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ISO 16750-4:2010

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Road vehicles — Environmental conditions and testing for electrical and electronic equipment — Part 4: Climatic loads
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Superseded date

24-07-2023

Language(s)

English

Published date

06-04-2010

ISO 16750-4:2010 applies to electrical and electronic systems/components for road vehicles. ISO 16750-4:2010 describes the potential environmental stresses and specifies tests and requirements recommended for the specific mounting location on/in the road vehicle.

ISO 16750-4:2010 describes climatic loads.

Committee
ISO/TC 22/SC 32
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes ISO/DIS 16750-4. (04/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
International Organization for Standardization
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
SS-ISO 16750-4 : 2010 Identical
BS ISO 16750-4:2010 Identical
SN ISO 16750-4 : 2005 Identical
NEN ISO 16750-4 : 2006 Identical
NF ISO 16750-4 : 2004 Identical

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BS ISO 17409 : 2015 ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED ROAD VEHICLES - CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
ISO 19453-1:2018 Road vehicles — Environmental conditions and testing for electrical and electronic equipment for drive system of electric propulsion vehicles — Part 1: General
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08/30183427 DC : DRAFT DEC 2008 BS ISO 10924-1 - ROAD VEHICLES - CIRCUIT BREAKERS - PART 1: DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL TEST REQUIREMENTS
UNE-EN 50502:2016 Railway applications - Rolling stock - Electric equipment in trolley buses - Safety requirements and current collection systems
BS EN 50604-1:2016 Secondary lithium batteries for light EV (electric vehicle) applications General safety requirements and test methods
ISO 16750-3:2012 Road vehicles — Environmental conditions and testing for electrical and electronic equipment — Part 3: Mechanical loads
BS ISO 16750-3:2012 Road vehicles. Environmental conditions and testing for electrical and electronic equipment Mechanical loads
PREN 50502 : DRAFT 2013 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - ROLLING STOCK - ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT IN TROLLEY BUSES - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND CONNECTION SYSTEMS
BS EN 50502:2015 Railway applications. Rolling stock. Electric equipment in trolley buses. Safety requirements and current collection systems
SAE J 563 : 2009 STANDARD FOR 12 VOLT CIGARETTE LIGHTERS, POWER OUTLETS, AND ACCESSORY PLUGS
I.S. EN 62660-2:2011 SECONDARY LITHIUM-ION CELLS FOR THE PROPULSION OF ELECTRIC ROAD VEHICLES - PART 2: RELIABILITY AND ABUSE TESTING
I.S. EN 50436-1:2014 ALCOHOL INTERLOCKS - TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS - PART 1: INSTRUMENTS FOR DRINK-DRIVING-OFFENDER PROGRAMS
ISO 19072-2:2013 Road vehicles Connection interface for pyrotechnic devices, two-way and three-way connections Part 2: Test methods and general performance requirements
IEEE 802.3-2012 IEEE Standard for Ethernet
ISO 25197:2012 Small craft Electrical/electronic control systems for steering, shift and throttle
ISO 16750-1:2006 Road vehicles Environmental conditions and testing for electrical and electronic equipment Part 1: General
ISO 12405-2:2012 Electrically propelled road vehicles Test specification for lithium-ion traction battery packs and systems Part 2: High-energy applications
EN 62752:2016 In-cable control and protection device for mode 2 charging of electric road vehicles (IC-CPD)
IEC 62660-2:2010 Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles - Part 2: Reliability and abuse testing
15/30269927 DC : 0 BS EN 61851-1 ED 3.0 - ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEM PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
BS ISO 12405-2:2012 Electrically propelled road vehicles. Test specification for lithium-ion traction battery packs and systems High-energy applications
