EN IEC 63115-1:2020

Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Sealed nickel-metal hydride cells and batteries for use in industrial applications - Part 1: Performance

IEC 63115-1:2020 specifies the marking, designation, tests and requirements for sealed nickel­metal hydride cells and batteries used in industrial applications, including stationary applications. When an IEC International Standard specifying test conditions and requirements for cells used in special applications is in conflict with this document, the former takes precedence (e.g. IEC 62675). The following are some examples of applications that utilize the cells and batteries falling under the scope of this document. • Stationary applications: telecom, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), electrical energy storage system, utility switching, emergency power and similar applications. • Motive applications: fork-lift truck, golf cart, AGV (Automatic Guided Vehicle), railway, and marine, excluding road vehicles. Since this document covers batteries for various industrial applications, it includes those requirements that are common and minimum to the various applications. This document applies to cells and batteries. If the battery is divided into smaller units, the smaller unit can be tested as representative of the battery. The manufacturer clearly declares the tested unit. The manufacturer can add functions to the tested unit that are present in the final battery.

Sekundärzellen und -batterien mit alkalischen oder anderen nicht-säurehaltigen Elektrolyten - Gasdichte Nickel-Metallhydrid-Zellen und -Batterien für den Gebrauch in industriellen Anwendungen - Teil 1: Leistungsfähigkeit

Accumulateurs alcalins et autres accumulateurs à électrolyte non acide - Accumulateurs étanches au nickel-métal hydrure destinés à l'utilisation dans des applications industrielles - Partie 1: Performances

L'IEC 63115-1:2020 spécifie le marquage, la désignation, les essais et les exigences applicables aux éléments et batteries d'accumulateurs étanches au nickel-métal hydrure utilisés dans les applications industrielles, y compris les applications stationnaires. Lorsqu'une Norme internationale IEC spécifiant des conditions d'essai et des exigences pour des éléments destinés à des applications particulières est en contradiction avec le présent document, c'est la publication particulière qui prévaut (par exemple, l'IEC 62675). Quelques exemples d'applications utilisant les éléments et batteries d'accumulateurs relevant du domaine d'application du présent document sont cités ci-dessous. • Applications stationnaires: télécommunication, alimentation sans interruption (ASI), système de stockage de l'énergie électrique, commutation de services publics, alimentation de secours et applications similaires. • Applications mobiles: chariot élévateur à fourche, voiturette de golf, véhicule à guidage automatique (VGA), véhicules ferroviaires et maritimes, à l'exclusion des véhicules routiers. Le présent document inclut les exigences communes et minimales pour plusieurs applications dans la mesure où elle traite des batteries destinées aux différentes applications industrielles. Le présent document s'applique aux éléments et batteries d'accumulateurs. Si la batterie est constituée d'unités plus petites, l'une d'elles peut être considérée comme représentative de la batterie entière et être soumise à l'essai en tant que telle. Le fabricant déclare clairement l'unité soumise à l'essai. Le fabricant peut ajouter à cette unité d'autres fonctions présentes dans la batterie finale.

Sekundarni členi in baterije z alkalnimi ali drugimi nekislinskimi elektroliti - Zatesnjeni nikelj-kovinski hidridni členi in baterije za industrijsko uporabo - 1. del: Zmogljivost

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 26-Mar-2020
• ICS: 29.220.30 - Alkaline secondary cells and batteries
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 21X - Secondary cells and batteries
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 21A - IEC_SC_21A
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 27-Mar-2020
• Completion Date: 27-Mar-2020
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 63115-1:2020 - Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Sealed nickel-metal hydride cells and batteries for use in industrial applications - Part 1: Performance

