IEC/PAS 62282-6-1
    Micro Fuel Cell Power System - Safety
   
Published
     International



Organization International Electrotechnical Commission

Identification Technical Committee No. 105 -Fuel Cell Technologies
Working Group #8
Micro Fuel Cells - Safety
IEC/PAS 62282-6-1 (2006-02)

Scope Safety standard for micro fuel cell power systems. (Fuel cell power systems and fuel containers that are wearable or easily carried by hand, providing dc outputs that do not exceed  60 V d.c. and power output of 240 VA. These DC units power or recharge consumer electric devices.)

 


 
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has drafted conditions that will allow the transportation and use of fuel cells and fuel cell cartridges on board passenger airlines. The draft language addresses: (a) fuel cells using butane, formic acid, direct methanol, and reformed methanol fuels; (b) requires compliance with this standard; (c) places limits on the size and number of fuel cell cartridges, and (d) allows transportation in carry-on baggage only. Once ratified by member countries, these instructions will go into effect on January 1, 2007.

On April 30, 2008, the
US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration agency published their final rule to revise 49 CFR Parts 171, 173, and 175. This allows fuel cartridges for fuel cell devices and fuel cell systems to be transported on board passenger aircraft in carry-on baggage and used in flight. The types of fuel cell permitted include: methanol, formic acid, butane, and specific borohydride formulations that comply with requirements of IEC/PAS 62282-6-1.

Status A PAS was published in 2006 as IEC/PAS 62282-6-1 (2006-02) and modified as IEC/PAS 62282-6-1 Corr. 1 (2007-04). Available from www.IEC.ch in English only. 

The Committee Draft Vote (CDV) was approved in October 2007. The next phase will be Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) in February 2008  with comments to the CDV addressed. Publication goal is 2008. Later editions will be separated by fuel, e.g. methanol, hydrogen, formic acid, butane, etc.

 


Committee
Information
Chairman Harry Jones
Secretariat CSA America
Secretary Robert Wichert

Members
Adams, Paul Atti, Anthony Babiak, Michael
Cameron, Don Chelhaoui, Samira Chirdon, Greg
Clarke, M Coutts, Allan *   Dyck, Alexander           
Hallmark, Jerry Hasebe, Hiroyuki Ishida, Ichiro

Kelty, Kurt

Lakeman, Barry Laurent, Jean-Yves

Moir, James

Pointon, K Souma, Kenichi
Thuis, Ir Wicelinski, Steve

Wichert, Robert

Laurent, Jean-Yves Voigt, Claus Koseki, Kazuo
Reichert, David Dinh, Huyen Ueno, Fumio
Higuchi, Kohei Saito, Shuichiro Yokoyama, Hiroshi
Satoh, Mitsuo Kinoshita, Hiromichi Yoshitake, Tsutomi
Miyazaki, Yoshinori Lee, Seungjae
* ISO/TC197 expert