IEC 62282-6-100
Micro
Fuel Cell Power System - Safety
Published
International
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International Electrotechnical Commission |
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Technical Committee
No. 105 - Fuel Cell Technologies
Working Group #8
Micro Fuel Cells - Safety
IEC 62282-6-100 (2010-03)
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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.)
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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.
2011 Update: With the publication of IEC 62282-6-100 and IEC PAS
62282-6-150, the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council is considering:
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Striking citations to
IEC PAS 62282-6-1 and replace them with IEC 62282-6-100, and
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Adding citations to
IEC PAS 62282-6-150 to address micro fuel cells using water
reactive fuels.
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Status |
IEC 62282-6-100 was
published in March 2010.
The working group plans
to begin development of proposed requirements for one or more new
fuel technologies. The new technology consists of some form of
aluminum or other metal alloy that in the presence of a catalyst and
water will react to emit hydrogen gas for supply to a micro fuel
cell stack.
The working group also plans to begin working
with IEC editorial staff to structurally separate annexes from the
first edition of IEC 62282-6-100 to create new standards that will
each follow the scope of the current respective
annexes. The benefits of the using the first edition to create
additional standards include making the requirements more user
friendly, and providing more ease in developing additions of new
fuel types, revisions of requirements for existing fuel types, and
more ease in standards maintenance.
IEC PAS 62282-6-150 on micro fuel cell technologies using water
reactive fuels and IEC 62282-6-100 on general micro fuel cell safety
have been proposed to the International Civil Aviation Organization
to allow the transport and passenger carry-on of fuel cell
cartridges.
A Committee Draft for Vote (CDV) for amendment 1 to IEC 62282-6-100
was posted for national committee vote with a closing date of March
2, 2012.
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Committee
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Chairman |
Harry Jones |
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Secretariat |
CSA |
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Secretary |
Josip
Novkovic |
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