Amendment 2 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-103: Particular requirements for drives for gates, doors and windows

Amendment 2 - Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-103: Exigences particulières pour les motorisations de portails, portes et fenêtres

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
27-Nov-2019
Drafting Committee
MT 25 - TC 61/MT 25
Current Stage
DELPUB - Deleted Publication
Start Date
15-Dec-2023
Completion Date
26-Oct-2025

Relations

Effective Date
05-Sep-2023
Effective Date
05-Sep-2023

Overview

IEC 60335-2-103:2015/AMD2:2019 is an important international standard amendment published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). It specifies the safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances, with a focus on particular requirements for drives used in gates, doors, and windows. This Amendment 2 enhances existing provisions to ensure safe design, construction, and operation of these motorized systems.

The amendment addresses critical safety aspects such as marking, instructions, heating, abnormal operation, supply connection, and impact force limitations, reflecting advancements in technology and practical operational safety concerns. Manufacturers, testing agencies, and regulatory bodies use this standard to ensure compliance and safeguard users against hazards related to electrical drives in residential and commercial environments.

Key Topics

1. Marking and Instructions

  • Drives supplied without driven parts must be marked with rated load in newtons (N) or newton-metres (Nm).
  • Required markings include rated operating time or number of cycles per hour to inform users about operational limits.
  • User instructions must emphasize:
    • Safe use and supervision, especially regarding children and remote controls.
    • Risks of manual release activation causing uncontrolled movement.
    • Precautions when operating biased-off switches or smoke control system windows.
    • Regular inspections for imbalance, wear, and damage.
    • Safe procedures for maintenance and cleaning.
  • Instructions should include detailed guidance on mode indicators, manual releases, control adjustments, and rest periods between cycles.

2. Operational Heating

  • Drives designed for continuous operation must be tested under consecutive cycles until steady-state conditions.
  • Non-continuous drives have defined operational testing parameters:
    • Household gate and garage door drives operate continuously for three cycles or rated time.
    • Window drives operate for the rated number of cycles or specified time without rest.
    • Other drives have minimum continuous operation and resting criteria to prevent overheating.

3. Abnormal Operation Safety

  • The drive must either continue safe operation, stop safely after one cycle, or switch to a biased-off mode if faults are detected.
  • Tests simulate fault conditions at rated voltage to ensure reliable protection against hazards.

4. Supply Connection and Cords

  • Class III appliances have specific exemptions related to temperature rise requirements for supply cords.
  • Pull force tests apply to class III appliances with rated input power above 15 W to ensure mechanical durability and user safety.

5. Entrapment and Impact Force Protection

  • Specific requirements and test methods in annexes address entrapment protection for moving doors and gates.
  • Limitations on impact forces are specified to minimize injury risks to pedestrians and users around motorized doors and windows.

Applications

IEC 60335-2-103:2015/AMD2:2019 applies to a wide range of motorized household and similar electrical appliances including:

  • Automatic drives for gates and garage doors to increase safety and reliability.
  • Motorized pedestrian doors with safety features to prevent entrapment or injury from impact forces.
  • Electrically operated windows including those integrated with smoke control systems.
  • Drives intended for use in residential, commercial, and light industrial settings that require compliance with safety standards for electrical operation.

This standard helps manufacturers design safer products, testing organizations verify compliance, and end-users operate these systems with reduced risk of accidents or failures related to electrical drives.

Related Standards

IEC 60335-2-103 Amendment 2 complements and aligns with other IEC safety standards, including:

  • IEC 60335-1: General safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances.
  • IEC 60335-2-95: Particular requirements for motor-operated gates, doors, and windows.
  • IEC 62061: Functional safety - Safety-related electrical control systems of machinery.
  • ISO 13849: Safety-related parts of control systems for machinery.

Integration with these related standards ensures comprehensive coverage from electrical safety to functional and mechanical safety controls, supporting the design of robust, reliable, and user-safe electrical drive systems.


Keywords: IEC 60335-2-103 Amendment 2, household electrical appliance safety, drives for gates, motorized doors safety, window opens drives, electrical drive standards, IEC safety amendment, entrapment protection, impact force limitation, electrical appliance marking requirements, operational instructions for electrical drives.

