EN IEC 61969-1:2023

Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines

This part of IEC 61969 contains design guidelines for outdoor enclosures for electrical and electronic equipment and is applicable over a wide field of mechanical, electromechanical and electronic equipment and its installation where a modular design is used. The objectives of this document are: - to provide an overview of specifications for enclosures focused on requirements for outdoor applications for stationary use at non-weather protected locations, and - to achieve product integrity under outdoor conditions and to ease product selection for the sourcing of outdoor enclosures from different vendors. These enclosures are considered to contain any equipment and provide protection for the outdoor installed facilities against unwanted environmental impacts. The installed equipment can be, but is not limited to, subracks or chassis according to IEC 60917 (all parts) or IEC 60297 (all parts). A typical outdoor enclosure is shown in Figure 1. [Figure 1]

Mechanische Bauweisen für elektrische und elektronische Einrichtungen - Außengehäuse - Teil 1: Konstruktionsleitfaden

Structures mécaniques pour équipement électrique et électronique - Enveloppes de plein air - Partie 1: Lignes directrices pour la conception

IEC 61969-1:2023 est disponible sous forme de IEC 61969-1:2023 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.L'IEC 61969-1:2023 contient des lignes directrices de conception pour les enceintes extérieures pour équipements électriques et électroniques et est applicable à un large domaine d’équipements mécaniques, électromécaniques et électroniques et à leur installation lorsqu’une conception modulaire est utilisée. Les objectifs de ce document sont les suivants: - fournir un aperçu des spécifications des enceintes axées sur les exigences relatives aux applications extérieures pour une utilisation stationnaire dans des endroits non protégés contre les intempéries; - pour atteindre l’intégrité du produit dans des conditions extérieures et faciliter la sélection des produits pour l’approvisionnement en boîtiers extérieurs auprès de différents fournisseurs.

Mehanske strukture za električno in elektronsko opremo - Ohišja na prostem - 1. del: Smernice za projektiranje (IEC 61969-1:2023)

Ta del standarda IEC 61969 vsebuje smernice za projektiranje za ohišja električne in elektronske opreme na prostem in se uporablja za široko področje mehanske, elektromehanske in elektronske opreme ter njene namestitve, pri kateri se uporablja modularno projektiranje.
Namen tega dokumenta je:
– zagotoviti pregled specifikacij za ohišja, ki temeljijo na zahtevah za stacionarno uporabo na prostem na lokacijah, ki niso zaščitene pred vremenskimi vplivi; in
– doseči celovitost izdelka pod zunanjimi pogoji in olajšati izbiro ohišij za uporabo na prostem, ki jih ponujajo različni trgovci.
Ta ohišja so namenjena shranjevanju opreme in zagotavljanju zaščite pred neželenimi okoljskimi vlivi za opremo, ki je nameščena na prostem. Nameščena oprema lahko med drugim vključuje nosilce sklopov ali šasijo v skladu s standardom IEC 60917 (vsi deli) ali standardom IEC 60297 (vsi deli). Tipično ohišje za uporabo na prostem je prikazano na sliki 1.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 23-Mar-2023
• ICS: 31.240 - Mechanical structures for electronic equipment
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 48D - Mechanical structures for electronic equipment
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 48D - IEC_SC_48D
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 24-Mar-2023
• Due Date: 27-Oct-2023
• Completion Date: 24-Mar-2023
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 61969-1:2023 - Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines (IEC 61969-1:2023)

Relations

• Replaces: EN IEC 61969-1:2020 - Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines
• Effective Date: 25-Nov-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2023
Mehanske strukture za električno in elektronsko opremo - Ohišja na prostem - 1.
del: Smernice za projektiranje (IEC 61969-1:2023)
Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part
1: Design guidelines (IEC 61969-1:2023)
Mechanische Bauweisen für elektrische und elektronische Einrichtungen -
Außengehäuse - Teil 1: Konstruktionsleitfaden (IEC 61969-1:2023)
Structures mécaniques pour les équipements électriques et électroniques - Enveloppes
de plein air - Partie 1: Lignes directrices pour la conception (IEC 61969-1:2023)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61969-1:2023
ICS:
31.240 Mehanske konstrukcije za Mechanical structures for
elektronsko opremo electronic equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61969-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM March 2023
ICS 31.240 Supersedes EN IEC 61969-1:2020
English Version
Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment -
Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines
(IEC 61969-1:2023)
Structures mécaniques pour équipement électrique et Mechanische Bauweisen für elektrische und elektronische
électronique - Enveloppes de plein air - Partie 1: Lignes Einrichtungen - Außengehäuse - Teil 1:
directrices pour la conception Konstruktionsleitfaden
(IEC 61969-1:2023) (IEC 61969-1:2023)
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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 IEC 61969-1:2023 E

