EN 61988-4:2007

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Plasma Display Panels - Part 4: Climatic and mechanical testing methods (IEC 61988-
4:2007)
Plasmabildschirme - Teil 4: Umwelt-, Lebensdauer- und mechanische Prüfverfahren (IEC
61988-4:2007)
Panneaux d'affichage a plasma - Partie 4: Méthodes d'essais climatiques et mécaniques
(IEC 61988-4:2007)
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61988-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.180.20
English version
Plasma display panels -
Part 4: Climatic and mechanical testing methods
(IEC 61988-4:2007)
Panneaux d'affichage à plasma -  Plasmabildschirme -
Partie 4: Méthodes d'essais Teil 4: Umwelt-, Lebensdauer-
climatiques et mécaniques und mechanische Prüfverfahren
(CEI 61988-4:2007) (IEC 61988-4:2007)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2007-05-01. 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 61988-4:2007 E
Foreword
The text of document 110/107/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61988-4, prepared by IEC TC 110, Flat panel
display devices, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 61988-4 on 2007-05-01.
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) 2008-02-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2010-05-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61988-4:2007 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 61988-2-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61988-2-1:2002 (not modified).
IEC 61988-2-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61988-2-2:2003 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

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 60068-1 1988 Environmental testing - EN 60068-1 1994
Part 1: General and guidance
2)
IEC 60068-2-1 1990 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-1 1993
Part 2-1: Tests - Tests A: Cold

3)
IEC 60068-2-2 1974 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-2 1993
Part 2-2: Tests - Tests B: Dry heat

4) 5)
IEC 60068-2-6 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-6 1995
Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration
(sinusoidal)
4) 5)
IEC 60068-2-13 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-13 1999
Part 2-13: Tests - Test M: Low air pressure

IEC 60068-2-27 1987 Basic environmental testing procedures - EN 60068-2-27 1993
Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance:
Shock
4) 5)
IEC 60068-2-30 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-30 2005
Part 2-30: Tests - Test Db: Damp heat, cyclic
(12 h + 12 h cycle)
5)
IEC 60068-2-78 2001 Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-78 2001
Part 2-78: Tests - Test Cab: Damp heat,
steady state
IEC 61747-5 1998 Liquid crystal and solid-state display EN 61747-5 1998
devices -
Part 5: Environmental, endurance and
mechanical test methods
1)
EN 60068-1 includes corrigendum October 1988 + A1:1992 to IEC 60068-1.
2)
EN 60068-2-1 is superseded by EN 60068-2-1:2007, which is based on IEC 60068-2-1:2007.
3)
EN 60068-2-2 includes supplement A:1976 to IEC 60068-2-2.
4)
Undated reference.
5)
Valid edition at date of issue.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
4) 5)
IEC 61988-1 - Plasma display panels - EN 61988-1 2003
Part 1: Terminology and letter symbols

4) 5)
ISO 2248 - Packaging - Complete, filled transport EN 22248 1992
packages - Vertical impact test by dropping

4) 5)
ISO 4180-1 - Complete, filled transport packages - EN 24180-1 1992
General rules for the compilation of
performance test schedules -
Part 1: General principles
4) 5)
ISO 4180-2 - Complete, filled transport packages - EN 24180-2 1992
General rules for the compilation of
performance test schedules -
Part 2: Quantitative data
INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
CEI
61988-4
NORME
First edition
INTERNATIONALE
Première édition
2007-04
Plasma display panels –
Part 4:
Climatic and mechanical testing methods

Panneaux d'affichage à plasma –
Partie 4:
Méthodes d’essais climatiques et mécaniques

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3

1 Scope.5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms, definitions and letter symbols .6
4 Structure of testing equipment.6
5 Standard conditions.6
5.1 Standard reference atmosphere .6
5.2 Standard atmospheric conditions for reference measurements and tests .6
5.3 Standard atmospheric conditions for measurement and tests .7
5.4 Standard atmospheric conditions for assisted drying .7
5.5 Recovery conditions .7
5.6 Standard installation conditions.7
5.7 Standard measuring conditions .7
5.8 PDP module state .7
5.9 Operating conditions .7
6 Measurements.8
7 Climatic testing methods .8
7.1 Storage at high temperature .8
7.2 Storage at low temperature .10
7.3 Damp heat, cyclic.11
7.4 Damp heat at steady state (Operation) .12
7.5 Operation at low temperature .13
7.6 Low air pressure.15
8 Mechanical testing methods .16
8.1 Vibration (sinusoidal).16
8.2 Shock.17
8.3 Transportation drop .19
8.4 Toppling .19

Bibliography.20

Figure 1 – Testing procedure at the low temperature (operation) .14
Figure 2 – Configuration of PDP module directions .17
Figure 3 – Example of PDP shock testing equipment .18

Table 1 – Standard conditions for reference measurements and tests.6
Table 2 – Peak value and duration.18

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PLASMA DISPLAY PANELS –
Part 4: Climatic and mechanical testing methods

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International Standard IEC 61988-4 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 110: Flat
panel display devices.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
110/107/FDIS 110/110/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval on this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the
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