NFPA 853-2015 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems (Effective Date 7 1 2014).pdf

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29、w.nfpa.org. All NFPA codes and standards can be viewed at no cost at www.nfpa.org/freeaccess.Copyright 2014 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 853 Standardforthe InstallationofStationaryFuelCellPowerSystems 2015Edition This edition of NFPA 853,StandardfortheInstallation

30、ofStationaryFuelCellPowerSystems, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Electric Generating Plants. It was issued by the Standards Council on June 11, 2014, with an effective date of July 1, 2014, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 853 was approved as an American Nationa

31、l Standard on July 1, 2014. OriginandDevelopmentofNFPA853 In 1997, the Technical Committee on Electric Generating Plants appointed a Task Group on Fuel Cells to begin work on this document. The Standards Council officially approved the project in January 1998. The Council recognized that fuel cells

32、were becoming a popular means of producing electricity and that there were no installation standards for this technol- ogy. NFPA 853 addresses fire protection for siting, fuel supplies and storage, ventilation, and general fire protection requirements. The scope of the 2003 edition was changed signi

33、ficantly from that of the 2000 edition. The 2000 edition did not cover fuel cells smaller than 50 kW; the 2003 edition covered stationary fuel cell power systems of any size. The changes to the 2007 edition of NFPA 853 were clarifications of existing requirements. The use of the concept of lower fla

34、mmable limit was changed to correctly distinguish it from lower explosive limit. The changes to the 2010 edition of NFPA 853 included clarification on the distance that is required between fuel cell power system(s) and stored combustible materials. In addition, several clarifications of existing req

35、uirements were made. The changes to the 2015 edition of NFPA 853 include clarification of ventilation air and its application, subdividing it into three categories: circulation air, dilution air, and primary air. New definitions have also been provided. 8531 NFPA and National Fire Protection Associa

36、tion are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169.TechnicalCommitteeonElectricGeneratingPlants WilliamD.Snell, Chair Luminant Power, TX U StevenM.Behrens, XL Global Asset Protection Services, CT I DarylC.Bessa, F. E. Moran, Inc., IL IM DonaldC.Bi

37、rchler, FP&C Consultants, Inc., MO SE MarkS.Boone, Dominion Resources Services Inc., VA U Rep. Edison Electric Institute StanleyJ.Chingo, NISYS Corporation, GA SE LawrenceM.Danner, GE Power and Water, SC M DelDornbos, Viking Group, Inc., MI M DonDrewry, HSB Professional Loss Control, NJ I KennethW.D

38、ungan, Performance Design Technologies, TN SE LaurieB.Florence, UL LLC, IL RT IsmailM.Gosla, Fluor Corporation, CA SE KelvinHecht UTC Fuel Cells, CT M FredL.Hildebrandt, Janus Fire Systems, IN IM Rep. Fire Suppression Systems Association DavidE.Kipley, AREVA NP, Inc., IL SE JohnW.Koester, Marsh Risk

39、 Consulting, MD I AmjadM.Mian, Manitoba Hydro, Canada U ScotPruett, Black & Veatch Corporation, KS SE RonaldRispoli, Entergy Corporation, AR U CliffordC.Roberts, American International Group, Inc. (AIG), FL I NormanC.Rockwell, Tennessee Valley Authority, TN U RichardRyan, Rodeo/Hercules Fire Protect

40、ion District, CA E DanielSheridan Wolverine Engineering & Consulting Services, MI SE MichaelF.Short ClearEdge Power, CT M AndrewSkok, Fuel Cell Energy, CT M ToddE.Stinchfield, FM Global, RI I DonaldStruck, Siemens Fire Safety, NJ M Rep. National Electrical Manufacturers Association RobertD.Taylor, A

41、merican Electric Power, IN U Rep. PRB Coal Users Group RobertVincent, Shambaugh & Son, L.P., IN IM Rep. National Fire Sprinkler Association RobertP.Wichert, Robert P. Wichert Professional Engineering Inc., CA SE WilliamA.Wood, Starr Technical Risks Agency, Inc., GA I Alternates JamesBouche, F. E. Mo

42、ran, Inc., IL IM (Alt. to D. C. Bessa) HughD.Castles, Entergy Services, Inc., MS U (Alt. to R. Rispoli) MatthewJ.Daelhousen, FM Global, MA I (Alt. to T. E. Stinchfield) RussellA.Deubler, HSB Professional Loss Control, NH I (Alt. to D. Drewry) LarryDix, XL Global Asset Protection Services, NY I (Alt.

43、 to S. M. Behrens) DanielP.Finnegan, Siemens Industry, Inc., NJ M (Alt. to D. Struck) DanielD.Groff, AIG Energy and Engineered Risk, PA I (Alt. to C. C. Roberts) BrianJohnstone, Fire Protection Industries, Inc., NJ IM (Alt. to R. Vincent) LaurenF.Kukis, General Electric, SC M (Alt. to L. M. Danner)

44、AlanP.McCartney, Tennessee Valley Authority, TN U (Alt. to N. C. Rockwell) TimothyPope, Janus Fire Systems, IN IM (Alt. to F. L. Hildebrandt) JohnE.Reiter, AES Corporation, VA U (Alt. to M. S. Boone) BlakeM.Shugarman, UL LLC, IL RT (Alt. to L. B. Florence) Nonvoting ThomasC.Clayton, Overland Park, K

45、S SE (Member Emeritus) LeonardR.Hathaway, The Villages, FL I (Member Emeritus) ChadDuffy, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the final text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred.Akey to classificati

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47、fire protection for electric generating plants and high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations, except for electric generating plants using nuclear fuel. 8532 INSTALLATION OF STATIONARY FUEL CELL POWER SYSTEMS 2015 EditionContents Chapter1 Administration . 8534 1.1 Scope 8534 1.2 Purpose .

48、 8534 1.3 Application . 8534 1.4 Retroactivity 8534 1.5 Equivalency . 8534 1.6 Units and Formulas 8534 Chapter2 ReferencedPublications . 8534 2.1 General 8534 2.2 NFPA Publications 8534 2.3 Other Publications . 8534 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections . 8535 Chapter3 Definitions 8535 3

49、.1 General 8535 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions . 8535 3.3 General Definitions 8535 Chapter4 GeneralEquipmentConfiguration 8537 4.1 General 8537 4.2 Prepackaged, Self-Contained Fuel Cell Power Systems . 8537 4.3 Pre-Engineered Fuel Cell Power Systems 8537 4.4 Engineered and Field-Constructed Fuel Cell Power Systems . 8537 Chapter5 SitingandInterconnections . 8537 5.1 General Siting . 8537 5.2 Outdoor Installations 8537 5.3 Indoor Installations 8538 5.4 Rooftop I