IEC 60884-1:2022

Plugs and socket-outlets for household and similar purposes - Part 1: General requirements

OVERVIEW

IEC 60884-1:2022 applies to plugs and fixed or portable socket-outlets for AC only, with or without earthing contact, with a rated voltage greater than 50 V but not exceeding 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 32 A, intended for household and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors.

Compatible plugs and socket-outlets, when combined, form a plug and socket-outlet system. Standardized systems used around the world are reported in IEC/TR 60083.

The rated current is limited to 16 A maximum for accessories provided with screwless-type terminals.

This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2002, Amendment 1:2006 and Amendment 2:2013. This edition constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

plugs and socket-outlets incorporating pilot lights;

crimped connections in accessories;

insulation piercing terminals (IPT);

accessories to be used with American Wire Gauge (AWG) cables;

accessories used in T° below -5 °C down to and including -45 °C;

accessories used in T° above +40 °C up to and including +70 °C;

plugs and socket-outlets for high load (HL);

clarification of some definitions;

durability of markings test;

introduction of thermal monitoring in the plug;

requirements for shutters in portable socket-outlets;

test walls for the verification of ingress of water;

rewriting of the temperature rise clause.

The contents of the corrigendum of November 2023 have been included in this copy.

COMMENTS

-

PRODUCT DETAILS

Status Current
Edition 2022
No. of Pages 196
ICS Classification 29.120.30 Plugs, socket-outlets, couplers
Committee TC 23/SC 23B
Available for Purchase For sale in Singapore only
Adoption IEC