EN 60086-4:2007

Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries

Specifies tests and requirements for primary lithium batteries to ensure their safe operation under intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse. The major technical changes, with regard to the previous edition, concern the harmonisation with IEC 62281.

Primärbatterien - Teil 4: Sicherheitsnorm für Lithium-Batterien

Piles électriques - Partie 4: Sécurité des piles au lithium

Spécifie les essais et les exigences pour les piles au lithium afin d'assurer leur fonctionnement en toute sécurité dans des conditions d'utilisation prévue et d'un mauvais usage raisonnablement prévisible. Les principales modifications techniques par rapport à l'édition précédente, concernent l'harmonisation avec la CEI 62281.

Primarne baterije - 4. del: Varnostni standard za litijeve baterije (IEC 60086-4:2007)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 15-Nov-2007
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Oct-2010
• ICS: 29.220.10 - Primary cells and batteries
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 35 - Primary batteries
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 35 - IEC_TC_35
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 35 - IEC_TC_35
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 08-Oct-2017
• Completion Date: 08-Oct-2017
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60086-4:2008 - Primary batteries -- Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60086-4:2000 - Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Replaced By: EN 60086-4:2015 - Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2008
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SIST EN 60086-4:2001
Primarne baterije - 4. del: Varnostni standard za litijeve baterije (IEC 60086-4:2007)
Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries
Primärbatterien - Teil 4: Sicherheitsnorm für Lithium-Batterien
Piles électriques - Partie 4: Sécurité des piles au lithium
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60086-4:2007
ICS:
29.220.10
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60086-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 29.220.10 Supersedes EN 60086-4:2000

English version
Primary batteries -
Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries
(IEC 60086-4:2007)
Piles électriques -  Primärbatterien -
Partie 4: Sécurité des piles au lithium Teil 4: Sicherheitsnorm
(CEI 60086-4:2007) für Lithium-Batterien
(IEC 60086-4:2007)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2007-11-01. 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 Central Secretariat 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

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Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

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© 2007 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60086-4:2007 E
Foreword
The text of document 35/1240/CDV, future edition 3 of IEC 60086-4, prepared by IEC TC 35, Primary
cells and batteries, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel Unique Acceptance Procedure and was
approved by CENELEC as EN 60086-4 on 2007-11-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60086-4:2000.
less ambiguous and, from a cross-reference point of view, fully harmonized with other parts of EN 60086.
The major technical changes, with regard to EN 60086-4:2000, concern:
– harmonization with EN 62281;
– the tests were renumbered and partly revised or deleted. One test (F: Impact) was added for
compliance with EN 62281. The table shows the old and new test numbers as well as tests that were
added. The test number in brackets indicates major changes of the test procedure.
Old New Test designation
C-3 A Altitude
(C-1) B Thermal cycling
B-1 C Vibration
B-2 D Shock
D-1 E External short circuit
F Impact
E-2 G Crush
H Forced discharge
D-4 I Abnormal charging
E-1 J Free fall
F-1 K Thermal abuse
D-3 L Incorrect installation
D-6 M Overdischarge
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2008-08-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2010-11-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60086-4:2007 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 60068-2-6 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-6:1995 (not modified).
IEC 60068-2-27 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-27:1993 (not modified).
IEC 60068-2-32 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-32:1993 (not modified).
IEC 62133 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62133:2003 (not modified).
IEC 61960 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61960:2004 (not modified).
IEC 62281 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62281:2004 (not modified).
IEC 60086-5 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60086-5:2005 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1) 2)
IEC 60086-1 – Primary batteries - EN 60086-1 2007
Part 1: General
1) 2)
IEC 60086-2 – Primary batteries - EN 60086-2 2007
Part 2: Physical and electrical specifications

1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

IEC 60086-4
Edition 3.0 2007-09
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Primary batteries –
Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries

Piles électriques –
Partie 4: Sécurité des piles au lithium

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
V
CODE PRIX
ICS 29.220.10 ISBN 2-8318-9304-6

– 2 – 60086-4 © IEC:2007
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
INTRODUCTION.6

1 Scope.7
2 Normative references .7
3 Terms and definitions .7
4 Requirements for safety .9
4.1 Design.9
4.2 Quality plan.10
5 Sampling .10
5.1 General .10
5.2 Test samples.10
6 Testing and requirements .11
6.1 General .11
6.1.1 Test application matrix.11
6.1.2 Safety notice .11
6.1.3 Ambient temperature .11
6.1.4 Parameter measurement tolerances .11
6.1.5 Predischarge .12
6.1.6 Additional cells .12
6.2 Evaluation of test criteria.12
6.2.1 Short-circuit.12
6.2.2 Excessive temperature rise.12
6.2.3 Leakage .12
6.2.4 Mass loss .12
6.2.5 Venting.12
6.2.6 Fire .13
6.2.7 Rupture .13
6.2.8 Explosion .13
6.3 Tests and requirements – Overview.14
6.4 Tests for intended use.14
6.4.1 Test A: Altitude.14
6.4.2 Test B: Thermal cycling .15
6.4.3 Test C: Vibration .15
6.4.4 Test D: Shock.16
6.5 Tests for reasonably foreseeable misuse.16
6.5.1 Test E: External short-circuit .16
6.5.2 Test F: Impact .17
6.5.3 Test G: Crush .17
6.5.4 Test H: Forced discharge .18
6.5.5 Test I: Abnormal charging.18
6.5.6 Test J: Free fall .19
6.5.7 Test K: Thermal abuse .19
6.5.8 Test L: Incorrect installation .20
6.5.9 Test M: Overdischarge .20
6.6 Information to be given in the relevant specification .21

60086-4 © IEC:2007 – 3 –
6.7 Evaluation and report .22
7 Information for safety.22
7.1 Safety precautions during design of equipment .22
7.1.1 Charge protection.22
7.1.2 Parallel connection .22
7.2 Safety precautions during handling of batteries .22
7.3 Packaging .24
7.4 Handling of battery cartons.24
7.5 Transport .25
7.5.1 General .25
7.5.2 Air transport .25
7.5.3 Sea transport.25
7.5.4 Land transport .25
7.6 Display and storage.25
7.7 Disposal .25
8 Instructions for use.26
9 Marking .26
9.1 General .26
9.2 Small batteries .27

Annex A (informative) Guidelines for the achievement of safety of lithium batteries .28
Annex B (informative) Guidelines for designers of equipment using lithium batteries.29
Annex C (informative) Additional information on display and storage .31

Bibliography.32

Figure 1 – Mesh screen .13
Figure 2 – Thermal cycling procedure .15
Figure 3 – Axes for free fall.19
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