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IEC 62133-1:2017

Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes - Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary cells and batteries - Part 1: Nickel systems

📅 Issue date：2017 🔄 Effective date：2017 🌍 Type：国际标准

📑 Table of Contents

01 Scope

IEC 62133-1 specifies safety requirements and tests for portable sealed nickel (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, etc.) cells and batteries under normal use, reasonably foreseeable misuse and transport.

02 Normative references

  1. IEC 60050 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary
  2. IEC 61951 Nickel systems

03 Terms and definitions

Portable sealed cell
A cell portable in use, sealed to prevent electrolyte leakage.
Reasonably foreseeable misuse
Misuse that can reasonably be expected in normal use.

04 Technical requirements

General
Construction shall prevent leakage, overheating and mechanical damage in normal use.
Tests
Continuous low-rate charge, moulded case stress, temp. cycling, vibration, shock, external short, free fall, overcharge, forced discharge.

05 Test methods

External short
Short-circuit at 55°C; no fire/explosion, case temp. within limit.
Overcharge
Overcharge at specified current/voltage; no leakage, fire or explosion.

📎 Related standards

IEC 62133-2 Lithium GB 31241 Li-ion portable
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