Tag Archives: IEC 62133
Top 3 Standards for Lithium Battery Safety Testing
Top 3 Standards for Lithium Battery Safety Testing For small lithium batteries, there are three standards that our Battery Lab tests to most often: UN/DOT 38.3 5th Edition, Amendment 1 – Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods IEC 62133-2:2017 – Safety requirements for portable sealed secondary lithium cells, and for batteries made from them,... Read More
IEC 60601-1 Edition 3.1 Introduces New Product Safety Requirements for Medical Electrical Equipment
IEC 60601-1 Third Edition Amendment 1 (Ed. 3.1) What you need to know For manufacturers of medical electrical equipment and systems, IEC 60601-1 Edition 3.1 (or IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012) represents a significant departure from Edition 3.0 of the standard. While the application of risk management principles have been clarified, the amended standard includes new requirements regarding... Read More
EV & EVSE Safety Testing and Certification Becoming More Frequent
With the growth of electric vehicles and their associated technology ecosystem, Eurofins MET Labs is seeing higher levels of testing and certification in this industry. Following is a summary of the standards that apply to electric vehicles (EVs) and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). EV UL Safety Standards: UL 2202 EV Charging System Equipment UL... Read More
Amendment 2 of IEC 60950-1 Edition 2 Has a Few Notable Changes from Amendment 1
Amendment No. 2 to IEC 60950-1 Second Edition, Safety of Information Technology Equipment, was published in May 2013. The differences as compared to Amendment 1 (and UL 60950-1 2nd Edition) are mostly minor, but there are a few notable changes. Note that IEC Technical Committee (TC) 108 has made a commitment to limit revisions to... Read More
