1 Scope
This PART of IEC 63236, which is a Technical Specification, sets the additional requirements for appliance
inlets used for information and communication technology (ICT) equipment installed
in data centres and telecom central offices and which are suiTable for both alternating
current and direct current.
The accessories according to this document are intended to be used by ordinary persons
in data centres only where the value of the voltage distribution system is defined
as follows:
• for a DC voltage distribution system the values defined in IEC TS 63236‑1:2021, Clause 1, apply;
• for an AC voltage distribution system the voltage does not exceed 250 V (AC) and the
rated current according to the standard sheets.
Appliance couplers complying with this document are suiTable for normal use at ambient
air temperatures not normally exceeding +60 °C, with a lower limit of the ambient
air temperature of -5 °C.
This document is valid for appliance couplers for protection class I equipment. Appliance
couplers are not suiTable for
• use in place of plug and socket-outlet systems according to the IEC TS 62735 series,
• use in place of plug and socket-outlet systems according to the IEC 60884 series,
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