EN IEC 62485-4:2018

Safety requirements for secondary batteries and battery installations - Part 4: Valve-regulated lead-acid batteries for use in portable appliances EN IEC 62485-4:2018

Publication date:   Dec 17, 2018

General information

60.60 Standard published   May 4, 2018

CENELEC

CLC/TC 21X Secondary cells and batteries

European Norm

29.220.20   Acid secondary cells and batteries | 29.220.30   Alkaline secondary cells and batteries

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Scope

IEC 62485-4:2015 applies to the safety aspects associated with the accommodation, the arrangements of circuits and the operation of secondary valve-regulated lead-acid cells and batteries in portable appliances. Requirements are specified which oblige the manufacturers of appliances and secondary batteries to prevent the misuse of batteries in the course of operation to provide protective measures avoiding injury to persons in case of battery failure and to provide sufficient information to users. This standard does not apply to secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes. This first edition cancels and replaces the first edition of IEC TR 61056-3 published in 1991. It constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the IEC TR 61056-3:

a) updating of the requirements, and harmonisation of the text for consistency with the IEC 62485 series.

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

WITHDRAWN
EN 50272-4:2007

NOW

PUBLISHED
EN IEC 62485-4:2018
60.60 Standard published
May 4, 2018

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Adopted from IEC 62485-4:2015 IDENTICAL