Battery Rooms and Enclosures

This part of the standard specifies general safety requirements for stationary energy storages with lithium batteries. The purpose of the requirements of this standard is to ensure that HAZARDS to the operator/user and the surrounding area are reduced to a tolerable level. Requirements for protection against particular types of HAZARDS: electric shock or burn, mechanical hazards, spread of fire from the equipment, excessive temperature, effects of fluids and fluid pressure, liberated gases, explosion, chemical hazards (e.g., electrolyte).

1.1 These requirements cover fixed and location-dedicated electric room heating equipment rated 600 V or less to be employed in ordinary locations in accordance with the NEC, ANSI/NFPA 70. 1.2 These requirements do not cover movable heaters, wall- or ceiling-hung heaters, baseboard heaters, duct heaters, central-heating furnaces, fan-coil units, panel- or cable-type radiant-heating equipment, electric boilers, or any other electric heating equipment or appliances covered in or as a part of separate, individual requirements.

Specifies requirements for the installation of sealed secondary batteries permanently installed in buildings.

Applies to all stationary Lead-Acid cells and monobloc batteries of the valve regulated type for float charge applications (i.e., permanently connected to a load and to a DC power supply), in a static location and incorporated into stationary equipment or installed in battery rooms for use in telecom, UPS, utility switching, emergency power or similar applications. The objective is to specify test methods for all types and construction of valve regulated stationary Lead-Acid cells and monobloc batteries used in standby power applications.

The purpose of this standard is to develop industry-wide requirements including methods and procedures for the control of battery room and enclosure environments. This includes adequate ventilation of battery-generated gases, the dissipation of battery-generated head, the control of room and enclosure temperature, the management of battery electrolyte spills, and in general the control of any contaminates within the battery room or enclosure.

Abstract: Specifies requirements for the installation of vented secondary batteries permanently installed in buildings.
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