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Launch of the IET Code of Practice for Electrical Energy Storage Systems, 3rd Edition

Kerrie-Ann Mason

Join us for this free-to-attend event taking place in person at IET Stevenage: Futures place and virtually (streamed live via YouTube) on 21 May 2024. It’s a great opportunity to hear from the lead author, Graham Kenyon, (who leads a large technical committee assigned to the Code).  Graham will outline the most significant additions and amendments made since the 2nd edition and then we will look to take questions from those attending both in-person and virtually. 

Graham will cover some of the key changes in the new edition such as:

  • An update to the requirements for island mode switching arrangements,
  • Further guidance on fire safety and the location of batteries within an installation,
  • Updates to schematics for domestic use,
  • Update to the requirements for sizing of generator connecting circuits, and coordination of assemblies through which generators connect.

Programme

09:30 – Arrival and registration (for those attending in person)

10:00 – Introduction (for in-person and virtual attendees)

10:05 – A summary of key changes

10:40 – Q&A

11:00 – Close

Find out more and register your free place at https://www.theiet.org/eess3-launch

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  • My battery bank consists of four 6 volt batteries in series to give 24 volts in total, for a UPS. The fault current is probably a couple of thousand amps. Protection is a 60 amp  BS88 fuse in the middle of the three series connections. House service fuse type, in an all insulated holder. Charging current is a few amps, discharge current about 45 amps maximum, but usually much less.

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    broadgage said:
    My battery bank consists of four 6 volt batteries in series to give 24 volts in total, for a UPS. The fault current is probably a couple of thousand amps. Protection is a 60 amp  BS88 fuse in the middle of the three series connections. House service fuse type, in an all insulated holder. Charging current is a few amps, discharge current about 45 amps maximum, but usually much less.

    Is this in an assembly for a COTS UPS? If so, this is outside the scope of PAS 63100.

    However, ventilation, of course, still recommended.

    In a domestic (Pluggable Type A) COTS UPS, that's CE marked, arcing risk (e.g. of fuse removal) would be expected to be addressed by the manufacturer.

    Pluggable Type B or hard-wired UPS are not really considered for domestic use.

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  • in reply to broadgage
    broadgage said:
    My battery bank consists of four 6 volt batteries in series to give 24 volts in total, for a UPS. The fault current is probably a couple of thousand amps. Protection is a 60 amp  BS88 fuse in the middle of the three series connections. House service fuse type, in an all insulated holder. Charging current is a few amps, discharge current about 45 amps maximum, but usually much less.

    Is this in an assembly for a COTS UPS? If so, this is outside the scope of PAS 63100.

    However, ventilation, of course, still recommended.

    In a domestic (Pluggable Type A) COTS UPS, that's CE marked, arcing risk (e.g. of fuse removal) would be expected to be addressed by the manufacturer.

    Pluggable Type B or hard-wired UPS are not really considered for domestic use.

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