SIST EN 61984:2009

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 61984:2009
01-september-2009
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SIST EN 61984:2002
Konektorji - Varnostne zahteve in preskusi (IEC 61984:2008)
Connectors - Safety requirements and tests (IEC 61984:2008)
Steckverbinder - Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfungen (IEC 61984:2008)
Connecteurs - Exigences de sécurité et essais (CEI 61984:2008)
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SIST EN 61984:2009

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SIST EN 61984:2009

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61984

NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2009
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 31.220.10 Supersedes EN 61984:2001


English version


Connectors -
Safety requirements and tests
(IEC 61984:2008)


Connecteurs -  Steckverbinder -
Exigences de sécurité et essais Sicherheitsanforderungen und Prüfungen
(CEI 61984:2008) (IEC 61984:2008)




This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2009-06-01. 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
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© 2009 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 61984:2009 E

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SIST EN 61984:2009
EN 61984:2009 – 2 –
Foreword
The text of document 48B/1927/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61984, prepared by SC 48B, Connectors, of
IEC TC 48, Electromechanical components and mechanical structures for electronic equipment, was
submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61984 on
2009-06-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 61984:2001.
EN 61984:2009 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 61984:2001:
– addition in the scope of the statement that this standard may be used as a guide for connectors with
rated current higher than 125 A per pole;
– new definitions added and improvement of existing definitions;
– in Clause 5, the classification referred to protection against electric shock and that of connector for
class II equipment were added;
– in 6.4 (Protection against electric shock), it is clarified that all parts which are necessary to ensure
protection against electric shock shall only be removable by the aid of a tool;
– Table 2 and Table 3 are added for better readability and connecting methods updated to current status
of standardization;
– values for cable clamp testing in Table 6 are adopted according to EN 50262 and no tests are required
if metric cable glands according to this standard are used;
– tables in 6.19 are deleted and the text refers to EN 60664;
– Table 7 (Values for torque for screw-type clamping units) in 7.1.4 of EN 61984:2001 is deleted and the
text refers to the relevant standards;
– Subclause 7.3.7 of EN 61984:2001 is modified. In 7.3.8 of EN 61984:2009, the length of the
connecting cable and conductor loops are added. Test arrangements for temperature rise test for
two-part printed board connectors are fixed;
– Figure 2 (Device for bending test) transferred from 7.3.8 (Mechanical operation) of EN 61984:2001 to
7.3.10 (Bending (flexing) test) of EN 61984:2009;
– in Table 10 (Mechanical test group A) test phase A3, the severity or conditions for unenclosed and
enclosed connectors are specified;
– the informative Annex B (Additional information on connector classification) with its Tables B.1
(Scheme of connectors) and B.2 (Help for the classification of connectors) are added for better
readability of the standard.
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) 2010-03-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2012-06-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61984:2008 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 60068-2-20 + A2 NOTE  Harmonized as HD 323.2.20 S3:1988 (not modified).
IEC 60112 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60112:2003 (not modified).
IEC 60364-5-54 NOTE  Harmonized as HD 60364-5-54:2007 (modified).
IEC 60423 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60423:2007 (not modified).
IEC 60695-2-12 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60695-2-12:2001 (not modified).
IEC 60695-10-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60695-10-2:2003 (not modified).
IEC 60695-11-5 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60695-11-5:2005 (not modified).
IEC 60998-2-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60998-2-1:2002 (modified).
IEC 60998-2-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60998-2-2:2002 (modified).
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EN 61984:2009 – 4 –

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

- - Cable glands for electrical installations EN 50262 1998
+ corr. October 1998
A1 2001
A2 2004


1)
IEC 60050-581 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Part 581: Electromechanical components for
electronic equipment


1)
IEC 60050-826 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) -
Part 826: Electrical installations


1) 2)
IEC 60060-1 - High-voltage test techniques - HD 588.1 S1 1991
Part 1: General definitions and test
requirements


1) 2)
IEC 60068-1 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-1 1994
Part 1: General and guidance


1) 2)
IEC 60068-2-70 - Environmental testing - EN 60068-2-70 1996
Part 2: Tests - Test Xb: Abrasion of markings
and letterings caused by rubbing of fingers
and hands


IEC 60228 2004 Conductors of insulated cables EN 60228 2005
+ corr. May 2005


IEC 60309-1 1999 Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for EN 60309-1 1999
A1 (mod) 2005 industrial purposes - A1 2007
Part 1: General requirements


1) 2)
IEC 60352-1 - Solderless connections - EN 60352-1 1997
Part 1: Wrapped connections - General
requirements, test methods and practical
guidance


