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BS EN 60896-1:1992

Superseded
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Stationary lead-acid batteries. General requirements and methods of test Vented types
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

12-03-2003

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-08-1992

Cooperating organizations
National foreword
Foreword
Section One - General
1. Scope
2. Object
Section Two - General requirements and definitions
3. Mechanical strength
4. Electrolyte levels
5. Definition - Electrolyte reserve
Section Three - Functional characteristics and specific
requirements
6. Capacity
7. Suitability for floating battery operation
8. Endurance
9. Charge retention
10. Short-circuit current and internal resistance
11. Accuracy of measuring instruments
12. Preparation of cells and batteries for testing
Section Five - Test methods
13. Capacity test
14. Test of suitability for floating battery operation
15. Endurance in discharge-charge cycles
16. Charge retention test
17. Short-circuit current and internal resistance test
18. Test sequence
Appendix A
Table AI - Typical stationary lead-acid battery
applications
Table AII - Typical types and construction of stationery
lead-acid batteries
Annex ZA (normative) Other international publications
quoted in this standard with the references of the
relevant European publications
National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible
National annex NB (informative) Cross-references

Applies to lead-acid cells and batteries which are designed for service in a fixed location (i.e. not habitually to be moved from place to place) and which are permanently connected to the load and to the d.c. power supply.

Committee
PEL/21
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 6290-1(1983) (09/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
38
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS EN 60896-2:1996 Stationary lead-acid batteries. General requirements and methods of test Valve regulated types
BS 5266-5:1999 Emergency lighting Specification for component parts of optical fibre systems
BS 8450:2006 Code of practice for installation of electrical and electronic equipment in ships
BS 6290-2:1999 Lead-acid stationary cells and batteries Specification for the high-performance Plante positive type
BS 6290-4:1997 Lead-acid stationary cells and batteries Specification for classifying valve regulated types
BS 6290-3:1999 Lead-acid stationary cells and batteries Specification for the flat positive plate type

IEC 60050-151:2001 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices
IEC 60485:1974 Digital electronic d.c. voltmeters and d.c. electronic analogue-to-digital converters
IEC 60051:1973 Recommendations for direct acting indicating electrical measuring instruments and their accessories
IEC 60359:2001 Electrical and electronic measurement equipment - Expression of performance

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