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BSI PAS 63100:2024

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Electrical installations. Protection against fire of battery energy storage systems for use in dwellings. Specification

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BSI 2024 40
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3 Contents
5 Foreword
7 0 Introduction
9 1 Scope
10 2 Normative references
12 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
14 3.2 Abbreviated terms
15 4 Electrical installation
4.1 General requirements
4.2 Prevention of fire and burns from DC arcs
16 5 System controls and integration
5.1 System controls
5.2 Failure modes
Table 1 – Examples of system failure mode monitoring and actions
17 5.3 Identification of controls, indications and warnings
5.4 Battery management and monitoring system (BMMS) fire safety functions
18 6 Storage batteries
6.1 Access and basic mechanical protection
6.2 General safety requirements
19 Figure 1 – Examples of conformant and non-conformant arrangement of batteries
20 6.3 Safety of battery assemblies for protection against fire
and burns
Table 2 – Battery enclosure requirements based on determined arc flash
incident energy
21 6.4 Safety of cells and monobloc batteries
Table 3 – Installation location requirements of assemblies based on determined arc flash incident energy
Table 4 – Standards for cells and monobloc batteries
22 6.5 Protection against fire
24 6.6 Additional protection against mechanical impact
Table 5 – Locations requiring protection against mechanical impact
25 7 Power conversion equipment (PCE)
7.1 Product safety and performance
7.2 Protection against fire
7.3 Additional protection against mechanical impact
26 8 System marking, notices and instructions
8.1 Marking of components
8.2 System installation warnings and notices
Figure 2 – Symbol indicating the presence of both solar PV and BESS in a building
27 Figure 3 – Symbol indicating the presence of BESS in a building
Figure 4 – Examples of instruction notices required by 8.2.2
28 8.3 User instructions for the system
Table 6 – Requirements for system user instructions
29 9 Verification
9.1 Initial verification
30 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
31 Annex B (informative)
Example checklist for verification against
PAS 63100
Table B.1 – PAS 63100 verification checklist
36 Annex C (informative)
Suggested statement of conformity
Table C.1 – PAS 63100 suggested statement of conformity
38 Bibliography
BSI PAS 63100:2024
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