IEC 60086-1:2015

Primary batteries - Part 1: General

IEC 60086-1:2015 is intended to standardize primary batteries with respect to dimensions, nomenclature, terminal configurations, markings, test methods, typical performance, safety and environmental aspects. As a primary battery classification tool, electrochemical systems are also standardized with respect to system letter, electrodes, electrolyte, nominal and maximum open circuit voltage. The object of this part of IEC 60086 is to benefit primary battery users, device designers and battery manufacturers by ensuring that batteries from different manufacturers are interchangeable according to standard form, fit and function. Furthermore, to ensure compliance with the above, this part specifies standard test methods for testing primary cells and batteries. This twelfth edition cancels and replaces the eleventh edition (2011) and constitutes a technical revision. The major technical changes with respect to the previous edition are:
- the order of the Annexes was changed to the order in which they appearin the document and a caption was added to indicate where the Annex information first appears in the document;
- the humidity conditions for non P-system batteries in Table 3 was modified;
- the standard discharge voltage for the Y and W chemistries was determined to be at 3,5 V and 2,8 V respectively;
- details on capacity measurement were moved from Annex E to Subclause 5.1.
- the coin/button cell and battery definition was clarified in order to better address issues with the swallowing of coin cells. Keywords: fundamental requirements and information on primary cells and batteries

Piles électriques - Partie 1: Généralités

L'IEC 60086-1:2015 est destinée à normaliser les piles électriques en ce qui concerne les points suivants: dimensions, nomenclature, configurations des bornes, marquages, méthodes d’essai, caractéristiques types de fonctionnement, sécurité et aspects environnementaux. En tant qu'outil de classification des piles électriques, les systèmes électrochimiques sont aussi normalisés en ce qui concerne leurs lettres de système, les électrodes, les électrolytes, les tensions en circuit ouvert nominales et maximales. L’objet de la présente partie de l'IEC 60086-1 est d’assurer aux utilisateurs de piles, aux concepteurs d’appareils et aux fabricants que les piles de fabricants différents sont interchangeables de par leur forme, leur montage et leur fonction qui sont normalisés. De plus, pour assurer la conformité avec ce qui précède, la présente partie spécifie des méthodes d’essai normalisées pour les piles électriques. Cette douzième édition annule et remplace la onzième édition parue en 2011. Elle constitue une révision technique. Les modifications techniques majeures par rapport à l’édition précédente, sont les suivantes:
- l'ordre des Annexes a été modifié pour respecter l'ordre dans lequel elles apparaissent dans le document et une légende a été ajoutée pour indiquer où une Annexe donnée est citée pour la première fois dans le document;
- les conditions d'humidité pour les piles qui ne sont pas du système P ont été modifiées dans le Tableau 3;
- la tension de décharge normalisée pour les systèmes électrochimiques Y et W a été déterminée comme étant de 3,5 V et 2,8 V respectivement;
- les indications détaillées concernant la mesure de la capacité ont été déplacées de l'Annexe E en 5.1.
- la définition de la pile / de l'élément bouton a été clarifiée afin de mieux mieux traiter les aspects liés à l'ingestion des éléments ou piles boutons. Mots clés: exigences et informations fondamentales concernant les piles électriques.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Jul-2015
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 29.220.10 - Primary cells and batteries
• Technical Committee: TC 35 - Primary cells and batteries
• Drafting Committee: MT 14 - TC 35/MT 14
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Start Date: 30-Jun-2017
• Completion Date: 27-Apr-2021

Relations

• Revised: IEC 60086-1:2021 - Primary batteries - Part 1: General
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revises: IEC 60086-1:2011 - Primary batteries - Part 1: General
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Requirements . 11
4.1 General . 11
4.1.1 Design . 11
4.1.2 Battery dimensions . 11
4.1.3 Terminals . 11
4.1.4 Classification (electrochemical system) . 13
4.1.5 Designation . 14
4.1.6 Marking . 14
4.1.7 Interchangeability: battery voltage . 15
4.2 Performance . 16
4.2.1 Discharge performance . 16
4.2.2 Dimensional stability . 16
4.2.3 Leakage . 16
4.2.4 Open-circuit voltage limits . 16
4.2.5 Service output . 16
4.2.6 Safety . 16
5 Performance – Testing . 17
5.1 General . 17
5.2 Discharge testing . 17
5.2.1 General . 17
5.2.2 Application tests . 17
5.2.3 Service output tests . 18
5.3 Conformance check to a specified minimum average duration . 18
5.4 Calculation method of the specified value of a minimum average duration . 19
5.5 OCV testing . 19
5.6 Battery dimensions . 19
5.7 Leakage and deformation . 19
6 Performance – Test conditions . 19
6.1 Storage and discharge conditions . 19
6.2 Commencement of discharge tests after storage . 20
6.3 Discharge test conditions . 20
6.3.1 General . 20
6.3.2 Compliance . 20
6.4 Load resistance . 20
6.5 Time periods . 20
6.6 Test condition tolerances . 21
6.7 Activation of ‘P’-system batteries . 21
6.8 Measuring equipment . 21
6.8.1 Voltage measurement . 21
6.8.2 Mechanical measurement . 21
7 Sampling and quality assurance . 21

