IEC 60086-1:2000

INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
60086-1
Ninth edition
2000-11
Primary batteries –
Part 1:
General
Piles électriques –
Partie 1:
Généralités
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
60086-1
Ninth edition
2000-11
Primary batteries –
Part 1:
General
Piles électriques –
Partie 1:
Généralités
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CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD . 3

INTRODUCTION .5

Clause
1 Scope . 6

2 Normative references. 6

3 Definitions. 6
4 Requirements . 9
4.1 General. 9
4.2 Performance . 14
5 Performance – Testing. 14
5.1 General. 14
5.2 Discharge testing. 15
5.3 Conformance check to a specified minimum average duration . 16
5.4 Calculation method of the specified value of minimum average duration . 16
5.5 OCV testing . 16
5.6 Battery dimensions . 16
5.7 Leakage and deformation. 16
6 Performance – Test conditions. 16
6.1 Pre-discharge conditioning. 16
6.2 Commencement of discharge tests after storage. 17
6.3 Discharge test conditions. 17
6.4 Load resistance . 17
6.5 Time periods. 18
6.6 Activation of ‘P’-system batteries . 18
6.7 Measuring equipment. 18
7 Sampling and quality assurance. 18
7.1 Sampling . 18
7.2 Product quality indices. 18
8 Battery packaging . 19

Annex A (normative) Designation system (nomenclature) . 20
Annex B (normative) Code of practice for packaging, shipment, storage, use and disposal
of primary batteries . 32
Annex C (normative) Equipment design. 35
Annex D (normative) Calculation method for the specified value of minimum
average duration . 37
Annex E (normative) Guidelines for the standardization of batteries . 38
Annex F (informative) Preferred dimensions for primary batteries. 39
Annex G (informative) Standard discharge voltage-definition and method of determination . 41
Annex H (informative) Preparation of standard methods of measuring performance (SMMP)
of consumer goods.45
Bibliography . 46

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PRIMARY BATTERIES –
Part 1: General
FOREWORD
1) The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of the IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, the IEC publishes International Standards. Their preparation is
entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested in 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. The IEC collaborates closely with the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by agreement between the
two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of the IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an
international consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation
from all interested National Committees.
3) The documents produced have the form of recommendations for international use and are published in the form
of standards, technical specifications, technical reports or guides and they are accepted by the National
Committees in that sense.
4) In order to promote international unification, IEC National Committees undertake to apply IEC International
Standards transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional standards. Any
divergence between the IEC Standard and the corresponding national or regional standard shall be clearly
indicated in the latter.
5) The IEC provides no marking procedure to indicate its approval and cannot be rendered responsible for any
equipment declared to be in conformity with one of its standards.
6) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject
of patent rights. The IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60086-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 35:
Primary cells and batteries.
This ninth edition cancels and replaces the eighth edition and its amendments 1 and 2,
published in 1996, and constitutes a technical revision.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:

FDIS Report on voting
35/1131/FDIS 35/1141/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 3.
Annexes A, B, C, D and E form an integral part of this standard.
Annex F, G and H are for information only.

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The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
2001. At this date, the publication will be

• reconfirmed;
• withdrawn;
• replaced by a revised edition, or

• amended.
IEC 60086 consists of the following parts, under the general title: Primary batteries:

– Part 1: General
1)
– Part 2: Physical and electrical specifications
– Part 3: Watch batteries
– Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries
1)
– Part 5: Safety of batteries with aqueous electrolyte
A bilingual version of this standard may be issued at a later date.

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1)
To be published.
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INTRODUCTION
The technical content of this part of IEC 60086 provides fundamental requirements and

information on primary cells and batteries. In this sense, part 1 is the main component of

IEC 60086 and forms the basis for the subsequent parts. For example, this part includes

elementary information on definitions, nomenclature, dimensions and marking. While specific

requirements are included, the content of this part tends to explain methodology (how) and

justification (why).
The objective of IEC 60086-1 is to benefit primary battery users, device designers and battery

manufacturers by ensuring that batteries from different manufacturers are interchangeable

according to a standard form, fit and function. Furthermore, to ensure compliance with the
above, this part specifies standard test methods for testing primary cells and batteries.
Over the years, this part has been changed to improve its content and remains under
continual scrutiny to ensure that the publication is kept up to date with the advances in both
battery and battery-powered device technologies. This current revision is the result of a
reformatting initiative, as well as some content changes, aimed at making it more user-
friendly, less ambiguous, and on a cross-reference basis, fully harmonized with other parts of
IEC 60086 (such as IEC 60086-2 and IEC 60086-3).
NOTE Safety information has been removed from IEC 60086-1 and is now available in IEC 60086-4 and
IEC 60086-5.
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PRIMARY BATTERIES –
Part 1: General
1 Scope
The purpose of this part of IEC 60086 is to standardize primary batteries with respect to their

electrochemical system, dimensions, nomenclature, terminal configurations, markings, test
methods, typical performance, safety and environmental aspects.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text,
constitute provisions of this part of IEC 60086. For dated references, subsequent
amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to
agreements based on this part of IEC 60086 are encouraged to investigate the possibility of
applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated
references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of IEC
and ISO maintain registers of currently valid International Standards.
2)
IEC 60086-2, Primary batteries – Part 2: Physical and electrical specifications
IEC 60086-3:1995, Primary batteries – Part 3: Watch batteries
IEC 60086-4:2000, Primary batteries – Part 4: Safety of lithium batteries
2)
IEC 60086-5, Primary batteries – Part 5: Safety of batteries with aqueous electrolyte
IEC 60410:1973, Sampling plans and procedures for inspection by attributes
IEC 61429:1995, Marking of secondary cells and batteries with the international recycling
symbol ISO 7000-1135
ISO 3951:1989, Sampling procedures and charts for inspection by variables for percent non-
conforming
ISO/IEC Directives – Part 2: 1992
3 Definitions
For the purpose of this part of IEC 60086, the following definitions apply.
3.1
application test
test which simulates the actual us
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