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(This introduction is not part of IEEE Std 1187-2002™, IEEE Recommended Practice for Installation Design and Installation of Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid Storage Batteries for Stationary Applications.)

Valve-regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries are playing an ever-increasing role in control and power systems. In many cases, VRLA batteries are being substituted for vented lead-acid batteries. Their use is also expanding into many other applications where their unique characteristics are desirable. Both gelled electrolyte and absorbed electrolyte VRLA designs, covering a range of sizes and capacities, are now available for use in many traditional and nontraditional battery applications. This recommended practice fulfills the need within the industry to provide a common understanding of VRLA batteries and is applicable to float-service stationary installations. Alternative energy applications are not covered.

This recommended practice was prepared by the IEEE 1187 Working Group, Installation and Maintenance Subcommittee of the Standards Coordinating Committee 29 on Stationary Batteries. At the time this recommended practice was completed, the IEEE 1187 Working Group had the following membership:

Eddie Davis, Chair

The following members of the balloting committee voted on this standard. Balloters may have voted for appproval, disapproval, or abstention.

Curtis Ashton

Richard T. Bolgeo

Ron Burgin

William Cantor

Thomas Carpenter

Jay Chamberlin

Steve Clark

Bruce Cole

Garth Corey

Dan Cox

John Coyle

Thomas Croda

Peter DeMar

Mike Flack

Robert Fletcher

Paul Foley

Daniel Funk

Timothy Furlong

Jerry Gordon

Thomas Gorlitz

Wayne Johnson

Peter Langan

Jose Marrero

James McDowall

Nick Nichols

Edward Rafter

Thomas Ruhlmann

Saba N. Saba

Amiya Samanta

Robert Schmitt

Frank Tarantino

Shawn Tyler

Michael Weeks

Walter Wylie

James Anderson

Curtis Ashton

Gary Balash

Robert Beavers

Richard T. Bolgeo

William Cantor

Jay Chamberlin

Mark Clark

Garth Corey

John Coyle

Eddie Davis

Peter DeMar

Harold Epstein

Robert Fletcher

Daniel Funk

Timothy Furlong

Jerry Gordon

Thomas Gorlitz

Richard Greco

Randall Groves

Paul Houck

J. H. Kelly

Alan Lamb

Peter Langan

Daniel Levin

Demetrios N. Logothetis

Joel Long

Jose Marrero

James McDowall

Bansi Patel

Hal Priestley

Thomas Ruhlmann

Saba N. Saba

Amiya Samanta

Richard Setchell

Sam Shah

Shawn Tyler

Kurt Uhlir

Michael Weeks

Walter Wylie

When the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved this standard on 21 March 2002, it had the following membership:

James T. Carlo, Chair

James H. Gurney, Vice Chair

Judith Gorman, Secretary

*Member Emeritus

Also included is the following nonvoting IEEE-SA Standards Board liaison:

Alan Cookson, NIST Representative

Satish K. Aggarwal, NRC Representative

Don Messina

IEEE Standards Project Editor

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Sid Bennett

H. Stephen Berger

Clyde R. Camp

Richard DeBlasio

Harold E. Epstein

Julian Forster*

Howard M. Frazier

Toshio Fukuda

Arnold M. Greenspan

Raymond Hapeman

Donald M. Heirman

Richard H. Hulett

Lowell G. Johnson .

Joseph L. Koepfinger*

Peter H. Lips

Nader Mehravari

Daleep C. Mohla

William J. Moylan

Malcolm V. Thaden

Geoffrey O. Thompson

Howard L. Wolfman

Don Wright

Scope

This recommended practice provides recommended design practices and procedures for storage, location, mounting, ventilation, instrumentation, preassembly, assembly, and charging of valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) storage batteries. Required safety practices are also included. This recommended practice is applicable to float-service stationary installations.

This recommended practice also contains six informative annexes. These provide additional tutorial information relating to topics introduced in the body of the document.

Battery sizing, maintenance, capacity testing, charging equipment, battery protection, and consideration of other types of batteries are beyond the scope of this recommended practice. Alternative energy applications are also beyond the scope of this recommended practice.

The portions of this recommended practice that specifically relate to personnel safety are mandatory instructions and are designated by the word shall; all other portions are recommended practices and are designated by the word should