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PAS 63100:2024 Electrical installations. Protection against fire of battery energy storage systems for use in dwellings. Specification, 2024
- Contents
- Foreword
- 0 Introduction
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
- 3.1 Terms and definitions
- 3.2 Abbreviated terms
- 4 Electrical installation
- 4.1 General requirements
- 4.2 Prevention of fire and burns from DC arcs
- 5 System controls and integration
- 5.1 System controls
- 5.2 Failure modes
- 5.3 Identification of controls, indications and warnings
- 5.4 Battery management and monitoring system (BMMS) fire safety functions
- 6 Storage batteries
- 6.1 Access and basic mechanical protection
- 6.2 General safety requirements
- 6.3 Safety of battery assemblies for protection against fire and burns
- 6.4 Safety of cells and monobloc batteries
- 6.5 Protection against fire
- 6.6 Additional protection against mechanical impact
- 7 Power conversion equipment (PCE)
- 7.1 Product safety and performance
- 7.2 Protection against fire
- 7.3 Additional protection against mechanical impact
- 8 System marking, notices and instructions
- 8.1 Marking of components
- 8.2 System installation warnings and notices
- 8.3 User instructions for the system
- 9 Verification
- 9.1 Initial verification
- Annex A (informative) Recommended working practices to reduce the risk of fire and explosion
- A.1 Electrical work on batteries, and DC circuits supplied by batteries
- A.2 Transportation of battery assemblies
- A.3 Transportation of cells and monobloc batteries not part of a battery assembly
- A.4 Securing batteries in a vehicle during transportation
- Annex B (informative) Example checklist for verification against PAS 63100
- Annex C (informative) Suggested statement of conformity
- Bibliography
- Table 1 – Examples of system failure mode monitoring and actions
- Table 2 – Battery enclosure requirements based on determined arc flash incident energy
- Table 3 – Installation location requirements of assemblies based on determined arc flash incident energy
- Table 4 – Standards for cells and monobloc batteries
- Table 5 – Locations requiring protection against mechanical impact
- Table 6 – Requirements for system user instructions
- Table B.1 – PAS 63100 verification checklist
- Table C.1 – PAS 63100 suggested statement of conformity
- Figure 1 – Examples of conformant and non-conformant arrangement of batteries
- Figure 2 – Symbol indicating the presence of both solar PV and BESS in a building
- Figure 3 – Symbol indicating the presence of BESS in a building
- Figure 4 – Examples of instruction notices required by 8.2.2 [Go to Page]
