EN 50342-1:2015

Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test

This European Standard is applicable to lead-acid batteries with a nominal voltage of 12 V, used primarily as a power source for the starting of internal combustion engines, lighting and also for auxiliary equipment of internal combustion engine vehicles. These batteries are commonly called "starter batteries". Batteries with a nominal voltage of 6 V are also included within the scope of this standard. All referenced voltages need to be divided by two for 6 V batteries. This European Standard is applicable to batteries for the following purposes: − batteries for passenger cars, − batteries for commercial and industrial vehicles. This European Standard is not applicable to batteries for other purposes, for example the starting of railcar internal combustion engines or for motorcycles.

Blei-Akkumulatoren-Starterbatterien - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen und Prüfungen

Diese Norm gilt für Blei-Säure-Batterien mit einer Nennspannung von 12 V, die in erster Linie als Energie-quelle zum Starten von Verbrennungsmotoren, zur Beleuchtung und auch für die Zusatzausrüstung von Fahrzeugen mit Verbrennungsmotor benutzt werden. Diese Batterien werden einheitlich als „Starterbatterien“ bezeichnet. Batterien mit einer Nennspannung von 6 V sind in dieser Norm ebenfalls eingeschlossen. Alle erwähnten Spannungen müssen für 6 V Batterien durch zwei geteilt werden. Diese Norm gilt für Batterien der folgenden Anwendungen: – Batterien für Personenwagen; – Batterien für kommerzielle und industrielle Fahrzeuge. Diese Norm gilt nicht für Batterien mit anderen Einsatzbestimmungen, z. B. zum Starten von Motoren von Schienenfahrzeugen oder Motorrädern. ANMERKUNG Eine eigenständige Norm für Motorradbatterien ist in Vorbereitung.

Batteries d'accumulateurs de démarrage au plomb - Partie 1 : Prescriptions générales et méthodes d'essais

La présente Norme européenne est applicable aux batteries d'accumulateurs au plomb, d'une tension nominale de 12 V, utilisées principalement comme source de courant pour le démarrage des moteurs à combustion interne, ainsi que pour l'éclairage et les installations auxiliaires des véhicules équipés de moteurs à combustion interne. Ces batteries sont couramment appelées "batteries de démarrage". Les batteries d'une tension nominale de 6 V relèvent également du domaine d'application de la présente norme. Pour les batteries de 6 V, toutes les tensions référencées doivent être divisées par deux. La présente Norme européenne est applicable aux batteries destinées aux usages suivants: − batteries pour véhicules de tourisme, − batteries pour véhicules commerciaux, utilitaires et industriels. La présente Norme européenne ne s'applique pas aux batteries destinées à d'autres usages tels que, par exemple, le démarrage des moteurs à combustion interne des automotrices ou les motocycles.

Svinčeno-kislinske zaganjalne baterije - 1. del: Splošne zahteve in preskusne metode

Ta standard se uporablja za svinčeno-kislinske baterije z nazivno napetostjo 12 V, ki se uporabljajo predvsem kot vir napajanja za zagon motorjev z notranjim izgorevanjem, razsvetljavo in tudi za pomožno opremo vozil z motorji z notranjim izgorevanjem. Običajno te baterije imenujemo »zaganjalne baterije«. Tudi baterije z nazivno napetostjo 6 V so zajete v področje uporabe tega standarda. Vse navedene napetosti je treba v primeru baterij z napetostjo 6 V deliti z 2.
Ta standard se uporablja za baterije za naslednje namene:
− baterije za potniške avtomobile;
− baterije za komercialna in industrijska vozila.
Ta standard se ne uporablja za baterije za druge namene, na primer za zagon železniških motornih vozil z motorjem z notranjim izgorevanjem ali za motorna kolesa.
NOTE: V pripravi je ločen standard za baterije motornih koles.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-Nov-2015
• Withdrawal Date: 04-Oct-2018
• ICS: 29.220.20 - Acid secondary cells and batteries
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 21X - Secondary cells and batteries
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 21X - Secondary cells and batteries
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Completion Date: 28-Apr-2021
• Ref Project: SIST EN 50342-1:2016 - Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test

Relations

• Replaces: EN 50342-1:2006/A1:2011 - Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Replaces: EN 50342-1:2006 - Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 50342-1:2015/A2:2021 - Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test
• Effective Date: 06-Oct-2020
• Amended By: EN 50342-1:2015/A1:2018 - Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test
• Effective Date: 22-Aug-2017

Standards Content (Sample)