European foreword
The text of document 48D/752/CDV, future edition 4 of IEC 61969-1, prepared by SC 48D
"Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment" of IEC/TC 48 "Electrical connectors
and mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment" was submitted to the IEC-
CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61969-1:2023.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2023-12-17
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2026-03-17
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN IEC 61969-1:2020 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.
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 61969-1:2023 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 standard indicated:
IEC 60068-2-1 NOTE Approved as EN 60068-2-1
IEC 60068-2-2 NOTE Approved as EN 60068-2-2
IEC 60068-2-5 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60068-2-5
IEC 60068-2-6 NOTE Approved as EN 60068-2-6
IEC 60068-2-10 NOTE Approved as EN 60068-2-10
IEC 60068-2-11 NOTE Approved as EN IEC 60068-2-11
IEC 60068-2-14 NOTE Approved as EN 60068-2-14
IEC 60068-2-27 NOTE Approved as EN 60068-2-27
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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.cencenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60417 - Graphical symbols for use on equipment. - -
Index, survey and compilation of the single
sheets.
IEC 60529 - Degrees of protection provided by - -
enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 60695-11-10 - Fire hazard testing - Part 11-10: Test flames EN 60695-11-10 -
- 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test
methods
IEC 60721-3-2 - Classification of environmental conditions - EN IEC 60721-3-2 -
Part 3-2: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their
severities - Transportation and Handling
IEC 60721-3-4 - Classification of environmental conditions - EN IEC 60721-3-4 -
Part 3-4: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their
severities - Stationary use at non-
weatherprotected locations
IEC 60754-2 - Test on gases evolved during combustion of EN 60754-2 -
materials from cables - Part 2: Determination
of acidity (by pH measurement) and
conductivity
IEC 60825-1 - Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment EN 60825-1 -
classification and requirements
IEC 61034-1 - Measurement of smoke density of cables EN 61034-1 -
burning under defined conditions - Part 1:
Test apparatus
IEC 61140 - Protection against electric shock - Common EN 61140 -
aspects for installation and equipment
IEC 61439-5 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear EN 61439-5 -
assemblies - Part 5: Assemblies for power
distribution in public networks
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 61587-1 - Mechanical structures for electrical and EN IEC 61587-1 -
electronic equipment - Tests for IEC 60917
and IEC 60297 series - Part 1:
Environmental requirements, test setups and
safety aspects
IEC 61587-2 - Mechanical structures for electronic EN 61587-2 -
equipment - Tests for IEC 60917 and 60297
- Part 2: Seismic tests for cabinets and racks
IEC 61587-3 - Mechanical structures for electronic EN 61587-3 -
equipment - Tests for IEC 60917 and IEC
60297 - Part 3: Electromagnetic shielding
performance tests for cabinets and subracks
IEC 61969-2 - Mechanical structures for electronic EN 61969-2 -
equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 2:
Coordination dimensions
IEC 61969-3 - Mechanical structures for electrical and EN IEC 61969-3 -
electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures -
Part 3: Environmental requirements, tests
and safety aspects
IEC 62194 - Method of evaluating the thermal EN 62194 -
performance of enclosures
IEC 62262 - Degrees of protection provided by EN 62262 -
enclosures for electrical equipment against
external mechanical impacts (IK code)
IEC 62305-4 - Protection against lightning - Part 4: EN 62305-4 -
Electrical and electronic systems within
structures
IEC 62368-1 - Audio/video, information and communication EN IEC 62368-1 -
technology equipment - Part 1: Safety
requirements
ISO 1518-1 - Paints and varnishes - Determination of EN ISO 1518-1 -
scratch resistance - Part 1: Constant-loading
method
ISO 3864-2 - Graphical symbols - Safety colours and - -
safety signs - Part 2: Design principles for
product safety labels
ISO 7779 - Acoustics - Measurement of airborne noise EN ISO 7779 -
emitted by information technology and
telecommunications equipment
ETSI EN 300 - Environmental Engineering (EE); - -
019-1-2 Environmental conditions and environmental
tests for telecommunications equipment;
Part 1-2: Classification of environmental
conditions; Transportation
ETSI EN 300 - Environmental Engineering (EE); - -
019-1-4 Environmental conditions and environmental
tests for telecommunications equipment;
Part 1-4: Classification of environmental
conditions; Stationary use at non-
weatherprotected locations
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ETSI EN 300 - Equipment Engineering (EE); Environmental - -
019-2-2 conditions and environmental tests for
telecommunications equipment; Part 2-2:
Specification of environmental tests;
Transportation
ETSI EN 300 - Environmental Engineering (EE); - -
019-2-4 Environmental conditions and environmental
tests for telecommunications equipment;
Part 2-4: Specification of environmental
tests; Stationary use at non-
weatherprotected locations
ETSI EN 300 753 - Environmental Engineering (EE); Acoustic - -
noise emitted by telecommunications
equipment
IEC 61969-1 ®
Edition 4.0 2023-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment – Outdoor

enclosures –
Part 1: Design guidelines
Structures mécaniques pour équipement électrique et électronique –

Enveloppes de plein air –
Partie 1: Lignes directrices pour la conception

INTERNATIONAL
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ICS 31.240 ISBN 978-2-8322-6209-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Coordination dimensions . 9
5 Environmental requirements, tests and safety aspects . 9
5.1 Classification of environmental conditions . 9
5.2 Transportation and installation related mechanical loads . 11
5.3 Operational related mechanical loads . 11
5.4 Static load capacity . 11
5.5 Seismic performance . 12
6 Electromagnetic shielding . 12
7 Thermal management and acoustic noise emission . 12
Bibliography . 13

Figure 1 – Typical outdoor enclosure . 6
Figure 2 – Locations of outdoor enclosures . 9

Table 1 – Operating and transportation conditions . 10
Table 2 – Safety aspects . 11

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MECHANICAL STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRICAL AND
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Part 1: Design guidelines
FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote international
co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To this end and
in addition to other activiti
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