12/30255891 DC : 0 BS ISO 10924-3 - ROAD VEHICLES - CIRCUIT BREAKERS - PART 3: MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKERS
BS ISO 12405-3:2014 Electrically propelled road vehicles. Test specification for lithium-ion traction battery packs and systems Safety performance requirements
01/714406 DC : DRAFT OCT 2001 ISO/DIS 16750-3 - ROAD VEHICLES - ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND TESTING FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - PART 3: MECHANICAL LOADS
BS ISO 26262-5:2011 Road vehicles. Functional safety Product development at the hardware level
15/30313857 DC : 0 BS ISO 8820-4 - ROAD VEHICLES - FUSE-LINKS - PART 4: FUSE-LINKS WITH FEMALE CONTACTS (TYPE A) AND BOLT-IN CONTACTS (TYPE B) AND THEIR TEST FIXTURES
15/30291873 DC : 0 BS ISO 10924-1 - ROAD VEHICLES - CIRCUIT BREAKERS - PART 1: DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL TEST REQUIREMENTS
14/30291870 DC : 0 BS ISO 10924-5 - ROAD VEHICLES - CIRCUIT BREAKERS - PART 5: CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH TABS WITH RATED VOLTAGE OF 450 V
ISO 8820-4:2016 Road vehicles Fuse-links Part 4: Fuse-links with female contacts (type A) and bolt-in contacts (type B) and their test fixtures
ISO 18243:2017 Electrically propelled mopeds and motorcycles — Test specifications and safety requirements for lithium-ion battery systems
ISO 10924-5:2016 Road vehicles Circuit breakers Part 5: Circuit breakers with bolt with rated voltage of 450 V
ONORM EN ISO 25197 : 2015 SMALL CRAFT - ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR STEERING, SHIFT AND THROTTLE (ISO 25197:2012 + AMD 1:2014)
UNE-EN 62660-2:2011 Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles - Part 2: Reliability and abuse testing
PREN 50436-1 : DRAFT 2012 ALCOHOL INTERLOCKS - TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS - PART 1: INSTRUMENTS FOR DRINK-DRIVING-OFFENDER PROGRAMS
EN ISO 25197:2012/A1:2014 SMALL CRAFT - ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR STEERING, SHIFT AND THROTTLE (ISO 25197:2012/AMD 1:2014)
UNE-EN 62752:2017 In-cable control and protection device for mode 2 charging of electric road vehicles (IC-CPD)
ISO 12405-3:2014 Electrically propelled road vehicles Test specification for lithium-ion traction battery packs and systems Part 3: Safety performance requirements
ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3:2017 Information technology Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks Specific requirements Part 3: Standard for Ethernet
S.R. CEN/TR 16152:2011 ELECTRONIC FEE COLLECTION - PERSONALISATION AND MOUNTING OF FIRST MOUNT OBE
ISO 17409:2015 Electrically propelled road vehicles Connection to an external electric power supply Safety requirements
EN ISO 17409:2017 Electrically propelled road vehicles - Connection to an external electric power supply - Safety requirements (ISO 17409:2015, Corrected version 2015-12-15)
BS ISO 21848:2005 Road vehicles. Electrical and electronic equipment for a supply voltage of 42 V. Electrical loads
EN 62660-2:2011 Secondary lithium-ion cells for the propulsion of electric road vehicles - Part 2: Reliability and abuse testing
EN 50436-1 : 2014 COR 2016 ALCOHOL INTERLOCKS - TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS - PART 1: INSTRUMENTS FOR DRINK-DRIVING-OFFENDER PROGRAMS

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IEC 60068-2-11:1981 Basic environmental testing procedures - Part 2-11: Tests - Test Ka: Salt mist
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IEC 60068-2-38:2009 Environmental testing - Part 2-38: Tests - Test Z/AD: Composite temperature/humidity cyclic test
IEC 60068-2-2:2007 Environmental testing - Part 2-2: Tests - Test B: Dry heat
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ISO 12103-1:2016 Road vehicles — Test contaminants for filter evaluation — Part 1: Arizona test dust
IEC 60068-2-14:2009 Environmental testing - Part 2-14: Tests - Test N: Change of temperature
IEC 60068-2-52:2017 Environmental testing - Part 2-52: Tests - Test Kb: Salt mist, cyclic (sodium chloride solution)
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