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Equipotential requirements for energy storage products

Filling gaps in energy storage C&S presents several challenges, including (1) the variety of technologies that are used for creating ESSs. The pace of change in storage technology outpaces the following example of the technical standards development processes. All published IEEE standards have a ten-year. The challenge in any code or standards development is to balance the goal of ensuring a safe, reliable installation without hobbling technical innovation. This hurdle can occur when the requirements are prescriptive.

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What safety standards affect the design and installation of ESS?

As shown in Fig. 3, many safety C&S affect the design and installation of ESS. One of the key product standards that covers the full system is the UL9540 Standard for Safety: Energy Storage Systems and Equipment . Here, we discuss this standard in detail; some of the remaining challenges are discussed in the next section.

What are the environmental requirements of EES systems?

The general environmental requirements include the normative documents for the harmful material of system, recycling of system and greenhouse effects. The specific environmental requirements of EES systems only need the normative documents from several aspects such as electrical, mechanical, surrounding conditions, etc.

Does industry need energy storage standards?

As cited in the DOE OE ES Program Plan, “Industry requires specifications of standards for characterizing the performance of energy storage under grid conditions and for modeling behavior. Discussions with industry professionals indicate a significant need for standards ” [1, p. 30].

Do ESS systems and components meet safety standards?

The ability to state, with certainty, that an ESS system or component parts meets the provisions of one or more applicable safety standards supports the timely acceptance of safe ESS systems and components.

Do energy storage systems need a CSR?

Until existing model codes and standards are updated or new ones developed and then adopted, one seeking to deploy energy storage technologies or needing to verify an installation’s safety may be challenged in applying current CSRs to an energy storage system (ESS).

Do electric energy storage systems need to be tested?

It is recognized that electric energy storage equipment or systems can be a single device providing all required functions or an assembly of components, each having limited functions. Components having limited functions shall be tested for those functions in accordance with this standard.