EN IEC 62932-1:2020

Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 1: Terminology and general aspects

IEC 62932-1:2020 relates to flow battery energy systems (FBES) used in electrical energy storage (EES) applications and provides the main terminology and general aspects of this technology, including terms necessary for the definition of unit parameters, test methods, safety and environmental issues.

Flussbatterie-Energiesysteme für stationäre Anwendungen - Teil 1: Terminologie und allgemeine Aspekte

Systèmes de production d’énergie de batteries d’accumulateurs à circulation d'électrolyte pour applications stationnaires – Partie 1: Terminologie et aspects généraux

L'IEC 62932-1:2020 traite des systèmes de production d’énergie à batteries d’accumulateurs à circulation d’électrolyte (FBES – Flow Battery Energy Systems) utilisés dans les applications de stockage d'énergie électrique (EES – Electrical Energy Storage) et fournit la terminologie principale et indique les aspects généraux de cette technologie, y compris les termes nécessaires à la définition des paramètres unitaires, des méthodes d’essai, de la sécurité et des problèmes environnementaux.

Energijski sistemi pretočnih baterij za vgrajeno opremo - 1. del: Terminologija in splošni vidiki

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Apr-2020
• ICS: 29.220.99 - Other cells and batteries
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 21X - Secondary cells and batteries
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 21 - IEC_TC_21
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 17-Apr-2020
• Completion Date: 17-Apr-2020
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 62932-1:2021 - Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 1: Terminology and general aspects

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2021
Energijski sistemi pretočnih baterij za vgrajeno opremo - 1. del: Terminologija in
splošni vidiki
Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 1: Terminology and general
aspects
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62932-1:2020
ICS:
29.220.99 Drugi členi in baterije Other cells and batteries
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62932-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2020
ICS 29.220.99
English Version
Flow battery energy systems for stationary applications - Part 1:
Terminology and general aspects
(IEC 62932-1:2020)
Systèmes de production d'énergie de batteries Flussbatterie-Energiesysteme für stationäre Anwendungen
d'accumulateurs à circulation d'électrolyte pour applications - Teil 1: Terminologie und allgemeine Aspekte
stationnaires - Partie 1: Terminologie et aspects généraux (IEC 62932-1:2020)
(IEC 62932-1:2020)
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 5
3.1 Terms and definitions . 5
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 12
4 Descriptive overview of the flow battery . 12
4.1 Diagram of a flow battery system (FBS) . 12
4.2 Component descriptions and the boundaries . 13
4.3 Diagram of a flow battery energy system (FBES) . 13
4.4 Component descriptions and the boundaries of FBES . 14
Annex A (informative) Components of the flow battery energy system . 15
A.1 General . 15
A.2 Stacks – Revised description . 15
A.3 Fluid system . 15
Annex B (informative) Types of chemistries . 16

Figure 1 – Flow battery system (FBS) . 13
Figure 2 – Flow battery energy system (FBES) . 14

Table B.1 – Example chemistries of flow batteries . 16
Table B.2 – Example chemistries of hybrid flow batteries . 16

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FOREWORD
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Secondary cells and batteries, in collaboration with IEC technical committee 105: Fuel cell
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1 Scope
This part of IEC 62932 relates to flow battery energy systems (FBES) used in electrical energy
storage (EES) applications and provides the main terminology and general aspects of this
technology, including terms necessary for the definition of unit parameters, test methods, safety
and environmental issues.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
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3.1.1
ambient temperature
environmental temperature around a flow battery energy system
3.1.2
auxiliary energy
energy consumed by all the auxiliary equipment and components of a flow battery and of a flow
battery energy system
Note 1 to entry: The equipment and components include, but are not limited to, battery management system, battery
support system, fluid circulation system.
3.1.3
battery management system
BMS
electronic system associated with a flow battery energy system which monitors and/or manages
its state, calculates secondary data, reports that data and/or controls its environment to
influence the flow battery energy system’s performance and/or service life
Note 1 to entry: The function of the battery management system can be fully or partially assigned to the battery
pack and/or to equipment that uses flow battery energy store systems.
[SOURCE: IEC 61427-2:2015, 3.8, modified – admitted terms "battery management unit" and
"BMU" omitted, "battery" replaced by "flow battery energy system", Notes 2 to 4 deleted.]

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3.1.4
battery support system
BSS
auxiliary units, such as heat exchanger, ventilation system, safety system, and inert gas system,
used in an FBES, and which are not stacks, or part of the fluid circulation system, power
conversion system, or battery management system
Note 1 to entry: The battery support system is controlled by the battery management system.
3.1.5
charge
charging
operation during which a secondary cell or battery is supplied with electric energy
from an external circuit which results in chemical changes within the cell and thus the storage
of energy as chemical energy
Note 1 to entry: A charge operation is defined by its maximum voltage, current, duration and other conditions as
specified by the manufacturer.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-482:2004, 482-05-27, modified – term "charging of a battery" separated
into "cha
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