ANSI IEEE Std 535-1986 qualification of Class 1E l

ANSI/IEEEStd535-1986(RevisionofANSI/IEEEStd535-1979)AnAmericanNationalStandardIEEEStandardforQualificationofClass1ELeadStorageBatteriesforNuclearPowerGeneratingStationsSponsorPowerGenerationCommitteeoftheIEEEPowerEngineeringSocietyApprovedSeptember19,1985IEEEStandardsBoardApprovedFebruary28,1986AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute©Copyright1986TheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers,Inc345East47thStreet,NewYork,NY10017,USANopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutpriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.iiIEEEStandardsdocumentsaredevelopedwithintheTechnicalCommitteesoftheIEEESocietiesandtheStandardsCoordinatingCommitteesoftheIEEEStandardsBoard.Membersofthecommitteesservevoluntarilyandwithoutcompensation.TheyarenotnecessarilymembersoftheInstitute.ThestandardsdevelopedwithinIEEErepresentaconsensusofthebroadexpertiseonthesubjectwithintheInstituteaswellasthoseactivitiesoutsideofIEEEwhichhaveexpressedaninterestinparticipatinginthedevelopmentofthestandard.UseofanIEEEStandardiswhollyvoluntary.TheexistenceofanIEEEStandarddoesnotimplythattherearenootherwaystoproduce,test,measure,purchase,market,orprovideothergoodsandservicesrelatedtothescopeoftheIEEEStandard.Furthermore,theviewpointexpressedatthetimeastandardisapprovedandissuedissubjecttochangebroughtaboutthroughdevelopmentsinthestateoftheartandcommentsreceivedfromusersofthestandard.EveryIEEEStandardissubjectedtoreviewatleastonceeveryfiveyearsforrevisionorreaffirmation.Whenadocumentismorethanfiveyearsold,andhasnotbeenreaffirmed,itisreasonabletoconcludethatitscontents,althoughstillofsomevalue,donotwhollyreflectthepresentstateoftheart.UsersarecautionedtochecktodeterminethattheyhavethelatesteditionofanyIEEEStandard.CommentsforrevisionofIEEEStandardsarewelcomefromanyinterestedparty,regardlessofmembershipaffiliationwithIEEE.Suggestionsforchangesindocumentsshouldbeintheformofaproposedchangeoftext,togetherwithappropriatesupportingcomments.Interpretations:Occasionallyquestionsmayariseregardingthemeaningofportionsofstandardsastheyrelatetospecificapplications.WhentheneedforinterpretationsisbroughttotheattentionofIEEE,theInstitutewillinitiateactiontoprepareappropriateresponses.SinceIEEEStandardsrepresentaconsensusofallconcernedinterests,itisimportanttoensurethatanyinterpretationhasalsoreceivedtheconcurrenceofabalanceofinterests.ForthisreasonIEEEandthemembersofitstechnicalcommitteesarenotabletoprovideaninstantresponsetointerpretationrequestsexceptinthosecaseswherethematterhaspreviouslyreceivedformalconsideration.Commentsonstandardsandrequestsforinterpretationsshouldbeaddressedto:Secretary,IEEEStandardsBoard345East47thStreetNewYork,NY10017USAiiiForeword(ThisForewordisnotapartofANSI/IEEEStd535-1986,IEEEStandardforQualificationofClass1ELeadStorageBatteriesforNuclearPowerGeneratingStations.)ANSI/IEEEStd323-1983,StandardforQualifyingClass1EEquipmentforNuclearPowerGeneratingStations,wasdevelopedtoprovideguidancefordemonstratinganddocumentingtheadequacyofelectricalequipmentusedinallClasslEandinterfacesystems.Thisstandard,ANSI/IEEEStd535-1986,wasdevelopedtoprovidespecificmethodsandtypetestproceduresforleadstoragebatteriesinadherencetoANSI/IEEEStd323-1983.Adherencetothisstandardmaynotsufficeforassuringpublichealthandsafetybecauseitistheintegratedperformanceoftheelectricalsystemsofthestationthatlimitstheconsequenceofaccidents.Eachapplicanthastheresponsibilitytoassurehimselfandothersthatthisdocument,ifused,ispertinenttohisapplicationandthattheintegratedperformanceofhisstationisadequate.ThisstandardwaspreparedbytheWorkingGrouponBatteriesoftheStationDesignSubcommitteeofthePowerGenerationCommittee.Atthetimethisdocumentwasapproved,theworkinggrouphadthefollowingmembers:J.H.Bellack,ChairJ.W.AndersonD.BrandtJ.L.ChamberlinV.E.DalkeE.DanielsP.J.DemarD.O.FederJ.GourdierR.S.GreenR.W.HopewellR.KelleherP.Kine*J.KnoxD.S.LevinS.MeisselJ.F.MontalbanoB.RadimerH.KReidT.RuhlmanB.G.TreeceG.TsouderosG.Walker*Liaisonrepresentative,SC-2ofNPECThefollowingpersonswereontheballotingcommitteethatapprovedthisdocumentforsubmissiontotheIEEEStandardsBoard:W.W.AvrilM.S.BaldwinJ.H.BellackI.B.BerezowskyG.BermanF.L.BrennanP.G.BrownR.W.CantrellH.E.ChurchR.S.ColemanR.E.CottaM.L.CrenshawP.M.DavidsonG.R.EngmannW.M.FennerA.H.FerberD.I.GordenR.D.HandelF.W.KeayP.R.LandrieuG.L.LuriJ.T.MadillO.S.MazzoniM.W.MigliaroJ.T.NikolasR.E.PennJ.D.PlaxcoR.J.ReimanB.E.RobertsA.J.SpurginG.I.StillmanJ.E.Stoner,JrJ.B.SullivanT.D.YounkinsWhentheIEEEStandardsBoardapprovedthisstandardonSeptember19,1985,ithadthefollowingmembership:JohnE,May,ChairJohnP.Riganati,ViceChairSavaI.Sherr,SecretaryJamesH.BealFletcherJ.BuckleyReneCastenschioldEdwardChelottiEdwardJ.CohenPaulG.CummingsDonaldC.FleckensteinJayForsterDanielL.GoldbergKennethD.HendrixIrvinN.HowellJackKinnJosephL.Koepfinger*IrvingKolodnyR.F.LawrenceLawrenceV.McCallDonaldT.Michael*FrankL.RoseCliffordO.SwansonJ.RichardWegerW.B.WilkensCharlesJ.Wylie*MemberemeritusivCLAUSEPAGE1.Scope....................................................................