SIST IEC 60884-2-4:2010

Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV

This Part 2-4 of IEC 60884 applies to plugs, fixed or portable socket-outlets, and to socketoutlets for appliances from 6 V up to and including 48 V d.c. or a.c. (50/60 Hz) SELV with rated current of 16 A, intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors. NOTE 1 The extension of this standard to higher frequencies is under consideration. This standard does not cover requirements for flush mounting boxes; it covers only those requirements for surface-type mounting boxes which are necessary for the tests on the socketoutlet. This standard also applies to plugs and socket-outlets incorporated in cord extension sets or integrated in or incorporated in appliances or intended to be fixed to them. NOTE 2 A socket-outlet integrated in an appliance or equipment is a socket-outlet which is formed by the housing of the appliance or equipment. A socket-outlet incorporated in an appliance or equipment is a separate socket-outlet built in or fixed to an appliance or equipment. In addition, socket-outlets for appliances or equipment must comply with IEC 60884-2-2. This standard does not apply to
– plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes;
– appliance couplers;
– fixed socket-outlets combined with fuses, automatic switches, etc.
Plugs and fixed or portable socket-outlets complying with this standard are suitable for use at ambient temperatures not normally exceeding 25 C, but occasionally reaching 35 C. NOTE 3 Socket-outlets complying with this standard are only suitable for incorporation in equipment in such a way and in such a place that it is unlikely that the surrounding temperature exceeds 35 C. In locations where special conditions prevail, such as in ships, vehicles and the like, and in hazardous locations, for example where explosions are liable to occur, special constructions may be required.

Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues - Partie 2-4: Règles particulières pour prises de courant pour TBTS

La présente Partie 2-4 de la CEI 60884 s'applique aux fiches, aux socles fixes ou mobiles et aux socles pour appareils pour TBTS de 6 V à 48 V inclus pour courant continu ou alternatif (50/60 Hz) avec un courant assigné de 16 A, destinés aux usages domestiques et analogues, à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur des bâtiments. Les changements par rapport à l'édition précédente concernent les articles suivants: Article 7 - Classification. Article 8 - Marques et indications Article 9 - Vérification des dimensions Article 13 - Construction des socles fixes Article 14 - Construction des fiches et socles mobiles Article 16 - Résistance au vieillissement, protection procurée par les enveloppes et résistance à l'humidité Article 21 - Fonctionnement normal Figures: -suppression de l'Annexe informative AA et inclusion des informations dans l'Annexe B normative. Veuillez consulter la pre-view pour plus de détails

Vtiči in vtičnice za gospodinjstva in podobne namene - 2-4. del: Posebne zahteve za vtiče in vtičnice za SELV (varnostna mala napetost)

Ta del 2-4 IEC 60884 velja za vtiče, fiksne ali prenosne vtičnice, in za vtičnice za aparate od 6 V do vključno 48 V izmeničnega ali enosmernega toka (50/60 Hz) SELV z ocenjenim tokom 16 A, ki so namenjeni za gospodinjstva ali podobne namene, naj si bo v zaprtih prostorih ali zunaj. OPOMBA 1: Razširitev tega standarda na višje frekvence je v obravnavi. Ta standard ne zajema zahteve za vgrezne vgradne doze; zajema samo tiste zahteve za površinske doze, ki so potrebne za preskuse vtičnice. Ta standard prav tako velja za vtiče in vtičnice, vgrajene v kompletih podaljškov električnega kabla ali integrirane ali vgrajene v naprave ali namenjene za pritrditev na njih. OPOMBA 2: Vtičnica, vgrajena v napravo ali opremo, je vtičnica, ki jo oblikuje ohišje naprave ali opreme. Vtičnica, vgrajena v aparat ali opremo, je ločena vtičnica, vgrajena ali pritrjena na aparat ali opremo. Poleg tega, morajo vtičnice za aparate ali opremo biti v skladu z IEC 60884-2-2. Ta standard ne velja za:
- vtiče, vtičnice in spojnike za industrijske namene;
- spojnike za aparate;
- fiksne vtičnice kombinirane z varovalkami, avtomatskimi stikali itd.
Vtiče in fiksne ali prenosne vtičnice, ki so v skladu s tem standardom in so primerne za uporabo pri zunanjih temperaturah, ki običajno ne presežejo 25 C, vendar včasih dosežejo 35 C. OPOMBA 3: Vtičnice, ki so v skladu s tem standardom, so primerne samo za vgraditev v opremo na takšen način in na takšno mesto, kjer okoliška temperatura ne presega 35 C. Na mestih, kjer prevladajo posebni pogoji, kot na ladjah, vozilih in podobno, ter na nevarnih mestih, na primer, kjer je možnost eksplozij, se lahko zahteva posebna izgradnja.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Dec-2009
• Publication Date: 14-Jun-2010
• ICS: 29.120.30 - Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers
• Technical Committee: EPR - Electrical accessories
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 09-Jun-2010
• Due Date: 14-Aug-2010
• Completion Date: 15-Jun-2010
• Ref Project: IEC 60884-2-4 - Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-4: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST IEC 60884-2-4:2010
01-julij-2010
9WLþLLQYWLþQLFH]DJRVSRGLQMVWYDLQSRGREQHQDPHQHGHO3RVHEQH]DKWHYH
]DYWLþHLQYWLþQLFH]D6(/9YDUQRVWQDPDODQDSHWRVW
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 2-4: Particular
requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV
Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues - Partie 2-4: Règles
particulières pour prises de courant pour TBTS
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: IEC 60884-2-4
ICS:
29.120.30 9WLþLYWLþQLFHVSRMNH Plugs, socket-outlets,
couplers
SIST IEC 60884-2-4:2010 en,fr
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST IEC 60884-2-4:2010
IEC 60884-2-4
Edition 3.0 2007-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
Part 2-4: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV

