suitability for use in various environments;
mounting instructions;
instructions for connecting inputs and outputs (e.g. cable diameter, pipe diameter and thread);
commissioning instructions;
operating instructions;
maintenance information.
Design documentation
The manufacturer shall prepare design documentation, which shall include drawings, parts lists, circuit diagrams, block diagrams and a functional description, to enable compliance with the requirements of this European Standard to be assessed and a general assessment of the mechanical, pneumatic and electrical design to be made.
Marking
General
The p.s.e. shall be clearly marked with the following information:
number of this European Standard, EN 12101-10;
name or trademark of the manufacturer or supplier;
type number or other designation of the p.s.e.;
code or number identifying the production period, batch or unique reference of the p.s.e.;
classes to this European Standard;
technical data including:
Interruption time;
Maximum capacity;
Input values;
Output values;
warnings as appropriate.
If the p.s.e. is housed in its own cabinet, then at least a), b), c) and g) shall be marked on the outside of the cabinet.
If the p.s.e. is integrated with other equipment in a common cabinet, then at least a), b) and g) shall be marked on the outside of the common cabinet.
Gas bottles
Each cylinder shall be marked or labelled with at least:
volume, type of gas, mass of filling or pressure, gross mass;
manufacturer or distributor, date, batch identification;
maximum nominal temperature in °С.
The permitted orientation in use shall be clearly marked.
General test requirements
Standard atmospheric conditions for testing
Unless otherwise stated in a test procedure, the testing shall be carried out after the test specimen has been allowed to stabilise in the standard atmospheric conditions for testing as described in EN 60068-1 as follows:
temperature :
relative humidity
air pressure
15 °С to 35 °С,
25 % to 75 %,
86 kPa to 106 kPa.
The temperature and humidity shall be substantially constant for each environmental test where the standard atmospheric conditions are applied.
Mounting and orientation
Unless otherwise stated in a test procedure, the specimen shall be mounted in its normal orientation by the normal means of mounting indicated by the manufacturer.
Electrical connection
If the test procedure requires the specimen to be operating, then unless otherwise specified:
all inputs and outputs shall be connected to appropriate cables and equipment or to dummy loads corresponding to the maximum load all as specified by the manufacturer; and
for battery systems they shall be connected to the mains and to a battery of maximum capacity as rated by the manufacturer (tests with a maximum capacity battery are applicable to the p.s.e. with any smaller capacity battery).
Selection of tests
General
Generator sets are not covered by this test regime because they are covered by ISO 8528.
Between one and three specimens shall be supplied for testing, as specified by the manufacturer.
If the p.s.e. is housed in the c.p. then the environmental and functional tests described in prEN 12101-9 shall be carried out in addition to the functional tests required by 12.1 or 12.2.
If the p.s.e. is housed separately from the c.p., then the tests shown in Table 3 or Table 4 shall be applied except where a single use gas bottle is part of the triggering mechanism in which case it shall be tested in accordance with prEN 12101-9.
Where tests given in Table 3 or Table 4 are carried out, the choice of test shall depend on the class of p.s.e. (see Table 2 for details of the classification system).
Secondary power supplies shall be tested in accordance with 12.3.
Table 3 — Environmental tests for electrical p.s.e.
Test |
Environmental class of p.s.e. |
Operational or Endurance |
Clause number |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Cold |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.4 |
Damp heat, steady state |
X |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.5 |
Impact |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.6 |
Vibration, sinusoidal |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.7 |
Damp heat, steady state |
X |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Endurance |
12.8 |
Vibration, sinusoidal |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Endurance |
12.8 |
Dry heat |
X |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.10 |
SO2 corrosion |
X |
X |
Y |
Y |
Endurance |
12.11 |
Salt spray testing |
X |
X |
X |
Y |
Endurance |
12.12 |
Protection against water, IP rating |
X |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.13 |
Protection against solid foreign objects, IP rating |
X |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.14 |
EMC immunity |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.15 |
Y = test required. X = test not required. |
Tests for one specimen
If a single specimen is supplied for environmental testing, the specimen shall be subjected to all of the required tests listed in Tables 3 or 4, which may be carried out in any order. A functional test shall be carried out before and after the first environmental test and after each subsequent environmental test.
