• BS EN 50091-1:1993

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    General and safety requirementsSpecification for uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  19-03-2003

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-10-1993

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Cooperating organizations
    National foreword
    Foreword
    1 General
    1.1 Scope
    1.2 Definitions
    1.3 General requirements
    1.4 General conditions for tests
    1.5 Components
    1.6 Power interface
    1.7 Marking and instructions
    2 Fundamental design requirements
    2.1 Protection against electric shock and energy
          hazards
    2.2 Insulation
    2.3 Safety Extra-Low Voltage (SELV)
    2.4 Limited current circuits
    2.5 Provisions for protective earthing
    2.6 A.C. and D.C. power isolation
    2.7 Overcurrent and earth fault protection
    2.8 Protection of personnel - safety interlocks
    2.9 Clearances, creepage distances and distances
          through insulation
    2.10 External signalling circuits
    2.11 Limited power source
    2.12 Protection of the applied load
    3 Wiring, connections and supply
    3.1 General
    3.2 Connection to power
    3.3 Wiring terminals for external power conductors
    4 Physical requirements
    4.1 Stability and mechanical hazards
    4.2 Mechanical strength and stress relief
    4.3 Construction details
    4.4 Resistance to fire
    4.5 Battery location
    5 Thermal and electrical requirements
    5.1 Heating
    5.2 Earth leakage currents
    5.3 Electric strength
    5.4 Abnormal operating and fault conditions
    Annexes
    A (normative) Test for resistance to heat and fire
    B (normative) Motor test under abnormal conditions
    C (normative) Transformers
    D (normative) Measuring instruments for earth
          leakage current test
    E (normative) Temperature rise of a winding
    F (normative) Measurements of creepage distances and
          clearances
    G (normative) Earth leakage current for equipment
          intended to be connected directly to IT power
          systems
    H (informative) Guidance on protection against
          ingress of water and foreign objects
    J (informative) Table of electrochemical potentials
    K (normative) Thermal controls
    L (normative) Backfeed protection test
    M (normative) Examples of normal load conditions
    N (normative) Ventilation of battery compartments
    P (normative) Normative references to International
          Publications
    Q (informative) A-Deviations
    National annex NA (informative) Committees responsible
    National annex NB (informative) Cross-references

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    Applicable to electronic indirect a.c. convertor systems with an electrical energy storage device in the d.c. link.

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    Committee PEL/22
    Development Note DRAFT FOR COMMENT 91/27317 DC
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    BS 7083:1996 Guide to the accommodation and operating environment for information technology (IT) equipment
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    IEC 60146-4:1986 Semiconductor convertors. Part 4: Method of specifying the performance and test requirements of uninterruptible power systems
    IEC 60127:1974 Cartridge fuse-links for miniature fuses
    IEC 60950:1999 Safety of information technology equipment
    IEC 60925:1989+AMD1:1996+AMD2:2001 CSV DC supplied electronic ballasts for tubular fluorescent lamps - Performance requirements
    IEC 61000-2-2:2002+AMD1:2017 CSV Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 2-2: Environment - Compatibility levels for low-frequency conducted disturbances and signalling in public low-voltage power supply systems
    ISO 7000:2014 Graphical symbols for use on equipment Registered symbols
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