EN 62246-1:2015

Reed switches - Part 1: Generic specification

IEC 62246-1:2015, which is a generic specification, applies to all types of reed switches including magnetically biased reed switches of assessed quality for use in general and industrial applications. Mercury wetted reed switches are not covered by this standard due to their possible environmental impact. It lists the tests and measurement procedures which may be selected for use in detail specifications for such reed switches. This standard applies to reed switches which are operated by an applied magnetic field; it is not restricted to any particular type of contact load. For elementary relays with reed switches, this standard is recommended to be used together with the standards IEC 61810-1, IEC 61811-1 as applicable. For applications of reed switches, this standard is recommended to be used together with specific product standards. This standard cancels and replaces the second edition of IEC 62246-1 published in 2011. It constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: - inclusion of Introduction; - update of the scope, the terms and definitions, the rated values and the test and measurement procedure; - improvement of dielectric test, electrical endurance tests covering maximum electrical endurance test and overload test; - improvement of Table F.1 for electrical ratings based on classification; - inclusion of new Table G.1 for horsepower ratings based on classification.

Reedschalter - Teil 1: Fachgrundspezifikation

Contacts à lames souples - Partie 1: Spécification générique

L'IEC 62246-1:2015, qui est une spécification générique, s'applique à tous les types de contacts à lames souples, y compris les contacts à lames souples polarisés magnétiquement ayant une qualité assurée pour être utilisés dans des applications générales et industrielles. Les contacts à lames souples mouillés au mercure ne sont pas couverts par la présente Norme en raison de leur possible impact sur l'environnement. Elle énumère les procédures d'essai et de mesure qui peuvent être sélectionnées pour être utilisées dans des spécifications particulières relatives à de tels contacts à lames souples. La présente Norme s'applique aux contacts à lames souples qui sont manoeuvrés par un champ magnétique appliqué; elle n'est restreinte à aucun type particulier de charge de contacts. Pour les relais élémentaires équipés de contacts à lames souples, il est recommandé d'utiliser la présente Norme conjointement avec les normes IEC 61810-1 et IEC 61811-1 selon le cas. Pour les applications des contacts à lames souples, il est recommandé d'utiliser la présente Norme conjointement avec les normes de produits spécifiques. La présente Norme annule et remplace la deuxième édition de l'IEC 62246-1 parue en 2011. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente: - ajout de l'introduction; - mise à jour du domaine d'application, des termes et définitions, des valeurs assignées et de la procédure d'essai et de mesure; - amélioration de l'essai diélectrique, des essais d'endurance électrique couvrant l'essai d'endurance électrique maximale et l'essai de surcharge; - amélioration du Tableau F.1 pour les caractéristiques électriques assignées basées sur la classification; - ajout du Tableau G.1 pour la puissance assignée en HP (horsepower) basée sur la classification.

Stikala reed - 1. del: Splošne zahteve

Ta del standarda IEC 62246, ki se nanaša na splošne zahteve, se uporablja za vse vrste stikal reed, vključno z magnetno pristranskimi stikali reed ocenjene kakovosti za uporabo v splošnih in industrijskih uporabah.
OPOMBA 1: Stikala reed z živim srebrom niso obravnavana v tem standardu zaradi njihovega možnega vpliva na okolje.
V standardu so navedeni preskusi in merilni postopki, ki jih je mogoče izbrati za uporabo v podrobnih specifikacijah za taka stikala reed. Ta standard se uporablja za stikala reed, ki jih upravlja uporabljeno magnetno polje; ni omejeno na posamezno vrsto kontaktne obremenitve.
Za osnovne releje s stikali reed je ta standard po potrebi priporočljivo uporabljati skupaj s standardoma IEC 61810-1 in IEC 61811-1. Za uporabe stikal reed se priporoča uporaba tega standarda skupaj s posebnimi standardi za proizvode.
OPOMBA 2: Kadar zaradi katerega koli razloga pride do neskladnosti, se dokumenti upoštevajo v naslednjem vrstnem redu:
a) podrobna specifikacija,
b) področna specifikacija,
c) rodovna specifikacija,
d) vsi drugi mednarodni dokumenti (na primer IEC), na katerega se sklicuje besedilo.
Enak vrstni red veljavnosti se uporablja za enakovredne nacionalne dokumente.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-Mar-2015
• Withdrawal Date: 03-Mar-2018
• ICS: 29.120.70 - Relays
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 94 - All-or-nothing electrical relays
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 94 - IEC_TC_94
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 20-Mar-2015
• Completion Date: 20-Mar-2015
• Ref Project: SIST EN 62246-1:2015 - Reed switches - Part 1: Generic specification

Relations

• Replaces: EN 62246-1:2011 - Reed switches - Part 1: Generic specification
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2015
1DGRPHãþD
SIST EN 62246-1:2011
Stikala reed - 1. del: Splošne zahteve
Reed switches - Part 1: Generic specification
Reedschalter - Teil 1: Fachgrundspezifikation
Contacts à lames souples - Partie 1: Spécification générique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62246-1:2015
ICS:
29.120.70 Releji Relays
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62246-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2015
ICS 29.120.70 Supersedes EN 62246-1:2011
English Version
Reed switches - Part 1: Generic specification
(IEC 62246-1:2015)
Contacts à lames souples - Partie 1: Spécification Reedschalter - Teil 1: Fachgrundspezifikation
générique (IEC 62246-1:2015)
(IEC 62246-1:2015)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2015-03-04. 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
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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© 2015 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 62246-1:2015 E
Foreword
The text of document 94/377/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 62246-1, prepared by IEC TC 94
"All-or-nothing electrical relays" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN 62246-1:2015.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2015-12-04
• 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 standards conflicting with the (dow) 2018-03-04
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 62246-1:2011.

