EN 61056-1:2012

General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve-regulated types) - Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics - Methods of test

IEC 61056-1:2012 specifies the general requirements, functional characteristics and methods of test for all general purpose lead-acid cells and batteries of the valve-regulated type: - for either cyclic or float charge application; - in portable equipment, for instance, incorporated in tools, toys, or in static emergency, or uninterruptible power supply and general power supplies. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition of IEC 61056-1 published in 2002. It constitutes a technical revision. The main changes consist in adding new battery designations and an update of the requirements like the one concerning the marking.

Bleibatterien für allgemeine Anwendungen (verschlossen) - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen, Eigenschaften - Prüfverfahren

Batteries d'accumulateurs au plomb-acide pour usage général (types à soupapes) - Partie 1: Exigences générales et caractéristiques fonctionnelles - Méthodes d'essai

La CEI 61056-1:2012 spécifie les exigences générales, les caractéristiques fonctionnelles, ainsi que les méthodes d'essais pour tous les éléments et batteries d'accumulateurs au plomb-acide pour usage général de types à soupapes: - dans le cadre d'applications soit cycliques, soit à charge flottante; - inclus dans des équipements portatifs, par exemple, incorporés dans des outils, jouets, ou dans des sources centrales pour éclairage de sécurité ou des alimentations de secours et générales. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition de la CEI 61056-1 publiée en 2002. Elle constitue une révision technique. Les principales modifications consistent en l'ajout de nouvelles désignations de batteries et en la mise à jour des exigences, comme celles concernant le marquage.

Svinčeve kislinske baterije (tipi z ventilsko regulacijo) - 1. del: Splošne zahteve, funkcijske karakteristike - Metode preskušanja

Ta del standarda IEC 61056 določa splošne zahteve, funkcijske karakteristike in metode preskušanja za vse svinčeve kislinske baterije tipa z ventilsko regulacijo: – za uporabo s cikličnim ali krožnim polnjenjem; – pri prenosni opremi, na primer vključene v orodja, igrače, ali v statičnih izrednih razmerah ali neprekinjenih napajalnikih in splošnih napajalnikih. Celice te vrste v svinčevi kislinski bateriji imajo lahko elektrode na ploščati ploščici v prizmatičnih shranjevalnikih ali imajo spiralno zavite pare elektrod v cilindričnih shranjevalnikih. Žveplova kislina je v teh celicah negibna med elektrodami. Ta del standarda IEC 61056 se ne nanaša na svinčeve kislinske celice in baterije, ki se uporabljajo za: – naprave za zagon vozil (serija IEC 60095), – vlečne naprave (serija IEC 60254) ali – vgrajene naprave (serija IEC 60896). Za skladnost s tem standardom je zahtevano, da se izjave in zagotovila o osnovnih podatkih o zmogljivosti, ki jih priskrbi proizvajalec, ujemajo s temi preskusnimi postopki. Preskusi se lahko uporabljajo tudi za kvalifikacijo tipov z absorpcijo v mikroporozno strukturo ali v želatinasti model.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 13-Dec-2012
• Withdrawal Date: 27-Mar-2015
• ICS: 29.220.20 - Acid secondary cells and batteries
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 21X - Secondary cells and batteries
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 21 - IEC_TC_21
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 14-Dec-2012
• Completion Date: 14-Dec-2012
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61056-1:2013 - General purpose lead acid batteries (valve regulated types) - Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics - Methods of test

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61056-1:2003 - General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve regulated types) - Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics - Methods of test
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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General purpose lead acid batteries (valve regulated types) - Part 1: General
requirements, functional characteristics - Methods of test
Bleibatterien für allgemeine Anwendungen (verschlossen) - Teil 1: Allgemeine
Anforderungen, Eigenschaften - Prüfverfahren
Batteries d'accumulateurs au plomb-acide pour usage général (types à soupapes) -
Partie 1: Prescriptions générales et caractéristiques fonctionnelles - Méthodes d'essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61056-1:2012
ICS:
29.220.20 .LVOLQVNLVHNXQGDUQLþOHQLLQ Acid secondary cells and
EDWHULMH batteries
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61056-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2012
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 29.220.20 Supersedes EN 61056-1:2003

