Museum of Plugs and Sockets - IEC 60309 Plugs and Sockets

IEC 60309 standard
plugs and sockets 60309

info
63A and
125A

IEC
60309 is a worldwide used standard defined by the In catalogs of electrotechnical companies
IEC 60309 material is
International Electrotechnical Commission for plugs,
socket, categorized as CEE
plugs and sockets.
outlets and couplers for industrial purpose.
16A
types are rarely used for domestic purposes but are common
IEC 60309 specifies a large range of sockets and plugs. An in workshops and can be found at campings, marinas and farms
overview of
types, including details about sizes, colour codes and etc. 32A,
63A and 125A plugs and sockets are clear industrial
keying (4h, 6h,
9h etc.)
are given on the IEC 60309 info
page. devices. 63A and
125A plugs are shown on a separate page.
1-3 IEC
60309 16A-6h 230V single phase socket outlet (1), plug (2) and
appliance inlet (3)..
Plugs and inlets have a key and sockets have a matching keyway.
Protective earth (PE) is positioned at 6 o'clock. See 60309
info page for details.
Manufacturers: JSL Material Eléctricos S.A., Portugal (1 and 2); ABL,
Germany (3).
4-6 IEC 60309 16A- 6h 240-415V three-phase,
5-pin
(3P+N+PE) socket outlet (4), plug (5) and appliance inlet (6).
Manufacturers: Mennekes, Germany (4); PC Electric, Austria (5); REV,
Germany.
7 IEC 60309 400V, 16A 6h 4-pin three-phase plug.

A connection without neutral pole can be used when a balanced load
between L1,
L2 and L3 is
assured. A protective earth (PE) connection is standard on all IEC
60309 devices.
Manufacturer: ABL-SURSUM, Germany.
8 IEC 60309 400V,
16A-6h 4-pin three-phase socket made in Poland by an unknown
manufacturer.
9 16A Perilex
plug wired to an IEC 60309
16A-6h five-pole, three-phase connector plug. Manufacturers: Bals,
Germany
(CEE
connector) and Insta (common subsidiary of Berker, Gira and Jung),
Germany (Perilex plug).
10 Adapter cable with CEE 7/7 (Schuko hybrid)
plug and IEC 60309 16A-6h - 230V
single phase outlet.
Manufacturer: PC Electric, Austria.
11 IEC 60309 16A-6h plug wired to a Schuko
connector plug.
Only L1, N and PE poles are
wired up. The PE pin is connected to the
Schuko earth clips.
Manufacturer: Mennekes,
Germany (CEE plug) and ABL (Schuko plug).
12 IFD 16A three-phase socket made in the
1980s by VEB Elektroschaltgeräte Grimma (GDR). Click image for details.
13 IEC
60309 16A-4h / 110-130V, 2P + earth socket.
Manufacturer: socket has trade-name CEEform
{WH}

14 IEC 60309 16A-4h / 110-130V, 2P + earth
plug. The plug (type 013-4TT) has screwless wire contacts; see image
15 for details.
Plug has been donated by the Austrian
company PC
Electric, manufacturer of an extensive range of CEE
industrial plugs and
sockets (see website).
Other examples of PCE plugs are shown in images 5 and 11.
{PCE}
15 Besides
the commonly used method to fasten wires with screws PC Electric offers
for several plugs an ingenious screwless
method. Images a-d shows the
principle.
a. Each pin contact has a grey holder containing a wire
grip.
When holder is in down position, pin contact is fully open..
b. Top view of a pin contact with holder down. Open pin
contact is
accessible to a wire.
c. Wire with stripped off 10-12 mm of insulation.
d. Insert wire 'c' in open contact 'b'. When the holder is
pushed up a
metal grip (red arrow) presses the wire firmly against the
contact
interior. A spring (partly visible in image b) ensures that holder
stays in up position and wire retraction is not possible.
To unwire the plug each holder have to be pushed down.

16a Extension
cord with IEC 60309 16A-6h five-pole, three-phase plug with phase
inverter. See nos 17 and 18 for explanation.
Manufacturer: Hengtong Electrical
Co., China. Plug type HTN715.
16b Preferred wire insulation colours
according to IEC 60446 (2004). Wires of HTCN extension cable (no. 16a)
have these colours.
17a, b Front
view (17a) and wiring (17b) of plug no. 16a.
Pins L2 and L3 are mounted in a white selector wheel that can be
rotated with a screw driver.
18a, b Front
view (18a) and inside (18b) of plug no. 16a . The selector wheel has
been rotated 180°. The position of L2 (connected to
black wire} and L3
(grey
wire) is now inverted. The phase order (L1-L2-L3) has been changed into
(L1-L3-L2), resulting in a
reversed direction of rotation
of a three-phase electric motor connected to the cord.
19 IEC 60309 16A-6h / 380-415V 4-pin plug

with phase inverter. Inside views with wire connectors are shown in
images 19a and
b.
Manufacturer: Mennekes Elektrotechnik GmbH & Co. KG in Kirchhundem,
Germany. {WH}
20a, b Inside viiews of 4-pin plug no. 19. The
selector wheel (red) houses L1 and L2 pins.
Image 20a: orientation of
selector wheel that results in L1-L2-L3 phase order.
Image 20b: 180º
rotated selector wheel; phase order L2-L1-L3 results in rotation of a
three-phase electric motor in reversed
direction. Selector wheel can be
rotated with a screw driver.

21, 22 IEC 60309 32A-6h / 240-415V, 3P + N +PE
socket (21) and plug (22); the circle, showing pin confuration, refers
to
plug.
32A plug and sockets are about 10% larger than 16A 5-pin versions (see
images 4 and 5).
Socket bears the indication CEE form®, which means that
it complies with CEE 17 standards (see details below)
Note that the three phase contacts and pins have 'hybrid' labels: R1,
S2 and T3 rather than nowadays L1, L2 and L3.
Manufacturer of plug: Mennekes Elektrotechnik.
Socket has trade-name CEEform. {WH}

23 P17 32A 9h socket made by
Legrand, rated at 127/220 V - 138/240 V. The socket is mainly used in
North America for high
leg
delta wiring of split-phase electric power. It allows one to
choose single-phase AC power at either 110-120 V between phase
and
neutral2, or 220-240 V between phase and phase.
However, the shown socket has been used in Britain and was wired for
two separate single-phase 240 V circuits: R1 – N and
S2– T3, of which
T3
was wired as a second neutral connection, separate to the standard
N. {DF}
IEC 60309 plugs and sockets are

also known
as CEE devices.
CEE is an abbreviation of Certification of Electrotechnical Equipment.
There are two CEE standards for plugs and
sockets: CEE 7 (household
plugs and sockets; for example 7/16 = Europlugs) and CEE 17 (
plugs,
sockets and
couplers for industrial purposes, for example material
shown above). CEE 17 has been superseded by IEC
60309 (first edition
was published in
1979). IEC is the International Electrotechnical Commission.

CEEform is a trade-name used for some time by Mennekes Elektrocknik.
Occasionally a CE mark is used. CE stands for Confomité Européenne /

European Conformity. A manufacturer
that affix a CE mark declares that
the product meets all legal requirements for CE marking and can be sold
throughout the European Economic Area. See European Commission website for details.
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plugs and sockets 60309

7 IEC 60309 400V, 16A 6h 4-pin three-phase plug.

19 IEC 60309 16A-6h / 380-415V 4-pin plug

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Occasionally a CE mark is used. CE stands for Confomité Européenne /

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