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BS EN IEC 61051-1:2018 Varistors for use in electronic equipment - Generic specification, 2018
- undefined [Go to Page]
- Annex ZA(normative)Normative references to international publicationswith their corresponding European publications
- English [Go to Page]
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Technical data [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Units, symbols and terminology
- 4.2 Preferred values and characteristics
- 4.3 Marking [Go to Page]
- 4.3.1 General
- 4.3.2 Coding
- 5 Quality assessment procedures [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General [Go to Page]
- 5.1.1 Overview
- 5.1.2 Applicability of qualification approval
- 5.1.3 Applicability of capability approval
- 5.1.4 Applicability of technology approval
- 5.2 Primary stage of manufacture
- 5.3 Subcontracting
- 5.4 Structurally similar components
- 5.5 Qualification approval procedures [Go to Page]
- 5.5.1 Eligibility for qualification approval
- 5.5.2 Application for qualification approval
- 5.5.3 Test procedure for qualification approval
- 5.5.4 Granting of qualification approval
- 5.5.5 Maintenance of qualification approval
- 5.5.6 Quality conformance inspection
- 5.6 Capability approval procedures [Go to Page]
- 5.6.1 General
- 5.6.2 Eligibility for capability approval
- 5.6.3 Application for capability approval
- 5.6.4 Description of capability
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 1 – General scheme for capability approval [Go to Page]
- 5.6.5 Demonstration and verification of capability
- 5.6.6 Programme for capability approval
- 5.6.7 Capability approval test report
- 5.6.8 Abstract of description of capability
- 5.6.9 Modifications likely to affect the capability approval
- 5.6.10 Initial capability approval
- 5.6.11 Granting of capability approval
- 5.6.12 Maintenance of capability approval
- 5.6.13 Extension of capability approval
- 5.6.14 Quality conformance inspection
- 5.7 Rework and repair [Go to Page]
- 5.7.1 Rework
- 5.7.2 Repair
- 5.8 Release for delivery [Go to Page]
- 5.8.1 General
- 5.8.2 Certified records of released lots
- 5.8.3 Delayed delivery
- 5.8.4 Release for delivery before the completion of Group B tests
- 5.9 Alternative test methods
- 5.10 Unchecked parameters
- 5.11 Characteristics and parameters for application reference
- 5.12 Technology approval procedures [Go to Page]
- 5.12.1 General
- 5.12.2 Eligibility for technology approval
- 5.12.3 Application of technology approval
- 5.12.4 Description of technology
- 5.12.5 Demonstration and verification of the technology
- 5.12.6 Granting of technology approval
- 5.12.7 Maintenance of technology approval
- 5.12.8 Quality conformance inspection
- 5.12.9 Failure rate level determination
- 5.12.10 Outgoing quality level
- 6 Test and measurement procedures [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Standard atmospheric conditions [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1 Standard atmospheric conditions for testing
- 6.2.2 Recovery conditions
- 6.2.3 Referee conditions
- 6.2.4 Reference conditions
- 6.3 Drying and recovery [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 General
- 6.3.2 Procedure I
- 6.3.3 Procedure II
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 – Standard atmospheric conditions
- 6.4 Visual examination and check of dimensions [Go to Page]
- 6.4.1 Visual examination
- 6.4.2 Marking
- 6.4.3 Dimensions (gauging)
- 6.4.4 Dimensions (detail)
- 6.5 General requirements for electrical tests
- 6.6 Varistor voltage
- 6.7 Leakage current
- 6.8 Capacitance
- 6.9 Voltage proof (for insulated varistors only) [Go to Page]
- 6.9.1 General
- 6.9.2 V-block method
- 6.9.3 Metal ball method
- 6.9.4 Foil method
- 6.10 Insulation resistance (for insulated varistors only) [Go to Page]
- 6.10.1 Test procedure
- 6.10.2 Measurement and requirements
- 6.11 Clamping voltage
- 6.12 ESD clamping voltage (for surface mount electrostatic protective varistors only)
- 6.13 Maximum peak current [Go to Page]
- 6.13.1 Initial measurement
- 6.13.2 Test procedure
- 6.13.3 Final inspection, measurement and requirements
- 6.14 Rated average dissipation power [Go to Page]
- 6.14.1 General
- 6.14.2 Initial measurement
- 6.14.3 Test procedure
- 6.14.4 Final inspection, measurement and requirements
- 6.15 Rated energy [Go to Page]
- 6.15.1 General
