SIST EN 60254-1:2006

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 60254-1:2006

STANDARD
januar 2006
Žveplo-kislinske vlečne baterije – 1. del: Splošne zahteve in metode
preskušanja (IEC 60254-1:2005)
(istoveten EN 60254-1:2005)
Lead-acid traction batteries - Part 1: General requirements and methods of test
(IEC 60254-1:2005)
ICS 29.220.20 Referenčna številka
SIST EN 60254-1:2006(en)
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60254-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM May 2005

ICS 29.220.20 Supersedes EN 60254-1:1997


English version


Lead-acid traction batteries
Part 1: General requirements and methods of test
(IEC 60254-1:2005)


Batteries d'accumulateurs de traction  Blei-Antriebsbatterien
au plomb Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen
Partie 1: Exigences générales und Prüfungen
et méthodes d'essais (IEC 60254-1:2005)
(CEI 60254-1:2005)






This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2005-05-01. 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.

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Ref. No. EN 60254-1:2005 E

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EN 60254-1:2005 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 21/619/FDIS, future edition 4 of IEC 60254-1, prepared by IEC TC 21,
Secondary cells and batteries, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by
CENELEC as EN 60254-1 on 2005-05-01.
This European Standard supersedes EN 60254-1:1997.
The principal change is the removal of the original Clause 6 dealing with "Testing procedures for light
road vehicle traction batteries", as this is now covered by EN 61982-2. The "high rate discharge test"
has been changed from 0,5 h to 1 h and the temperature coefficient of resistance for 1 h discharge
included. The opportunity has also been taken to introduce relatively minor revisions where these are
now more appropriate due to developments.
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) 2006-02-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2008-05-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60254-1:2005 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 61982-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61982-2:2002 (not modified).
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- 3 - EN 60254-1:2005
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 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 60051 Series Direct acting indicating analogue EN 60051 Series
electrical measuring instruments and their
accessories

IEC 60254-2 1997 Lead-acid traction batteries EN 60254-2 1997
Part 2: Dimensions of cells and terminals
and marking of polarity on cells
A1 2000 A1 2000

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NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE
IEC



60254-1
INTERNATIONAL


Quatrième édition
STANDARD

Fourth edition

2005-04


Batteries d'accumulateurs
de traction au plomb –
Partie 1:
Exigences générales et
méthodes d'essais

Lead-acid traction batteries –
Part 1:
General requirements and
methods of test

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60254-1  IEC:2005 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5

1 Scope and object.9
2 Normative references .9
3 Functional characteristics .9
3.1 Capacity (for the test, see 5.2) .9
3.2 Charge retention (for the test, see 5.3).11
3.3 High-rate discharge performance (for the test, see 5.4) .11
3.4 Cyclic endurance (for the test, see 5.5) .11
4 General test conditions.11
4.1 Accuracy of measuring instruments (see IEC 60051).11
4.2 Preparation and maintenance of the test cells or batteries.13
4.3 Characteristics of a fully charged cell or battery (unless the state of a fully
charged battery is otherwise stated by the manufacturer) .15
5 Testing procedure .15
5.1 Sequence of performance of the tests .15
5.2 Capacity test .15
5.3 Charge retention test.17
5.4 High-rate discharge performance test.19
5.5 Cyclic endurance test .19
6 Specific values .23
6.1 Energy density .23

Bibliography.25

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60254-1  IEC:2005 – 5 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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LEAD-ACID TRACTION BATTERIES –

Part 1: General requirements and methods of test


FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60254-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 21:
Secondary cells and batteries.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition, published in 1997, and constitutes a
technical revision. The principal change in this edition is the removal of the original Clause 6
dealing with “Testing procedures for light road vehicle traction batteries”, as this is now
covered by IEC 61982-2. The “high rate discharge test” has been changed from 0,5 h to 1 h
and the temperature co-efficient of resistance for 1h discharge included. The opportunity has
also been taken to introduce relatively minor revisions where these are now more appropriate
due to developments.

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60254-1  IEC:2005 – 7 –
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
21/619/FDIS 21/622/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 2.
IEC 60254 consists of the following parts under the general title Lead-acid traction batteries:
Part 1: General requirements and methods of test
Part 2: Dimensions of cells and terminals and marking of polarity on cells
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site 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.

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60254-1  IEC:2005 – 9 –
LEAD-ACID TRACTION BATTERIES –

Part 1: General requirements and methods of test



1 Scope and object
This part of IEC 60254 is applicable to lead-acid traction batteries used as power sources for
electric propulsion.
The tests defined are relevant to all traction battery applications which include road vehicles,
locomotives, industrial trucks and mechanical handling equipments. Tests which may be used
specifically to test batteries developed for use in vehicles such as light passenger vehicles,
motor cycles, light commercial vehicles, etc. may be found in alternative standards e.g.
IEC 61982-2.
The object of this standard is to specify certain essential characteristics of traction batteries
or cells, together with the relevant test methods of those characteristics.
Although Part 2 of this standard defines dimensions of commonly used traction cells, the tests
in Part 1 may be applied to cells and monobloc batteries of other dimensions, if the
application is appropriate.
2 Normative references
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.
IEC 60051 (all parts), Direct acting indicating analogue electrical measuring instruments and
their accessories
IEC 60254-2:1997, Lead-acid traction batteries - Part 2: Dimensions of cells and terminals
and marking of polarity on cells
Amendment 1 (2000)
3 Functional characteristics
3.1 Capacity (for the test, see 5.2)
3.1.1 The most essential characteristic of a traction battery is its ability to store electric
energy. This is
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