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IEC 62986 Ed. 1.0 en:2017 Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers with arcuate contacts, 2017
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 General [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General requirements
- 4.2 General notes on tests
- 5 Standard ratings
- 6 Classification [Go to Page]
- 6.1 According to purpose
- 6.2 According to the method of connecting the cable
- 7 Marking
- 8 Dimensions
- 9 Protection against electric shock
- 10 Provisions for earthing
- 11 Terminals and terminations [Go to Page]
- 11.1 Common requirements for terminals and terminations
- 11.2 Screw type terminals
- 11.3 Mechanical tests on terminals
- 12 Resistance to ageing of rubber and thermoplastic material
- 13 General construction
- 14 Construction of socket-outlets
- 15 Construction of plugs and connectors
- 16 Construction of appliance inlets
- 17 Degrees of protection
- 18 Insulation resistance and dielectric strength
- 19 Breaking capacity
- 20 Normal operation
- 21 Temperature rise
- 22 Flexible cables and their connection [Go to Page]
- 22.1 Cable anchorages
- 22.2 Requirements for plugs and connectors [Go to Page]
- 22.2.1 Non-rewirable plugs and connectors
- 22.2.2 Rewirable plugs and connectors
- 22.3 Pull test
- 23 Mechanical strength [Go to Page]
- 23.1 General
- 23.2 Impact test apparatus
- 23.3 Normal use
- 23.4 Test description
- 23.5 Socket-outlets and appliance inlets
- 23.6 Rewirable plugs and connectors
- 23.7 Non-rewirable plugs and connectors
- 23.8 Accessories with screwed glands
- 23.9 Plugs [Go to Page]
- 23.9.1 General
- 23.9.2 Perpendicular stress test
- 23.9.3 Axial stress test
- 23.9.4 Tensile strength test
- 23.9.5 Blade retention (compression) test
- 24 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
- 25 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through sealing compound
- 26 Resistance to heat
- 27 Resistance to fire and to tracking
- 28 Corrosion and resistance to rusting
- 29 Conditional short-circuit current withstand test [Go to Page]
- 29.1 Short-circuit current
- 29.2 Ratings and test conditions
- 29.3 Test circuit
- 29.4 Calibration
- 29.5 Test procedure
- 29.6 Behaviour of the equipment under test
- 29.7 Acceptance conditions
- 30 Electromagnetic compatibility [Go to Page]
- 30.1 Immunity
- 30.2 Emission
- Standard sheets [Go to Page]
- STANDARD SHEETS
- STANDARD SHEET L5-20 125 V, 20 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L5-30 125 V, 30 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L25-30 240 V, 30 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L6-20 250 V, 20 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L6-30 250 V, 30 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L7-20 277 V, 20 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L7-30 277 V, 30 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L24-20 347 V, 20 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L8-20 480 V, 20 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L8-30 480 V, 30 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L9-20 600 V, 20 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L9-30 600 V, 30 A, two-pole three-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L14-20 125/250 V, 20 A, three-pole four-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L14-30 125/250 V, 30 A, three-pole four-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L15-20 250 V, 20 A, three-pole four-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L15-30 250 V, 30 A, three-pole four-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L16-20 480 V, 20 A, three-pole four-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L16-30 480 V, 30 A, three-pole four-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L17-30 600 V, 30 A, three-pole four-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L21-20 120/208 V, 20 A, four-pole five-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L21-30 120/208 V, 30 A, four-pole five-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L26-30 240/415 V, 30 A, four-pole five-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L22-20 277/480 V, 20 A, four-pole five-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L22-30 277/480 V, 30 A, four-pole five-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L23-20 347/600 V, 20 A, four-pole five-wire
- STANDARD SHEET L23-30 347/600 V, 30 A, four-pole five-wire
- Bibliography
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – Diagram showing the uses of the accessories
- Figure 2 – Pillar terminals
- Figure 3 – Screw terminals
- Figure 4 – Stud terminals
- Figure 5 – Saddle terminals
- Figure 6 – Mantle terminals
- Figure 7 – Gauges for testing insertability of round unprepared conductorshaving the maximum specified cross-section
- Figure 8 – Flexing test arrangement
- Figure 9 – Circuit diagrams for breaking capacity and normal operation tests
- Figure 10 – Apparatus for testing the cable anchorage
- Figure 11 – Impact test apparatus – Pendulum assembly
- Figure 12 – Arrangement for mechanical strength testfor plugs and connectors
- Figure 13 – Apparatus for flexing test
- Figure 14 – Arrangement for contact blade strength tests for plugs
- Figure 15 – Ball-pressure apparatus
- Figure 16 – Arrangement and dimensions ofthe electrodes for the tracking test
- Figure 17 – Diagram of the test circuit for the verification of short-circuit currentwithstand of a two-pole equipment on a single-phase AC
- Figure 18 – Diagram of the test circuit for the verification of short-circuit currentwithstand of a three-pole equipment
- Figure 19 – Diagram of the test circuit for the verificationof short-circuit current withstand of a four-pole equipment
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 – Standard ratings
- Table 2 – Voltage colour code
- Table 3 – Size for connectable conductors
- Table 4 – Flexing under mechanical load testing for copper conductors
- Table 5 – Pulling force
- Table 6 – Voltage for dielectric strength test
- Table 7 – Breaking capacity
- Table 8 – Normal operation
- Table 9 – Test current and nominal cross-sectional area
- Table 10 – Cable type
- Table 11 – Metric cables
- Table 12 – AWG cables
- Table 13 – Pulling force and torque test values
- Table 14 – Impact force
- Table 15 – Test force for glands
- Table 16 – Torque values for terminal screws
- Table 17 – Distances through sealing compound
- Table 18 – Standard sheets [Go to Page]