IEC 60086-5 Redline version Revised

IEC 60086-5:2016 RLV contains both the official IEC International Standard and its Redline version. The Redline version is available in English only and provides you with a quick and easy way to compare all the changes between the official IEC Standard and its previous edition.
IEC 60086-5:2016 specifies tests and requirements for primary batteries with aqueous electrolyte to ensure their safe operation under intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse. This fourth
edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2011. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
- The definition of explosion was changed to suitable sentence in order to harmonize in IEC 60086 series;
- To prevent removal of hydrogen gas, we revised it to the suitable sentence;
- To prevent misuse, the battery compartments with parallel connections were revised to the suitable sentence;
- To clarify the method to determine the insulation resistance.
Keywords: tests and requirements for primary batteries