IEC_60311-2009.pdf

colourinside IEC 60311Edition 4.2 2009-10INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Electric irons for household or similar use Methods for measuring performance IEC 60311:2002+A1:2005+A2:2009(E)LICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.THIS PUBLICATION IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED Copyright 2009 IEC,Geneva,Switzerland All rights reserved.Unless otherwise specified,no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without permission in writing from either IEC or IECs member National Committee in the country of the requester.If you have any questions about IEC copyright or have an enquiry about obtaining additional rights to this publication,please contact the address below or your local IEC member National Committee for further information.IEC Central Office 3,rue de Varemb CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland Email:inmailiec.ch Web:www.iec.ch About the IEC The International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)is the leading global organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical,electronic and related technologies.About IEC publications The technical content of IEC publications is kept under constant review by the IEC.Please make sure that you have the latest edition,a corrigenda or an amendment might have been published.?Catalogue of IEC publications:www.iec.ch/searchpub The IEC on-line Catalogue enables you to search by a variety of criteria(reference number,text,technical committee,).It also gives information on projects,withdrawn and replaced publications.?IEC Just Published:www.iec.ch/online_news/justpub Stay up to date on all new IEC publications.Just Published details twice a month all new publications released.Available on-line and also by email.?Electropedia:www.electropedia.org The worlds leading online dictionary of electronic and electrical terms containing more than 20 000 terms and definitions in English and French,with equivalent terms in additional languages.Also known as the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary online.?Customer Service Centre:www.iec.ch/webstore/custserv If you wish to give us your feedback on this publication or need further assistance,please visit the Customer Service Centre FAQ or contact us:Email:csciec.ch Tel.:+41 22 919 02 11 Fax:+41 22 919 03 00 LICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.colourinside IEC 60311Edition 4.2 2009-10INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Electric irons for household or similar use Methods for measuring performance INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION CKICS 97.060 PRICE CODEISBN 2-8318-1055-1 Registered trademark of the International Electrotechnical Commission LICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.2 60311 IEC:2002+A1:2005+A2:2009(E)CONTENTS FOREWORD.4 1 Scope.6 2 Normative references.6 3 Terms and definitions.7 4 Measurements for various types of irons.9 5 General conditions for measurements.10 5.1 Ambient conditions.10 5.2 Voltage for measurements.10 5.3 Steady conditions.11 5.4 Iron support for measurements.11 5.5 Temperature measurement.11 5.6 Cordless irons having a mains supply attachment.11 5.7 Irons fitted with separate steam generator/boiler.11 5.8 Irons fitted with auto switch-off devices.11 5.9 Test sample.11 5.10 Irons with additives.11 6 General requirements.12 6.1 Determination of mass.12 6.2 Measurement of length of the supply cord.12 7 Temperature measurements.12 7.1 Measurement of heating-up time.12 7.2 Measurement of initial overswing temperature and heating-up excess temperature.12 7.3 Measurement of sole-plate temperature.13 7.4 Determination of the hottest point.13 7.5 Measurement of temperature distribution.14 7.6 Measurement of cyclic fluctuation of temperature of the hottest point.14 8 Assessment of the spray function.14 8.1 Determination of the mass of spray.14 8.2 Determination of the spray pattern.15 9 Measurements concerning steaming operation.16 9.1 Measurement of heating-up time for steaming operation.16 9.2 Measurement of steaming time,steaming rate and water leakage rate.17 9.3 Determination of mass of a shot of steam.19 10 Assessment of smoothing.20 10.1 Creasing of test cloth.20 10.2 Conditioning of the iron.21 10.3 Ironing.21 10.4 Ironing with shot of steam.22 10.5 Evaluation.22 11 Measurement of input power and energy consumption.23 11.1 Measurement of input power.23 11.2 Measurement of energy consumption.23 11.3 Ironing efficiency.24 LICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.60311 IEC:2002+A1:2005 3 +A2:2009(E)12 Assessment of sole-plate.24 12.1 Determination of smoothness of the sole-plate.24 12.2 Measurement of scratch resistance of sole-plate.25 12.3 Determination of adhesion of polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE)coating or similar co