8 Battery packaging . 21
Annex A (normative) Criteria for the standardization of batteries . 22
Annex B (informative) Recommendations for equipment design . 23
B.1 Technical liaison . 23
B.2 Battery compartment . 23
B.2.1 General . 23
B.2.2 Limiting access by children . 24
B.3 Voltage cut-off . 24
Annex C (normative) Designation system (nomenclature) . 25
C.1 General . 25
C.2 Designation system in use up to October 1990. 25
C.2.1 General . 25
C.2.2 Cells . 25
C.2.3 Electrochemical system . 27
C.2.4 Batteries . 28
C.2.5 Modifiers . 28
C.2.6 Examples. 28
C.3 Designation system in use since October 1990 . 28
C.3.1 General . 28
C.3.2 Round batteries . 28
C.3.3 Non-round batteries . 32
C.3.4 Ambiguity . 35
Annex D (informative) Standard discharge voltage U – Definition and method of
s
determination . 37
D.1 Definition . 37
D.2 Determination . 37
D.2.1 General considerations: the C/R-plot . 37
D.2.2 Determination of the standard discharge resistor R . 38
s
D.2.3 Determination of the standard discharge capacity C and standard
s
discharge time t . 39
s
D.3 Experimental conditions to be observed and test results . 39
Annex E (informative) Preparation of standard methods of measuring performance
(SMMP) of consumer goods . 41
E.1 General . 41
E.2 Performance characteristics . 41
E.3 Criteria for the development of test methods . 41
Annex F (informative) Calculation method for the specified value of minimum average
duration . 42
Annex G (normative) Code of practice for packaging, shipment, storage, use and

disposal of primary batteries . 43
G.1 General . 43
G.2 Packaging . 43
G.3 Transport and handling . 43
G.4 Storage and stock rotation . 43
G.5 Displays at sales points . 44
G.6 Selection, use and disposal . 44
G.6.1 Purchase . 44
G.6.2 Installation . 44
G.6.3 Use .
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5

INTRODUCTION . 2

1 Scope . 8

2 Normative references . 8

3 Terms and definitions . 8

4 Requirements . 11

4.1 General . 11
4.1.1 Design . 11
4.1.2 Battery dimensions . 12
4.1.3 Terminals . 12
4.1.4 Classification (electrochemical system) . 14
4.1.5 Designation . 15
4.1.6 Marking . 15
4.1.7 Interchangeability: battery voltage . 16
4.2 Performance . 17
4.2.1 Discharge performance . 17
4.2.2 Dimensional stability . 17
4.2.3 Leakage . 17
4.2.4 Open-circuit voltage limits . 17
4.2.5 Service output . 18
4.2.6 Safety . 18
5 Performance – Testing . 18
5.1 General . 18
5.2 Discharge testing . 18
5.2.1 General . 18
5.2.2 Application tests . 19
5.2.3 Service output tests . 19
5.3 Conformance check to a specified minimum average duration . 20
5.4 Calculation method of the specified value of a minimum average duration . 20
5.5 OCV testing . 20
5.6 Battery dimensions . 20
5.7 Leakage and deformation . 20

6 Performance – Test conditions . 20
6.1 Pre-discharge conditioning Storage and discharge conditions . 20
6.2 Commencement of discharge tests after storage . 21
6.3 Discharge test conditions . 21
6.3.1 General . 21
6.3.2 Compliance . 21
6.4 Load resistance . 21
6.5 Time periods . 22
6.6 Test condition tolerances . 22
6.7 Activation of ‘P’-system batteries . 22
6.8 Measuring equipment . 22
6.8.1 Voltage measurement . 22
6.8.2 Mechanical measurement . 23

