IEC 60884-2-4:2007

Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV

This Part 2-4 of IEC 60884 applies to plugs, fixed or portable socket-outlets, and to socket-outlets for appliances from 6 V up to and including 48 V d.c. or a.c. (50/60 Hz) SELV with rated current of 16 A, intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors. The main changes from the previous edition concern the following clauses: Clause 7 - Classification: Clause 8 - Marking Clause 9 - Checking of dimensions Clause 13 - Construction of fixed socket-outlets Clause 14 - Construction of plugs and portable socket-outlets new figures for gauges for the verification of maximum and minimum withdrawal force. Annexes:-deletion of informative Annex AA and inclusion of the relevant information in normative Annex B. Please consult the preview for more details.

Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues - Partie 2-4: Règles particulières pour prises de courant pour TBTS

La présente Partie 2-4 de la CEI 60884 s'applique aux fiches, aux socles fixes ou mobiles et aux socles pour appareils pour TBTS de 6 V à 48 V inclus pour courant continu ou alternatif (50/60 Hz) avec un courant assigné de 16 A, destinés aux usages domestiques et analogues, à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur des bâtiments. Les changements par rapport à l'édition précédente concernent les articles suivants: Article 7 - Classification. Article 8 - Marques et indications Article 9 - Vérification des dimensions Article 13 - Construction des socles fixes Article 14 - Construction des fiches et socles mobiles Article 16 - Résistance au vieillissement, protection procurée par les enveloppes et résistance à l'humidité Article 21 - Fonctionnement normal Figures: -suppression de l'Annexe informative AA et inclusion des informations dans l'Annexe B normative. Veuillez consulter la pre-view pour plus de détails

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 20-Nov-2007
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 29.120.30 - Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers
• Technical Committee: SC 23B - Plugs, socket-outlets and switches
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Completion Date: 21-Nov-2007

Relations

• Revises: IEC 60884-2-4:1999 - Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC 60884-2-4
Edition 3.0 2007-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
Part 2-4: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV

Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues –
Partie 2-4: Règles particulières pour prises de courant pour TBTS

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IEC 60884-2-4
Edition 3.0 2007-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
Part 2-4: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV

Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues –
Partie 2-4: Règles particulières pour prises de courant pour TBTS

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
T
CODE PRIX
ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 2-8318-9359-3

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4

1 Scope.7
2 Normative references.7
3 Definitions .8
4 General requirements .8
5 General remarks on tests.8
6 Ratings.8
7 Classification .9
8 Marking .9
9 Checking of dimensions .10
10 Protection against electric shock.10
11 Provision for earthing.11
12 Terminals and terminations.11
13 Construction of fixed socket-outlets .12
14 Construction of plugs and portable socket-outlets.12
15 Interlocked socket-outlets .13
16 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by the enclosures, and resistance to
humidity.13
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength.13
18 Operation of earthing contacts .13
19 Temperature rise .13
20 Breaking capacity .13
21 Normal operation .14
22 Force necessary to withdraw the plug.15
23 Flexible cables and their connection.16
24 Mechanical strength.17
25 Resistance to heat .17
26 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections .18
27 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound.18
28 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to fire and to tracking .19
29 Resistance to rusting .20
30 Additional tests on pins provided with insulating sleeves.20

Annex A (normative) Safety-related routine tests for factory-wired portable accessories
(protection against electric shock and correct polarity).23
Annex B (normative) Survey of specimens needed for tests .24

Figure 101 – Gauge for the verification of the maximum withdrawal force .21
Figure 102 – Gauge for the verification of the minimum withdrawal force .22

60884-2-4 © IEC:2007 – 3 –
Table 1 – Ratings.9
Table 3 – Relationship between rated current and connectable nominal cross-sectional
areas of copper conductors .11
Table 11 – Nominal cross-sectional areas of rigid copper conductors for the deflection
test of screwless terminals .
Table 16 – Maximum and minimum withdrawal forces.16
Table 17 – External dimensions of flexible cables to be accommodated by cord
anchorages .16
Table 18 – Torque test values for cord anchorages.16
Table 19 – Maximum dimensions of flexible cables to be accommodated in rewirable
accessories.17
Table 20 – Relationship between rating of accessories, nominal cross-sectional areas of
test conductors and test currents for the tests of temperature rise (Clause 19) and
normal operation (Clause 21) .17
Table 23 – Creepage distances and clearances.19
Table A.1 – Diagrammatic representation of routine tests to be applied to factory-wired
portable accessories .23
Table B.101 – Number of specimens required for the tests .24

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PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS FOR HOUSEHOLD
AND SIMILAR PURPOSES –
Part 2-4: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV

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