PLUGS AND SOCKET-OUTLETS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR PURPOSES - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SWITCHED SOCKET-OUTLETS WITH INTERLOCK FOR FIXED INSTALLATIONS
International Electrotechnical Committee
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
5 General notes on tests
6 Ratings
7 Classification
8 Marking
9 Checking of dimensions
10 Protection against electric shock
11 Provision for earthing
12 Terminals
13 Construction of fixed socket-outlets
14 Construction of plugs and portable socket-outlets
15 Interlocked socket-outlets
16 Resistance to ageing, to harmful ingress of water
and to humidity
17 Insulation resistance and electric strength
18 Operation of earthing contacts
19 Temperature rise
20 Breaking capacity
21 Normal operation
22 Force necessary to withdraw the plug
23 Flexible cables and their connection
24 Mechanical strength
25 Resistance to heat
26 Screws, current-carrying parts and connections
27 Creepage distances, clearances and distances through
sealing compound
28 Resistance of insulating material to abnormal heat,
to fire and to tracking
29 Resistance to rusting
30 Additional tests on pins provided with insulating sleeves
Figure 101 - Circuit for the tests of 15.1
Applicable to switched socket-outlets with interlock for a.c. only for fixed electrical installation, with or without earthing contact having rated voltage over 50 V and up to 440 V and a rated current not exceeding 32 A, for household and similar indoor and outdoor use.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | SC 23B |
