IEC 63203-201-2:2022

Wearable electronic devices and technologies - Part 201-2: Electronic textile - Measurement methods for basic properties of conductive fabrics and insulation materials

IEC 63203-201-2:2022 specifies the provisions for conductive fabrics and insulation materials used for electronic textiles and measurement methods for their properties.
Conductive fabrics covered by this document are basic materials in electronic textiles and are mainly used as conductive traces, electrodes and the like in clothes-type wearable devices. This document does not cover high-resistance conductive fabrics used for antistatic purposes and heater applications.
Insulating materials handled in this document are materials used for electrical insulation of conductive parts in electronic textiles. They include materials for covering the conductive parts, and general fabrics constituting the basic structure of clothes‑type wearable devices.
This document does not define the required characteristics of the conductive fabric and insulation materials; rather, it specifies measurement methods for general and electrical properties of the conductive fabric and insulation materials.
The contents of the corrigendum of October 2023 have been included in this copy.

Technologies et dispositifs électroniques prêts-à-porter - Partie 201-2: Textile électronique - Méthodes de mesure des propriétés fondamentales des étoffes conductrices et des matériaux isolants

L’IEC 63203-201-2:2022 spécifie les dispositions applicables aux étoffes conductrices et aux matériaux isolants utilisés pour les textiles électroniques, ainsi que les méthodes de mesure de leurs propriétés.
Les étoffes conductrices traitées dans le présent document constituent les matériaux de base des textiles électroniques et sont utilisées principalement comme traces conductrices, électrodes conductrices et analogues dans les dispositifs prêts-à-porter de type vêtements. Le présent document n’inclut pas les étoffes conductrices à haute résistance utilisées à des fins antistatiques et pour les applications de chauffage.
Les matériaux isolants visés dans le présent document sont des matériaux utilisés pour l’isolation électrique des parties conductrices dans les textiles électroniques. Ils incluent les matériaux de revêtement des parties conductrices, et les étoffes générales qui constituent la structure de base des dispositifs prêts-à-porter de type vêtements.
Le présent document ne définit pas les caractéristiques exigées de l’étoffe conductrice ni des matériaux isolants, mais spécifie les méthodes de mesurage liées aux propriétés générales et électriques de l’étoffe conductrice et des matériaux isolants.
Le contenu du corrigendum d'octobre 2023 a été pris en considération dans cet exemplaire.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 25-Apr-2022
• ICS: 59.080.30 - Textile fabrics
• ICS: 59.080.80 - Smart textiles
• Technical Committee: TC 124 - Wearable electronic devices and technologies
• Drafting Committee: WG 2 - TC 124/WG 2
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 27-May-2022
• Completion Date: 26-Apr-2022

Relations

• Corrected By: IEC 63203-201-2:2022/COR1:2023 - Corrigendum 1 - Wearable electronic devices and technologies - Part 201-2: Electronic textile - Measurement methods for basic properties of conductive fabrics and insulation materials
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC 63203-201-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2022-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Wearable electronic devices and technologies –
Part 201-2: Electronic textile – Measurement methods for basic properties of
conductive fabrics and insulation materials

Technologies et dispositifs électroniques prêts-à-porter –
Partie 201-2: Textile électronique – Méthodes de mesure des propriétés
fondamentales des étoffes conductrices et des matériaux isolants

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IEC 63203-201-2 ®
Edition 1.0 2022-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Wearable electronic devices and technologies –

Part 201-2: Electronic textile – Measurement methods for basic properties of

conductive fabrics and insulation materials

Technologies et dispositifs électroniques prêts-à-porter –

Partie 201-2: Textile électronique – Méthodes de mesure des propriétés

fondamentales des étoffes conductrices et des matériaux isolants

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 59.080.30; 59.080.80 ISBN 978-2-8322-1104-0

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Materials and structure . 7
4.1 Classification of conductive fabric . 7
4.2 Classification of insulation materials . 8
5 Atmospheric conditions for measurement and conditioning . 8
6 Characteristics and measurement methods for conductive fabric . 8
6.1 Electrical properties . 8
6.1.1 Sheet resistance . 8
6.1.2 Fusing current . 9
6.1.3 Electric insulation properties . 10
6.2 Chemical and biological resistance . 14
6.2.1 Perspiration resistance . 14
6.2.2 Detergent resistance . 15
Bibliography . 16

Figure 1 – Classification of electric insulation materials . 8
Figure 2 – Test specimen for measurement of insulation properties . 11
Figure 3 – Test specimen setting . 11
Figure 4 – Measurement circuit of cover insulation layer side. 11
Figure 5 – Measurement circuit of substrate side . 13

Table 1 – Pre-tensioning for fabrics without stretch characteristics . 9

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES –

Part 201-2: Electronic textile –
Measurement methods for basic properties of
conductive fabrics and insulation materials

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INTRODUCTION
This document contains the provisions for conductive fabrics and insulation materials used for
electronic textiles and measurement methods for their properties. When a conductive fabric
becomes a wearable electronics product, it plays the role of conductive traces, electrodes and
the like in clothes-type wearable devices. Therefore, measurement methods are defined for the
characteristics of such conductive fabrics.
The IEC 63203-2 series relates mainly to measurement methods for electronic textile (e- textile)
of wearable ele
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