Description

This standard shall cover performance requirements for stored electrical energy systems providing an alternate source of electrical power in buildings and facilities in the event that the normal electrical power source fails.

Systems covered in this standard shall include power sources, transfer equipment, controls, supervisory equipment, and accessory equipment, including integral accessory equipment, needed to supply electrical power to the selected circuits.

This standard shall cover installation, maintenance, operation, and testing requirements as they pertain to the performance of the stored-energy emergency power supply system (SEPSS).

Exclusions.

This standard shall not cover the following:

(1) Application of the SEPSS

(2) Distribution wiring

(3) Systems having total outputs less than 500 VA or less than 24 V or systems less than Class 0.033 in accordance with Section 4.3

(4) Unit equipment

(5) Nuclear sources, solar systems, and wind stored-energy systems

(6) Uninterruptible power systems (UPS) supplied by an emergency power supply system (EPSS) or a UPS supplied by an SEPSS

(7) Optional standby systems

The following shall not be within the scope of this standard:

(1) Specific buildings or facilities, or both, requiring an SEPSS

(2) Specific loads to be served by the SEPSS

(3) Type, class, or level to be assigned to any specific load (See Section 4.1.)

Product Details

Published:

01/13/2018

ISBN(s):

9781455919826

ANSI Approved

Number of Pages:

33