prEN IEC 62973-1:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Železniške naprave - Vozna sredstva - Baterije za pomožne močnostne napajalne
sisteme - 1. del: Splošne zahteve
Railway applications - Rolling stock - Batteries for auxiliary power supply systems - Part
1: General Requirements
Bahnanwendungen - Fahrzeuge - Batterien für Bordnetzversorgungssysteme – Teil 1:
Allgemeine Anforderungen
Applications ferroviaires - Matériel roulant - Batteries pour systèmes d'alimentation
auxiliaire – Partie 1: Exigences générales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 62973-1:2025
ICS:
29.220.20 Kislinski sekundarni členi in Acid secondary cells and
baterije batteries
45.060.01 Železniška vozila na splošno Railway rolling stock in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 62973-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2025
ICS 45.060.01 -
English Version
Railway applications - Rolling stock - Batteries for auxiliary
power supply systems - Part 1: General Requirements
(IEC 62973-1:2018)
Applications ferroviaires - Matériel roulant - Batteries pour Bahnanwendungen - Fahrzeuge - Batterien für
systèmes d'alimentation auxiliaire - Partie 1: Exigences Bordnetzversorgungssysteme - Teil 1: Allgemeine
générales Anforderungen
(IEC 62973-1:2018) (IEC 62973-1:2018)
This draft European Standard is submitted to CENELEC members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2026-01-02.

The text of this draft consists of the text of IEC 62973-1:2018.

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European foreword
This document (prEN IEC 62973-1:2025) consists of the text of IEC 62973-1:2018 prepared by IEC/TC 9
"Electrical equipment and systems for railways".
This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this document has (doa) dav+ 6 months
to be announced at national level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dav+ 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting (dow) dav+ 36 months
with this document have to be withdrawn (to be confirmed or
modified when voting)
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the
relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cencenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60077-1 - Railway applications - Electric equipment EN 60077-1 -
for rolling stock - Part 1: General service
conditions and general rules
IEC 61373 2010 Railway applications - Rolling stock EN 61373 2010
equipment - Shock and vibration tests
IEC 62485-2 - Safety requirements for secondary EN IEC 62485-2 -
batteries and battery installations - Part 2:
Stationary batteries
IEC 62498-1 2010 Railway applications - Environmental - -
conditions for equipment - Part 1:
Equipment on board rolling stock
IEC 62847 - Railway applications - Rolling stock - EN IEC 62847 -
Electrical connectors - Requirements and
test methods
ISO 7010 - Graphical symbols - Safety colours and EN ISO 7010 -
safety signs - Registered safety signs

IEC 62973-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2018-03
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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INTERNATIONALE
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Railway applications – Rolling stock –

Batteries for auxiliary power supply systems –

Part 1: General requirements
Applications ferroviaires – Matériel roulant –

Batteries pour systèmes d'alimentation auxiliaire –

Partie 1: Exigences générales
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ELECTROTECHNICAL
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ELECTROTECHNIQUE
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ICS 45.060.01 ISBN 978-2-8322-5459-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 9
3.1 Terms and definitions . 9
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 11
4 General requirements . 12
4.1 Definitions of components of a battery system, see Figure 1 (images are
examples) . 12
4.2 Definitions of battery type . 12
4.3 Environmental conditions . 12
4.4 System requirements . 13
4.4.1 System voltage . 13
4.4.2 Charging requirements . 15
4.4.3 Discharging requirements . 16
4.4.4 Charge retention (self-discharge) . 18
4.4.5 Requirements for battery capacity sizing. 18
4.5 Safety and protection requirements . 19
4.5.1 General . 19
4.5.2 Deep discharge of batteries . 19
4.5.3 Temperature compensation during charging . 19
4.6 Fire protection . 20
4.7 Maintenance . 20
4.8 Charging characteristics . 20
5 Mechanical design of battery system . 20
5.1 General . 20
5.2 Interface mechanism . 20
5.2.1 General . 20
5.2.2 Fixed type . 20
5.2.3 Roller type . 21
5.2.4 Slide type . 23
5.3 Location of battery system on the vehicle . 24
5.4 Accessibility to the battery . 24
5.5 Ventilation of battery box . 24
6 Electrical interface . 25
6.1 General . 25
6.2 External electrical connections interface . 25
7 Markings. 26
7.1 Safety signs . 26
7.1.1 Outside the box . 26
7.1.2 Tray, crate or other places inside the box . 26
7.1.3 Cells or monoblocs . 26
7.2 Nameplate . 26
7.2.1 Battery box . 26
7.2.2 Nameplates on tray, crate, module or other nameplates inside the box . 27

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7.2.3 Cells or monoblocs . 27
8 Storage and transportation conditions . 27
8.1 Transportation . 27
8.2 Storage of batteries . 27
9 Testing . 27
9.1 General . 27
9.2 Type test . 28
9.2.1 General . 28
9.2.2 Electrical characteristic tests . 28
9.2.3 Dielectric test . 28
9.2.4 Load profile test . 28
9.2.5 Shock and vibration test . 28
9.3 Routine test . 29
9.3.1 General . 29
9.3.2 Visual checks . 29
9.3.3 Dielectric test . 29
9.3.4 Electrical characteristics tests .
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