Testing standards by the International Electrotechnical Commission

The International Electrotechnical Commission is the international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology. The following testing standards published by this organization are particularly relevant.

Relevant standards

IEC 60068-2: a.o. climate change testing
IEC 60068-2-14: Environmental testing - Part 2-14: Tests - Test N: Change of temperature
IEC 60068-2-2: Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat
IEC 60068-2-38: Environmental testing - Part 2-38: Tests - Test Z/AD: Composite temperature/humidity cyclic test
IEC 60068-2-6: Environmental testing - Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
IEC 60529: Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 60539-1: Directly heated negative temperature coefficient thermistors - Part 1: Generic specification
IEC 60601-1-10: Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-10: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral standard: Requirements for the development of physiologic closed-loop controllers
IEC 60601-1-11: Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-11: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral standard: Requirements for medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems used in the home healthcare environment
IEC 60601-1-12: Medical Electrical Equipment -- Part 1-12: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Requirements for medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems used in the emergency medical services environment
IEC 60601-1-8: Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-8: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: General requirements, tests and guidance for alarm systems in medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems
IEC 60601-2-26: Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-26: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electroencephalographs
IEC 60601-2-46: Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 1: Allgemeine Festlegungen für die Sicherheit einschließlich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale (IEC 60601-1 : 2005); Deutsche Fassung EN 60601-1 : 2006; einschließlich AC:2010
IEC 60601-2-52: Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-52: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of medical beds
IEC 60945: Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems – General requirements – Methods of testing and required test results
IEC 61000-4-2: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
IEC 61000-6-3: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-3: Generic standards - Emission standard for residential, commercial and light-industrial environments
IEC 61000-6-4: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-4: Generic standards - Emission standard for industrial environments
IEC 61340-2-1: Electrostatics - Part 2-1: Measurement methods - Ability of materials and products to dissipate static electric charge
IEC 61340-3: Electrostatic behaviour
IEC 61340-5-1: Electrostatics - Part 5-1: Protection of electronic devices from electrostatic phenomena - General requirements
IEC 61851: Electric vehicle conductive charging system
IEC 61851-1: Electric vehicle conductive charging system - Part 1: General requirements
IEC 61851-22: Electrical equipment of electric road vehicles - Electric vehicles conductive charging system
IEC 62304: Medical device software - Software life cycle processes
IEC 62366: Medical devices - Application of usability engineering to medical devices
IEC 62752: In-Cable Control and Protection Device for mode 2 charging of electric road vehicles (IC-CPD)
IEC 80601-2-30: Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-30: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of automated non-invasive sphygmomanometers
IEC 80601-2-35: Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-35: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of heating devices using blankets, pads or mattresses and intended for heating in medical use
IEC 80601-2-59: Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-59: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of screening thermographs for human febrile temperature screening
IEC 80601-2-60: Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-60: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of dental equipment
IEC/EN 62368-1: Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 1: Safety requirements (IEC 62368-1:2014, modified + Cor.:2015); German version EN 62368-1:2014 + AC:2015