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AS 4044-1992

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Battery chargers for stationary batteries

Specifies requirements for constant-potential type battery chargers designed to float-charge stationary batteries and which may simultaneously supply power to a direct current load. Covers both performance and safety requirements and provides test methods.

Published: 17/08/1992

Pages: 16

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Table of contents

Header

About this publication

PREFACE

1 SCOPE

2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

3 DEFINITIONS

4 CLASSIFICATION

5 ALTERNATING CURRENT INPUT CHARACTERISTICS

5.1 General

5.2 Rated voltage and frequency

5.3 Alternating current system earthing

5.4 Neutral connection

5.5 Unbalanced three-phase supply

5.6 Power factor

6 DIRECT CURRENT OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS

6.1 General

6.2 Operating conditions

6.3 Output current

6.3.1 Rated output current

6.3.2 Current limiting

6.4 Output voltage adjustment range

6.4.1 Float voltage range

6.4.2 Equalizing voltage range

6.4.3 Boost voltage range

6.5 Voltage regulation

6.6 Overcurrent protection

6.7 Alternating current power restoration

6.8 Start-up behaviour

6.9 Dynamic response

6.10 Ripple voltage

6.11 Efficiency

7 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

7.1 General

7.2 Enclosure

7.2.1 Housing of live parts

7.2.2 Access

7.3 Isolating switch

7.4 Markings

7.4.1 Information to be marked

7.4.2 Output connections

7.4.3 Connecting cables

7.4.4 Transformer connections

7.4.5 Interconnecting wiring

7.4.6 Fuses

7.4.7 Shock hazard label

7.5 Transformer construction

8 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

8.1 Operating temperature

8.2 Storage

8.3 Altitude

8.4 Humidity

8.5 Audible noise

8.6 Electromagnetic interference

9 ALARMS, AUTOMATIC SHUT-DOWN FACILITIES AND METERS

9.1 Alarms

9.1.1 Battery charger output failure alarm

9.1.2 Low direct current float voltage alarm

9.1.3 High direct current float voltage alarm

9.1.4 Alternating current power failure alarm

9.2 Automatic shut-down facilities

9.2.1 High direct current voltage shut-down

9.2.2 Selective high direct current voltage shut-down

9.2.3 Alternating current power failure

9.3 Meters

10 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

11 TEST EQUIPMENT

11.1 General

11.2 Voltmeters

11.3 Ammeters

11.4 Thermometers

11.5 Wattmeters

11.6 Time measurement

11.7 Test battery

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

APPENDIX C

C1 TEST EQUIPMENT

C2 PROCEDURE

C2.1 Single-phase

C2.2 Three-phase

APPENDIX D

D1 TEST EQUIPMENT

D2 PROCEDURE

APPENDIX E

E1 TEST EQUIPMENT

E2 PROCEDURE

APPENDIX F

APPENDIX G

G1 TEST EQUIPMENT

G2 PROCEDURE

APPENDIX H

H1 SCOPE

H2 PROCEDURE

APPENDIX I

I1 TEST EQUIPMENT

I2 PROCEDURE

APPENDIX J

J1 TEST EQUIPMENT

J2 PROCEDURE

APPENDIX K

K1 TEST EQUIPMENT

K2 PROCEDURE

APPENDIX L

Cited references in this standard

AS 3000-1986 AMDT 2

[Superseded]

Amendment 2 to AS 3000-1986

AS 3100-1994

[Superseded]

Approval and test specification — General requirements for electrical equipment

AS 2374

Power transformers

AS 1939-1990

[Superseded]

Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment (IP Code)

AS 1259-1982

[Available Superseded]

Sound level meters

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