- 6.15.2 Initial measurement
- 6.15.3 Test procedure
- 6.15.4 Final inspection, measurement and requirements
- 6.16 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) (for surface mount electrostatic protective varistors only) [Go to Page]
- 6.16.1 Initial measurement
- 6.16.2 Test procedure
- 6.16.3 Final inspection, measurement and requirements
- 6.17 Robustness of terminations [Go to Page]
- 6.17.1 General
- 6.17.2 Test Ua1 – Tensile
- 6.17.3 Test Ub – Bending (half of the number of terminations)
- 6.17.4 Test Uc – Torsion (the other half of the number of terminations)
- 6.17.5 Test Ud – Torque (for terminations with threaded studs or screws and for integral mounting devices)
- 6.17.6 Visual examination
- 6.17.7 Final measurement
- 6.17.8 Robustness of terminations of surface mount varistors
- Table 2 – Force for wire terminations
- Table 3 – Torque
- 6.18 Resistance to soldering heat [Go to Page]
- 6.18.1 Preconditioning
- 6.18.2 Test procedure
- 6.18.3 Recovery
- 6.18.4 Final inspection, measurement and requirements
- 6.19 Solderability [Go to Page]
- 6.19.1 General
- 6.19.2 Test procedure
- 6.19.3 Final inspection, measurements and requirements
- 6.20 Rapid change of temperature [Go to Page]
- 6.20.1 Initial measurement
- 6.20.2 Test procedure
- 6.20.3 Final inspection, measurement and requirements
- 6.21 Shock [Go to Page]
- 6.21.1 Initial measurement
- 6.21.2 Test procedure
- 6.21.3 Final inspection, measurement and requirements
- 6.22 Vibration [Go to Page]
- 6.22.1 Initial measurement
- 6.22.2 Test procedure
- 6.22.3 Final inspection, measurement and requirements
- 6.23 Climatic sequence [Go to Page]
- 6.23.1 General
- 6.23.2 Initial measurement
- 6.23.3 Dry heat
- 6.23.4 Damp heat, cyclic, Test Db, first cycle
- 6.23.5 Cold
- 6.23.6 Low air pressure
- 6.23.7 Damp heat, cyclic, Test Db, remaining cycles
- 6.23.8 Final inspection, measurement and requirements
- 6.24 Damp heat, steady state [Go to Page]
- 6.24.1 Initial measurement
- 6.24.2 Test procedure
- 6.24.3 Final inspection, measurement and requirements
- Table 4 – Number of cycles
- 6.25 Fire hazard
- 6.26 Endurance at upper category temperature [Go to Page]
- 6.26.1 Test system
- 6.26.2 Initial measurement
- 6.26.3 Mounting of the samples
- 6.26.4 Test procedure, measurement and requirements
- 6.27 Solvent resistance of marking [Go to Page]
- 6.27.1 Test procedure
- 6.27.2 Requirements
- 6.28 Component solvent resistance [Go to Page]
- 6.28.1 Initial measurements
- 6.28.2 Test procedure
- 6.28.3 Measurement and requirements
- 6.29 Mounting (for surface mount varistors only)
- Figure 2 – Mounting method for measurement of surface mount varistors
- Annex A (informative) Rules for the preparation of detail specifications for capacitors and resistors for electronic equipment
- Annex B (normative) Test pulses used in this specification [Go to Page]
- B.1 Types of test pulses [Go to Page]
- B.1.1 General
- B.1.2 Pulse type 1
- B.1.3 Pulse type 2 (rectangular pulse)
- B.1.4 Pulse type 3 (ESD discharge pulse)
- Figure B.1 – Shape of pulse current type 1
- B.2 Pulse parameters [Go to Page]
- B.2.1 Value of the pulse current/voltage
- B.2.2 Virtual front time T1
- Figure B.2 – Shape of pulse voltage type 1
- Figure B.3 – Shape of pulse type 2 [Go to Page]
- B.2.3 Virtual origin O1
- B.2.4 Virtual time to half-value T2
- B.2.5 Virtual duration of peak of a rectangular pulse current TD
- B.2.6 Virtual total duration TT of a pulse current
- Figure B.4 – Shape of pulse type 3
- B.3 Tolerances for the pulses
- Table B.1 – Accepted differences between specified and recorded pulse values
- Table B.2 – Tolerances for pulse type 3
- Annex C (informative) Recommended measurement/test methods for characteristics and parameters for application reference [Go to Page]
- C.1 Voltage vs. current characteristic
- C.2 Maximum peak current derating characteristic [Go to Page]
- C.2.1 Rationale related to this test
- C.2.2 Failure criteria
- C.2.3 Pulse life test
- C.2.4 Graphing of the maximum peak current derating curves
- C.3 Thermal resistance (for leaded varistors only) [Go to Page]
- C.3.1 Test system
- Figure C.1 – Maximum peak current derating characteristic [Go to Page]
- C.3.2 Mounting of the sample
- C.3.3 Test procedure
- C.4 Abnormal overvoltage withstanding duration [Go to Page]
- C.4.1 Test system
- C.4.2 Test procedure
- C.4.3 Requirements [Go to Page]