Technical Specification
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SA TS 5398:2025
[Current]Electrical Energy Storage Equipment - Safety Requirements
TS 5398:2025 specifies the safety requirements of electrical energy storage (EES) equipment designed to be used within domestic, residential or small-scale industrial and/or commercial applications
Published: 03/10/2025
Pages: 71
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Introduction
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 General
3.2 Equipment related
4 Protection against hazards
4.1 General
4.2 Fault and abnormal conditions
4.3 Short circuit and overload protection
4.3.1 AC input current
4.3.2 Transformer protection
4.3.3 AC input short-circuit current
4.3.4 Protection of the energy storage device
4.3.5 Unsynchronised load transfer
4.4 Protection against electric shock
4.4.2.2.2 Selection tables for contact area and skin humidity condition
4.4.3.3 Protection by means of enclosures or barriers
4.4.7.1.1 Influencing factors
4.4.7.1.2 Pollution degree
4.4.7.1.3 Overvoltage category (OVC)
4.4.7.1.7 Components bridging insulation
4.4.7.2.2 Circuits connected to mains supply
4.4.7.7 PWB spacings for functional insulation
4.4.9 Capacitor discharge
4.5 Protection against electrical energy hazards
4.5.1 Service access areas
4.6 Protection against fire and thermal hazards
4.6.2.2 Components within a circuit representing a fire hazard
4.6.3.1 General
4.6.3.3.2 Openings in the top and side of fire enclosures
4.6.4 Temperature limits
4.6.4.1 Internal parts
4.6.5 Limited power sources
4.7 Protection against mechanical hazards
4.7.1 Protection in service access area
4.8 Equipment with multiple sources of supply
4.8.1 General
4.8.101.1 Pluggable Type B connection
4.8.3 Backfeed protection
4.9 Protection against environmental stresses
4.10 Protection against sonic pressure hazards
4.11 Wiring and connections
4.11.8.2 Connecting capacity
4.11.2 Non-detachable cords
4.11.101.1 Cord guard
4.11.101.2 Cord anchorages and strain relief
4.12 EES isolation and disconnect devices
4.12.1 Emergency switching (disconnect) device
4.12.2 Normal disconnect devices
4.12 Stored energy source
4.13.1 General
4.13.2 Accessibility and maintainability
4.13.3 Distance between battery cells
4.13.4 Case insulation
4.13.5 Electrolyte spillage
4.13.6 Ventilation and hydrogen concentration
4.13.7 Charging voltages
4.13.8 Battery circuit protection
4.13.8.1 Overcurrent and earth fault protection
4.13.8.2 Location of protective devices
4.13.8.3 Rating of protective devices
4.14 EES connection to telecommunication lines
4.15 PCE requirements
5 Type test requirements
5.1 General
5.1.5.3 Operating parameters for tests
5.1.2 Test overview
5.1.7.101 EES test overview
5.2 Test specification
5.2.2.2 Non accessibility test (type test)
5.2.2.4.4 Drop test
5.2.2.6 Wall, ceiling or rack mounted equipment test
5.2.2.101 Cord guard test
5.2.5 Electrical tests
5.2.6 Abnormal operation and simulated fault tests
5.2.7 Material tests
5.2.8 Environmental tests
6 Information and marking requirements
6.1 General
6.1.1 Durability of markings
6.1.2 Removeable parts
6.2 Information for selection
6.2.1 General
6.2.1.101 Nameplate model designation and rating requirements
6.3 Information for installation and commissioning
6.3.1 Guidance on EES installation
6.4 Information for use
6.4.3.101 Distribution-related backfeed
6.4.3.103 Batteries installed within the EES enclosure
6.5 Information for maintenance
7 Electrical energy storage safety conformance
7.1 General
7.2 Safety requirements
7.2.1 Enclosures
7.2.2 Battery module
7.2.3 Isolators
7.2.4 Safety data sheets
