SIST EN 61056-1:2003

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 61056-1:2003

STANDARD
april 2003
General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve regulated types) - Part 1: General
requirements, functional characteristics - Methods of test
ICS 29.220.20 Referenčna številka
SIST EN 61056-1:2003(en)
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61056-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM January 2003

ICS 29.220.20 Supersedes EN 61056-1:1993


English version


General purpose lead-acid batteries (valve regulated types)
Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics -
Methods of test
(IEC 61056-1:2002)


Batteries d'accumulateurs au plomb-acide Bleibatterien für allgemeine
pour usage général (types à soupapes) Anwendungen (verschlossen)
Partie 1: Prescriptions générales et Teil 1: Allgemeine Anforderungen,
caractéristiques fonctionnelles - Eigenschaften -
Méthodes d'essai Prüfverfahren
(CEI 61056-1:2002) (IEC 61056-1:2002)




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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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© 2003 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.

Ref. No. EN 61056-1:2003 E

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EN 61056-1:2003 - 2 -
Foreword

The text of document 21/568/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61056-1, prepared by IEC TC 21, Secondary
cells and batteries, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC
as EN 61056-1 on 2002-12-01.

This European Standard supersedes EN 61056-1:1993.

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) 2003-09-01

– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
 with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2005-12-01

Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
In this standard, annex ZA is normative.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice

The text of the International Standard IEC 61056-1:2002 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 60051-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60051-1:1998 (not modified).
IEC 60051-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60051-2:1989 (not modified).
IEC 60095 NOTE Harmonized as EN 50342:2001 and in EN 60095 series (modified).
IEC 60254 NOTE Harmonized in EN 60254 series (not modified).
IEC 60359 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60359:2002 (not modified).
IEC 60896 NOTE Harmonized in EN 60896 series (not modified).
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- 3 - EN 61056-1:2003
Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
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
1)
IEC 60050-486 - International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary (IEV)
Chapter 486: Secondary cells and
batteries

IEC 60417 Series Graphical symbols for use on equipment EN 60417 Series




1)
Undated reference.

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NORME
CEI
INTERNATIONALE IEC
61056-1
INTERNATIONAL
Deuxième édition
STANDARD
Second edition
2002-10
Batteries d'accumulateurs au plomb-acide
pour usage général (types à soupapes) –
Partie 1:
Prescriptions générales et caractéristiques
fonctionnelles – Méthode d'essai
General purpose lead-acid batteries
(valve-regulated types) –
Part 1:
General requirements, functional
characteristics – Methods of test
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61056-1 © IEC:2002 – 3 –
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope and object . 9
2 Normative references. 9
3 General requirements .11
3.1 Construction .11
3.2 Mechanical strength.11
3.3 Designation .11
3.4 Marking of polarity .13
4 Functional characteristics and specific requirements.13
4.1 Capacity .13
4.2 Endurance .15
4.2.1 Cycle service endurance.15
4.2.2 Float service endurance.15
4.3 Charge retention.15
4.4 Maximum permissible current .15
4.5 Charge acceptance after deep discharge.15
4.6 High-rate discharge characteristic.15
4.7 Gas emission intensity.15
4.8 Vibration resistant characteristics .17
4.9 Shock-resistant characteristics .17
5 General test conditions .17
5.1 Sampling and preparation of batteries for testing .17
5.2 Measuring instruments.17
5.2.1 Electrical measuring instruments .17
5.2.2 Temperature measurement .19
5.2.3 Time measurement .19
5.2.4 Dimension measurement.19
5.2.5 Gas-volume measurement .19
5.2.6 Pressure measurements .19
6 Test methods.19
6.1 Test conditions .19
6.2 Capacity C (actual capacity at the 20 h discharge rate) .19
a
6.3 High rate capacity.21
6.4 Endurance in cycles.21
6.5 Float service endurance.21
6.6 Float service endurance at 40 °C.23
6.7 Charge retention.23
6.8 Maximum permissible current .23
6.9 Charge acceptance after deep discharge.25
6.10 Gas emission intensity.25
6.11 Vibration resistance characteristics.29
6.12 Shock resistant characteristics .31
Bibliography.33
Figure 1 – Example of gas collection device.27

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61056-1 © IEC:2002 – 5 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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GENERAL PURPOSE LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
(VALVE-REGULATED TYPES) –
Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics –
Methods of test
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 61056-1 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 21:
Secondary cells and batteries.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 1991, and constitutes
a technical revision.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
21/568/FDIS 21/573/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.