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Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test
Blei-Akkumulatoren-Starterbatterien - Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen und Prüfungen
Batteries d'accumulateurs de démarrage au plomb - Partie 1: Prescriptions générales et
méthodes d'essais
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50342-1:2015
ICS:
29.220.20 .LVOLQVNLVHNXQGDUQLþOHQLLQ Acid secondary cells and
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50342-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2015
ICS 29.220.20 Supersedes EN 50342-1:2006
English Version
Lead-acid starter batteries - Part 1: General requirements and
methods of test
Batteries d'accumulateurs de démarrage au plomb - Partie Blei-Akkumulatoren-Starterbatterien - Teil 1: Allgemeine
1 : Prescriptions générales et méthodes d'essais Anforderungen und Prüfungen
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2015-10-05. 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
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2015 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 50342-1:2015 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 General . 5
3.1 Introduction . 5
3.2 Designation of starter batteries . 6
3.3 Condition on delivery . 6
3.3.1 Specific gravity of electrolyte and open circuit voltage . 6
3.3.2 Definition of fully charged new battery . 6
3.4 Electrical characteristics . 7
3.5 Mechanical characteristics . 7
4 General requirements . 8
4.1 Identification, labelling . 8
4.2 Marking of the polarity . 8
5 General test conditions . 8
5.1 Sampling of batteries . 8
5.2 Charging method - Definition of a fully-charged battery . 9
5.3 Test equipment . 9
5.3.1 Measuring instruments . 9
5.3.2 Water bath . 10
5.4 Test sequence . 10
6 Test methods and requirements . 11
6.1 Capacity check C . 11
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6.2 Cranking performance test . 12
6.3 High current discharge test at low temperature . 13
6.4 Charge acceptance test . 13
6.5 Charge retention test . 14
6.6 Endurance in cycle test . 14
6.7 Corrosion test . 15
6.8 Deep discharge test . 16
6.9 Water consumption test . 16
6.10 Vibration resistance test . 17
6.11 Electrolyte retention test . 19
6.11.1 Vented batteries . 19
6.11.2 Valve regulated batteries . 19
7 Dry-charged batteries . 19
7.1 General . 19
7.2 Activation of dry charged batteries . 20
7.3 Testing of dry charged batteries . 20
Annex A (normative) Safety labelling – Definition of the six coloured symbols . 21
Annex B (normative) Correlation between C20 and RC. 22
Annex C (normative) Battery performance marking . 23
Bibliography . 24

European foreword
This document (EN 50342-1:2015) has been prepared by CLC/TC 21X “Secondary cells and batteries”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has (dop) 2016-10-05
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2018-10-05
standards conflicting with this
document have to be withdrawn
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.
This document supersedes EN 50342-1:2006.
EN 50342, Lead-acid starter batteries, is currently composed of the following parts:
− Part 1: General requirements and methods of test [the present document];
− Part 2: Dimensions of batteries and marking of terminals;
− Part 3: Terminal system for batteries with 36 V nominal voltage;
− Part 4: Dimensions of batteries for heavy vehicles;
− Part 5: Properties of battery housings and handles;
− Part 6: Batteries for Micro-Cycle Applications [currently at Formal Vote stage];
− Part 7: General requirements and methods of tests for motorcycle batteries [currently at Formal Vote
stage].
a) The following topics have been reworked/changed in the new version:
1) simplified structure;
2) correction of errors;
3) updated to actual state of art of lead acid batteries;
4) definition of new requirement levels and a new system for identification.
b) The following test procedures and requirements have been updated:
1) charging procedure (reworked);
2) cold cranking procedure (reworked);
3) charge retention (reworked);
4) deep discharge (new);
5) cycling (reworked);
6) water consumption;
7) vibration test procedures (reworked and new requirement level V4 added for heavy trucks).
1 Scope
This European Standard is applicable to lead-acid batteries with a nominal voltage of 12 V, used primarily as a
power source for the starting of internal combustion engines, lighting and also for auxiliary equipment of
internal combustion engine vehicles. These batteries are commonly called “starter batteries”. Batteries with a
nominal voltage of 6 V are also included within the scope of this standard. All referenced voltages need to be
divided by two for 6 V batteries.
This European Standard is applicable to batteries for the following purposes:
− batteries for passenger cars,
− batteries for commercial and industrial vehicles.
This European Standard is not applicable to batteries for other purposes, for example the starting of railcar
internal combustion engines or for motorcycles.
2 Normative references
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.
EN 50342–2, Lead-acid starter batteries — Part 2: Dimensions of batteries and marking of terminals
EN 50342–4, Lead-acid starter batteries — Part 4: Dimensions of batteries for heavy vehicles
EN 50342-5, Lead-acid starter batteries — Part 5: Properties of battery housings and handles
EN 50342–6, Lead-acid starter batteries — Part 6: Batteries for Micro-Cycle Applications
EN 61429, Marking of secondary cells and batteries with the international recycling symbol ISO 7000-1135
and indications regarding directives 93/86/EEC and 91/157/EEC (IEC 61429)
IEC 60050–482, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary — Part 482: Primary and secondary cells and
batteries
3 General
3.1 Introduction
The object of this standard is to specify:
- general requirements;
- certain essential functional characteristics, the relevant test methods and results required, for several
classes and types of starter batteries.
For general definitions of terms see IEC 60050-482, Part 482 of the International Electro-technical Vocabulary
(IEV).
3.2 Designation of starter batteries
Batteries are classified according to their types.
3.2.1
flooded or vented batteries
secondary battery having a cover provided with one or more openings through which gaseous products may
escape
3.2.2
Enhanced Flooded Batteries
EFB
secondary batteries with additional special design features to significantly improve the cycling capability
compared to standard flooded batteries
Note 1 to entry: These batteries need to have a water consumption performance level of W3, W4 or W5.
3.2.3
Valve Regulated Lead-Acid batteries
VRLA
valve regulated lead-acid batteries are secondary batteries which are closed under normal conditions but
which has an arrangement that allows the escape of gas if the internal pressure exceeds a predetermined
value
Note 1 to entry: The battery cannot receive addition to the electrolyte. In VRLA batteries the electrolyte is immobilized.
3.2.4
Absorbent Glass Ma
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