7.2.5 Energy storage installation instructions
7.2.6 User maintenance instructions
7.2.7 UV resistant labels and markings
7.2.7.1 General
7.2.8 Ingress protection ratings for installations
7.2.9 Software functional safety
8 Safety requirements for specific energy storage technologies
8.1 General
8.2 Lithium battery technologies
8.3 Lead acid battery technologies
8.4 Emerging storage technologies
Appendix A
A.1 Introduction
A.2 Scope
A.2.1 Application of this Appendix within the Technical Specification (this document)
A.3 Terms and definitions
A.4 Protection against hazards
A.4.1 General
A.4.2 Faults and abnormal conditions
A.4.3 Short circuit and overload protection
A.4.3.1 Protection of the energy storage device
A.4.4 Protection against electric shock
A.4.5 Protection against electrical energy hazards
A.4.6 Protection against fire and thermal hazards
A.4.7 Protection against mechanical hazards
A.4.8 Equipment with multiple sources of supply
A.4.9 Protection against environmental stress
A.4.9.1 Safety data sheets
A.4.10 Protection against sonic pressure hazards
A.4.11 Wiring and connections
A.4.11.102 Connection between modular components
A.4.101 EES isolation and disconnection devices
A.4.102 Stored energy source
A.4.103 ESS connections to telecommunication lines
A.4.12 PCE requirements
A.5 Type test requirements
A.6 Information and marking requirements
A.6.1 General
A.6.2 Information for selection
A.6.2.101 Nameplate model designation and rating requirements
A.6.3 Information for installation and commissioning
A.6.101 Instructions for modular assembly
A.6.4 Information for use
A.6.5 Information for maintenance
A.7 Electrical energy storage safety conformance
A.7.1 General
A.7.2 Safety requirements
A.7.2.1 Enclosures
A.7.2.2 Battery module
A.7.2.3 Isolators
A.7.2.5 Energy storage installation instructions
A.7.2.6 User maintenance
A.7.2.7 UV resistant labels and markings
A.7.2.8 Ingress protection ratings for installations
A.7.2.9 Software functional safety
A.7.201 Earthing
A.7.202 Tests required for commission a modular assembly
A.8 Safety requirements for specific energy storage technologies
A.8.1 Appendices B to M
A.8.2 Appendixes AA and BB
Appendix B
B.1 Conformance documentation
B.1.1 Information to be retained by the OEM or importer
B.2 Software functional safety
B.3 Certification and claim of conformance
B.4 Declaration of conformity (DoC) — Optional requirements
Appendix C
C.1 General
C.2 Risk assessment
Appendix D
D.1 General
D.2 Standards
Appendix E
E.1 General
E.2 Standards
E.2.1 Wind loading
E.2.2 Salt fog mist
E.2.3 Resistance to external fire
Appendix F
F.1 General
F.2 Warning systems
Appendix G
G.1 General
G.2 Quality assurance
Appendix H
H.1 General
H.2 Arc flash
Appendix I
I.1 General
I.2 Chemical hazards
Appendix J
J.1 General
J.2 Storage, handling and transport
Appendix K
K.1 General
K.2 Vibration — Transport and seismic
Appendix L
L.1 General
L.2 UV radiation
Appendix M
M.1 General
M.2 Cyber security
Appendix ZA
Appendix ZB
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Stationary lead-acid batteries, Part 11: Vented types - General requirements and methods of tests (IEC 60896 11:2002 (ED 1.0) MOD)
[Current]
Stationary lead-acid batteries, Part 21: Valve regulated types - Methods of test (IEC 60896-21:2004 (ED 1.0) MOD)
[Current]
Stationary lead-acid batteries, Part 22: Valve regulated types - Requirements (IEC 60896-22:2004 (ED 1.0) MOD)
[Current]
Uninterruptible power systems (UPS), Part 1: Safety requirements (IEC 62040-1:2017 (ED 2.0), MOD)
AS/NZS 4777.2:2020+A2
Grid connection of energy systems via inverters — Inverter requirements
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