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61056-1 © IEC:2002 – 7 –
IEC 61056 séries, published under the general title General purpose lead-acid batteries
(valve-regulated types) consists of the following parts:
• Part 1: General requirements – Methods of test
• Part 2: Dimensions, terminals and marking
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• Part 3: Safety recommendations for use in electric appliances
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
2009. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed;
• withdrawn;
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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Published in 1991, IEC/TR 61056-3 bears the general title Portable lead-acid cells and batteries (valve-
regulated types).

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61056-1 © IEC:2002 – 9 –
GENERAL PURPOSE LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
(VALVE-REGULATED TYPES) –
Part 1: General requirements, functional characteristics –
Methods of test
1 Scope and object
This part of IEC 61056 specifies the general requirements, functional characteristics and
methods of test
− for all general purpose lead-acid cells and batteries of the valve-regulated type
• for either cyclic or float charge application;
• in portable equipment, for instance, incorporated in tools, toys, or in static emergency,
or uninterruptible power supply and general power supplies.
The cells of this kind of lead-acid battery may either have flat-plate electrodes in prismatic
containers or have spirally wound pairs of electrodes in cylindrical containers. The sulphuric
acid in these cells is immobilized between the electrodes either by absorption in a micro-
porous structure or in a gelled form.
NOTE The dimensions, terminals and marking of the lead-acid cells and batteries which are applied by this
standard are given in IEC 61056-2.
This part of IEC 61056 does not apply for example to lead-acid cells and batteries used for
− vehicle engine starting applications (IEC 60095 series),
− traction applications (IEC 60254 series), or
− stationary applications (IEC 60896 series).
Conformance to this standard requires that statements and claims of basic performance data
by the manufacturer shall correspond to these test procedures. The tests may also be used
for type qualification.
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 60050(486), International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Chapter 486: Secondary
cells and batteries
IEC 60417 (all parts), Graphical symbols for use on equipment

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61056-1 © IEC:2002 – 11 –
3 General requirements
3.1 Construction
3.1.1 Batteries of this kind are composed of one or more cells. Multicell-batteries may be
supplied either as monoblocs (see IEC 60050(486)) or as mechanically and electrically inter-
connected combinations of several single cells.
The number of cells connected in series in a battery is designated by the letter “n” throughout
the following specification.
3.1.2 Batteries shall be fitted with valves. The valve shall not allow gas (air) to enter into the
cell but shall allow gas to escape from the cell at a certain internal pressure which does not
lead to deformation or other damage of the cell or battery container.
3.1.3 Batteries or cells shall be designed so that neither water nor electrolyte can be added.
They shall be suitable for storage and discharge in any orientation (for example, upside down)
without leakage of liquid from valves and/or terminal seals. They shall also withstand storage
at 20 °C ± 5 K and maximum 80 % relative humidity for one year in inverted orientation
without leakage.
3.1.4 All battery components, for example, terminals, intercell connectors, containers, etc.
shall be designed for current rates as specified in 4.4.
3.1.5 For charging, batteries or cells shall not be installed in any direction beyond 90° from
the upright position.
3.2 Mechanical strength
Batteries shall be designed to withstand mechanical stresses, vibrations and shocks occurring
in normal transportation, handling and use.
3.3 Designation
The batteries shall be identified by at least the following information on the surface in durable
printing:
– supplier's or manufacturer's name and type reference;
– nominal voltage (n × 2,0 V);
– nominal capacity C (see 4.1.2);
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– date of manufacture, its abbreviation or code;
– recycling and safety symbols according to national or international standards.
If the values of functional characteristics or specific requirements are different from the values
specified in clause 4 below, these values shall be supplied with the battery or mentioned in
the battery instructions.
Additional data such as recommended charging voltage U or charging current I , capacity at
c c
other discharge rates, battery weight, etc. shall be supplied with the battery in a suitable way.

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61056-1 © IEC:2002 – 13 –
3.4 Marking of polarity
The battery shall carry a marking of polarity of both terminals by the plus symbol +
(60417-IEC-5005: Positive polarity) and the minus symbol – (60417-IEC-5006: Negative
polarity) on the lid adjacent to the terminals.
4 Functional characteristics and specific requirements
4.1 Capacity
4.1.1 The essential characteristic of a cell or ba
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