IEC 60884-1:2022
(Main)Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60884-1:2022 applies to plugs and fixed or portable socket-outlets for AC only, with or without earthing contact, with a rated voltage greater than 50 V but not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 32 A, intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors.
Compatible plugs and socket-outlets, when combined, form a plug and socket-outlet system. Standardized systems used around the world are reported in IEC/TR 60083.
The rated current is limited to 16 A maximum for accessories provided with screwless-type terminals.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2002, Amendment 1:2006 and Amendment 2:2013. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
plugs and socket-outlets incorporating pilot lights;
crimped connections in accessories;
insulation piercing terminals (IPT);
accessories to be used with American Wire Gauge (AWG) cables;
accessories used in T° below −5 °C down to and including −45 °C;
accessories used in T° above +40 °C up to and including +70 °C;
plugs and socket-outlets for high load (HL);
clarification of some definitions;
durability of markings test;
introduction of thermal monitoring in the plug;
requirements for shutters in portable socket-outlets;
test walls for the verification of ingress of water;
rewriting of the temperature rise clause.
The contents of the corrigendum of November 2023 have been included in this copy.
Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues - Partie 1: Exigences générales
L'IEC 60884-1:2022 s'applique aux fiches et aux socles fixes ou mobiles pour courant alternatif seulement, avec ou sans contact de terre, de tension assignée supérieure à 50 V, mais inférieure ou égale à 440 V et de courant assigné inférieur ou égal 32 A, destinés aux usages domestiques et usages analogues, à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur des bâtiments.
Les fiches et socles compatibles, lorsqu'ils sont combinés, forment un système de prise de courant. Les systèmes normalisés utilisés dans le monde sont indiqués dans l'IEC/TR 60083.
Le courant assigné est limité à 16 A au maximum pour les appareils équipés de bornes sans vis.
Cette quatrième édition annule et remplace la troisième édition parue en 2002, l'Amendement 1:2006 et l'Amendement 2:2013. Cette édition constitue une révision technique.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
fiches et socles qui comportent des lampes indicatrices;
raccordements par sertissage dans les appareils;
bornes à perçage d'isolant (IPT);
appareils à utiliser avec des câbles American Wire Gauge (AWG);
appareils utilisés à des températures inférieures à −5 °C jusqu'à −45 °C inclus;
appareils utilisés à des températures supérieures à +40 °C jusqu'à +70 °C inclus;
fiches et socles pour charge élevée (HL);
clarification de certaines définitions;
essai de durabilité des marquages;
introduction du monitorage thermique dans la fiche;
exigences relatives aux obturateurs dans les socles mobiles;
murs d'essai pour la vérification de la pénétration de l'eau;
réécriture de l'article relatif à l'échauffement.
La présente version bilingue (2022-12) correspond à la version anglaise monolingue publiée en 2022-08.
La version française de cette norme n'a pas été soumise au vote.
Le contenu du corrigendum de décembre 2023 a été pris en considération dans cet exemplaire.
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 10
4 General requirements . 18
5 General remarks on tests . 18
6 Ratings . 20
7 Classification . 21
8 Marking . 23
9 Checking of dimensions . 27
10 Protection against electric shock . 29
11 Provision for earthing . 35
12 Terminals and terminations . 37
13 Construction of fixed socket-outlets . 57
14 Construction of plugs and portable socket-outlets . 68
15 Interlocked socket-outlets . 76
16 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by enclosures, and resistance to
humidity . 77
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 84
18 Operation of earthing contacts . 85
19 Temperature rise . 85
20 Breaking capacity . 94
21 Normal operation . 98
22 Force necessary to withdraw the plug . 102
23 Flexible cables and their connection . 107
24 Mechanical strength . 114
25 Resistance to heat . 133
26 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 136
27 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound . 138
28 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to fire and to tracking . 140
29 Resistance to rusting . 145
30 Additional tests on pins provided with insulating sleeves . 145
31 EMC requirements . 147
32 Electromagnetic fields (EMF) requirements . 148
Annex A (normative) Safety-related routine tests for factory-wired portable
accessories (protection against electric shock and correct polarity) . 149
Annex B (informative) Alternative gripping tests . 151
Annex C (normative) Switches incorporated in portable socket-outlets . 154
Annex D (normative) Requirements for plugs and fixed or portable socket-outlets
intended to be used with AWG cables . 155
Annex E (informative) Tests to be applied during the production of crimped
connections in accessories . 168
Annex F (normative) Additional requirements for accessories provided with insulation-
piercing terminals . 170
Annex G (informative) Additional tests and requirements for accessories intended to
be used in ambient temperatures below −5 °C down to and including −45 °C . 180
Annex H (informative) Additional tests and requirements for accessories intended to
be used in ambient temperatures above +40 °C up to and including +70 °C . 185
Annex I (normative) Additional requirements and tests for plugs and socket-outlets for
high-load (HL) application . 188
Bibliography . 195
Figure 1 – Examples of accessories . 11
Figure 2 – Example of thread-forming screw . 14
Figure 3 – Example of thread-cutting screw . 14
Figure 4 – Examples of membranes and grommets . 16
Figure 5 – Test piston dimensions. 27
Figure 6 – Arrangement for compression test . 30
Figure 7 – Gauge for checking non-accessibility of live parts, through shutters . 33
Figure 8 – Gauge for checking non-accessibility of live parts, through shutters, and of
live parts of socket-outlets with increased protection. 34
Figure 9 – Pillar terminals . 40
Figure 10 – Screw head terminals and stud terminals . 42
