EN 60320-2-3-1998 en Appliance Coupler for Household and Similar General Purposes Part 2-3 Appliance Coupler with a Degree of Protection Higher Than IPX0 (Incorporates Amendment A1.pdf

1、BRITISH STANDARDBS EN 60320-2-3:1999IEC 60320-2-3:1998Incorporating Amendment No. 1Appliance coupler for household and similar general purposes Part 2-3: Appliance coupler with a degree of protection higher than IPX0The European Standard EN 60320-2-3:1998, with the incorporation of amendment A1:2005

2、, has the status of a British StandardICS 29.120.30BS EN 60320-2-3:1999This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Electrotechnical Sector Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Committee and comes into effect on 15 January 1999 BSI 2006ISBN 0 580 30

3、895 2National forewordThis British Standard is the English language version of EN 60320-2-3:1998, including amendment A1:2005. It is identical with IEC 60320-2-3:1998, including amendment 1:2004.The start and finish of text introduced or altered by IEC amendment is indicated in the text by tags !“.

4、Tags indicating changes to IEC text carry the number of the IEC amendment. For example, text altered by IEC amendment 1 is indicated in the text by !“.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee PEL/23, Electrical accessories, to Subcommittee PEL/23/3, Appliance coup

5、lers, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promu

6、lgate them in the UK.A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary.Cross-referencesThe British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section enti

7、tled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance

8、 with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.Summary of pagesThis document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, the EN title page, pages 2 to 21 and a back cover.This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amen

9、dments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover.Amendments issued since publicationAmd. No. Date Comments15808 31 May 2006 See National forewordBS EN 60320-2-3:1999 BSI 2006 iContentsPageNational foreword Inside front coverForeword 2Text of EN 60320-2-3 4

10、iiblankEUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPENNEEUROPISCHE NORMEN 60320-2-3November 1998+A1March 2005ICS 29.120.30Descriptors: Appliance couplers, household appliances, connectors, reinforced protection, requirements, dimension, construction, testEnglish versionAppliance coupler for household and similar gen

11、eral purposes Part 2-3: Appliance coupler with a degree of protection higher than IPX0(includes amendment A1:2005)(IEC 60320-2-3:1998 + A1:2004)Connecteurs pour usages domestiques et usages gnraux analogues Partie 2-3: Connecteurs avec degr de protection suprieur IPX0 (inclut lamendement A1:2005) (C

12、EI 60320-2-3:1998 + A1:2004)Gertesteckvorrichtungen fr den Hausgebrauch und hnliche allgemeine Zwecke Teil 2-3: Gertesteckvorrichtungen mit einem Schutzgrad hher als IPX0 (enthlt nderung A1:2005) (IEC 60320-2-3:1998 + A1:2004)This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 1998-10-01; amendment A1

13、:2005 was approved by CENELEC on 2005-02-01. 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 concern

14、ing such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat 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

15、 own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, L

16、ithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.CENELECEuropean Committee for Electrotechnical StandardizationComit Europen de Normalisation ElectrotechniqueEuropisches Komitee fr Elektrotechnische NormungCentral S

17、ecretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels 1998 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.Ref. No. EN 60320-2-3:1998 + A1:2005 EEN 60320-2-3:1998 BSI 20062ForewordThe text of document 23G/185/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60320-2-3, p

18、repared by SC 23G, Appliance couplers, of IEC TC 23, Electrical accessories, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60320-2-3 on 1998-10-01.The following dates were fixed:This part 2 is to be used in conjunction with EN 60320-1. It was established on the bas

19、is of the 1996 edition of that part 1 and its amendments 1 (1996) and 2 (1998).This part 2 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of EN 60320-1.Where a particular subclause of part 1 is not mentioned in this part 2, that subclause applies as far as is reasonable. Where this part 2 states

20、“addition”, “amendment” or “replacement”, the relevant text of part 1 is to be adapted accordingly.Subclauses which are additional to those in part 1 are numbered starting from 101.Annexes designated “normative” are part of the body of the standard.Annexes designated “informative” are given for info

