ISO 24195:2022
(Main)Road vehicles - Vocabulary and characteristics for engineering of starting devices
Road vehicles - Vocabulary and characteristics for engineering of starting devices
This document includes common definitions for terms and their interdependencies related to starting devices as well as describes their general and specific characteristics.
Véhicules routiers — Vocabulaire et caractéristiques pour l'ingénierie des équipements d'allumage
General Information
Overview
ISO 24195:2022 - Road vehicles - Vocabulary and characteristics for engineering of starting devices - provides a harmonized vocabulary and a framework of characteristic descriptions for starter motors used in internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Rather than prescribing test methods, this ISO standard defines common terms, their interdependencies and the general and special characteristics that are essential for starter motor engineering and communication across development, testing and supply-chain teams.
Key topics and technical focus
This document organizes and clarifies terminology and characteristic concepts that underpin starter motor design and testing, including:
- Core vocabulary: precise definitions for components and phenomena such as armature, battery, solenoid (engagement relay), pinion, ring gear, meshing spring, overrunning clutch, plunger, driveshaft, yoke.
- Functional terms: cranking, cranking time, first ignition, overrunning, starter motor ON time, starter motor disengagement speed.
- Electrical and mechanical parameters: starter motor current (ISTR), starter motor voltage (USTR), inrush current, lock (stall) current and lock (stall) torque, starter motor energy (ESTR), minimum and nominal battery voltage.
- General characteristics: component relationships and how engagement and disengagement are achieved (helical spline, meshing spring, solenoid action).
- Special characteristics:
- Magnetic field types: permanent magnet vs wound-field starter motors and their behavior (field constancy vs current-dependent field).
- Connection methods: series and parallel field connections and typical voltage uses (series often at 24 V, parallel often at 12 V).
- Performance aspects: starting performance, torque-speed relationships, energy consumption and starting parameters (cranking and overrunning times).
- Practical design notes: guidance on common configurations such as permanent magnet types typically used below 2 kW and wound-field types typically used above 2 kW.
Applications and users
ISO 24195:2022 is intended to improve clarity and efficiency across multidisciplinary projects and international teams. Typical users and applications include:
- Starter motor designers and electrical/mechanical engineers - for consistent terminology during design reviews and specifications.
- OEMs and Tier‑1 suppliers - to align requirements, procurement documents and technical interfaces.
- Test labs and validation engineers - for consistent reporting of starting parameters (inrush current, cranking time, starter energy).
- Technical writers, training organizations and newcomers - to learn standardized definitions and reduce ambiguity in documentation.
- Cross‑functional project teams (controls, battery systems, start/stop systems) - to harmonize communication across domains.
Related standards
- ISO 20574:2019 (referenced for some term sources)
- ISO 8856:2014 (referenced for stall torque terminology)
- ISO/IEC Directives (editorial framework for ISO documents)
ISO 24195:2022 is a practical vocabulary and characteristics reference that supports clearer engineering communication, better-aligned testing and reduced inefficiencies in starter motor development and start/stop system projects. Keywords: ISO 24195:2022, starter motor vocabulary, starting devices, starting parameters, cranking time, inrush current, permanent magnet starter, wound-field starter.
Frequently Asked Questions
ISO 24195:2022 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Its full title is "Road vehicles - Vocabulary and characteristics for engineering of starting devices". This standard covers: This document includes common definitions for terms and their interdependencies related to starting devices as well as describes their general and specific characteristics.
This document includes common definitions for terms and their interdependencies related to starting devices as well as describes their general and specific characteristics.
ISO 24195:2022 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 01.040.43 - Road vehicle engineering (Vocabularies); 43.060.50 - Electrical and electronic equipment. Control systems. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 24195
First edition
2022-03
Road vehicles — Vocabulary and
characteristics for engineering of
starting devices
Véhicules routiers — Vocabulaire et caractéristiques pour l'ingénierie
des équipements d'allumage
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General characteristics of the starter motor . 5
4.1 General . 5
4.2 Starter motor components . . 5
4.3 Starter motor functions . . 6
4.4 Starting parameters . 6
5 Special characteristics of the starter motor . 7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 Magnetic field . 7
5.3 Starting performance . 8
5.4 Energy consumption . 9
Bibliography .10
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Introduction
This document harmonizes key terms and their definitions in the form of basic technical words and
simple explanations, because third parties involved in starter motor testing and start/stop systems
are spreading to various regions. The purpose is to guarantee an efficient and effective communication
throughout development projects within and among engineering organizations and related institutions.
In practice, many inefficiencies have been observed due to unclear or ambiguous usage of engineering
terms and missing knowledge about application to various starter motor development and testing. This
document is meant to preserve the essential knowledge of best practices, which rely on undocumented
usage of terms. With these terms and definitions, starter motor engineers as well as newcomers are
able to refer to this vocabulary framework when working together on starter motor development and
testing projects in an international environment.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 24195:2022(E)
Road vehicles — Vocabulary and characteristics for
engineering of starting devices
1 Scope
This document includes common definitions for terms and their interdependencies related to starting
devices as well as describes their general and specific characteristics.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
armature
rotating assembly of the electric machine part of the starter motor
3.2
battery
electrical energy source connected to the starter motor
3.3
battery open circuit voltage
voltage at the battery (3.2) terminals (3.40) without electrical load
3.4
battery voltage
voltage between the battery (3.2) terminals (3.40)
3.5
cranking
condition in which the starter motor rotates the internal combustion engine (ICE) (3.17)
[SOURCE: ISO 20574:2019, 3.16, modified — "engine" has been replaced by internal combustion engine.]
3.6
cranking time
time period where the starter motor drives the internal combustion engine (ICE) (3.17) until a significant
rotational frequency change, caused by the first ignition (3.13), can be observed
3.7
crankshaft
shaft of the internal combustion engine (ICE) (3.17), which is connected to the ring gear (3.31)
3.8
direct starter motor
starter motor type in which the pinion (3.27) is driven at the same rotational frequency as the armature
(3.1)
3.9
driveshaft
shaft of the starter motor, which supports and drives the overrunning (3.23) clutch and the pinion (3.27)
3.10
engagement lever
fork lever
lever to move the pinion (3.27)
3.11
engine speed
rotational frequency of the crankshaft (3.7)
3.12
excitation winding
field winding
winding that carries an exciting current to create an electromagnet
3.13
first ignition
initial ignition of the internal combustion engine (ICE) (3.17) while the starter motor is cranking (3.4)
the ICE
3.14
helical spline
spline that transfers torque and axial load from the drive shaft to the pinion (3.27)
3.15
idle speed
rotational frequency of the internal combustion engine (ICE) (3.17) when the accelerator is not pushed
3.16
inrush current
maximum current when the starter motor is activated
3.17
internal combustion engine
ICE
engine, which generates motive power by the burning of a fuel-air mixture by means of a crank
mechanism
3.18
lock current
stall current
current which is drawn by the starter motor when the pinion (3.27) is locked (no rotation)
3.19
lock torque
stall torque
torque of the starter motor at the pinion (3.27) with the armature (3.1) shaft locked (no rotation)
[SOURCE: ISO 8856:2014, 2.1, modified — The term "stall torque" has been added and Note 1 to e
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