium dans une Partie 2 distincte; - inclusion des exigences en matière d'élément bouton.

Sekundarni členi in baterije z alkalnimi ali drugimi nekislinskimi elektroliti - Varnostne zahteve za prenosne zatesnjene sekundarne člene in za baterije, narejene iz njih, za uporabo v prenosnih napravah - 1. del: Nikljevi sistemi

Ta del standarda IEC 62133 določa zahteve in preskuse za varno delovanje prenosnih zatesnjenih sekundarnih nikljevih členov in baterij z alkalnimi elektroliti pri predvideni uporabi in razumno predvideni nepravilni uporabi.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 11-May-2017
• Withdrawal Date: 13-Mar-2020
• ICS: 29.220.30 - Alkaline secondary cells and batteries
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 21X - Secondary cells and batteries
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 21A - IEC_SC_21A
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 12-May-2017
• Completion Date: 12-May-2017
• Ref Project: SIST EN 62133-1:2018 - Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications - Part 1: Nickel systems

Relations

• Splited From: EN 62133:2013 - Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications
• Effective Date: 23-Jan-2023
• Revised: prEN IEC 62133-1:2024 - Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable applications - Part 1: Nickel systems
• Effective Date: 14-Feb-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety
requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for
use in portable applications - Part 1: Nickel systems
Accumulateurs alcalins et autres accumulateurs à électrolyte non acide - Exigences de
sécurité pour les accumulateurs portables étanches, et pour les batteries qui en sont
constituées, destinés à l'utilisation dans des applications portables - Partie 1: Systèmes
au nickel
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62133-1:2017
ICS:
29.220.30 $ONDOQLVHNXQGDUQLþOHQLLQ Alkaline secondary cells and
EDWHULMH batteries
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62133-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2017
ICS 29.220.30 Supersedes EN 62133:2013 (partially)
English Version
Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-
acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for portable sealed
secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in
portable applications - Part 1: Nickel systems
(IEC 62133-1:2017)
Accumulateurs alcalins et autres accumulateurs à Akkumulatoren und Batterien mit alkalischen oder anderen
électrolyte non acide - Exigences de sécurité pour les nicht säurehaltigen Elektrolyten - Sicherheitsanforderungen
accumulateurs portables étanches, et pour les batteries qui für tragbare gasdichte Akkumulatoren und daraus
en sont constituées, destinés à l'utilisation dans des hergestellte Batterien für die Verwendung in tragbaren
applications portables - Partie 1: Systèmes au nickel Geräten - Teil 1: Nickel-Systeme
(IEC 62133-1:2017) (IEC 62133-1:2017)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-03-14. 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.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
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This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
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same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
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Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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© 2017 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 62133-1:2017 E
European foreword
The text of document 21A/619/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62133-1, prepared by SC 21A "Secondary
cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes", of IEC/TC 21 "Secondary cells
and batteries" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at (dop) 2017-12-14
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2020-03-14
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 62133:2013 (partially).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62133-1:2017 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 60051 NOTE Harmonized in EN 60051 series.
IEC 60664 NOTE Harmonized in EN 60664 series.
IEC 61434 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61434.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When 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 60050-482 2004 International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 482: Primary
and secondary cells and batteries
1)
IEC 61951-1 -  Secondary cells and batteries containing EN 61951-1 -
alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes -
Secondary sealed cells and batteries for
portable applications - Part 1: Nickel-
Cadmium
1)
IEC 61951-2 -  Secondary cells and batteries containing EN 61951-2 -
alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes -
Secondary sealed cells and batteries for
portable applications - Part 2: Nickel-
metal hydride
ISO/IEC Guide 51 -  Safety aspects - Guidelines for their - -
inclusion in standards
1) To be published.
IEC 62133-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-02
INTERNATIONAL
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Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid

electrolytes – Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for

batteries made from them, for use in portable applications –

Part 1: Nickel systems
Accumulateurs alcalins et autres accumulateurs à électrolyte non acide –

Exigences de sécurité pour les accumulateurs portables étanches, et pour les

batteries qui en sont constituées, destinés à l'utilisation dans des applications

portables –
Partie 1: Systèmes au nickel
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Parameter measurement tolerances . 8
5 General safety considerations . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 Insulation and wiring . 9
5.3 Venting . 9
5.4 Temperature, voltage and current management . 10
5.5 Terminal contacts . 10
5.6 Assembly of cells into batteries . 10
5.7 Quality plan . 10
6 Type test and sample size . 10
7 Specific requirements and tests . 11
7.1 Charging procedure for test purposes . 11
7.2 Intended use . 11
7.2.1 Continuous low-rate charging (cells) . 11
7.2.2 Vibration . 11
7.2.3 Case stress at high ambient temperature (batteries) . 12
7.2.4 Temperature cycling . 12
7.3 Reasonably foreseeable misuse . 13
7.3.1 Incorrect installation (cells) . 13
7.3.2 External short circuit . 13
7.3.3 Free fall . 14
7.3.4 Mechanical shock (crash hazard) . 14
7.3.5 Thermal abuse (cells) . 14
7.3.6 Crushing of cells . 15
7.3.7 Low pressure (cells) . 15
7.3.8 Overcharge . 15
7.3.9 Forced discharge (cells) . 15
8 Information for safety . 16
8.1 General . 16
8.2 Small cell and battery safety information . 16
9 Marking . 17
9.1 Cell marking . 17
9.2 Battery marking. 17
9.3 Caution for ingestion of small cells and batteries . 17
9.4 Other information . 18
10 Packaging . 18
Annex A (informative) Recommendations to equipment manufacturers and battery
assemblers . 19
Annex B (informative) Recommendations to the end-users . 20
Annex C (informative) Packaging . 21
Bibliography . 22

IEC 62133-1:2017 © IEC 2017 – 3 –

Figure 1 – Temperature profile for 7.2.4 – Temperature cycling test . 13
Figure 2 – Ingestion gauge . 17

Table 1 – Sample size for type tests . 11
Table 2 – Conditions for vibration test . 12

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SECONDARY CELLS AND BATTERIES CONTAINING
ALKALINE OR OTHER NON-ACID ELECTROLYTES –
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PORTABLE SEALED
SECONDARY CELLS, AND FOR BATTERIES MADE FROM
THEM, FOR USE IN PORTABLE APPLICATIONS –

Part 1: Nickel systems
FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National
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