IEC 60086-1:2021

Primary batteries - Part 1: General

IEC 60086-1:2021

Name:IEC 60086-1:2021   Standard name:Primary batteries - Part 1: General
Standard number:IEC 60086-1:2021   language:English language
Release Date:26-Apr-2021   technical committee:TC 35 - Primary cells and batteries
Drafting committee:MT 14 - TC 35/MT 14   ICS number:29.220.10 - Primary cells and batteries

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IEC 60086-1
Edition 13.0 2021-04
REDLINE VERSION
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
colour
inside
Primary batteries –
Part 1: General
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 29.220.10 ISBN 978-2-8322-9758-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 2
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Requirements . 12
4.1 General . 12
4.1.1 Design . 12
4.1.2 Battery dimensions . 12
4.1.3 Terminals . 12
4.1.4 Classification (electrochemical system) . 13
4.1.5 Designation . 14
4.1.6 Marking . 14
4.1.7 Interchangeability: battery voltage . 16
4.2 Performance . 17
4.2.1 Discharge performance . 17
4.2.2 Dimensional stability . 17
4.2.3 Leakage . 17
4.2.4 Open-circuit voltage limits . 17
4.2.5 Service output . 17
4.2.6 Safety . 17
4.2.7 Validity of testing . 17
5 Performance – Testing . 17
5.1 General Capacity testing versus application and service output testing . 17
5.2 Discharge testing . 18
5.2.1 General . 18
5.2.2 Application tests . 18
5.2.3 Service output tests . 19
5.3 Conformance check to a specified minimum average duration . 19
5.4 Calculation method of the specified Guidance for considering proposed
value of a minimum average duration . 20
5.5 OCV testing . 20
5.6 Insulation resistance . 20
5.7 Battery dimensions . 20
5.8 Leakage and deformation . 20
6 Performance – Test conditions . 20
6.1 Storage and discharge conditions . 20
6.2 Commencement of discharge tests after storage . 21
6.3 Discharge test conditions . 21
6.3.1 General . 21
6.3.2 Compliance . 21
6.4 Load resistance . 21
6.5 Time periods . 22
6.6 Test condition tolerances . 22
6.7 Activation of ‘P’-system batteries . 22
6.8 Measuring equipment . 22

6.8.1 Voltage measurement . 22
6.8.2 Mechanical measurement . 23
7 Sampling and quality assurance . 23
8 Battery packaging . 23
Annex A (normative) Criteria for the standardization of batteries . 24
Annex B (informative) Recommendations for equipment design . 25
B.1 Technical liaison . 25
B.2 Battery compartment . 25
B.2.1 General . 25
B.2.2 Limiting access by children . 26
B.3 Voltage cut-off . 26
Annex C (normative) Designation system (nomenclature) . 27
C.1 General . 27
C.2 Designation system in use up to October 1990. 27
C.2.1 General . 27
C.2.2 Cells . 27
C.2.3 Electrochemical system . 29
C.2.4 Batteries . 29
C.2.5 Modifiers . 30
C.2.6 Examples. 30
C.3 Designation system in use since October 1990 . 30
C.3.1 General . 30
C.3.2 Round batteries . 30
C.3.3 Non-round batteries . 34
C.3.4 Ambiguity . 37
Annex D (informative) Standard discharge voltage U – Definition and method of
s
determination . 39
D.1 Definition . 39
D.2 Determination . 39
D.2.1 General considerations: the C/R-plot . 39
D.2.2 Determination of the standard discharge resistor R . 40
s
D.2.3 Determination of the standard discharge capacity C and standard
s
discharge time t . 41
s
D.3 Experimental conditions to be observed and test results . 42
Annex E (informative) Preparation of standard methods of measuring performance

(SMMP) of consumer goods . 43
E.1 General . 43
E.2 Performance characteristics . 43
E.3 Criteria for the development of test methods . 43
Annex F (informative) Calculation method for the specified value of minimum average
duration .
Annex F (informative) Guidance for proposing value of minimum average duration . 44
F.1 General . 45
F.2 Sampling. 45
F.3 Calculation method . 45
Annex G (normative) Code of practice for packaging, shipment, storage, use and
disposal of primary batteries . 46
G.1 General . 46

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G.2 Packaging . 46
G.3 Transport and handling . 46
G.4 Storage and stock rotation . 46
G.5 Displays at sa
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