IEC TR 61592:2003

Household electrical appliances - Guidelines for consumer panel testing

Applies to panel testing household electrical appliances within the scope of IEC technical committee 59: Performance of household electrical appliances.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-May-2003
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 97.020 - Home economics in general
• ICS: 97.030 - Domestic electrical appliances in general
• Technical Committee: TC 59 - Performance of household and similar electrical appliances
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 15-May-2003
• Completion Date: 16-May-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

TECHNICAL IEC
REPORT
TR 61592
Second edition
2003-05
Household electrical appliances –
Guidelines for consumer panel testing
Appareils électrodomestiques –
Guide pour les essais avec utilisateurs
Reference number
IEC/TR 61592:2003(E)

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TECHNICAL IEC
REPORT
TR 61592
Second edition
2003-05
Household electrical appliances –
Guidelines for consumer panel testing
Appareils électrodomestiques –
Guide pour les essais avec utilisateurs
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION .5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references. 6
3 Definitions . 6
4 Criteria . 6
4.1 Purpose of panel testing . 6
4.2 Panel testing leadership . 7
4.3 Characteristics of the panel . 7
5 Testing principles.8
6 Questionnaire and scoring system . 8
7 Evaluation and presentation of the test results. 9
8 Connection with existing related guidelines or SMMP (Standard Methods of
Measuring Performance). 9
9 Panel testing ethics .
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