ISO 20653:2006

Road vehicles — Degrees of protection (IP-Code) — Protection of electrical equipment against foreign objects, water and access ISO 20653:2006

Publication date:   Aug 3, 2006

Scope

ISO 20653:2006 applies to degrees of protection (IP-Code) provided by enclosures of the electrical equipment of road vehicles. It specifies the following:
Designations and definitions of types and degrees of protection provided by enclosures of electrical equipment (IP-Codes) for the:
protection of electrical equipment within the enclosure against ingress of foreign objects, including dust (protection against foreign objects);protection of electrical equipment inside the enclosure against effects due to ingress of water (protection against water);protection of persons against access to hazardous parts inside the enclosure (protection against access);
Requirements for each degree of protection;Tests to be carried out in order to confirm that the enclosure complies with requirements of the relevant degree of protection.