Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes - Part 2-3: Appliance couplers with a degree of protection higher than IPX0 (IEC 60320-2-3:2018)

This clause of IEC 60320-1 applies with the following addition:
This document applies to appliance couplers with a degree of protection against ingress of
water higher than IPX0.

Gerätesteckvorrichtungen für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche allgemeine Zwecke - Teil 2-3: Gerätesteckvorrichtungen mit einem Schutzgrad höher als IPXO (IEC 60320-2-3:2018)

Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux analogues - Partie 2-3: Connecteurs avec degré de protection supérieur à IPX0 (IEC 60320-2-3:2018)

NEW!IEC 60320-2-3:2018 est disponible sous forme de IEC 60320-2-3:2018 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.

L’IEC 60320-1 s'applique avec l’ajout suivant: Le présent document est applicable aux connecteurs avec un degré de protection contre la pénétration de l’eau supérieur à IPX0. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition parue en 1998 et l’Amendement 1:2004. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente:
- Alignement avec l'IEC 60320-1:2015.
- Le domaine d’application est étendu afin de couvrir les courants assignés jusqu’à et y compris 16 A.
- Le domaine d’application est étendu afin de couvrir les connecteurs de Classe I.
- Le domaine d’application est étendu afin de couvrir les connecteurs pour conditions chaudes et très chaudes.
- Ajout d’une classification relative à l’utilisation de dispositifs de retenue.
- Ajout d’une classification relative à l’utilisation à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur.

Spojni elementi za gospodinjske aparate in podobne namene - 2-3. del: Aparatne spojke s stopnjo zaščite, višjo od IPXO (IEC 60320-2-3:2018)

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Publication Date
08-Sep-2021
Technical Committee
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
31-Mar-2021
Due Date
05-Jun-2021
Completion Date
09-Sep-2021

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 60320-2-3:2021
01-oktober-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 60320-2-3:2000
SIST EN 60320-2-3:2000/A1:2006
Spojni elementi za gospodinjske aparate in podobne namene - 2-3. del: Aparatne
spojke s stopnjo zaščite, višjo od IPXO (IEC 60320-2-3:2018)
Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes - Part 2-3: Appliance
couplers with a degree of protection higher than IPX0 (IEC 60320-2-3:2018)
Gerätesteckvorrichtungen für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche allgemeine Zwecke - Teil
2-3: Gerätesteckvorrichtungen mit einem Schutzgrad höher als IPXO (IEC 60320-2-
3:2018)
Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux analogues - Partie 2-3:
Connecteurs avec degré de protection supérieur à IPX0 (IEC 60320-2-3:2018)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60320-2-3:2021
ICS:
29.120.30 Vtiči, vtičnice, spojke Plugs, socket-outlets,
couplers
SIST EN IEC 60320-2-3:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60320-2-3

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2021
ICS 29.120.30 Supersedes EN 60320-2-3:1998 and all of its
amendments and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes -
Part 2-3: Appliance couplers with a degree of protection higher
than IPX0
(IEC 60320-2-3:2018)
Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages généraux Gerätesteckvorrichtungen für den Hausgebrauch und
analogues - Partie 2-3: Connecteurs avec degré de ähnliche allgemeine Zwecke - Teil 2-3:
protection supérieur à IPX0 Gerätesteckvorrichtungen mit einem Schutzgrad höher als
(IEC 60320-2-3:2018) IPXO
(IEC 60320-2-3:2018)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2018-08-03. 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
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Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2021 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN IEC 60320-2-3:2021 (E)
European foreword
The text of document 23G/401/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60320-2-3, prepared by SC 23G
"Appliance couplers" of IEC/TC 23 "Electrical accessories" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC
parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 60320-2-3:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2021-09-19
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-03-19
document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 60320-2-3:1998 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 60320-2-3:2018 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
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EN IEC 60320-2-3:2021 (E)
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.
Annex ZA of EN 60320-1:2015 applies with the following addition:
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60320-1 - Appliance couplers for household and EN 60320-1 -
similar general purposes - Part 1: General
requirements
IEC 60320-3 - Appliance couplers for household and EN 60320-3 -
similar general purposes - Part 3: Standard
sheets and gauges
IEC 60529 - Degrees of protection provided by - -
enclosures (IP Code)

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 General requirements . 6
5 General notes on tests . 6
6 Standard ratings . 6
7 Classification . 6
8 Marking . 6
9 Dimensions and compatibility . 7
10 Protection against electric shock . 7
11 Provision for earthing . 7
12 Terminals and terminations . 8
13 Construction . 8
14 Moisture resistance . 9
15 Insulation resistance and electric strength . 9
16 Forces necessary to insert and to withdraw the connector/appliance outlet . 10
17 Operation of contacts . 12
18 Resistance to heating of appliance couplers for hot conditions or very hot
conditions . 12
19 Breaking capacity . 12
20 Normal operation . 12
21 Temperature rise . 12
22 Cords and their connection . 12
23 Mechanical strength . 13
24 Resistance to heat and ageing. 14
25 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections . 14
26 Clearances, creepage distances and solid insulation . 14
27 Resistance of insulating material to heat, fire and tracking . 14
28 Resistance to rusting . 14
29 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements . 14
Annex A (normative) Proof tracking test . 15
Annex B (normative) Routine tests for factory wired appliance couplers related to
safety. 16
Annex C (normative) Test schedule . 17
Annex D (informative) Comparison of typical conductor cross-sectional areas . 18

Figure 101 – Example of apparatus for inadvertent disengagement (see 16.101) . 11

Table 101 – Pull forces for retaining devices . 12
Table 10 – Types of cord for the rewirable connector/plug connector test . 13

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APPLIANCE COUPLERS FOR HOUSEHOLD
AND SIMILAR GENERAL PURPOSES –

Part 2-3: Appliance couplers with a degree
of protection higher than IPX0


FOREWORD
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patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60320-2-3 has been prepared by subcommittee 23G: Appliance
couplers, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1998 and
Amendment 1:2004. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) Aligned with IEC 60320-1:2015.
b) The scope is extended to cover current ratings up to and including 16 A.
c) The scope is extended to cover Class I appliance couplers.

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d) The scope is extended to cover appliance couplers for hot and very hot conditions.
e) Added classification regarding the use of retaining devices.
f) Added classification for indoor and outdoor use.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
23G/401/FDIS 23G/403/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 2-3 is to be used in conjunction with IEC 60320-1: Appliance couplers for household
and similar general purposes – Part 1: General requirements. It was established on the basis
of the third edition of that standard (2015).
The clauses of this standard supplement or modify the corresponding clauses in IEC 60320-1.
When a particular subclause or annex of Part 1 is not mentioned in this Part 2-3, the
subclause or annex of IEC 60320-1 applies as far as is reasonable. Where this standard
states “addition”, “amendment” or “replacement”, the relevant requirement, test specification
or explanatory matter in IEC 60320-1 is to be adapted accordingly.
Subclauses which are additional to those in Part 1 are numbered starting from 101.
In this particular standard the following print types are used:
• requirements: in roman type;
• test specifications: in italic type;
• explanatory matter: in smaller roman type.
A list of all parts in the IEC 60320 series, published under the general title Appliance couplers
for household and similar general purposes, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
the specific document. At this date, the document will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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