EN 61056-1:2003

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 61056-1:2003

STANDARD
april 2003
General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve regulated types) - Part 1: General
requirements, functional characteristics - Methods of test
ICS 29.220.20 Referenčna številka
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61056-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM January 2003

ICS 29.220.20 Supersedes EN 61056-1:1993

English version
General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve regulated types)
Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics -
Methods of test
(IEC 61056-1:2002)
Batteries d'accumulateurs au plomb-acide Bleibatterien für allgemeine
pour usage général (types à soupapes) Anwendungen (verschlossen)
Partie 1: Prescriptions générales et Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen,
caractéristiques fonctionnelles - Eigenschaften -
Méthodes d'essai Prüfverfahren
(CEI 61056-1:2002) (IEC 61056-1:2002)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2002-12-01. CENELEC members are bound to
comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
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Ref. No. EN 61056-1:2003 E
Foreword
The text of document 21/568/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61056-1, prepared by IEC TC 21, Secondary
cells and batteries, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC
as EN 61056-1 on 2002-12-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 61056-1:1993.

The following dates were fixed:

– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2003-09-01

– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2005-12-01

Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
In this standard, annex ZA is normative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61056-1:2002 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 60051-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60051-1:1998 (not modified).
IEC 60051-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60051-2:1989 (not modified).
IEC 60095 NOTE Harmonized as EN 50342:2001 and in EN 60095 series (modified).
IEC 60254 NOTE Harmonized in EN 60254 series (not modified).
IEC 60359 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60359:2002 (not modified).
IEC 60896 NOTE Harmonized in EN 60896 series (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant
EN/HD applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1)
IEC 60050-486 - International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary (IEV)
Chapter 486: Secondary cells and
batteries
IEC 60417 Series Graphical symbols for use on equipment EN 60417 Series

1)
Undated reference.
NORME
CEI
INTERNATIONALE IEC
61056-1
INTERNATIONAL
Deuxième édition
STANDARD
Second edition
2002-10
Batteries d'accumulateurs au plomb-acide
pour usage général (types à soupapes) –
Partie 1:
Prescriptions générales et caractéristiques
fonctionnelles – Méthode d'essai
General purpose lead-acid batteries
(valve-regulated types) –
Part 1:
General requirements, functional
characteristics – Methods of test
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61056-1 © IEC:2002 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope and object . 9
2 Normative references. 9
3 General requirements .11
3.1 Construction .11
3.2 Mechanical strength.11
3.3 Designation .11
3.4 Marking of polarity .13
4 Functional characteristics and specific requirements.13
4.1 Capacity .13
4.2 Endurance .15
4.2.1 Cycle service endurance.15
4.2.2 Float service endurance.15
4.3 Charge retention.15
4.4 Maximum permissible current .15
4.5 Charge acceptance after deep discharge.15
4.6 High-rate discharge characteristic.15
4.7 Gas emission intensity.15
4.8 Vibration resistant characteristics .17
4.9 Shock-resistant characteristics .17
5 General test conditions .17
5.1 Sampling and preparation of batteries for testing .17
5.2 Measuring instruments.17
5.2.1 Electrical measuring instruments .17
5.2.2 Temperature measurement .19
5.2.3 Time measurement .19
5.2.4 Dimension measurement.19
5.2.5 Gas-volume measurement .19
5.2.6 Pressure measurements .19
6 Test methods.19
6.1 Test conditions .19
6.2 Capacity C (actual capacity at the 20 h discharge rate) .19
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6.3 High rate capacity.21
6.4 Endurance in cycles.21
6.5 Float service endurance.21
6.6 Float service endurance at 40 °C.23
6.7 Charge retention.23
6.8 Maximum permissible current .23
6.9 Charge acceptance after deep discharge.25
6.10 Gas emission intensity.25
6.11 Vibration resistance characteristics.29
6.12 Shock resistant characteristics .31
Bibliography.33
Figure 1 – Example of gas collection device.27

61056-1 © IEC:2002 – 5 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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GENERAL PURPOSE LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
(VALVE-REGULATED TYPES) –
Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics –
Methods of test
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61056-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 21:
Secondary cells and batteries.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 1991, and constitutes
a technical revision.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
21/568/FDIS 21/573/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
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