BS EN 50272-2:2001
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Safety requirements for secondary batteries and battery installations Stationary batteries
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25-05-2018
English
15-09-2001
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1 Scope
2 Main applications
3 Normative references
4 General definitions
5 Protection against electric shock
6 Disconnection and separation
7 Prevention of short circuits and protection from other
effects of electric current
8 Provisions against explosion hazards
9 Provision against electrolyte hazard
10 Accommodation, housing
11 Charge current requirements
12 Identification labels, warning notices and instructions
for use, installation and maintenance
13 Transportation, storage, disposal and environmental
aspects
14 Inspection and monitoring
Annex A (informative) Charging methods, modes of operation
Annex B (informative) Calculation of safety distance to
protect against explosion hazards
Applicable to stationary secondary batteries and battery installations with a maximum voltage of DC 1500 V (nominal) and describes the principal measures for protections against hazards generated from: - electricity, - gas emission, - electrolyte. Provides requirements on safety aspects associated with the erection, use, inspection, maintenance and disposal. Covers lead-acid and NiCd batteries.
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PEL/21
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 97/201891 DC and 96/206859 DC. (03/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
34
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
This European Standard applies to stationary secondary batteries and battery installations with a maximum voltage of DC 1500 V (nominal) and describes the principal measures for protections against hazards generated from: - electricity, - gas emission, - electrolyte. It provides requirements on safety aspects associated with the erection, use, inspection, maintenance and disposal. It covers lead-acid and NiCd batteries.
| Standards | Relationship |
| I.S. EN 50272-2:2001 | Identical |
| SN EN 50272-2 : 2001 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 50272-2:2002 | Identical |
| EN 50272-2:2001 | Identical |
| NF EN 50272-2 : 2005 | Identical |
| NBN EN 50272-2 : 2001 | Identical |
| NEN EN 50272-2 : 2001 | Identical |
| DIN EN 50272-2 : 2001 | Identical |
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