RE:UL certification for ESS Yes, it seems they now have to pass the UL9540A test. They were kind of implying that as being the final stage when they made that comment back in May but somebody seems to have got their stages mixed up.
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Energy storage system testing is changing. Learn why July 15, 2022, could be a milestone on your company's safety journey.
New requirements are changing how you need to test your battery energy storage systems. A revised edition of UL 9540 includes updates for large-scale fire testing. It goes into effect on July 15, 2022. Starting then, you may have to change how you evaluate your ESS.
Help ensure your thermal runway fire propagation testing will be accepted by code authorities.
Increased deployment of energy storage systems has led to field failures in past years, heightening awareness of the dangers of thermal runaway. As this technology moves closer to our homes and places of work, battery manufacturers need to consider and evaluate the likelihood of fire propagation.
We developed the UL 9540A, the Standard for Test Method for Evaluating Thermal Runaway Fire Propagation in Battery Energy Storage Systems, to help manufacturers have a means of proving compliance with the new regulations. Leveraging our long practice of developing standards with our vast experience in the battery, energy storage and fire industries, we worked with regulators to understand their concerns and deliver a viable test method to accelerate the adoption of this innovative technology.
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