IEC Standards for Product Basic Safety and EMC Testing

Electrical products must pass tests and evaluations in accordance with specific regulatory requirements and product safety standards. For that reason, this article provides manufacturers with a list of IEC standards for product basic safety and EMC testing applicable for different categories of electrical products.

I. Primary IEC standards for product basic safety testing

Audio and video equipment:

IEC 60065 – “Audio, video & similar electronic apparatus. Safety requirements.”
EN IEC 62368-1 – “Audio, video, information & communication technology equipment. Safety requirements.” (fully harmonised)

Batteries:

IEC 60086 – “Primary batteries.”
IEC 62133 – “Secondary cells & batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes.”
IEC 62620 – “Secondary cells & batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes.”

Cables:

IEC 60227 – “Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables. Rated voltages up to & including 450/750 V.”
IEC 60245 – “Rubber insulated cables. Rated voltages up to & including 450/750 V.”
IEC 62821 – “Electric cables. Halogen-free, low smoke, thermoplastic insulated & sheathed cables. Rated voltages up to & including 450/750 V.”

Capacitors:

IEC 60252 – “AC motor capacitors.”
IEC 60384 – “Fixed capacitors for use in electronic equipment.”
IEC 60143 – “Series capacitors for power systems.”
IEC 61049 – “Capacitors for use in tubular fluorescent & other discharge lamp circuits. Performance requirements”
IEC 61071 – “Capacitors for power electronics.”

Cathode ray tubes:

IEC 61965 – “Mechanical safety of cathode ray tubes.”

Circuit-breakers:

EN IEC 60934 – “Circuit breakers for equipment (CBE).” (fully harmonised)

Control equipment:

IEC 61010 – “Safety requirements for electrical equipment for control, measurement, and laboratory use.” (partly harmonised)
IEC 60730 – “Automatic electrical controls.” (partly harmonised)

Electricity metering:

IEC 62052 – “Electricity metering equipment – General requirements, tests and test conditions.” (partly harmonised)
IEC 62053 – “Electricity metering equipment. Particular requirements.” (partly harmonised)
IEC 62054 – “Electricity metering. Tariff and load control.”

Electromagnetic interference suppressors:

IEC 60938 – “Fixed inductors for electromagnetic interference suppression.”
IEC 60939 – “Passive filter units for electromagnetic interference suppression.”

Fuses:

IEC 60127 – “Miniature fuses.” (partly harmonised)
IEC 60269 – “Low-voltage fuses.”
IEC 60282 – “High-voltage fuses.” (partly harmonised)

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Household electronics and electrical equipment:

IEC 60335 – “Household & similar electrical appliances. Safety.” (partly harmonised)
IEC 62301 – “Household electrical appliances. Measurement of standby power.”

Industrial machinery:

IEC 60204 – “Safety of machinery. Electrical equipment of machines. All parts.” (partly harmonised)

Information and communication technology:

IEC 60950 – “Information technology equipment. Safety.”
IEC 62368 – “Audio, video, information & communication technology equipment.” (partly harmonised)

Lamp control:

IEC 62347 – “Guidance on system dependability specifications.”
IEC 60598 – “Luminaires.” (partly harmonised)
IEC 61347 – “Lamp control gear.” (partly harmonised)

Laser products:

IEC 60825 – “Safety of laser products. All parts.” (partly harmonised)

LED lamps:

IEC 62560 – “Self-ballasted LED-lamps for general lighting services by voltage >50 V. Safety specifications.”

Low power supplies:

IEC 61204 – “Low-voltage power supply devices.” (partly harmonised)

Low-voltage switchgear and control gears:

IEC 60947 – “Low-voltage switchgear and control gear. All parts.” (partly harmonised)

Luminaries:

IEC 60598 – “Luminaires.” (partly harmonised)

Medical electrical products:

IEC 60601 – “Medical electrical equipment. All parts.” (partly harmonised)
IEC 80601 – “Medical electrical equipment.” (partly harmonised)

Measuring and laboratory equipment:

IEC 61010 – “Safety requirements for electrical equipment for control, measurement, and laboratory use.” (partly harmonised)

Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets:

IEC 62196 – “Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors & vehicle inlets. Conductive charging of electric vehicles.”

Portable tools:

IEC 60745 – “Hand-held motor-operated electric tools. Safety.”
IEC 61029 – “Safety of transportable motor-operated electric tools.”
IEC 62841 – “Electric motor-operated hand-held tools, transportable tools & lawn and garden machinery. Safety.” (partly harmonised)

Programmable controllers:

IEC 61131 – “Programmable controllers. All parts.” (partly harmonised)

Railway:

IEC 62278 – “Railway applications. Specification and demonstration of RAMS.”
IEC 62279 – “Railway applications. Communication, signalling & processing systems. Software for railway control & protection systems.”
IEC 62425 – “Railway applications. Communication, signalling & processing systems. Safety-related electronic systems for signalling.”

Relay:

IEC 61812 – “Time relays for industrial and residential use.” (partly harmonised)

Rotating electrical machines:

IEC 60034 – “Rotating electrical machines. All parts.” (partly harmonised)

Surge protection:

IEC 60099 – “Surge arresters.” (partly harmonised)
IEC 61643 – “Low-voltage surge protective devices.” (partly harmonised)

Transformers:

IEC 61558 – “Safety of transformers, reactors, power supply units & combinations thereof.” (partly harmonised)
IEC 61869 – “Instrument transformers.” (partly harmonised)
IEC 60076 – “Power transformers.” (partly harmonised)

Uninterruptible power systems (UPS):

IEC 62040 – “Uninterruptible power systems (UPS).” (partly harmonised)

II. Primary IEC standards for EMC testing