EN IEC 60086-1:2021

Primary batteries - Part 1: General

EN IEC 60086-1:2021

Name:EN IEC 60086-1:2021   Standard name:Primary batteries - Part 1: General
Standard number:EN IEC 60086-1:2021   language:English language
Release Date:10-Jun-2021   technical committee:CLC/SR 35 - Primary batteries
Drafting committee:IEC/TC 35 - IEC_TC_35   ICS number:29.220.10 - Primary cells and batteries

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 60086-1:2015
Primarne baterije - 1. del: Splošno (IEC 60086-1:2021)
Primary batteries - Part 1: General (IEC 60086-1:2021)
Primärbatterien - Teil 1: Allgemeines (IEC 60086-1:2021)
Piles électriques - Partie 1: Généralités (IEC 60086-1:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60086-1:2021
ICS:
29.220.10 Primarni členi in baterije Primary cells and batteries
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60086-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2021
ICS 29.220.10 Supersedes EN 60086-1:2015 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Primary batteries - Part 1: General
(IEC 60086-1:2021)
Piles électriques - Partie 1: Généralités Primärbatterien - Teil 1: Allgemeines
(IEC 60086-1:2021) (IEC 60086-1:2021)
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European foreword
The text of document 35/1465/FDIS, future edition 13 of IEC 60086-1, prepared by IEC/TC 35
"Primary cells and batteries" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 60086-1:2021.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2022-03-01
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2024-06-01
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60086-1:2015 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 60086-1:2021 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 60086-6 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60086-6
IEC 62281 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 62281
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 60086-2 2015 Primary batteries - Part 2: Physical and EN 60086-2 2016
electrical specifications
IEC 60086-3 - Primary batteries - Part 3: Watch EN IEC 60086-3 -
batteries
IEC 60086-4 - Primary batteries - Part 4: Safety of EN IEC 60086-4 -
lithium batteries
IEC 60086-5 - Primary batteries - Part 5: Safety of EN 60086-5 -
batteries with aqueous electrolyte

IEC 60086-1
Edition 13.0 2021-04
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Primary batteries –
Part 1: General
Piles electriques –
Partie 1: Généralités
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 29.220.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-9672-1

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Requirements . 11
4.1 General . 11
4.1.1 Design . 11
4.1.2 Battery dimensions . 11
4.1.3 Terminals . 11
4.1.4 Classification (electrochemical system) . 13
4.1.5 Designation . 14
4.1.6 Marking . 14
4.1.7 Interchangeability: battery voltage . 15
4.2 Performance . 16
4.2.1 Discharge performance . 16
4.2.2 Dimensional stability . 16
4.2.3 Leakage . 16
4.2.4 Open-circuit voltage limits . 16
4.2.5 Service output . 16
4.2.6 Safety . 16
4.2.7 Validity of testing . 17
5 Performance – Testing . 17
5.1 Capacity testing versus application and service output testing . 17
5.2 Discharge testing . 17
5.2.1 General . 17
5.2.2 Application tests . 18
5.2.3 Service output tests . 18
5.3 Conformance check to a specified minimum average duration . 19
5.4 Guidance for considering proposed value of minimum average duration . 19
5.5 OCV testing . 19
5.6 Insulation resistance . 19
5.7 Battery dimensions . 19
5.8 Leakage and deformation . 19
6 Performance – Test conditions . 20
6.1 Storage and discharge conditions . 20
6.2 Commencement of discharge tests after storage . 20
6.3 Discharge test conditions . 20
6.3.1 General . 20
6.3.2 Compliance . 20
6.4 Load resistance . 21
6.5 Time periods . 21
6.6 Test condition tolerances . 21
6.7 Activation of ‘P’-system batteries . 21
6.8 Measuring equipment . 22
6.8.1 Voltage measurement . 22

IEC 60086-1:2021 © IEC 2021 – 3 –
6.8.2 Mechanical measurement . 22
7 Sampling and quality assurance . 22
8 Battery packaging . 22
Annex A (normative) Criteria for the standardization of batteries . 23
Annex B (informative) Recommendations for equipment design . 24
B.1 Technical liaison . 24
B.2 Battery compartment . 24
B.2.1 General . 24
B.2.2 Limiting access by children . 25
B.3 Voltage cut-off . 25
Annex C (normative) Designation system (nomenclature) . 26
C.1 General . 26
C.2 Designation system in use up to October 1990. 26
C.2.1 General . 26
C.2.2 Cells . 26
C.2.3 Electrochemical system . 28
C.2.4 Batteries . 28
C.2.5 Modifiers . 29
C.2.6 Examples. 29
C.3 Designation system in use since October 1990 . 29
C.3.1 General . 29
C.3.2 Round batteries . 29
C.3.3 Non-round batteries . 33
C.3.4 Ambiguity . 36
Annex D (informative) Standard discharge voltage U – Definition and method of
s
determination .
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