SIST EN IEC 62840-2:2019

Electric vehicle battery swap system - Part 2: Safety requirements

This part of IEC 62840 provides the safety requirements for a battery swap system, for the
purposes of swapping swappable battery system (SBS) of electric vehicles. The battery swap
system is intended to be connected to the supply network. The power supply is up to 1 000 V
AC or up to 1 500 V d.c, in accordance with IEC 60038.
This standard also applies to battery swap systems supplied from on-site storage systems
(e.g. buffer batteries).
Aspects covered in this standard:
• safety requirements of the battery swap system and/or its systems;
• security requirements for communication;
• electromagnetic compatibility (EMC);
• signs and instructions;
• protection against electric shock and other hazards.
This standard is applicable to battery swap systems for EV equipped with one or more SBS.
NOTE Battery swap systems for light EVs according to the IEC 61851-3 series1 are under consideration.
This standard is not applicable to:
• aspects related to maintenance and service of the battery swap station (BSS);
• trolley buses, rail vehicles and vehicles designed primarily for use off-road;
• maintenance and service of EVs.

Batteriewechselsysteme für Elektrofahrzeuge - Teil 2: Sicherheitsanforderungen

Système d'échange de batterie pour véhicule électrique - Partie 2: Exigences de sécurité

L'IEC 62840-2:2016 spécifie les exigences de sécurité relatives à un système d'échange de batterie, pour remplacer le système de batterie échangeable (SBS) des véhicules électriques. Le système d'échange de batterie est destiné à être connecté au réseau électrique. L'alimentation atteint 1 000 V en courant alternatif ou 1 500 V en courant continu, conformément à l'IEC 60038. La présente norme s'applique également aux systèmes d'échange de batterie alimentés par des systèmes de stockage sur site (par exemple, des batteries tampons).
Cette publication doit être lue conjointement avec la IEC 62840-1:2016

Sistem menjave baterij električnih vozil - 2. del: Varnostne zahteve

Ta del standarda IEC 62840 podaja varnostne zahteve za sistem menjave baterij za namene menjave zamenljivih baterijskih sistemov (SBS) pri električnih vozilih. Sistem menjave baterij je predviden za priključitev na napajalno omrežje. Zmogljivost električnega napajalnika je največ 1000 V pri izmeničnem toku ali največ 1500 V pri enosmernem toku v skladu s standardom IEC 60038.
Ta standard se uporablja tudi za sisteme menjave baterij, dobavljene iz sistemov za shranjevanje na mestu uporabe (npr. nadomestne baterije).
Vidiki, zajeti v tem standardu:
• varnostne zahteve sistema menjave baterij in/ali njegovih sistemov;
• varnostne zahteve za komunikacijo;
• elektromagnetna združljivost (EMC);
• oznake in navodila;
• zaščita pred električnim udarom in drugimi nevarnostmi.
Ta standard se uporablja za sisteme menjave baterij za električna vozila, opremljena z vsaj enim sistemom SBS.
OPOMBA: Obravnavani so sistemi menjave baterij za lahka električna vozila v skladu s skupino standardov IEC 61851-3.
Ta standard se ne uporablja za:
• vidike v povezavi z vzdrževanjem in servisiranjem postaje za menjavo baterij (BSS);
• trolejbuse, železniška vozila in vozila, ki so namenjena predvsem za uporabo zunaj cestišč;
• vzdrževanje in servisiranje električnih vozil.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 18-Mar-2019
• ICS: 43.120 - Electric road vehicles
• Technical Committee: CEV - Electric passenger and commercial vehicles
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 21-Feb-2019
• Due Date: 28-Apr-2019
• Completion Date: 19-Mar-2019
• Ref Project: EN IEC 62840-2:2019 - Electric vehicle battery swap system - Part 2: Safety requirements

Standards Content (Sample)

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Electric vehicle battery swap system - Part 2: Safety requirements
Batteriewechselsysteme für Elektrofahrzeuge - Teil 2: Sicherheitsanforderungen

Système d'échange de batterie pour véhicule électrique - Partie 2: Exigences de sécurité

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62840-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2019
ICS 43.120
English Version
Electric vehicle battery swap system - Part 2: Safety
requirements
(IEC 62840-2:2016)

Système d'échange de batterie de véhicule électrique - Batteriewechselsysteme für Elektrofahrzeuge - Teil 2:

Partie 2: Exigences de sécurité Sicherheitsanforderungen
(IEC 62840-2:2016) (IEC 62840-2:2016)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2016-11-08. 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.