Prises de courant pour usages domestiques et analogues –
Partie 2-4: Règles particulières pour prises de courant pour TBTS

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
T
CODE PRIX
ICS 29.120.30 ISBN 2-8318-9359-3

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4

1 Scope.7
2 Normative references.7
3 Definitions .8
4 General requirements .8
5 General remarks on tests.8
6 Ratings.8
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 .12
14 Construction of plugs and portable socket-outlets.12
15 Interlocked socket-outlets .13
16 Resistance to ageing, protection provided by the enclosures, and resistance to
humidity.13
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength.13
18 Operation of earthing contacts .13
19 Temperature rise .13
20 Breaking capacity .13
21 Normal operation .14
22 Force necessary to withdraw the plug.15
23 Flexible cables and their connection.16
24 Mechanical strength.17
25 Resistance to heat .17
26 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections .18
27 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound.18
28 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat, to fire and to tracking .19
29 Resistance to rusting .20
30 Additional tests on pins provided with insulating sleeves.20

Annex A (normative) Safety-related routine tests for factory-wired portable accessories
(protection against electric shock and correct polarity).23
Annex B (normative) Survey of specimens needed for tests .24

Figure 101 – Gauge for the verification of the maximum withdrawal force .21
Figure 102 – Gauge for the verification of the minimum withdrawal force .22

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Table 1 – Ratings.9
Table 3 – Relationship between rated current and connectable nominal cross-sectional
areas of copper conductors .11
Table 11 – Nominal cross-sectional areas of rigid copper conductors for the deflection
11
test of screwless terminals .
Table 16 – Maximum and minimum withdrawal forces.16
Table 17 – External dimensions of flexible cables to be accommodated by cord
anchorages .16
Table 18 – Torque test values for cord anchorages.16
Table 19 – Maximum dimensions of flexible cables to be accommodated in rewirable
accessories.17
Table 20 – Relationship between rating of accessories, nominal cross-sectional areas of
test conductors and test currents for the tests of temperature rise (Clause 19) and
normal operation (Clause 21) .17
Table 23 – Creepage distances and clearances.19
Table A.1 – Diagrammatic representation of routine tests to be applied to factory-wired
portable accessories .23
Table B.101 – Number of specimens required for the tests .24

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PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS FOR HOUSEHOLD
AND SIMILAR PURPOSES –

Part 2-4: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV


FOREWORD
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patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60884-2-4 has been prepared by subcommittee 23B: Plugs, socket-
outlets and switches, of IEC technical committee 23: Electrical accessories.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1999. It constitutes a
technical revision. The main changes from the previous edition are as follows:
Clause 7 – Classification:
– deletion of classification according to the degree of protection against harmful ingress of
water;
– inapplicability of 7.1.3 of Part 1 concerning classification according to the provision for
earthing:
– inapplicability of 7.2.2 of Part 1 concerning classification according to the existence of
shutters.

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Clause 8 – Marking:
– modification of the symbol for degree of protection to IPXX (Subclause 8.2).
Clause 9 – Checking of dimensions:
– addition of compliance paragraph in 9.1.
Clause 13 – Construction of fixed socket-outlets:
– applicability of 13.14 of Part 1;
– addition of requirement about multiple socket-outlets (Subclause 13.101).
Clause 14 – Construction of plugs and portable socket-outlets:
– modification of compliance paragraph of 14.23;
– addition of requirement about minimum nominal cross-sectional area of cables for cord
extension sets (Subclause 14.101).
Clause 16 – Resistance to ageing, protection provided by the enclosures, and resistance to
humidity:
– applicability of the whole Clause of Part 1.
Clause 21 – Normal operation:
– addition of maximum specified dimensions, including tolerance, of the test plug.
Figures:
– new figures for gauges for the verification of maximum and minimum withdrawal force.
Annexes:
– deletion of informative Annex AA and inclusion of the relevant information in normative
Annex B.

The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
23B/836/CDV 23B/858/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
This Part 2-4 is intended to be used in conjunction with IEC 60884-1 and IEC 60906-3. It was
established on the basis of the third edition of IEC 60884-1 (2002) and of its Amendment 1
(2006).
This Part 2-4 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in IEC 60884-1, so as to
convert that publication into the IEC standard: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-
outlets for SELV.
When a particular subclause of Part 1 is mentioned in this Part 2-4, that subclause applies as
far as reasonable. Where this standard states “addition”, “modification” or “replacement”, the
relevant text of Part 1 is to be adapted accordingly.

