4 FAQs about The battery cabinet is placed on the anti-static floor

What factors should be considered when designing a battery room floor?

Several factors need to be considered when designing a battery room floor. For VRLA batteries the simplest of protection is normally acceptable but rooms housing vented battery types need to be impermeable for battery acid or alkaline for nickel cadmium types.

How should a battery room be positioned?

The positioning of the battery room must be in close proximity to the UPS modules being supported. For voltage drop considerations, the UPS modules and battery systems should be in adjacent spaces— either side-by-side or vertically stacked. Battery room layouts should be clean and designed to maximize space usage.

How should a battery room be designed?

Battery rooms should be designed with an adequate exhaust system, which provides for continuous ventilation of the battery room to prohibit the build up of potentially explosive hydrogen gas. During normal operations, off gassing of the batteries is relatively small.

Should battery room floors be sealed?

Additionally, battery room floors should be sealed and all floor drains that exist within the battery room or otherwise in proximity to flooded wet cell batteries should be capped, sealed or curbed to prevent spilled acid from reaching storm or sanitary drainage systems.

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