English version
General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve-regulated types) -
Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics -
Methods of test
(IEC 61056-1:2012)
Batteries d'accumulateurs au plomb-acide Bleibatterien für allgemeine Anwendungen
pour usage général (types à soupapes) - (verschlossen) -
Partie 1: Exigences générales et Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen,
caractéristiques fonctionnelles - Eigenschaften -
Méthodes d'essai Prüfverfahren
(CEI 61056-1:2012) (IEC 61056-1:2012)

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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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Ref. No. EN 61056-1:2012 E
Foreword
The text of document 21/768/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61056-1, prepared by 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:
(dop) 2013-06-14
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2015-03-28
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61056-1:2003.
The main changes consist in adding new battery designations and an update of the requirements like the
one concerning the marking.
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 61056-1:2012 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 60051-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60051-1.
IEC 60051-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60051-2.
IEC 60095 series NOTE  Harmonized in EN 60095 series.
IEC 60254 series NOTE  Harmonized in EN 60254 series.
IEC 60359 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60359.
IEC 60896 series NOTE  Harmonized in EN 60896 series.
IEC 61429 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61429.

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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  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 60417 Data- Graphical symbols for use on equipment - -
base
IEC 60445 - Basic and safety principles for man-machine EN 60445 -
interface, marking and identification -
Identification of equipment terminals,
conductor terminations and conductors

IEC 61056-2 2012 General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve- EN 61056-2 2012
regulated types) -
Part 2: Dimensions, terminals and marking

IEC 61056-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2012-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve-regulated types) –

Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics – Methods of test

Batteries d'accumulateurs au plomb-acide pour usage général (types à

soupapes) –
Partie 1: Exigences générales et caractéristiques fonctionnelles – Méthodes

d'essai
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
S
CODE PRIX
ICS 29.220.20 ISBN 978-2-88912-926-3

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD. 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General requirements . 9
4.1 Construction . 9
4.2 Mechanical strength. 9
4.3 Designation . 9
4.4 Marking of polarity . 10
5 Functional characteristics and specific requirements . 10
5.1 Capacity . 10
5.2 Endurance . 11
5.2.1 Cycle service endurance . 11
5.2.2 Float service endurance . 11
5.3 Charge retention . 11
5.4 Maximum permissible current . 11
5.5 Charge acceptance after deep discharge . 11
5.6 High-rate discharge characteristics . 11
5.7 Gas emission intensity . 11
5.8 Operation of regulating valve and over pressure resistance . 12
5.9 Vibration resistant characteristics. 12
5.10 Shock resistant characteristics . 12
6 General test conditions . 12
6.1 Sampling and preparation of batteries for testing . 12
6.2 Measuring instruments . 13
6.2.1 Electrical measuring instruments . 13
6.2.2 Temperature measurement . 13
6.2.3 Time measurement . 13
6.2.4 Dimension measurement . 13
6.2.5 Gas-volume measurement . 13
6.2.6 Pressure measurement . 13
7 Test methods . 14
7.1 Test conditions . 14
7.2 Capacity C (actual capacity at the 20 h discharge rate) . 14
a
7.3 High rate capacity . 14
7.4 Endurance in cycles . 14
7.5 Float service endurance . 15
7.6 Float service endurance at 40 °C . 15
7.7 Charge retention . 16
7.8 Maximum permissible current . 16
7.9 Charge acceptance after deep discharge . 16
7.10 Gas emission intensity . 16
7.10.1 Gas emission intensity with constant voltage . 16
7.10.2 Gas emission intensity with constant current (gas recombination
efficiency test) . 18

61056-1 © IEC:2012 – 3 –
7.11 Operation of regulating valve and over pressure resistance . 19
7.11.1 Operation of regulating valve . 19
7.11.2 Over pressure resistance . 19
7.12 Vibration resistant characteristics. 19
7.13 Shock resistant characteristics . 19
Bibliography . 20

Figure 1 – Example of gas collection device . 17

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GENERAL PURPOSE LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
(VALVE-REGULATED TYPES) –
Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics –
Methods of test
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