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under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the

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Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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EN IEC 62840-2:2019 (E)
European foreword

The text of document 69/420/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62840-2, prepared by IEC/TC 69 "Electric

road vehicles and electric industrial trucks" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and

approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 62840-2:2019.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2019-08-01
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2022-02-01
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

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 62840-2:2016 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 60947-5-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60947-5-1.
IEC 61000 series NOTE Harmonized in EN 61000 series.
IEC 61851-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61851-1.
IEC 61851-21-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61851-21-2 .
IEC 61851-3 series NOTE Harmonized in CLC/TS 61851-3 series .
ISO 4413 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 4413
ISO 4414 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 4414
Under preparation. Stage at time of publication: CLC/prTS 61851 series.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are

indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated

references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE 1 When 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 60038 - IEC standard voltages EN 60038 -
IEC 60112 - Method for the determination of the EN 60112 -
proof and the comparative tracking
indices of solid insulating materials
IEC 60204-1 - Safety of machinery - Electrical EN 60204-1 -
equipment of machines -
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 60364 series Low-voltage electrical installations HD 384 / series
HD 60364

IEC 60364-4-41 (mod) 2005 Low-voltage electrical installations - HD 60364-4-41 2007

Part 4-41: Protection for safety -
+ A11 2017
- -
Protection against electric shock
IEC 60364-5-54 - Low-voltage electrical installations - HD 60364-5-54 -
Part 5-54: Selection and erection of
electrical equipment - Earthing
arrangements and protective conductors
IEC 60364-7-722 - Low-voltage electrical installations - HD 60364-7-722 -
Part 7-722: Requirements for special
installations or locations - Supplies for
electric vehicles
IEC/TS(TR) 60479 series Effects of current on human beings and - -
livestock
IEC 60529 - Degrees of protection provided by EN 60529 -
enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 60664-1 2007 Insulation coordination for equipment EN 60664-1 2007
within low-voltage systems -
Part 1: Principles, requirements and
tests
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EN IEC 62840-2:2019 (E)
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60695-2-11 - Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-2-11 -
Part 2-11: Glowing/hot-wire based test
methods - Glow-wire flammability test
method for end-products (GWEPT)
IEC 60695-10-2 - Fire hazard testing - EN 60695-10-2 -
Part 10-2: Abnormal heat - Ball pressure
test method
IEC/TR 60755 - General requirements for residual - -
current operated protective devices
IEC 60898-1 - Electrical accessories - Circuit-breakers EN 60898-1 -
for overcurrent protection for household
and similar installations -
Part 1: Circuit-breakers for a.c.
operation
IEC 60947-2 - Low voltage switchgear and EN 60947-2 -
controlgear -
Part 2: Circuit-breakers
IEC 60947-3 - Low-voltage switchgear and EN 60947-3 -
controlgear -
Part 3: Switches, disconnectors, switch-
disconnectors and fuse-combination
units
IEC 60947-4-1 - Low-voltage switchgear and EN 60947-4-1 -
controlgear -
Part 4-1: Contactors and motor-starters -
Electromechanical contactors and
motor-starters
IEC 60950-1 (mod) 2005 Information technology equipment - EN 60950-1 2006
Safety -
- - + A11 2009
Part 1: General requirements
+ A1 (mod) 2009 + A1 2010
- - + A12 2011
- - + AC 2011
+ A2 (mod) 2013 + A2 2013
IEC 61000-6-7 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - EN 61000-6-7 -
Part 6-7: Generic standards - Immunity
requirements for equipment intended to
perform functions in a safety-related
system (functional safety) in industrial
locations
IEC 61008 series Residual current operated circuit- EN 61008 series
breakers without integral overcurrent
protection for household and similar
uses (RCCB's)
IEC 61008-1 - Residual current operated circuit- EN 61008-1 -
breakers without integral overcurrent
protection for household and similar
uses (RCCB's) -
Part 1: General rules
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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 61009 series Residual current operated circuit- EN 61009 series
breakers with integral overcurrent
protection for household and similar
uses (RCBOs)
IEC 61009-1 - Residual current operated circuit- EN 61009-1 -
breakers with integral overcurrent
protection for household and similar
uses (RCBOs) -
Part 1: General rules
IEC 61140 - Protection against electric shock - EN 61140 -
Common aspects for installation and
equipment
IEC 61439-1 2011 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear EN 61439-1 2011
assemblies -
Part 1: General rules
IEC 61508-1 - Functional safety of EN 61508-1 -
electrical/electronic/programmable
electronic safety-related systems -
Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61511-1 - Functional safety - Safety instrumented EN 61511-1 -
systems for the process industry sector -
Part 1: Framework, definitions, system,
hardware and application programming
requirements
IEC 61784-3 - Industrial communication networks - EN 61784-3 -
Profiles -
Part 3: Functional safety fieldbuses -
General rules and profile definitions
IEC 61810-1 - Electromechanical elementary relays - EN 61810-1 -
Part 1: General and safety requirements
IEC 61851-23 2014 Electric vehicle conductive charging EN 61851-23 2014
system -
Part 23: D.C. electric vehicle charging
station
IEC 62052-11 - Electricity metering equipment (AC) - EN 62052-11 -
General requirements, tests and test
conditions -
Part 11: Metering equipment
IEC 62262 - Degrees of protection provided by EN 62262 -
enclosures for electrical equipment
against external mechanical impacts (IK
code)
IEC 62423 - Type F and type B residual current EN 62423 -
operated circuit-breakers with and
without integral overcurrent protection
for household and similar uses
IEC 62840-1 2016 Electric vehicle battery swap system - - -
Part 1: General and guidance
ISO 2972 - Numerical control of machines; Symbols - -
ISO 7000 - Graphical symbols for use on - -
equipment - Registered symbols
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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ISO 10218-1 - Robots and robotic devices - Safety EN ISO 10218-1 -
requirements for industrial robots -
Part 1: Robots
ISO 10218-2 - Robots and robotic devices - Safety EN ISO 10218-2 -
requirements for industrial robots -
Part 2: Robot systems and integration
ISO 12405-1 - Electrically propelled road vehicles - - -
Test specification for lithium-ion traction
battery packs and systems -
Part 1: High-power applications
ISO 13849-1 - Safety of machinery - Safety-related EN ISO 13849-1 -
parts of control systems -
Part 1: General principles for design
ISO 14119 - Safety of machinery - Interlocking EN ISO 14119 -
devices associated with guards -
Principles for design and selection
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INTERNATIONAL
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Electric vehicle battery swap system –
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CONTENTS

FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................... 4

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 6

1 Scope ............................................................................................................................ 7

2 Normative references..................................................................................................... 7

3 Terms and definitions .................................................................................................... 9

4 General ....................................................................................................................... 11

5 Safety requirements of systems ................................................................................... 11

5.1 General ............................................................................................................... 11

5.2 Lane system ....................................................................................................... 12

5.2.1 Vehicle lane ................................................................................................. 12

5.2.2 Measures in case of emergency ................................................................... 12

5.3 Battery handling system ...................................................................................... 12

5.3.1 Interlock protection guarding ........................................................................ 12

5.3.2 Interlock with the lane .................................................................................. 12

5.3.3 Battery handling process .............................................................................. 12

5.3.4 Measures in case of emergency ................................................................... 13

5.4 Storage system ................................................................................................... 13

5.4.1 Battery storage ............................................................................................ 13

5.4.2 Measures in case of emergency ................................................................... 14

5.5 Charging system ................................................................................................. 14

5.5.1 SBS charger ................................................................................................ 14

5.5.2 Charger connection ...................................................................................... 14

5.5.3 Charging rack .............................................................................................. 15

5.5.4 Communication and monitoring .................................................................... 15

5.6 Swappable battery system ................................................................................... 15

5.7 Supervisory and control system ........................................................................... 15

5.8 Supporting systems ............................................................................................. 16

5.8.1 Battery maintenance system ......................................................................... 16

5.8.2 SBS logistic system ..................................................................................... 16

5.9 Power supply system ........................................................................................... 16

6 Communication ............................................................................................................ 17

6.1 Data security ....................................................................................................... 17

6.2 Transmission of safety related messages ............................................................. 17

7 Protection against electric shock .................................................................................. 17

7.1 General requirements .......................................................................................... 17

7.2 Protection against direct contact .......................................................................... 17

7.2.1 IP degrees for the enclosures ....................................................................... 17

7.2.2 IP degrees for coupler .................................................................................. 18

7.2.3 Bidirectional energy transfer ......................................................................... 18

7.3 Stored energy – discharge of capacitors .............................................................. 18

7.4 Fault protection ................................................................................................... 18

7.5 Protective conductor ........................................................................................... 19

7.6 Supplementary measures .................................................................................... 19

7.6.1 Additional protection .................................................................................... 19

7.6.2 Manual/automatic reset ................................................................................ 19

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7.6.3 Protection of persons against electric shock ................................................. 20