7 Sampling and quality assurance . 23

7.1 General .

7.2 Sampling.

7.2.1 Testing by attributes .

7.2.2 Testing by variables .

7.3 Product quality indices .

7.3.1 General .

7.3.2 Capability index (c ) .
p
7.3.3 Capability index (c ) .
pk
7.3.4 Performance index (p ) .
p
7.3.5 Performance index (p ) .
pk
8 Battery packaging . 24
Annex A (normative) Guidelines Criteria for the standardization of batteries . 25
Annex B (normative informative) Recommendations for equipment design . 26
B.1 Technical liaison . 26
B.2 Battery compartment . 26
B.2.1 General . 26
B.2.2 Limiting access by children . 27
B.3 Voltage cut-off . 27
Annex C (normative) Designation system (nomenclature) . 28
C.1 General . 28
C.2 Designation system in use up to October 1990. 28
C.2.1 General . 28
C.2.2 Cells . 28
C.2.3 Electrochemical system . 30
C.2.4 Batter ies . 31
C.2.5 Modifiers . 31
C.2.6 Ex am pl es . 31
C.3 Designation system in use since October 1990 . 31
C.3.1 General . 31
C.3.2 Round batteries . 31
C.3.3 Non-round batteries . 35
C.3.4 Ambiguity . 38
Annex D (informative) Standard discharge voltage U – Definition and method of
s
de t er m in at i on . 40

D.1 Definition . 40
D.2 Determination . 40
D.2.1 General considerations: the C/R - p l o t . 40
D.2.2 Determination of the standard discharge resistor R . 41
s
D.2.3 Determination of the standard discharge capacity C and standard
s
discharge time t . 42
s
D.3 Experimental conditions to be observed and test results . 42
Annex E (informative) Preparation of standard methods of measuring performance
(SMMP) of consumer goods . 44
E.1 Overview General . 44
E.2 Performance char ac t e r i s t ic s . 44
E.3 Criteria for the development of test methods . 44
Annex F (informative) Calculation method for the specified value of minimum average
durati
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Requirements . 11
4.1 General . 11
4.1.1 Design . 11
4.1.2 Battery dimensions . 11
4.1.3 Terminals . 11
4.1.4 Classification (electrochemical system) . 13
4.1.5 Designation . 14
4.1.6 Marking . 14
4.1.7 Interchangeability: battery voltage . 15
4.2 Performance . 16
4.2.1 Discharge performance . 16
4.2.2 Dimensional stability . 16
4.2.3 Leakage . 16
4.2.4 Open-circuit voltage limits . 16
4.2.5 Service output . 16
4.2.6 Safety . 16
5 Performance – Testing . 17
5.1 General . 17
5.2 Discharge testing . 17
5.2.1 General . 17
5.2.2 Application tests . 17
5.2.3 Service output tests . 18
5.3 Conformance check to a specified minimum average duration . 18
5.4 Calculation method of the specified value of a minimum average duration . 19
5.5 OCV testing . 19
5.6 Battery dimensions . 19
5.7 Leakage and deformation . 19
6 Performance – Test conditions . 19
6.1 Storage and discharge conditions . 19
6.2 Commencement of discharge tests after storage . 20
6.3 Discharge test conditions . 20
6.3.1 General . 20
6.3.2 Compliance . 20
6.4 Load resistance . 20
6.5 Time periods . 20
6.6 Test condition tolerances . 21
6.7 Activation of ‘P’-system batteries . 21
6.8 Measuring equipment . 21
6.8.1 Voltage measurement . 21
6.8.2 Mechanical measurement . 21
7 Sampling and quality assurance . 21

8 Battery packaging . 21
Annex A (normative) Criteria for the standardization of batteries . 22
Annex B (informative) Recommendations for equipment design . 23
B.1 Technical liaison . 23
B.2 Battery compartment . 23
B.2.1 General . 23
B.2.2 Limiting access by children . 24
B.3 Voltage cut-off . 24
Annex C (normative) Designation system (nomenclature) . 25
C.1 General . 25
C.2 Designation system in use up to October 1990. 25
C.2.1 General . 25
C.2.2 Cells . 25
C.2.3 Electrochemical system . 28
C.2.4 Batteries . 28
C.2.5 Modifiers . 28
C.2.6 Examples. 28
C.3 Designation system in use since October 1990 . 28
C.3.1 General . 28
C.3.2 Round batteries . 29
C.3.3 Non-round batteries . 32
C.3.4 Ambiguity . 35
Annex D (informative) Standard discharge voltage U – Definition and method of
s
determination . 37
D.1 Definition . 37
D.2 Determination . 37
D.2.1 General considerations: the C/R-plot . 37
D.2.2 Determination of the standard discharge resistor R . 38
s
D.2.3 De
...