Electrical energy storage (EES) systems - Part 5-3. Safety requirements for electrochemical based EES systems considering initially non-anticipated modifications, partial replacement, changing application, relocation and loading reused battery.
Even though few incidents with domestic battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are known in the public domain, the use of large batteries in the domestic environment represents a safety hazard. This report undertakes a review of the technology and its application, in order to understand what further measures might be required to mitigate the risks.
The requirements for energy storage systems, as stated in article 706, apply to all permanently installed systems operating at over 50 V AC or 60 V DC. These systems may be stand-alone or interactive with other electric power production sources. Currently, these are the conditions outlined in the article.
This health and safety guidance for grid scale electricity storage, including batteries, aims to improve the navigability and understanding of existing standards. The deployment of grid scale electricity storage is expected to increase.
The scope of energy storage system standards includes both industrial large-scale systems and domestic battery energy storage systems (BESSs). Appendix 1 includes a summary of applicable international standards for domestic battery energy storage systems (BESSs).
As the industry for battery energy storage systems (BESS) has grown, a broad range of H&S related standards have been developed. There are national and international standards, those adopted by the British Standards Institution (BSI) or published by International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), CENELEC, ISO, etc.