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IEC 60335-2-103:2015/AMD2:2019 - Amendment 2 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-103: Particular requirements for drives for gates, doors and windows

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IEC 60335-2-103:2015/AMD2:2019 is a standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Its full title is "Amendment 2 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-103: Particular requirements for drives for gates, doors and windows". This standard covers: Amendment 2 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-103: Particular requirements for drives for gates, doors and windows

Amendment 2 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-103: Particular requirements for drives for gates, doors and windows

IEC 60335-2-103:2015/AMD2:2019 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.120 - Domestic safety; 91.060.50 - Doors and windows. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

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IEC 60335-2-103 ®
Edition 3.0 2019-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
A MENDMENT 2
AM ENDEMENT 2
Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety –
Part 2-103: Particular requirements for drives for gates, doors and windows

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues – Sécurité –
Partie 2-103: Exigences particulières pour les motorisations de portails, portes
et fenêtres
IEC 60335-2-103:2015-04/AMD2:2019-11(en-fr)

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IEC 60335-2-103 ®
Edition 3.0 2019-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
A MENDMENT 2
AM ENDEMENT 2
Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety –

Part 2-103: Particular requirements for drives for gates, doors and windows

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues – Sécurité –

Partie 2-103: Exigences particulières pour les motorisations de portails, portes

et fenêtres
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 13.120; 91.060.50 ISBN 978-2-8322-7627-3

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© IEC 2019
FOREWORD
This amendment has been prepared by IEC technical committee 61: Safety of household and
similar electrical appliances.
The text of this amendment is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
61/5927/FDIS 61/5943/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this amendment can be found in the report
on voting indicated in the above table.
The committee has decided that the contents of this amendment and the base publication will
remain unchanged until the stability date indicated on the IEC website under
"http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the
publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
NOTE The attention of National Committees is drawn to the fact that equipment manufacturers and testing
organizations may need a transitional period following publication of a new, amended or revised IEC publication in
which to make products in accordance with the new requirements and to equip themselves for conducting new or
revised tests.
It is the recommendation of the committee that the content of this publication be adopted for implementation
nationally not earlier than 12 months or later than 36 months from the date of publication.

_____________
3 Terms and definitions
Add the following new definitions:
3.113
main closing edge
edge(s) of a pedestrian door leaf, whose distance from a parallel opposing closing edge or
surface determines the usable pathway
3.114
opposing closing edge
edge(s) of a pedestrian door leaf formed by the main closing edge and a fixed edge or a
surface against which the pedestrian door leaf is moving
7 Marking and instructions
7.1 Replace the second paragraph by the following:

© IEC 2019
Drives supplied without a driven part shall be marked with the rated load, in newtons (N) or
in newton-metres (Nm).
Unless the drive is intended for continuous operation, drives supplied without a driven part
shall be marked with the rated operating time in minutes, or the number of cycles per hour,
or the rated number of operating cycles.
7.12 Replace the second paragraph by the following:
The instructions shall state the substance of the following:
– do not allow children to play with fixed controls. Keep remote controls away from children;
– activation of the manual release may cause uncontrolled movement of the driven part due
to mechanical failures or an out-of-balance condition; (if applicable);
– when operating a biased-off switch, make sure that other persons are kept away;
– when closing a window that has been opened by a smoke control system, make sure that
other persons are kept away;
– frequently examine the installation for imbalance where applicable and signs of wear or
damage to cables, springs and mounting. Do not use if repair or adjustment is necessary;
– disconnect the supply(s) when cleaning or other maintenance is being carried out.
The instructions shall include the following information:
– explanation of mode indicators;
– details on how to use any manual release, or reversible drive used as a manual release;
– details on how to re-adjust controls, (if applicable);
– where the operation of the drive is specified in cycles per hour, the rest period required
between cycles.
Add the following new subclause:
7.15 Addition:
The markings shall also be provided with the instructions. In addition, the marking relevant to
name, trademark or identification mark, of the manufacturer or responsible vendor and the
model or type reference can also be retrieved from a label, such as a matrix barcode, visible
on the appliance after installation.
11 Heating
11.7 Replace the text of the replacement by the following:
Drives for continuous operation are operated for consecutive cycles until steady conditions
are established.
Drives not for continuous operation are operated as follows:
– drives for gates for one household and horizontally moving garage doors for one
household are operated without rest periods for three cycles or the rated operating time
or the rated number of operating cycles, whichever is longer;
– drives for windows are operated without rest periods for the rated number of operating
cycles or the rated operating time in minutes;
– others drives are operated without rest periods for four minutes or the rated operating
time or the rated number of operating cycles but for not less than five cycles of
operation, whichever is longer.

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© IEC 2019
– drives rated in cycles per hour are operated for 20 % more than the rated number of
cycles per hour and with the relevant rest period(s) declared by the manufacturer.
19 Abnormal operation
Add the following new subclause:
19.13 Addition:
If the drive can be operated when any of the fault conditions are simulated, the applicable
tests of BB.20.104, BB.20.107, CC.20.105, DD.20.104 and DD.20.107 are carried out, the
drive, however, being supplied at rated voltage.
Either the drive continues to fulfil the requirements, or, after a maximum of one cycle of
operation, it shall stop with the driven part in a safe position or the drive shall change to a
biased-off switch mode of operation.
25 Supply connection and external flexible cords
Add the following new subclauses:
25.8 Addition:
Supply cords of class
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