Figure 11 – Saddle terminals . 42
Figure 12 – Mantle terminals . 43
Figure 13 – Arrangement for checking damage to conductors . 44
Figure 14 – Information for deflection test . 55
Figure 15 – Verification of the requirements of 13.4 . 61
Figure 16 – Device for checking the resistance to lateral strain . 65
Figure 17 – Device for testing pins which are not solid . 69
Figure 18 – Types of test wall . 81
Figure 19 – Test set-up in accordance with 16.2.3 . 82
Figure 20 – Clamping unit for the temperature rise test of Clause 19 . 89
Figure 21 – Example of a trend line calculation . 94
Figure 22 – Example of apparatus for breaking capacity and normal operation test . 96
Figure 23 – Circuit diagrams for breaking capacity and normal operation tests . 97
Figure 24 – Test procedures for normal operation for socket-outlets with shutters (see
Clause 21) . 101
Figure 25 – Apparatus for verification of maximum withdrawal force . 104
Figure 26 – Gauge for the verification of minimum withdrawal force . 105
Figure 27 – Apparatus for testing cord retention. 108
Figure 28 – Apparatus for flexing test . 113
Figure 29 – Sketches showing the application of the blows according to Table 23. 118
Figure 30 – Apparatus for impact test at low temperature of 24.5 . 121
Figure 31 – Apparatus for abrasion test on insulating sleeves of plug pins . 122
Figure 32 – Arrangement for mechanical strength test on multiple portable socket-
outlets . 124
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Figure 33 – Example of test arrangement to verify the retention of pins in the body of
the plug . 125
Figure 34 – Arrangement for test on covers or cover-plates . 128
Figure 35 – Gauge (thickness about 2 mm) for the verification of the outline of covers
or cover-plates . 129
Figure 36 – Examples of application of the gauge of Figure 35 on covers fixed without
screws on a mounting surface or supporting surface . 130
Figure 37 – Examples of application of the gauge of Figure 35 in accordance with the
requirements of 24.16 . 131
Figure 38 – Gauge for verification of grooves, holes and reverse tapers . 132
Figure 39 – Sketch showing the direction of application of the gauge of Figure 38 . 132
Figure 40 – Ball pressure test apparatus . 134
Figure 41 – Apparatus for compression
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INTERNATIONALE
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Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
Part 1: General requirements
Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues –
Partie 1: Exigences générales
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-6058-6
– 2 – IEC 60884-1:2022 © IEC 2022
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 10
4 General requirements . 18
5 General remarks on tests . 18
6 Ratings . 20
7 Classification . 21
8 Marking . 23
9 Checking of dimensions . 27
10 Protection against electric shock . 29
11 Provision for earthing . 35
12 Terminals and terminations . 37
13 Construction of fixed socket-outlets . 57
14 Construction of plugs and portable socket-outlets . 68
15 Interlocked socket-outlets . 76
16 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by enclosures, and resistance to
humidity . 77
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 84
18 Operation of earthing contacts . 85
19 Temperature rise . 85
20 Breaking capacity . 94
21 Normal operation . 98
22 Force necessary to withdraw the plug . 102
23 Flexible cables and their connection . 107
24 Mechanical strength . 114
25 Resistance to heat . 133
26 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 136
27 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound . 138
28 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to fire and to tracking . 140
29 Resistance to rusting . 145
30 Additional tests on pins provided with insulating sleeves . 145
31 EMC requirements . 147
32 Electromagnetic fields (EMF) requirements . 148
Annex A (normative) Safety-related routine tests for factory-wired portable
accessories (protection against electric shock and correct polarity) . 149
Annex B (informative) Alternative gripping tests . 151
Annex C (normative) Switches incorporated in portable socket-outlets . 154
Annex D (normative) Requirements for plugs and fixed or portable socket-outlets
intended to be used with AWG cables . 155
Annex E (informative) Tests to be applied during the production of crimped
connections in accessories . 168
Annex F (normative) Additional requirements for accessories provided with insulation-
piercing terminals . 170
Annex G (informative) Additional tests and requirements for accessories intended to
be used in ambient temperatures below −5 °C down to and including −45 °C . 180
Annex H (informative) Additional tests and requirements for accessories intended to
be used in ambient temperatures above +40 °C up to and including +70 °C . 185
Annex I (normative) Additional requirements and tests for plugs and socket-outlets for
high-load (HL) application . 188
Bibliography . 195
Figure 1 – Examples of accessories . 11
Figure 2 – Example of thread-forming screw . 14
Figure 3 – Example of thread-cutting screw . 14
Figure 4 – Examples of membranes and grommets . 16
Figure 5 – Test piston dimensions. 27
Figure 6 – Arrangement for compression test . 30
Figure 7 – Gauge for checking non-accessibility of live parts, through shutters . 33
Figure 8 – Gauge for checking non-accessibility of live parts, through shutters, and of
live parts of socket-outlets with increased protection. 34
Figure 9 – Pillar terminals . 40
Figure 10 – Screw head terminals and stud terminals . 41
Figure 11 – Saddle terminals . 42
Figure 12 – Mantle terminals . 43
Figure 13 – Arrangement for checking damage to conductors . 44
Figure 14 – Information for deflection test . 55
Figure 15 – Verification of the requirements of 13.4 . 61
Figure 16 – Device for checking the resistance to lateral strain . 65
Figure 17 – Device for testing pins which are not solid . 69
Figure 18 – Types of test wall . 81
Figure 19 – Test set-up in accordance with 16.2.3 . 82
Figure 20 – Clamping unit for the temperature rise test of Clause 19 . 89
Figure 21 – Example of a trend line calculation . 94
Figure 22 – Example of apparatus for breaking capacity and normal operation test . 96
Figure 23 – Circuit diagrams for breakin
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