What does EN 60309 mean?

What does EN 60309 mean?

IEC 60309 (formerly IEC 309 and CEE 17, also published by CENELEC as EN 60309) is an international standard from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for “plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes”.

What is IEC 60309 and CEE 17?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. IEC 60309 (formerly IEC 309 and CEE 17, also published by CENELEC as EN 60309) is a series of international standards from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for “plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes”.

What is the IEC 60309 standard for plug sockets and couplers?

“Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes” specifies general functional and safety requirements. IEC 60309-2 “Dimensional interchangeability requirements for pin and contact-tube accessories” applies to plugs and socket-outlets, cable couplers and appliance couplers with pins and contact tubes of standardized configurations.

What is the maximum voltage and frequency of a 60309 plug?

IEC 60309. The maximum voltage allowed by the standard is 1000 V DC or AC; the maximum current, 800 A; and the maximum frequency, 500 Hz. The ambient temperature range is −25 °C to 40 °C. There is a range of plugs and sockets of different sizes with differing numbers of pins, depending on the current supplied and number of phases accommodated.