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NO Points to be checked Standard reference
1 Battery room to accessed only by authorized persons NFPA 70E article 320.3
2 Maintenance personnel not allowed in the battery room NFPA 70E article 320.3
without adequate illumination
Conductive mettallic objects like jewels are not allowed
3 NFPA 70E article 320.3
while maintainance
Batterry room door opening need to be open outwards with
4 NFPA 70E article 320.3
door autoclosure
5 Ideal temperature to be maintained in the battery room is IEEE 1635 6.2.1.3
20 to 24 degrees
6 Recommended humidity in battery room is 35- 65 degrees IEEE 1635 6.2.2
Temperature gradient allowed between battery cells is 3
7 degrees for Lead acid, VRLA and 5 degree for Ni - CDd IEEE 1635 6.2.1.4
batteries
Temperature at negative terminal for the battery should not
8 be greater than 3 degrees - AC ripple on DC batteries IEEE 1188 c.5
conditions
Recommended ventilation to be maintained in the battery
9 room or battery enclosures - 1 CFM or to restrict the International fire code 608.6.1
accumulation of hydrogen to 1 %
Unique identification of cells to be provided for
10 Good engineering practice
maintenance purposes
11 Foreign pipe lines or materials not allowed in the battery NFPA 70E article 320
room unless they are corrosion resistant 2009 edition
Battery terminal take off leads and terminal connectors shall NFPA 70E article 320 2009
12
be shrouded to prevent un intentional contact edition
Battery terminal interlink connectors to be corrosion
NFPA 70E article 320 2009
13 resistant or coated with thin layer of corrosion or oxidation
prevention compound like petroleum jelly edition
Minimum space required between each individual battery NFPA 70E article 320 .4
14
cells is 0.5 inch or 12.5 mm 2009 edition
NFPA 70E article 320 2009
15 Lux level to be maintained in the battery room is 300 LUX
edition
Fire detection system is required to be installed in the
16 International fire code 608.9
battery room
Thermal management of batteries to be done to prevent
17 International fire code 608.3
thermal run away of batteries
warning signs for battery room
Shock hazard warnings
Chemical hazard warnings- Acid, corrosion
List of PPE's required
18 NFPA 70E article 320.3
Entry to authorized persons
18 NFPA 70E article 320.3
Technical information about battery installation if required
Warning signs displaying information about prohibiting open
flame and smoking
Alarms to be provided for battery charger or UPS systems
Over voltage
Undervoltage
19 Overcurrent NFPA 70E article 320.3
Ground fault
Overtemperature measurement at pilot cells and limiting
the charging current or disconnecting the voltage to prevent
thermal run away of batteries
List of PPE's required for battery maintenance
Goggles
Face shield suitable for chemical and electrical hazard
Gloves
Aprons
eye wash shower within the working area
Spill containment kit for containment of acid solution and to
20 neutralize it to a PH value of 7-9. Neutralizing solution can IEEE 1635 & IEEE 450
be prepared by adding 100gm of sodium bi carbonate in 1
litre of water
Tools should be insulated for maximum DC work potential
Non sparking tools should be used for battery rooms which
are classified as Hazardous areas
Individual batteries vent cells should be clean, free from dirt
and obstrucles
Connection between the battery terminal and the DC
21 Switching equipment should be insulated up to a distance of NFPA 70E article 320
3.75 m from terminal or up to the ceiling
If artifical ventilation provided, the ventilation inlet opening
22 should not be greater than the lowest battery tier and NFPA 70E article 320
exhaust opening should be at the highest point in the room
If artifical ventilation provided, ventilation failure alarm to
23 NFPA 70E article 320
be provided at control locations
Exhaust fan shall not be located directly in the ventilation
24 NFPA 70E article 320
opening duct
the exhaust of ventilation to be taken outside the area and NFPA 70E article 320
25
not close to any of the electrical equipment located nearby
Antistatic, anticorrsive floor required in the floor and upto a
26 height of 100 mm on the wall and up to 100 mm more than NFPA 70E article 320
the battery container if the battery is located very close the
wall
The minimum aisle width required in the battery room is
27 NFPA 70E article 320
900 mm
Minimum working space required between battery bank
28 and wall or any panel is 900 mm if the the voltage is lesser NFPA 70 table 110.26
than 150 V.
Minimum working space required between battery bank is
900mm if there is exposed live part is only one side and the
29 NFPA 70 table 110.26
minimum working space required is 1.2 m if exposed live
parts is in both sides
Seprate battery room is not required for VRLA batteries.
They can be located in the working space itself but the APC white papers 34 &
30
persons should aware of hazards and the rack should be international fire code
atleast 3.05 m away from the working space
Seprate battery room is required for lead acid batteries.
They can be located in the UPS or other associated
31 equipments like chargers but not in the working spaces. APC white papers 34
Temperature and ventilation requirement should be
maintained
32 Battery stand earthing need to be checked - No reference till
now whether it is required or not?
Performance test of VRLA batteries to be performed once in
33 IEEE 1188
two years or 25 % period of expected life time
Preventive maintenance for VRLA batteries
Overall float voltage at battery terminals - monthly once
charger output current and voltage monthly once
IEEE 1188
ambient temperature monthly once
Ventilation & monitoring equipment monthly once
Visual inspection of battery cells monthly once
34 voltage of each cell - Quartely once
Temperature measurement of battery cells - Quartely once
Cell unit internal ohmic resistance - Quartely once
IEEE 1188
Terminal connection resistance of batteries - once in a year
AC ripple current imposed on the batteries - once in a year
Preventive maintenance for lead acid batteries
Overall float voltage at battery terminals - monthly once
charger output current and voltage monthly once
ambient temperature monthly once
Ventilation & monitoring equipment monthly once
Visual inspection of battery cells monthly once
Electrolytic level in each cells - montly once
35 Specific gravity of each cells - monthly once IEEE 450
Pilot cell- 10 % of total cells voltage and temperatrue
measurement - monthly once
battery monitoring alarm inspections- monthly once
voltage of each cell - Quartely once
Specific gravity of each cells - Quartely once
Cell - cell terminal resistance measurement - once in year
Quartely measurements - once in a year
Applicable type of batteries
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
VRLA batteries
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
VRLA batteries
General
General
Only for lead acid and nickel
cadmium batteries
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
General
Applicable only for VRLA
batteries
General
General
General
General
Only for lead acid batteries
Only for lead acid batteries
General
Lead acid battery rooms
General
General
Only required for lead acid
batteries
Only required for lead acid
batteries
Only required for lead acid
batteries
Only required for lead acid
batteries
Only required for lead acid
batteries
Only required for lead acid
batteries
General
General
VRLA batteries
Lead acid battery rooms
General
VRLA batteries
VRLA batteries
Lead acid batteries
