IEC 60884-2-5:2017

Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-5: Particular requirements for adaptors

IEC 60884-2-5:2017 applies to adaptors for a.c. 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.
This document also applies to travel adaptors (see Annex AA). For travel adaptors the scope is limited to a voltage rating greater than 50 V but not exceeding 250 V and to a current rating not exceeding 20 A.
Travel adaptors allowing the simultaneous connection of two or more plugs are not covered by this document.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1995. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) a general alignment with IEC 60884-1:2002, Amendment 1:2006 and Amendment 2:2013;
b) new and modified definitions;
c) requirements for travel adaptors, for adaptors with additional functions and for adaptors with a cable outlet;
d) requirements for adaptors with incorporated overcurrent protective devices;
e) requirement to warn against inserting an adaptor into another adaptor;
f) new requirements for the construction and shape of the adaptors.

Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues - Partie 2-5: Exigences particulières pour les adaptateurs

L’IEC 60884-2-5:2017 s’applique aux adaptateurs pour courant alternatif seulement, avec ou sans contact de terre, de tension assignée supérieure à 50 V mais ne dépassant pas 440 V et de courant assigné ne dépassant pas 32 A, destinés aux usages domestiques et usages analogues, à l’intérieur ou à l’extérieur des bâtiments.
Le présent document s’applique également aux adaptateurs de voyage (voir l’Annexe AA). Pour les adaptateurs de voyage, le domaine d’application est limité à une tension assignée supérieure à 50 V mais ne dépassant pas 250 V et à un courant assigné ne dépassant pas 20 A.
Le présent document ne traite pas des adaptateurs de voyage permettant le raccordement simultané de deux ou plusieurs fiches.
Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 1995. Cette édition constitue une révision technique.
Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l’édition précédente:
a) alignement général sur l’IEC 60884-1:2002, Amendement 1:2006 et Amendement 2:2013;
b) nouvelles définitions et modifications de certaines définitions;
c) exigences pour les adaptateurs de voyage, pour les adaptateurs disposant de fonctions supplémentaires et pour les adaptateurs équipés d’une sortie de câble;
d) exigences pour les adaptateurs pourvus de dispositifs de protection contre les surintensités incorporés;
e) exigence d’avertissement dans le cas où un adaptateur est inséré dans un autre adaptateur;
f) nouvelles exigences pour la construction et la forme des adaptateurs.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 10-May-2017
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 29.120.30 - Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers
• Technical Committee: SC 23B - Plugs, socket-outlets and switches
• Drafting Committee: MT 9 - TC 23/SC 23B/MT 9
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 12-May-2017
• Completion Date: 11-May-2017

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Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –

Part 2-5: Particular requirements for adaptors

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-4275-9

– 2 – IEC 60884-2-5:2017  IEC 2017
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Definitions . 7
4 General requirements . 8
5 General remarks on tests . 8
6 Ratings . 9
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 . 11
14 Construction of adaptors . 11
15 Interlocked socket-outlet parts of adaptors . 15
16 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by enclosures, and resistance to
humidity . 15
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 15
18 Operation of earthing contacts . 16
19 Temperature rise . 16
20 Breaking capacity . 18
21 Normal operation . 19
22 Force necessary to withdraw the plug . 20
23 Flexible cables and their connection . 22
24 Mechanical strength . 24
25 Resistance to heat . 25
26 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 25
27 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound . 25
28 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to fire and to tracking . 26
29 Resistance to rusting . 26
30 Additional tests on pins provided with insulating sleeves . 26
Annex A (normative) Safety-related routine tests for factory-wired portable
accessories (protection against electric shock and correct polarity) . 27
Annex B (normative) Survey of specimens needed for tests . 28
Annex C (informative) Alternative gripping tests . 29
Annex D (normative) Switches incorporated in adaptors . 31
Annex E (informative) Changes planned for the future in order to align IEC 60884-1
with the requirements of IEC 60228, IEC 60998 and IEC 60999 . 32
Annex AA (normative) Travel adaptors . 33
Annex BB (informative) Examples of adaptors . 41
Bibliography . 43

