EN 61959:2004

STANDARDSecondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Mechanical tests for sealed portable secondary cells and batteries©
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61959 NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2004 CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
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ICS 29.220.99
English version
Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline
or other non-acid electrolytes –
Mechanical tests for sealed portable secondary cells and batteries (IEC 61959:2004)
Accumulateurs alcalins et autres accumulateurs à électrolyte non acide - Essais mécaniques pour accumulateurs portables étanches (CEI 61959:2004)
Akkumulatoren und Batterien mit alkalischem oder anderen nichtsäurehaltigen Elektrolyten - Mechanische Prüfungen für tragbare gasdichte Akkumulatoren und Batterien (IEC 61959:2004)
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.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Foreword The text of document 21A/393/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61959, prepared by SC 21A, Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes, of IEC TC 21, Secondary cells and batteries, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61959 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. __________ Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IEC 61959:2004 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 61951-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61951-1:2003 (not modified).
IEC 61951-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61951-2:2003 (not modified).
IEC 61960 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61960:2004 (not modified). __________

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Annex ZA
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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 Where an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD applies. Publication Year Title EN/HD Year IEC 60050-486 - 1) International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) Chapter 486: Secondary cells and batteries
- - IEC 60068-2-6 - 1) Environmental testing Part 2: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
EN 60068-2-6 1995 2) IEC 60068-2-32 - 1) Part 2: Tests - Test Ed: Free fall
EN 60068-2-32 1993 2) IEC 60068-2-47 - 1) Part 2-47: Test methods - Mounting of components, equipment and other articles for vibration, impact and similar dynamic tests
EN 60068-2-47 + corr. June 1999 2) 2000
1) Undated reference. 2) Valid edition at date of issue.

NORMEINTERNATIONALECEIIECINTERNATIONALSTANDARD61959Première éditionFirst edition2004-01Accumulateurs alcalins et autres accumulateursà électrolyte non acide –Essais mécaniques pour accumulateursportables étanchesSecondary cells and batteries containingalkaline or other non-acid electrolytes –Mechanical tests for sealed portablesecondary cells and batteriesPour prix, voir catalogue en vigueurFor price, see current catalogue© IEC 2004
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61959 © IEC:2004– 3 –CONTENTSFOREWORD.51Scope.92Normative references.93Terms and definitions.94Requirement for mechanical tests.114.1Vibration test.114.2Free fall test (cells and hard pack batteries only).135Type approval.156Batch acceptance.15Bibliography.17Table 1 – Conditions for vibration.11Table 2 – Open circuit voltages.11Table 3 – Conditions for free fall.13Table 4 – Height of fall as a function of weight.13Table 5 – Sample size for type tests.15

61959 © IEC:2004– 5 –INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION____________SECONDARY CELLS AND BATTERIES CONTAININGALKALINE OR OTHER NON-ACID ELECTROLYTES –MECHANICAL TESTS FOR SEALED PORTABLESECONDARY CELLS AND BATTERIESFOREWORD1)The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprisingall national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promoteinternational co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. Tothis end and in addition to other activities, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications,Technical Reports, Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IECPublication(s)”). Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interestedin the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate in this preparation. IEC collaborates closelywith the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined byagreement between the two organizations.2)The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an internationalconsensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from allinterested IEC National Committees.3)IEC Publications have the form of recommendations for international use and are accepted by IEC NationalCommittees in that sense. While all reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the technical content of IECPublications is accurate, IEC cannot be held responsible for the way in which they are used or for anymisinterpretation by any end user.4)In order to promote international uniformity, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC Publicationstransparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional publications. Any divergencebetween any IEC Publication and the corresponding national or regional
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