IEC 60884-1:2022

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.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 03-Aug-2022
• ICS: 29.120.30 - Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers
• Technical Committee: SC 23B - Plugs, socket-outlets and switches
• Drafting Committee: MT 4 - TC 23/SC 23B/MT 4
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 19-Aug-2022
• Completion Date: 04-Aug-2022

Relations

• Revises: IEC 60884-1:2002/AMD2:2013 - Amendment 2 - Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC 60884-1:2002 - Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC 60884-1:2002/AMD1:2006 - Amendment 1 - Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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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 .
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