Figure AA.1 – World plug types . 35

Table 101 – Nominal cross-sectional areas of flexible copper conductors for the
temperature-rise test . 17
Table 16 – Maximum and minimum withdrawal force for plug and socket-outlet parts of
adaptors . 22

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PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS
FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR PURPOSES –

Part 2-5: Particular requirements for adaptors

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International Standard IEC 60884-2-5 has been prepared by subcommittee 23B: Plugs,
socket-outlets and switches, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1995. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) a general alignment with IEC 60884-1:2002, Amendment 1:2006 and Amendment 2:2013;
b) new and modified definitions;
c) requirements for travel adaptors, for adaptors with additional functions and for adaptors
with a cable outlet;
d) requirements for adaptors with incorporated overcurrent protective devices;
e) requirement to warn against inserting an adaptor into another adaptor;

f) new requirements for the construction and shape of the adaptors.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23B/1242/FDIS 23B/1246/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
This Part 2-5 shall be used in conjunction with IEC 60884-1. It was established on the basis of
the third edition of IEC 60884-1 (2002) and of its Amendments 1 (2006) and 2 (2013).
This Part 2-5 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 60884-1, so as to
convert that publication into the IEC Standard: Particular requirements for adaptors.
Where this Part 2-5 states "addition“, "modification“ or "replacement“, the relevant
requirement, test specifications or explanatory matter in Part 1 shall be adapted accordingly.
Subclauses, figures, tables or notes which are additional to those in Part 1 are numbered
starting from 101. Additional annexes are lette
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IEC 60884-2-5 ®
Edition 2.0 2017-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –

Part 2-5: Particular requirements for adaptors

Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues –

Partie 2-5: Exigences particulières pour les adaptateurs

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 978-2-8322-5820-0

– 2 – IEC 60884-2-5:2017  IEC 2017
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Definitions . 7
4 General requirements . 8
5 General remarks on tests . 8
6 Ratings . 9
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 . 11
14 Construction of adaptors . 11
15 Interlocked socket-outlet parts of adaptors . 15
16 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by enclosures, and resistance to
humidity . 15
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 15
18 Operation of earthing contacts . 16
19 Temperature rise . 16
20 Breaking capacity . 18
21 Normal operation . 19
22 Force necessary to withdraw the plug . 20
23 Flexible cables and their connection . 22
24 Mechanical strength . 24
25 Resistance to heat . 25
26 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 25
27 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound . 25
28 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to fire and to tracking . 26
29 Resistance to rusting . 26
30 Additional tests on pins provided with insulating sleeves . 26
Annex A (normative) Safety-related routine tests for factory-wired portable
accessories (protection against electric shock and correct polarity) . 27
Annex B (normative) Survey of specimens needed for tests . 28
Annex C (informative) Alternative gripping tests . 29
Annex D (normative) Switches incorporated in adaptors . 31
Annex E (informative) Changes planned for the future in order to align IEC 60884-1
with the requirements of IEC 60228, IEC 60998 and IEC 60999 . 32
Annex AA (normative) Travel adaptors . 33
Annex BB (informative) Examples of adaptors . 41
Bibliography . 43

Figure AA.1 – World plug types . 35

Table 101 – Nominal cross-sectional areas of flexible copper conductors for the
temperature-rise test . 17
Table 16 – Maximum and minimum withdrawal force for plug and socket-outlet parts of

adaptors . 22

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
____________
PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS
FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR PURPOSES –

Part 2-5: Particular requirements for adaptors

FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications,
Technical Reports, Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IEC
Publication(s)”). Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested
in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-
governmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate in this preparation. IEC collaborates closely
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agreement between the two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international
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interested IEC National Committees.
3) IEC Publications have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC National
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Publications is accurate, IEC cannot be held responsible for the way in which they are used or for any
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4) In order to promote international uniformity, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC Publications
transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional publications. Any divergence
between any IEC Publication and the corresponding national or regional publication shall be clearly indicated in
the latter.
5) IEC itself does not provide any attestation of conformity. Inde
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