2018 International Fire Code (IFC) for Energy Storage Systems (ESS) with Bill Brooks and related topics
Sean White‘s Solar and Energy Storage Podcast
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Show Notes
This video is based on the 2018 IFC and there are many places that are using the 2018 IFC, in fact I just taught an ESS class to inspectors based on the 2015 IFC. You will have to check your own state to see which version is adopted. At the time I am writing this, the 2018 IFC is the most widely used version, although the 2021 IFC has already been released. Additionally, most of the language between different versions is the same, so understanding one version means you mostly understand the other. Don’t be one of those people that overly worries about studying a different version of a Code.
Topics we cover include:
Large-scale fire testing (UL 9540A)
FMEA
Container batteries/ESS
Lead-acid, NiCad
Lithium-ion
Maximum sizes
Maximum allowable battery quantities
UL 9540
UL 1973
EMS energy management systems
BMS battery management systems