EN 60896-22:2004

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2004
Stationary lead-acid batteries - Part 22: Valve regulated types - Requirements
Stationary lead-acid batteries -- Part 22: Valve regulated types - Requirements
Ortsfeste Blei-Akkumulatoren -- Teil 22: Verschlossene Bauarten - Anforderungen
Batteries stationnaires au plomb -- Part 22: Types étanches à soupapes - Exigences
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60896-22:2004
ICS:
29.220.20 .LVOLQVNLVHNXQGDUQLþOHQLLQ Acid secondary cells and
EDWHULMH batteries
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60896-22
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM March 2004
ICS 29.220.20
English version
Stationary lead-acid batteries
Part 22: Valve regulated types –
Requirements
(IEC 60896-22:2004)
Batteries stationnaires au plomb Ortsfeste Blei-Akkumulatoren
Part 22: Types étanches à soupapes - Teil 22: Verschlossene Bauarten -
Exigences Anforderungen
(CEI 60896-22:2004) (IEC 60896-22:2004)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2004-03-01. 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.

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Ref. No. EN 60896-22:2004 E
Foreword
The text of document 21/595/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 60896-22, prepared by IEC TC 21,
Secondary cells and batteries, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by
CENELEC as EN 60896-22 on 2004-03-01.
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) 2004-12-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2007-03-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60896-22:2004 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 60050-826 NOTE Harmonized as HD 384.2 S1:1986 (not modified).
IEC 60068-2-32 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60068-2-32:1993 (not modified).
IEC 60095 NOTE Harmonized in EN 60095 series (partly modified).
IEC 60359 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60359:2002 (not modified).
IEC 60695-11-10 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60695-11-10:1999 (not modified).
IEC 60707 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60707:1999 (not modified)
IEC 60950-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60950-1:2001 (modified).
IEC 61056 NOTE Harmonized in EN 61056 series (not modified).
IEC 61427 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61427:2001 (not modified).
ISO 9000 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 9000:2000 (not modified).
ISO 9001 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 9001:1994 (not modified).
ISO 9001 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 9001:2000 (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
IEC 60896-21 2004 Stationary lead-acid batteries EN 60896-21 2004
Part 21: Valve regulated types -
Methods of test
ISO 1043-1 2001 Plastics - Symbols and abbreviated EN ISO 1043-1 2001
terms
Part 1: Basic polymers and their special
characteristics
INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD 60896-22
First edition
2004-02
Stationary lead-acid batteries –
Part 22:
Valve regulated types –
Requirements
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60896-22  IEC:2004 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5
1 Scope.9
2 Normative references .9
3 Terms and definitions .9
4 Functional requirements .21
5 Reporting format.25
6 Requirements and characteristics.27
Annex A (normative) User statement of requirements .51
Annex B (normative) Supplier statement of product range test results.53
Bibliography.55
Table 1 – Safe operation requirements .21
Table 2 – Performance requirements .23
Table 3 – Durability requirements .23
Table 4 – Requirement for gas emission information.27
Table 5 – Requirement for high current tolerance.29
Table 6 – Requirement for short-circuit current and d.c. internal resistance information .29
Table 7 – Requirement for protection against internal ignition from external spark sources .31
Table 8 – Requirement for protection against ground short propensity .31
Table 9 – Requirement for content and durability of required markings – Requirement a) .33
Table 10 – Requirement for content and durability of required markings – Requirement b).33
Table 11 – Requirement for material identification .35
Table 12 – Requirement for the operation of the valve .35
Table 13 – Requirement for definition of the flammability rating of the materials .35
Table 14 – Requirement for performance of the intercell connector.37
Table 15 – Requirement for discharge capacity performance .37
Table 16 – Requirement for charge retention during storage .39
Table 17 – Requirement for float service with daily discharges .39
Table 18 – Requirement for recharge behaviour.41
Table 19 – Requirement for service life at an operating temperature of 40 °C .41
Table 20 – Requirement for the impact of a stress temperature of 55 °C or 60 °C .43
Table 21 – Requirement for the impact of abusive over-discharges.45
Table 22 – Requirements for information on thermal runaway sensitivity.45
Table 23 – Requirement for the impact of low temperature service on capacity.47
Table 24 – Requirement for dimensional stability at elevated internal pressures and
temperatures .47
Table 25 – Requirements for stability against mechanical abuse of units during installation .49

60896-22  IEC:2004 – 5 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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STATIONARY LEAD-ACID BATTERIES –
Part 22: Valve regulated types –
Requirements
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60896-22 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 21:
Secondary cells and batteries
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
21/595/FDIS 21/601/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.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

60896-22  IEC:2004 – 7 –
This standard constitutes Part 22 of the IEC 60896 series, published under the general title
Stationary lead-acid batteries. At the time of the publication of this part, the following parts
had already been published:
Part 11: Vented types – General requirements and methods of tests
Part 21: Valve regulated types – Methods of test
Part 22: Valve regulated types – Requirements
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
2009. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition or
• amended.
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