IEC 62485-4:2015 ED1

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

Publication date:   Jan 20, 2015

General information

60.60 Standard published   Jan 20, 2015

IEC

TC 21

International Standard

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.

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PREVIOUSLY

WITHDRAWN
IEC TR 61056-3:1991 ED1

NOW

PUBLISHED
IEC 62485-4:2015 ED1
60.60 Standard published
Jan 20, 2015