Tests for more than one specimen
If more than one specimen is supplied for environmental testing, then the tests may be divided between the specimens and carried out in any order. A functional test shall be carried out before and after each environmental test. For each specimen, the functional test after one environmental test may be taken as the functional test before the next environmental test.
Selection of functional tests
A functional test shall be carried out before, after and, when required, during the conditioning of each environmental test, as indicated in the test procedures. For each specimen, the initial functional test (before the conditioning of the first environmental test, on that specimen) and the final functional test (after the conditioning of the last environmental test, on that specimen) shall both be the full functional test; intermediate functional tests shall be the reduced functional test.
Table 4 — Environmental tests for pneumatic p.s.e.
Test |
Environmental class of p.s.e. |
Operational or Endurance |
Clause number |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Cold |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.4 |
|
Damp heat, steady state |
X |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.5 |
|
Impact |
C |
C |
C |
C |
Operational |
12.6 |
|
Vibration, sinusoidal |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.7 |
|
Damp heat, steady state |
X |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Endurance |
12.8 |
|
Vibration, sinusoidal |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Endurance |
12.9 |
|
Dry heat |
X |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Operational |
12.10 |
|
SO2 corrosion |
X |
X |
Y |
Y |
Endurance |
12.11 |
|
Salt spray testing |
X |
X |
X |
Y |
Endurance |
12.12 |
|
Protection against water, IP rating |
X |
C |
C |
C |
Operational |
12.13 |
|
Protection against solid foreign objects, IP rating |
X |
C |
C |
C |
Operational |
12.14 |
|
EMC immunity |
c |
C |
C |
C |
Operational |
12.15 |
Y = test required.
X = test not required.
C = applicable for electrical components of compressor sets only.
Tests
Electrical functional test
Full functional test
The test consists of all nine tests with voltage combinations and output currents as given in Table 5. The output voltages and the test results shall be measured and recorded.
Reduced functional test
The test consists of the tests 7 and 8 as given in Table 5. The output voltages and the test results shall be measured and recorded.
Requirements
In the tests of 12.1.1 and 12.1.2 the output voltages and test results recorded shall not fall outside the range specified by the p.s.e. manufacturer and the requirements in this European Standard.
Table 5 — Functional tests for battery p.s.e.
Test |
Mains supply voltage |
Condition of battery |
Output current load |
Purpose of test |
Duration of test |
1 |
Vna + 10% |
V b vb min |
і c 'max. a I kd •max. b |
No overheating |
4 h > 180 s |
2 |
V„ -10% |
Vb min |
I c •max. a I b ■max.b |
Performance within specification and no overheating |
4 h > 180 s |
3 |
Disconnected |
Vb min |
I .d ■max. b |
Output voltage within specification |
|
4 |
Vna — 10 % |
vb = oe |
lmax. b |
Output voltage within specification |
|
5 |
Vn + 10% |
“ Vb min and — Vb max charging capability disconnected |
I ■ 9 •mm- |
Output voltage within specification |
|
6 |
Vn+ 10% |
Disconnected |
lmax. b |
Ripple within specification |
|
7 |
V„-10% |
Disconnected |
lmax. b |
Ripple within specification |
|
8 |
Vn+10% |
Vbmax- |
Imin- |
Output voltage within specification |
|
9 |
Vn |
— 0,9 X Vbmin |
Imin* |
Fault signal |
|
‘ V„ is the nominal voltage of the public supply or equivalent.
b Vbmin. is the final voltage of the battery at the test temperature, as specified by the manufacturer.
' Output current load lmax a is the maximum standby load.
d Output current load lmax. b is the maximum short duration load (if lmax. ь is not specified by the manufacturer, then lm„. a shall be applied).
° Vb = 0 means a short circuit across the battery connection.