21、rmation only.In this standard, Annex ZA is normative and Annex A is informative.Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.Endorsement noticeThe text of the International Standard IEC 60320-2-3:1998 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification.Foreword to amendment A1The text of d

22、ocument 23G/243/FDIS, future amendment 1 to IEC 60320-2-3:1998, prepared by SC 23G, Appliance couplers, of IEC TC 23, Electrical accessories, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as amendment A1 to EN 60320-2-3 on 2005-02-01.The following dates were fixed:Endors

23、ement noticeThe text of amendment 1:2004 to the International Standard IEC 60320-2-3:1998 was approved by CENELEC as an amendment to the European Standard without any modification. latest date by which the EN has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or

24、 by endorsement (dop) 1999-07-01 latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2001-07-01 latest date by which the amendment has to be implemented at national level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2005-11-01 la

25、test date by which the national standards conflicting with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2008-02-01EN 60320-2-3:1998 BSI 2006 3ContentsPageForeword 21Scope 42 Normative references 43 Definitions 44 General requirements 45 General notes on tests 46 Standard ratings 57 Classification 58Mark

26、ing 59 Dimensions and compatibility 610 Protection against electric shock 711 Provision for earthing 712 Terminals and terminations 713 Construction 714 Moisture resistance 815 Insulation resistance and electric strength 916 Forces necessary to insert and to withdraw the connector 917 Operation of c

27、ontacts 1018 Resistance to heating of appliance couplers for hot conditions or very hot conditions 1019 Breaking capacity 1020 Normal operation 1021 Temperature rise 10Page22 Cords and their connection 1123 Mechanical strength 1224 Resistance to heat and ageing 1325 Screws, current-carrying parts an

28、d connections 1326 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through insulation 1327 Resistance of insulating material to heat, fire and tracking 1328 Resistance to rusting 1329 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements 13Annex A (informative) Routine tests for factory wired appliance coup

29、lers related to safety (protection against electric shock and correct polarity) 14Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European publications 21Standard sheetsFigure 1 “GO” gauge for connectors according to standard sheet A (see 9.1)17Figure

30、 2 Primary and supplementary “GO” gauge for appliance inlets according to standard sheet B (see 9.1)18Figure 3 Example of apparatus for inadvertent disengagement (see 16.101)19Figure 4 Withdrawal pull gauge (see 13.5) 20EN 60320-2-3:19984 BSI 20061 ScopeThis clause of IEC 60320-1 applies amended as

31、follows:This standard applies to two-pole non-reversible appliance couplers for cold conditions for a.c. only, with a degree of protection against ingress of water higher than IPX0, with a rated voltage not exceeding 250 V and a rated current not exceeding 10 A for a 50 Hz or 60 Hz supply.!They are

32、intended for the connection of the circular supply cord to electrical appliances of class II for household, commercial and light industrial use.“NOTE 1 This note of IEC 60320-1 applies.NOTE 2 This note of IEC 60320-1 applies.NOTE 3 This note of IEC 60320-1 applies.NOTE 4 This note of IEC 60320-1 doe

33、s not apply.NOTE 5 This note of IEC 60320-1 applies.Additional notes:NOTE 6 IEC 60529 specifies the degree of protection against the ingress of water (IP code).NOTE 7 IEC 60536 specifies the class of equipment.2 Normative referencesThis clause of IEC 60320-1 applies with the following additions:IEC

34、60320-1:1994, Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes Part 1: General requirements. IEC 60529:1989, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code). 3 DefinitionsThis clause of IEC 60320-1 applies with the following additions:3.101 plug connectorappliance inlet intended

35、to be attached by a cord to equipment3.102 accessible surface of an accessorysurface of an accessory that can be touched by means of the test finger shown in Figure 10 of IEC 60320-1, when the accessory is assembled as in normal use and in the following conditions:a) for connectors: without the comp