7.7 Telecommunication network ................................................................................ 20

8 Equipment constructional requirements ........................................................................ 20

8.1 General ............................................................................................................... 20

8.2 Characteristics of mechanical switching devices .................................................. 20

8.2.1 Switch and switch-disconnector .................................................................... 20

8.2.2 Contactor ..................................................................................................... 20

8.2.3 Circuit-breaker ............................................................................................. 21

8.2.4 Relays ......................................................................................................... 21

8.2.5 Metering ...................................................................................................... 21

8.3 Clearances and creepage distances .................................................................... 21

8.4 Strength of materials and parts ............................................................................ 21

8.4.1 General ....................................................................................................... 21

8.4.2 Mechanical impact ....................................................................................... 21

8.4.3 Environmental conditions ............................................................................. 21

8.4.4 Properties of insulating materials .................................................................. 22

9 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) ............................................................................ 23

9.1 General ............................................................................................................... 23

9.2 EMC of the BSS .................................................................................................. 23

9.3 Functional safety related to EMC ......................................................................... 23

10 Marking and instructions .............................................................................................. 23

10.1 General ............................................................................................................... 23

10.2 Marking of equipment .......................................................................................... 23

10.3 Legibility ............................................................................................................. 24

10.4 Signals and warning devices ............................................................................... 24

Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 26

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FOREWORD

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International Standard IEC 62840-2 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 69:

Electric road vehicles and electric industrial trucks.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
69/420/FDIS 69/433/RVD

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 standard is to be read in conjunction with IEC 62840-1:2016.
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in this document, the following print types are used:
– requirements: in roman type;
– test specifications: in italic type;
– notes: in small roman type.

A list of all parts in the IEC 62840 series, published under the general title Electric vehicle

battery swap system, can be found on the IEC website.

The following differing practices of a less permanent nature exist in the countries indicated

below
– 7.6.1: RCDs of type AC may be used (Japan).

– 7.6.1: a device which measures leakage current over a range of frequencies and trips at

pre-defined levels of leakage current, based upon the frequency, is required (United

States).
– 10.4: three-part cautionary statements are required (United States).

The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until

the stability date indicated on the IEC website 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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INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the battery swap system is to provide energy partly or in total to electric

vehicles (EV) through fast replacement of their swappable battery systems (SBS). While

charging, the EV typically takes a relatively long time, whereas the battery swap process

takes only a few minutes to complete. Thus it will reduce the range anxiety and will facilitate

travel for longer distances.

As there is a possibility to charge the batteries after their removal from the vehicle in various

ways, the impact of this process on the critical infrastructure of the electrical grid can be

minimized.
Battery swap stations mainly include one or more of the following functions:
• swap of EV swappable battery system (SBS);
• storage of EV SBS;
• charging and cooling of EV SBS;
• testing, maintenance and safety management of EV SBS.

This part of IEC 62840 serves as a generic approach for safety during the lifecycle of battery

swap systems and stations for electric vehicles.
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Part 2: Safety requirements
1 Scope

This part of IEC 62840 provides the safety requirements for a battery swap system, for the

purposes of swapping swappable battery system (SBS) of electric vehicles. The battery swap

system is intended to be connected to the supply network. The power supply is up to 1 000 V

AC or up to 1 500 V d.c, in accordance with IEC 60038.

This standard also applies to battery swap systems supplied from on-site storage systems

(e.g. buffer batteries).
Aspects covered in this standard:
• safety requirements of the battery swap system and/or its systems;
• security requirements for communication;
• electromagnetic compatibility (EMC);
• signs and instructions;
• protection against electric shock and other hazards.

This standard is applicable to battery swap systems for EV equipped with one or more SBS.

NOTE Battery swap systems for light EVs according to the IEC 61851-3 series are under consideration.

This standard is not applicable to:
• aspects related to maintenance and service of the battery swap station (BSS);
• trolley buses, rail vehicles and vehicles designed primarily for use off-road;
• maintenance and service of EVs.
2 Normative references

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and

are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60038, IEC standard voltages

IEC 60112, Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of

solid insulating materials

IEC 60204-1, Safety of machinery – Electrical equipment of machines – General requirements

IEC 60364 (all parts), Low-voltage electrical installations
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Under consideration.
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IEC 60364-4-41:2005, Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 4-41: Protection for safety –

Protection against electric shock

IEC 60364-5-54, Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 5-54: Selection and erection of

electrical equipment – Earthing arrangements and protective conductors
IEC 60364-7-722, Low-voltage electrical installations – Part 7-722:
...