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.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62246-1:2015 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 60027 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60027 (series).
IEC 61000-4-5:2014 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61000-4-5:2014.
IEC 61810-1:2008 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61810-1:2008.
IEC 61810-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61810-2.
IEC 62246-1-1:2013 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62246-1-1:2013.
IEC 61811-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61811-1.

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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 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 60068-1 2013 Environmental testing -- Part 1: General and EN 60068-1 2014
guidance
IEC 60068-2-1 2007 Environmental testing -- Part 2-1: Tests - EN 60068-2-1 2007
Test A: Cold
IEC 60068-2-2 2007 Environmental testing -- Part 2-2: Tests - EN 60068-2-2 2007
Test B: Dry heat
IEC 60068-2-6 2007 Environmental testing -- Part 2-6: Tests - EN 60068-2-6 2008
Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
IEC 60068-2-7 1983 Basic environmental testing procedures - EN 60068-2-7 1993
Part 2-7: Tests - Test Ga and guidance:
Acceleration, steady state
IEC 60068-2-11 1981 Environmental testing -- Part 2: Tests - Test EN 60068-2-11 1999
Ka: Salt mist
IEC 60068-2-13 1983 Environmental testing -- Part 2: Tests - Test EN 60068-2-13 1999
M: Low air pressure
IEC 60068-2-14 2009 Environmental testing -- Part 2-14: Tests - EN 60068-2-14 2009
Test N: Change of temperature
IEC 60068-2-17 1994 Basic environmental testing procedures -- EN 60068-2-17 1994
Part 2: Tests - Test Q: Sealing
IEC 60068-2-20 2008 Environmental testing -- Part 2-20: Tests - EN 60068-2-20 2008
Test T: Test methods for solderability and
resistance to soldering heat of devices with
leads
IEC 60068-2-21 2006 Environmental testing -- Part 2-21: Tests - EN 60068-2-21 2006
Test U: Robustness of terminations and
integral mounting devices
IEC 60068-2-27 2008 Environmental testing -- Part 2-27: Tests - EN 60068-2-27 2009
Test Ea and guidance: Shock
IEC 60068-2-30 2005 Environmental testing -- Part 2-30: Tests - EN 60068-2-30 2005
Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic (12 h + 12 h
cycle)
IEC 60068-2-78 -  Environmental testing -- Part 2-78: Tests - EN 60068-2-78 -
Test Cab: Damp heat, steady state
IEC 60096 series Radio-frequency cables - series
IEC 60947-5-1 2003 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear -- EN 60947-5-1 2004
Part 5-1: Control circuit devices and
switching elements - Electromechanical
control circuit devices
- -  +corrigendum Nov. 2004
- -  +corrigendum Jul. 2005
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
INTRODUCTION . 9
1 Scope . 10
2 Normative references . 10
3 Terms and definitions . 11
3.1 Reed switch types . 11
3.2 Operating values . 12
3.3 Operating times (see Figure 4) . 14
3.4 Contacts . 17
4 Rated values . 20
4.1 General . 20
4.2 Frequency of operation . 20
4.3 Duty factor . 20
4.4 Open-circuit voltage across contacts . 20
4.5 Current rating . 20
4.6 Load ratings . 20
4.7 Number of operations . 20
4.8 Climatic category . 21
4.9 Environmental severities . 21
4.10 Surge voltage . 22
4.11 Classification . 22
4.12 Contact reliability . 22
5 Marking . 22
6 Test and measurement procedures . 23
6.1 General . 23
6.2 Alternative procedures . 23
6.3 Standard conditions for testing . 23
6.4 Visual inspection and check of dimensions . 23
6.4.1 Visual inspection . 23
6.4.2 Outline dimensions . 24
6.4.3 Mass . 24
6.4.4 Information to be stated in the detail specification . 24
6.5 Functional tests . 24
6.5.1 Procedures . 24
6.5.2 Requirements . 25
6.5.3 Information to be stated in the detail specification . 25
6.6 Remanence test (see Figure 8) . 26
6.6.1 Procedure . 26
6.6.2 Requirements . 26
6.6.3 Information to be stated in the detail specification . 26
6.7 Contact circuit resistance . 27
6.7.1 Procedure . 27
6.7.2 Requirements . 27
6.7.3 Information to be stated in the detail specification . 28
6.8 Dielectric test . 28
6.8.1 Procedures . 28

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6.8.2 Requirements . 29
6.8.3 Information to be stated in the detail specification . 29
6.9 Insulation resistance . 29
6.9.1 Procedure . 29
6.9.2 Requirements . 30
6.9.3 Information to be stated in the detail specification . 30
6.10 Operating times (see Figures 4, 10 and 11) . 30
6.10.1 Procedure . 30
6.10.2 Requirements . 31
6.10.3 Information to be stated in the detail specification . 31
6.11 Contact sticking .
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