AS/NZS 4871.5:2010

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<text>AS/NZS 4871.5:2010 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR MINES AND QUARRIES - BATTERY POWERED ELECTRICAL MOBILE MACHINES</text>
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<text>PREFACE</text>
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<text>CONTENTS</text>
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<text>SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL</text>
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<text>1.1 SCOPE</text>
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<text>1.2 APPLICATION</text>
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<text>1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS</text>
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<text>1.4 DEFINITIONS</text>
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<text>1.5 EXISTING EQUIPMENT</text>
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<text>SECTION 2 COMMON REQUIREMENTS</text>
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<text>2.1 CONSTRUCTION</text>
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<text>2.2 ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS</text>
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<text>2.3 BATTERY CONTAINER</text>
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<text>2.3.1 Design</text>
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<text>2.3.2 Critical characteristics</text>
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<text>2.3.3 Battery ventilation</text>
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<text>2.3.4 Securing of cells</text>
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<text>2.4 BATTERY CELLS</text>
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<text>2.4.1 Cell vent plugs</text>
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<text>2.5 BATTERY SWITCHING DEVICE</text>
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<text>SECTION 3 SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS (HAZARDOUS AREA)</text>
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<text>3.1 GENERAL</text>
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<text>3.1.1 Scope</text>
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<text>3.1.2 Battery containers</text>
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<text>3.1.3 Ingress protection</text>
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<text>3.1.4 Drainage holes</text>
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<text>3.1.5 Battery ventilation</text>
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<text>3.1.6 Creepage and clearance distances</text>
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<text>3.1.7 Covers</text>
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<text>3.1.8 Other electrical apparatus</text>
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<text>3.2 BATTERY CELLS</text>
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<text>3.2.1 General</text>
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<text>3.2.2 Connections</text>
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<text>3.2.3 Duty</text>
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<text>3.2.4 Shrouding</text>
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<text>3.2.5 Cell vent plugs</text>
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<text>3.2.6 Single point filling</text>
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<text>3.2.7 Battery take-off leads</text>
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<text>3.3 CONNECTIONS TO THE BATTERY</text>
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<text>3.4 ENCLOSURE INTERLOCKING</text>
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<text>3.5 ELECTRICAL PROTECTION</text>
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<text>3.6 PROVISION FOR IN SITU RECHARGING OR BATTERY CHANGING</text>
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<text>3.7 MACHINE PROTECTION</text>
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<text>3.7.1 Electrical braking</text>
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<text>3.7.2 Over-speed protection</text>
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<text>3.8 INFORMATION FOR BATTERY ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATION</text>
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<text>APPENDIX A - INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR BATTERY ASSEMBLY OF TYPE OF PROTECTION-Ex 's'</text>
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Scope

This Standard specifies requirements for the design, construction and testing of battery powered mobile machines used in association with mining and quarrying activities.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
Pages
ISBN
Committee	EL-023
Supersedes	DR 09039 AS/NZS 4871.5:2002