36、lementary accessory in engagement but with the cover in the open position;b) for plug connectors and appliance inlets: with the complementary accessory in the most unfavourable degree of engagement but such that electrical contact is made between the contacts (pins and tubes).3.103 coverpart that is

37、 accessible when the accessory is in normal use and removable only with the use of a tool, but which does not require the use of a tool to open it3.104 type test samplesample consisting of one or more similar specimens submitted for the purpose of a type test4 General requirementsThis clause of IEC

38、60320-1 applies.5 General notes on testsThis clause of IEC 60320-1 applies amended as follows:5.1 This subclause of IEC 60320-1 applies.5.2 Replacement:Unless otherwise specified, the specimens are tested as delivered and under normal conditions of use, at an ambient temperature of 20 C 5 C; they ar

39、e tested with a.c. at 50 Hz or 60 Hz.The specimens used for the tests shall be substantially identical to normal production items in respect of all details which may affect the test results.Non-rewirable accessories shall be submitted with a cord at least 1 m long. The cord used for testing rewirabl

40、e accessories shall be a sheathed circular flexible cord complying with 60227 IEC 53 unless otherwise specified in a particular clause.5.3 This subclause of IEC 60320-1 does not apply.5.4 This subclause of IEC 60320-1 does not apply.5.5 Replacement:A total sample comprising 18 specimens, of any one

41、type, shall be submitted to inspection and tests as given in the following table:EN 60320-2-3:1998 BSI 2006 5NOTE 1 If any particular test is repeated, as part of the normal sequence, this requirement is specified in the appropriate clause.NOTE 2 With the agreement of the manufacturer the same speci

42、men may be used for more than one test sequence.5.6 This subclause of IEC 60320-1 applies.5.7 Replacement:If no accessory fails in the complete series of tests specified in 5.5, then the accessories of that type are considered to comply with this standard.If one accessory in any group fails in the c

43、omplete series of tests specified in 5.5, then the accessories of that type are considered to have failed to comply with this standard, unless that accessory can be shown not to be of normal production or design, in which case a further set of accessories shall be submitted to the test or tests in t

44、hat group. If there is no failure in this retest then the accessories of that type shall be deemed to comply with this standard.If more than one accessory fails in the complete series of tests specified in 5.5, the accessories of that type shall be deemed to have failed to comply with this standard.

45、6 Standard ratingsThis clause of IEC 60320-1 applies amended as follows:6.1 This subclause of IEC 60320-1 applies.6.2 Replacement:!The rated current is 6 A or 10 A.“7 ClassificationThis clause of IEC 60320-1 applies amended as follows:7.1.1 Amendment:Only the reference to cold conditions applies.7.1

46、.2 Amendment:Only the reference to class II equipment applies.7.2 Replacement:Accessories are classified, according to the method of connecting the cord, as: rewirable accessories; non-rewirable accessories.Additional subclause:7.101 Add a new classification:Accessories are classified, according to

47、the ambient temperature for their use, as: appliance couplers for use in normal temperature; appliance couplers for use in low temperature ( 15 C).NOTE Additional tests are under consideration for appliance couplers for use in low temperature.8 MarkingThis clause of IEC 60320-1 applies amended as fo

48、llows:8.1 Replacement:Couplers, except for appliance inlets supplied with the equipment, shall be marked with:a) name, trade mark or identification mark of the maker or responsible vendor;b) number of this standard;c) rated current;d) rated voltage;e) symbol for nature of supply;f) IP rating;g) type

49、 reference, which may be a catalogue number, code number, etc.8.2 Replacement:Appliance inlets shall be marked with the information given in 8.1 a) and 8.1 g) which need not be visible when installed for use outdoors.NOTE The marking on connectors and appliance inlets need not be visible when these are connected together.Test Number of specimensOrder of tests(clause and subclause references)1 Visual inspection and manual examination 3 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 24.1, 25, 26, 282 General tests 3 14 (except 14.101), 153 General tests 3 22 (excep