battery safety

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puckman

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We have a battery bank at 48v used for our main switchgear and located about 3.5 feet from main switchgear. Is it a safety concern to have them that close to the gear in the event of a failure from a chemial reaction and needing to deal with the possibilty of a problem?
 
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djohns6

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Louisiana
We have a lot of substation control houses that have the battery bank just a few feet away from some relay/control panels . They mounted a fire curtain in front of the battery rack that slides on a track attached to the ceiling . It works like a shower curtain but is heavy duty and is designed for that purpose .
 
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nakulak

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Personally I don't think it's best practice, but adding a separate battery room for every installation isn't something that a lot of people want to spend their money on (unfortunately), and it doesn't seem to be a violation (as long as there is adequate ventilation), although I wonder if maybe it should be (due to the fact that catastophic failure and damage to the equipment is not that unlikely)
 
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zog

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Charlotte, NC
puckman said:
We have a battery bank at 48v used for our main switchgear and located about 3.5 feet from main switchgear. Is it a safety concern to have them that close to the gear in the event of a failure from a chemial reaction and needing to deal with the possibilty of a problem?
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Not ideal but not uncommon. As long as you are properly maintaining your batteries I would nto be concerned.

Heck, I used to sleep that close to a battery bank 100 times that size. :)
 
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charlietuna

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I would be more concerned with proper ventilation of the batteries. Hydrogen explosions can be very serious -- take a situation where the batteries are under load creating high hydrogen production--then something in that room creates a small arc !!! Hydrogen is unstable and can blow that whole room to shreds.
 
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brian john

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Leesburg, VA
Do you have spill containment, that would be the biggest issue with chemical issues.
With regular maintenance and proper temperature control any issues can be caught during maintenance.
 
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