1) 2)
IEC 60352-2 - Solderless connections - EN 60352-2 2006
Part 2: Crimped connections - General
requirements, test methods and practical
guidance


IEC 60352-3 1993 Solderless connections - EN 60352-3 1994
Part 3: Solderless accessible insulation
displacement connections - General
requirements, test methods and practical
guidance



1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60352-4 1994 Solderless connections - EN 60352-4 1994
Part 4: Solderless non-accessible insulation
displacement connections - General
requirements, test methods and practical
guidance


1) 2)
IEC 60352-5 - Solderless connections - EN 60352-5 2008
Part 5: Press-in connections - General
requirements, test methods and practical
guidance


1) 2)
IEC 60352-6 - Solderless connections - EN 60352-6 1997
Part 6: Insulation piercing connections -
General requirements, test methods and
practical guidance


1) 2)
IEC 60352-7 - Solderless connections - EN 60352-7 2002
Part 7: Spring clamp connections - General
requirements, test methods and practical
guidance


1) 2)
IEC 60364-4-41 - Low-voltage electrical installations - HD 60364-4-41 2007
(mod) Part 4-41: Protection for safety - Protection + corr. July 2007
against electric shock


IEC 60417 Data- Graphical symbols for use on equipment - -
base


IEC 60512 Series Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests EN 60512 Series
and measurements


1) 2)
IEC 60512-1-100 - Connectors for electronic equipment - Tests EN 60512-1-100 2006
and measurements -
Part 1-100: General - Applicable publications


IEC 60529 1989 Degrees of protection provided by EN 60529 1991
 enclosures (IP Code) + corr. May 1993
A1 1999 A1 2000


IEC 60664-1 2007 Insulation coordination for equipment within EN 60664-1 2007
low-voltage systems -
Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests


IEC 60664-5 2007 Insulation coordination for equipment within EN 60664-5 2007
low-voltage systems -
Part 5: Comprehensive method for
determining clearances and creepage
distances equal to or less than 2 mm


1)
IEC 60760 - Flat, quick-connect terminations - -


IEC 60998-2-3 2002 Connecting devices for low-voltage circuits EN 60998-2-3 2004
(mod) for household and similar purposes -
Part 2-3: Particular requirements for
connecting devices as separate entities with
insulation-piercing clamping units


IEC 60999-1 1999 Connecting devices - Electrical copper EN 60999-1 2000
conductors - Safety requirements for
screw-type and screwless-type clamping
units -
Part 1: General requirements and particular
requirements for clamping units for conductors
from 0,2 mm² up to 35 mm² (included)

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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 60999-2 2003 Connecting devices - Electrical copper EN 60999-2 2003
conductors - Safety requirements for
screw-type and screwless-type clamping
units -
Part 2: Particular requirements for clamping
units for conductors above 35 mm² up to
300 mm² (included)


1) 2)
IEC 61032 - Protection of persons and equipment by EN 61032 1998
enclosures - Probes for verification


1) 2)
IEC 61140 - Protection against electric shock - Common EN 61140 2002
aspects for installation and equipment


1) 2)
IEC 61210 - Connecting devices - Flat quick-connect EN 61210 1995
(mod) terminations for electrical copper conductors -
Safety requirements


ISO 6988 1985 Metallic and other non-organic coatings - EN ISO 6988 1994
Sulfur dioxide test with general condensation
of moisture

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SIST EN 61984:2009
IEC 61984
Edition 2.0 2008-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE


Connectors – Safety requirements and tests

Connecteurs – Exigences de sécurité et essais

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ICS 31.220.10 ISBN 2-8318-1001-8
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SIST EN 61984:2009
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5
1 Scope.7
2 Normative references .7
3 Terms and definitions .9
4 Technical information (electrical ratings) .14
5 Classification.14
5.1 General .14
5.2 Classification according to protection against electric shock.14
5.3 Classification according to the style of connector .14
5.4 Classification according to additional characteristics of connectors .14
6 Constructional requirements and performance.15
6.1 General .15
6.2 Marking and identification.15
6.2.1 Identification.15
6.2.2 Marking .15
6.2.3 Marking of position for contacts .16
6.3 Provision against incorrect mating (non-intermateable) .16
6.4 Protection against electric shock .17
6.4.1 Non accessibility of live parts .17
6.4.2 Non applicability of protection requirement to unenclosed connectors.17
6.4.3 Protection against electric shock during insertion and withdrawal .17
6.5 Provisions for earthing .17
6.5.1 First make, last break PE contact .17
6.5.2 PE contacts on connector for class II equipment.17
6.5.3 Reliability of connection to PE contacts .18
6.5.4 Connection of the protective conductor.18
6.6 Terminations and connection methods.18
6.6.1 General .18
6.6.2 Type and range of conductor cross-sectional areas .20
6.6.3 Design of electrical connections .20
6.7 Interlock .20
6.8 Resistance to ageing.20
6.9 General design.20
6.9.1 Polarisation .20
6.9.2 Fixing of live parts .20
6.9.3 Connection of conductors .20
6.9.4 Design of non rewirable connectors .20
6.10 Design of a CBC.21
6.11 Design of a free connector .21
6.12 Degree of protection (IP Code).21
6.13 Dielectric strength .21
6.14 Mechanical and electrical durability .21
6.14.1 Mechanical endurance (COC and CBC) .21
6.14.2 Electrical endurance (CBC) .21
6.14.3 Bendings (non-rewirable connectors).21
6.15 Temperature limits .22

