IEEE 450
Title: Recommended Practice for Maintenance, Testing, and
Replacement of Vented Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications
Status: Revision Project
Technical Contact: Mark S. Clark, Phone:361-972-8234, Email:sclark@stpegs.com
History: PAR APP: Sep 22, 2005
Project scope: This document provides recommended
maintenance, test schedules, and testing procedures that can be used to optimize the life
and performance of permanently-installed, vented lead-acid storage batteries used for
standby power applications. It also provides guidance to determine when batteries should
be replaced. This recommended practice is applicable to full-float stationary applications
where a battery charger normally maintains the battery fully charged and provides the dc
loads. However, specific applications, such as emergency lighting units and semi-portable
equipment, may have other appropriate practices that are beyond the scope of this
recommended practice. Sizing, installation, qualification, other battery types, and
application are also beyond the scope of this recommended practice. The maintenance and
testing programs described in this recommended practice represent the best program based
on the information available at the time this document was developed. The user should
evaluate these practices against their operating experience, operating conditions,
manufacturers recommendations, resources, and needs in developing a maintenance program
for a given application. These maintenance and testing recommendations were developed
without consideration of economics, availability of testing equipment and personnel, or
relative importance of the application. Development of a maintenance and testing program
for a specific application requires consideration of all issues, not just the technical
issues considered in this document. This recommended practice does not include any other
component of the dc system, or inspection and testing of the dc system, even though the
battery is part of that system. Pre-operational and periodic dc system tests of chargers
and other dc components may require that the battery be connected to the system. Details
for these tests depend on the requirements of the dc system and are beyond the scope of
this recommended practice.
Project purpose: The purpose of this recommended practice is
to provide the user with information and recommendations concerning the maintenance,
testing, and replacement of vented lead-acid batteries used in stationary applications.
Incorporate errata sheet.
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