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In this standard the following print types are used:
– requirements proper: in roman type;
– test specification: in italic type;
– explanatory notes: in small roman type.
Subclauses or figures which are additional to those in Part 1 are numbered starting from 101;
supplementary annexes are entitled AA, BB, etc.
When clauses of Part 1 are declared as applicable, they apply only where they contain
requirements concerning plugs and socket-outlets for SELV.
A list of all parts of the IEC 60884 series, under the general title: Plugs and socket-outlets for
household and similar purposes, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the
maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS FOR HOUSEHOLD
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Part 2-4: Particular requirements for plugs and socket-outlets for SELV



1 Scope
Replacement:
This Part 2-4 of IEC 60884 applies to plugs, fixed or portable socket-outlets, and to socket-
outlets for appliances from 6 V up to and including 48 V d.c. or a.c. (50/60 Hz) SELV with rated
current of 16 A, intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors.
NOTE 1 The extension of this standard to higher frequencies is under consideration.
This standard does not cover requirements for flush mounting boxes; it covers only those
requirements for surface-type mounting boxes which are necessary for the tests on the socket-
outlet.
This standard also applies to plugs and socket-outlets incorporated in cord extension sets or
integrated in or incorporated in appliances or intended to be fixed to them.
NOTE 2 A socket-outlet integrated in an appliance or equipment is a socket-outlet which is formed by the housing
of the appliance or equipment.
A socket-outlet incorporated in an appliance or equipment is a separate socket-outlet built in or fixed to an
appliance or equipment.
In addition, socket-outlets for appliances or equipment must comply with IEC 60884-2-2.
This standard does not apply to
– plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes;
– appliance couplers;
– fixed socket-outlets combined with fuses, automatic switches, etc.
Plugs and fixed or portable socket-outlets complying with this standard are suitable for use at
ambient temperatures not normally exceeding 25 °C, but occasionally reaching 35 °C.
NOTE 3 Socket-outlets complying with this standard are only suitable for incorporation in equipment in such a way
and in such a place that it is unlikely that the surrounding temperature exceeds 35 °C.
In locations where special conditions prevail, such as in ships, vehicles and the like, and in
hazardous locations, for example where explosions are liable to occur, special constructions
may be required.
2 Normative references
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
Addition:
IEC 60884-2-2, Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes – Part 2:
Particular requirements for socket-outlets for appliances

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IEC 60906-3:1994, IEC system of plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes –
Part 3: SELV plugs and socket-outlets, 16 A 6 V, 12 V, 24 V, 48 V, a.c. and d.c.
ISO 1302:2002, Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) – Indication of surface texture in
technical product documentation
3 Definitions
This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:
Addition:
3.101
SELV
voltage which does not exceed 50 V a.c. r.m.s. or 120 V d.c. (ripple free) between conductors,
or between any conductor and earth, in a circuit which is isolated from the supply mains by
means such as a safety isolating transformer or converter with separate windings
NOTE The rated voltages of the systems considered by this standard do not exceed 48 V a.c. and 48 V d.c.
4 General requirements
This clause of Part 1 is applicable.
5 General remarks on tests
This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:
5.4 Addition after the first paragraph:
When a manufacturer's design is used for d.c., as well as for a.c., three additional specimens
are required for the tests of Clauses 19, 20 and 21.
When a manufacturer's design is used for two or more voltages, three additional specimens
are required for each additional voltage.
All relevant tests are carried out with the specimens having the highest rated voltage(s).
In addition, compliance with the dimensions of standard sheets 1 to 6 of IEC 60906-3 is
checked on one specimen of each type.
NOTE A table showing the specimens required for the tests is given in Annex B.
6 Ratings
This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:
6.1 Replacement:
Accessories shall be of the type and have voltage and current rating as shown in Table 1.

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Table 1 – Ratings
Type Rated voltage Rated current
V A
a
2P (rewirable or non-rewirable) AC 6 , 12, 24, 48 16
a
DC 6 , 12, 24, 48
a
Non-preferred values.

6.2 This subclause of Part 1 is not applicable.
7 Classification
This clause of Part 1 is applicable, except as follows:
7.1.3 This subclause is not applicable.
7.2.1 This subclause is not applicable.
7.2.2 This subclause is not applicable.
7.2.5 This subclause is not applicable.
7.3 Replacement:
Plugs are classified according to the class of equipment to which they are intended to be
connected:
– plugs for equipment of class III.
NOTE For the description of the classes of equipment, see IEC 61140.
8 Marking
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:
8.1 Addition:
In addition, the terminals of d.c. accessories shall be marked with symbols.
8.2 Replacement:
When symbols are used, they shall be as follows:
Amperes. A
Volts. V
Alternating current. ~
Direct current .
Positive pole. +
Negative pole. –

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Degree of protection, when relevant . IPXX
NOTE 1 Details of construction of symbols are given in IEC 60417 (IEC 60417, Graphical symbols for use on
equipment).
NOTE 2 In the IP code, the letter "X" is replaced by the relevant number.
NOTE 3 Lines formed by the construction of the tool a
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