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6.16 Temperature rise.23
6.17 Cable clamp .23
6.18 Mechanical strength .23
6.18.1 Robustness of connectors .23
6.18.2 Retention of contacts.23
6.18.3 Integrity of internal insulation.24
6.19 Clearances and creepage distances .24
6.19.1 Clearances .24
6.19.2 Creepage distances.24
6.20 Insulation .25
6.20.1 Functional and basic insulation.25
6.20.2 Supplementary insulation .25
6.20.3 Double insulation.25
6.20.4 Reinforced insulation .25
6.21 Protection against corrosion .25
7 Tests .26
7.1 General .26
7.1.1 Test sequence and number of specimens .26
7.1.2 Specimens condition.26
7.1.3 Atmospheric conditions.26
7.1.4 Number of specimens for tests on terminations .26
7.1.5 Failure criteria .26
7.1.6 Visual examination tests.26
7.2 Preparation of specimens .26
7.2.1 Pre-conditioning .26
7.2.2 Conductors.26
7.2.3 Torque for screw-type clamping units .27
7.2.4 Assembly conditions .27
7.3 Performance of tests .27
7.3.1 General .27
7.3.2 Durability of marking.27
7.3.3 “First make, last break” protective earthing contact.27
7.3.4 Interlock .27
7.3.5 Breaking capacity of a CBC .27
7.3.6 Protection against electric shock .28
7.3.7 Protection against solid foreign objects and against ingress of water.28
7.3.8 Temperature rise .29
7.3.9 Mechanical operation .31
7.3.10 Bending (flexing) test.31
7.3.11 Measurement of clearances and creepage distances .33
7.3.12 Dielectric strength .33
7.3.13 Resistance between accessible metal parts and the protective
earthing contact.34
7.3.14 Corrosion test.34
7.4 In-process test schedule (routine test) for non-rewirable free connectors .34
7.4.1 General .34
7.4.2 Impulse withstand voltage test.34
7.4.3 Continuity of PE path test .34
7.4.4 AC power-frequency voltage withstand test .34

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7.5 Test schedule.35
Annex A (informative) Information to be specified in the detail specification, if any, or
manufacturer’s specification .41
Annex B (informative) Additional information on connector classification.43
Bibliography.45

Figure 1a – Test arrangement for temperature rise test of two-part connectors .30
Figure 1b – Test arrangement for temperature rise test of two-part connectors on
printed circuit boards .30
Figure 1c – Test arrangement for temperature rise test of edge-socket connectors.31
Figure 1 – Test arrangements for temperature rise tests .31
Figure 2 – Device for the bending test .32

Table 1 – Minimum cross-sectional area of the protective conductor or the connection
to inactive accessible metal parts .18
Table 2 – Compliant termination and connection methods.19
Table 3 – Tests on connections and terminations.19
Table 4 – Mechanical and electrical durability.22
Table 4a – Operating cycles – Preferred values .22
Table 4b – Bendings –Preferred values .22
Table 5 – Temperature limits .22
Table 5a – Lower limiting temperature (LLT) – Preferred values .22
Table 5b – Upper limiting temperature (ULT) – Preferred values .22
Table 6 – Values for cable clamp testing.23
Table 7 – Length of the connecting cable and conductor loops .29
Table 8 – Test voltages.33
Table 9 – Plan of specimens required for tests.35
Table 10 – Mechanical test group A .35
Table 11 – Service life test group B .37
Table 12 – Thermal test group C.38
Table 13 – Climatic test group D .39
Table 14 – Degree of protection, test group E.40
Table B.1 – Scheme of connectors.43
Table B.2 – Help for the classification of connectors .44

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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CONNECTORS –
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TESTS


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