' Vb max is the float voltage of the battery.
9 Output current load l„„. is the minimum current load specified by the p.s.e. manufacturer.
NOTE The manufacturer specifies by lmax. a that current which is necessary for continuous monitoring, current load for the battery and indications. Imax ь specifies the current which is necessary opening the smoke and heat control system.
Pneumatic functional test
Compressor sets
Discharge the air receiver to atmospheric pressure then close the outlet shut off valve. Operate the compressor with a supply voltage of Vn - 10 %. Measure the time taken to charge the air receiver to the rated maximum pressure.
Repeat within 15 min with a supply voltage of Vn + 10%.
Leave the receiver charged for 72 h with the compressor switched off.
In the tests of 12 2.1.1 and 12.2.1.2 the time taken to charge the receiver shall be no more than
60 min. In the test of 12.2.1.3 the air pressure in the receiver shall not drop by more than 5 % of the initial value after correction for any change in environmental temperature or pressure.
Multi use gas bottles
Discharge the bottle until the alarm operates. The weight or pressure shall be within 10 % of the manufacturer’s nominal setting.
Single use gas bottles
No test is required by this European Standard since the functional test for these bottles is carried out with the triggering device or c.p. in accordance with prEN 12101-9.
Test of the charger and the secondary power source
Electrical charger
Discharge the battery to its final voltage at a discharge current of ld = C/20 amperes for lead acid type batteries, or ld = C/10 amperes for nickel cadmium type batteries, where C is the rated ampere-hour capacity of the battery, given by the manufacturer.
NOTE Other types of batteries may require different discharge currents.
Charge the battery for 72 h with the appropriate charger connected to the nominal mains voltage (Vn) while the p.s.e. output is loaded by lmaxa.
Repeat the procedure as in 12.3.1.1 and measure the discharge time (T1) in hours.
Charge the battery again for 24 h at Vn - 15 % while the p.s.e. output is loaded by lmax a-
Repeat the procedure as in 12.3.1.1 and measure the discharge time (T2) in hours.
In the test of 12.3.1.3 the product of the discharge time T1 and the discharge current ld shall be
not less than the rated capacity of the battery ( C ).
In the test of 12.3.1.5 the product of the discharge time T2 and the discharge current ld shall be not less than 0,8 x the rated capacity of the battery (C).
Replenishing pneumatic systems
For pneumatic p.s.e., monitor the specimen during the conditioning period to check that the available pressure is within the manufacturer’s specified limits. During the last hour of the conditioning period, for a compressor set only, discharge the air receiver and check that the receiver is refilled to operating pressure within 60 min.Cold (operational)
Object of the test
The object of the test is to demonstrate the ability of the equipment to function correctly at low ambient temperatures appropriate to the anticipated service environment.
Test procedure
General
Testing shall be carried out in accordance with the test procedures with gradual changes in temperature described in EN 60068-2-1 with the modifications and additions given in 12.4.2 Test Ad shall be used for heatdissipating specimens (as defined in EN 60068-2-1) and test Ab shall be used for non-heat-dissipating specimens.
Initial examination
Before conditioning, subject the specimen to the functional test.
State of the specimen during conditioning
The specimen shall be mounted as required by 11.2, be connected as required by 11.3 and be operating.
Conditioning
Apply the following severity of conditioning in accordance with Table 6.
Table 6 — Conditioning for cold (operational) test
Environmental class |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Temperature (°С) |
-5 |
-5 |
-5 |
-25 |
Duration (h) |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Measurements during conditioning
For electrical p.s.e., monitor the specimen during the conditioning period to check that the output voltage is within the manufacturer’s specified limits. During the last hour of the conditioning period, subject the specimen to the reduced functional test.
For pneumatic p.s.e., monitor the specimen during the conditioning period to check that the available pressure is within the manufacturer’s specified limits. During the last hour of the conditioning period, for a compressor set only, discharge the air receiver and check that the receiver is refilled to operating pressure within 60 min.
Final measurements