SIST EN IEC 61969-1:2020

Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines (IEC 61969-1:2020)

IEC 61969-1:2020 is available as IEC 61969-1:2020 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.

IEC 61969-1:2020 contains design guidelines for outdoor enclosures and is applicable over a wide field of mechanical, electromechanical and electronic equipment and its installation where a modular design is used. The objectives of this document are:
- to provide an overview of specifications for enclosures focused on requirements for outdoor applications for stationary use at non-weather protected locations, and
- to achieve product integrity under outdoor conditions and to ease product selection for the sourcing of outdoor enclosures from different vendors.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- alignment with the content of ETSI EN 300 019 and IEC 60721 series latest editions, particularly with the actualization of climate conditions;
- new requirements added to reflect market requirements on environmental issues;
- improvement on terminology and overall editorial improvement.

Mechanische Bauweisen für elektronische Einrichtungen - Außengehäuse - Teil 1: Konstruktionsleitfaden (IEC 61969-1:2020)

Structures mécaniques pour équipment électronique - Enveloppes de plein air - Partie 1: Lignes directrices pour la conception (IEC 61969-1:2020)

IEC 61969-1:2020 est disponible sous forme de IEC 61969-1:2020 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.

L'IEC 61969-1:2020 fournit des lignes directrices pour la conception des enveloppes de plein air et s’applique à une grande variété d’équipements mécaniques, électromécaniques et électroniques et à leur installation en configuration modulaire. Le présent document est destiné:
- à fournir une vue d’ensemble des spécifications applicables aux enveloppes, portant essentiellement sur les exigences propres aux applications de plein air pour une utilisation à poste fixe à des emplacements non protégés contres les intempéries, et
- à assurer l’intégrité du produit dans des conditions extérieures et à faciliter le choix du produit lors de l’approvisionnement en enveloppes de plein air auprès des différents vendeurs.
Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2011. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
- alignement sur le contenu de l’édition la plus récente des séries ETSI EN 300 019 et IEC 60721, en particulier concernant l’actualisation des conditions climatiques;
- ajout de nouvelles exigences pour refléter celles du marché relatives aux questions environnementales;
- amélioration de la terminologie et modifications éditoriales générales.

Mehanske strukture za električno in elektronsko opremo - Ohišja na prostem - 1. del: Smernice za projektiranje (IEC 61969-1:2020)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-Jul-2020
• ICS: 31.240 - Mechanical structures for electronic equipment
• Technical Committee: I11 - Imaginarni 11
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 09-Jul-2020
• Due Date: 13-Sep-2020
• Completion Date: 22-Jul-2020
• Ref Project: EN IEC 61969-1:2020 - Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 61969-1:2012 - Mechanical structures for electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines
• Effective Date: 07-Jul-2020
• Replaced By: SIST EN IEC 61969-1:2023 - Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines (IEC 61969-1:2023)
• Effective Date: 01-May-2023
• Revised: SIST EN 61969-1:2012 - Mechanical structures for electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines
• Effective Date: 28-Nov-2017

Overview

EN IEC 61969-1:2020 (IEC 61969-1:2020) is the third-edition design guideline for outdoor enclosures used with electrical and electronic equipment. Published by CLC/CENELEC and aligned with the IEC series, it provides generic guidance for empty, modular enclosures intended for stationary use at non-weather-protected outdoor locations. The standard aims to improve product integrity under outdoor conditions and to simplify product selection and sourcing across vendors. The RLV (Redline Version) shows all technical changes from the previous edition (2011).

Key Topics

• Scope & modular design: Guidance for empty enclosures that will house application-specific electrical, electromechanical and electronic assemblies.
• Environmental classification: Alignment with ETSI EN 300 019 and IEC 60721 series for climate and environmental severity definitions relevant to outdoor use.
• Mechanical requirements: Considerations for static loads, dynamic stress, and seismic performance for outdoor installations.
• Protection and testing references: Cross-references to IP (IEC 60529) and IK (IEC 62262) ratings and environmental test methods (IEC 60068 series, IEC 61587).
• Electromagnetic shielding: Design guidance to limit electromagnetic interference for outdoor enclosures.
• Thermal management & acoustic control: Recommendations on heat dissipation, ventilation, and noise suppression for powered equipment in outdoor cabinets.
• Safety & environmental issues: New market-driven requirements addressing environmental impacts and updated terminology/editorial improvements.
• Coordination dimensions: Guidance intended to be used alongside IEC 61969-2 (coordination dimensions) and IEC 61969-3 (environmental requirements, tests and safety).