Relations

• Amended By: EN IEC 63115-1:2020/A1:2022 - Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Sealed nickel-metal hydride cells and batteries for use in industrial applications - Part 1: Performance
• Effective Date: 30-Nov-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2020
Sekundarni členi in baterije z alkalnimi ali drugimi nekislinskimi elektroliti -
Zatesnjeni nikelj-kovinski hidridni členi in baterije za industrijsko uporabo - 1. del:
Zmogljivost
Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Sealed
nickel-metal hydride cells and batteries for use in industrial applications - Part 1:
Performance
Sekundarni členi in baterije z alkalnimi ali drugimi nekislinskimi elektroliti - Zatesnjeni
nikelj-kovinski hidridni členi in baterije za industrijsko uporabo - 1. del: Zmogljivost
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 63115-1:2020
ICS:
29.220.30 Alkalni sekundarni členi in Alkaline secondary cells and
baterije batteries
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 63115-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2020
ICS 29.220.30
English Version
Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-
acid electrolytes - Sealed nickel-metal hydride cells and batteries
for use in industrial applications - Part 1: Performance
(IEC 63115-1:2020)
Accumulateurs alcalins et autres accumulateurs à Sekundärzellen und -batterien mit alkalischen oder anderen
électrolyte non acide - Accumulateurs étanches au nickel- nichtsäurehaltigen Elektrolyten - Wiederaufladbare
métal hydrure destinés à l'utilisation dans des applications gasdichte Nickel-Metallhydrid-Zellen und -Module für den
industrielles - Partie 1: Performances Gebrauch in industriellen Anwendungen - Teil 1:
(IEC 63115-1:2020) Leistungsfähigkeit
(IEC 63115-1:2020)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2020-02-24. 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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Ref. No. EN IEC 63115-1:2020 E

European foreword
The text of document 21A/716/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 63115-1, prepared by SC 21A "Secondary
cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes" of 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:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2020-11-24
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-02-24
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 shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 63115-1:2020 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 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60051/A2 (series)
IEC 61434:1996 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61434:1996 (not modified)
IEC 63115-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 63115-2
To be published. Stage at the time of publication: prEN IEC 63115-2:2019.
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.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050-482 2004 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - - -
Part 482: Primary and secondary cells and
batteries
IEC 61434 1996 Secondary cells and batteries containing EN 61434 1996
alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Guide
to designation of current in alkaline secondary
cell and battery standards
IEC 62675 2014 Secondary cells and batteries containing EN 62675 2014
alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Sealed
nickel-metal hydride prismatic rechargeable
single cells
ISO/IEC Guide 51 - Safety aspects - Guidelines for their inclusion - -
in standards
IEC 63115-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2020-01
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
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Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid

electrolytes – Sealed nickel-metal hydride cells and batteries for use

in industrial applications –
Part 1: Performance
Accumulateurs alcalins et autres accumulateurs à électrolyte non acide –

Accumulateurs étanches au nickel-métal hydrure destinés à l'utilisation

dans les applications industrielles –

Partie 1: Performances
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.220.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-7735-5

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Parameter measurement tolerances . 8
5 Marking and designation . 9
5.1 Marking . 9
5.2 Cell and monobloc designation . 9
5.3 Module, battery pack and battery system designation . 10
6 Dimensions. 11
6.1 Cylindrical cell . 11
6.2 Prismatic cell and monobloc. 11
6.3 Module, battery pack and battery system . 12
7 Electrical tests . 12
7.1 General . 12
7.2 Charging procedure for test purposes . 13
7.3 Discharge performance . 13
7.3.1 Discharge performance at 20 °C . 13
7.3.2 Discharge performance at 5 °C . 14
7.3.3 Discharge performance at −18 °C . 15
7.4 Charge (capacity) retention and recovery . 15
7.4.1 General . 15
7.4.2 Test method . 15
7.4.3 Acceptance criterion . 16
7.5 Endurance in cycles . 16
7.5.1 General . 16
7.5.2 Test method . 16
7.5.3 Acceptance criterion . 17
7.6 Internal resistance . 17
7.6.1 General . 17
7.6.2 Measurement of the internal AC resistance . 18
7.6.3 Measurement of the internal DC resistance . 18
7.7 Storage . 19
8 Type test conditions . 19
8.1 General . 19
8.2 Sample size . 19
8.3 Conditions for type approval . 22
8.3.1 Dimensions . 22
8.3.2 Electrical tests . 22
Annex A (informative) Battery structure information . 23
A.1 Example 1 . 23
A.2 Example 2 . 23
A.3 Example 3 . 23
A.4 Example 4 . 24
A.5 Example 5 . 24
A.6 Example 6 . 25

IEC 63115-1:2020 © IEC 2020 – 3 –
A.7 Example 7 . 25
A.8 Example 8 . 26
A.9 Example 9 . 27
Bibliography . 28

Figure 1 – Examples of maximum dimensions of a cylindrical cell . 11
Figure 2 – Examples of maximum dimensions of a prismatic cell and monobloc . 12
Figure 3 – Test sequence . 21
Figure A.1 – Structure 3S . 23
Figure A.2 – Structure 2P . 23
Figure A.3 – Structure 3S2P . 23
Figure A.4 – Structure 2P4S . 24
Figure A.5 – Structure 2P4S3P .
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