Applications

EN IEC 61969-1 is practical for:

• Enclosure and cabinet manufacturers designing street cabinets, telecom cabinets, utility housings, and outdoor power distribution enclosures.
• Systems integrators and OEMs specifying modular outdoor enclosures for renewable energy, telecoms, transport, and industrial control.
• Procurement, test labs and certification bodies needing a harmonized reference for outdoor enclosure requirements.
• Design engineers addressing thermal, mechanical, electromagnetic and environmental resilience in outdoor equipment installations.

Benefits include consistent selection criteria across suppliers, improved durability in outdoor environments, and easier compliance with related tests and ratings.

Related Standards

• IEC 60529 (IP Code) - Degrees of protection
• IEC 62262 (IK code) - Mechanical impact protection
• IEC 60721 series / ETSI EN 300 019 - Environmental classifications for stationary outdoor use
• IEC 61587 / IEC 62194 - Test methods and thermal performance
• IEC 61969-2 (coordination dimensions) and IEC 61969-3 (environmental requirements and safety)

Keywords: EN IEC 61969-1:2020, IEC 61969-1, outdoor enclosures, design guidelines, modular enclosures, environmental classification, IP code, IK code, thermal management, electromagnetic shielding.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61969-1:2012
Mehanske strukture za električno in elektronsko opremo - Ohišja na prostem - 1.
del: Smernice za projektiranje (IEC 61969-1:2020)
Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment - Outdoor enclosures - Part
1: Design guidelines (IEC 61969-1:2020)
Mechanische Bauweisen für elektronische Einrichtungen - Außengehäuse - Teil 1:
Konstruktionsleitfaden (IEC 61969-1:2020)
Structures mécaniques pour équipment électronique - Enveloppes de plein air - Partie 1:
Lignes directrices pour la conception (IEC 61969-1:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61969-1:2020
ICS:
31.240 Mehanske konstrukcije za Mechanical structures for
elektronsko opremo electronic equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61969-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2020
ICS 31.240 Supersedes EN 61969-1:2012 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment -
Outdoor enclosures - Part 1: Design guidelines
(IEC 61969-1:2020)
Structures mécaniques pour équipement électrique et Mechanische Bauweisen für elektrische und elektronische
électronique - Enveloppes de plein air - Partie 1: Lignes Einrichtungen - Außengehäuse - Teil 1:
directrices pour la conception Konstruktionsleitfaden
(IEC 61969-1:2020) (IEC 61969-1:2020)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2020-06-16. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN IEC 61969-1:2020 E

European foreword
The text of document 48D/720/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61969-1, prepared by SC 48D
"Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment" of IEC/TC 48 "Electrical connectors
and mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment" was submitted to the IEC-
CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61969-1:2020.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2021-03-16
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-06-16
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61969-1:2012 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61969-1:2020 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 60068-2-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-1
IEC 60068-2-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-2
IEC 60068-2-5 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60068-2-5
IEC 60068-2-6 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-6
IEC 60068-2-10 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-10
IEC 60068-2-11 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-11
IEC 60068-2-14 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-14
IEC 60068-2-27 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-27
IEC 60068-2-30 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-30
IEC 60068-2-31 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-31
IEC 60068-2-60 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-60
IEC 60068-2-78 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-78
IEC 60297 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60297 (series)
IEC 60297-3-100 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60297-3-100
IEC 60917 (series) NOTE Harmonized as EN 60917 (series)
IEC 60917-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60917-1
IEC 60917-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60917-2
IEC 61587-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61587-2
IEC 61587-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61587-3
IEC 61969-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61969-2
IEC 61969-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61969-3
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60068-2-75 - Environmental testing - Part 2-75: Tests - EN 60068-2-75 -
Test Eh: Hammer tests
IEC 60417 - Graphical symbols for use on equipment. - -
Index, survey and compilation of the single
sheets.
IEC 60529 - Degrees of protection provided by - -
enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 60695-11-10 - Fire hazard testing - Part 11-10: Test flames EN 60695-11-10 -
- 50 W horizontal and vertical flame test
methods
IEC 60721-3-2 - Classification of environmental conditions - EN IEC 60721-3-2 -
Part 3-2: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their
severities - Transportation and handling
IEC 60721-3-4 - Classification of environmental conditions - EN IEC 60721-3-4 -
Part 3-4: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their
severities - Stationary use at non-
weatherprotected locations
IEC 60825-1 - Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment EN 60825-1 -
classification and requirements
IEC 60950-1 - Information technology equipment - Safety - EN 60950-1 -
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61010-1 - Safety requirements for electrical equipment EN 61010-1 -
for measurement, control, and laboratory use
- Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61140 - Protection against electric shock - Common EN 61140 -
aspects for installation and equipment
IEC 61439-5 - Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear EN 61439-5 -
assemblies - Part 5: Assemblies for power
distribution in public networks
IEC 61587-1 - Mechanical structures for electronic EN 61587-1 -
equipment - Tests for IEC 60917 and IEC
60297 series - Part 1: Environmental
requirements, test set-up and safety aspects
for cabinets, racks, subracks and chassis
under indoor condition use and
transportation
IEC 62194 - Method of evaluating the thermal EN 62194 -
performance of enclosures
IEC 62262 - Degrees of protection provided by EN 62262 -
enclosures for electrical equipment against
external mechanical impacts (IK code)
IEC 62305-4 - Protection against lightning - Part 4: EN 62305-4 -
Electrical and electronic systems within
structures
ISO 15181-1 - Paints and varnishes - Determination of EN ISO 15181-1 -
release rate of biocides from antifouling
paints - Part 1: General method for
extraction of biocides
ISO 3864-2 - Graphical symbols - Safety colours and - -
safety signs - Part 2: Design principles for
product safety labels
ISO 7779 - Acoustics - Measurement of airborne noise EN ISO 7779 -
emitted by information technology and
telecommunications equipment
ETSI EN 300 - Equipment Engineering (EE) - Environmental - -
019-1-4 conditions and environmental tests for
telecommunications equipment - Part 1-4:
Classification of environmental conditions -
Stationary use at non-weatherprotected
locations
ETSI EN 300 - Equipment Engineering (EE) - Environmental - -
019-2-4 conditions and environmental tests for
telecommunications equipment - Part 2-4:
Specification of environmental tests -
Stationary use at non-weatherprotected
locations
ETSI EN 300 753 - Equipment Engineering (EE) - Acoustic - -
noise emitted by telecommunications
equipment
IEC 61969-1 ®
Edition 3.0 2020-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment –

Outdoor enclosures –
Part 1: Design guidelines
Structures mécaniques pour équipement électrique et électronique –

Enveloppes de plein air –
Partie 1: Lignes directrices pour la conception

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 31.240 ISBN 978-2-8322-8336-3

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
INTRODUCTION . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Coordination dimensions . 9
5 Environmental requirements, tests and safety aspects . 9
5.1 Classification of environmental conditions . 9
5.2 Static load. 10
5.3 Dynamic stress . 10
5.4 Seismic performance . 10
6 Electromagnetic shielding . 11
7 Thermal management and acoustic noise suppression . 11
Bibliography . 12

Figure 1 – Typical outdoor enclosure . 6
Figure 2 – Locations of outdoor enclosures . 8

Table 1 – Environmental conditions . 9
Table 2 – Safety aspects . 10

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MECHANICAL STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT – OUTDOOR ENCLOSURES –

Part 1: Design guidelines
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61969-1 has been prepared by subcommittee 48D: Mechanical
structures for electrical and electronic equipment, of IEC technical committee 48: Electrical
connectors and mechanical structures for electrical and electronic equipment.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2011. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) alignment with the content of ETSI EN 300 019 and IEC 60721 series latest editions,
particularly with the actualization of climate conditions;
b) new requirements added to reflect market requirements on environmental issues;
c) improvement on terminology and overall editorial improvement.

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