EMERGENCY LIGHTING CENTRAL BATTERY SYSTEM

SANTHI MATHAI

EMERGENCY LIGHTING CENTRAL BATTERY SYSTEM

Feeds the Emergency and Exit Lights via subdistribution boards from a centralized supply source.

Design life of 20+ years Easy Maintenance

AC/DC Central Battery System

CBS Contactor Load

Charger/Rectifier

Input from mains

Battery Bank

Static Inverter System

CBS Contactor Load

Charger/Rectifier

Inverter

Input from mains

Battery Bank

Schematic of Central Battery System

SS1 ELDB SS2

CBS

SS3

ELDB
SS4

Important Points to note about CBS

CBS are Passive Standby devices connected to the mains as opposed to the UPS which are on Active Standby connected to the loads As per the BS5266 Pt. 9 EN 50171, in the event of a mains failure, a CBS should have a delay time of min 0.4s in order to notify the occupants that the mains have failed Local regulations require the CBS to have a back up of 3 hours at least

Central Battery Design: Luminaire

Standards: BS5266 Pt.8 EN 50172 and BS5266 Pt. 9 EN 50171
a. b. c.

Non-maintained Luminaire Maintained Luminaire Converted Luminaire

Altogether called Slave Luminaire since fed by a CBS. Uniform ratio of 40:1 from max to min illuminated areas. Escape routes must have at least 1lux

Central Battery Design: Luminaire

Mandatory Locations :(as per the BS5266 Pt. 7 EN1838 and BS5266 Pt. 8 EN50172)

Central Battery Design: Luminaire

Additional Emergency lighting should be provided in the following areas : 1. 2. 5. 6. 7. Lift Rooms Escalators Generator, Control or Plant rooms Covered car parks External escape routes

Central Battery Design: Size of System

Make a list of all the luminaires to be connected and note the quantity of fittings of each type. Establish the electrical supply details for each luminaire type (the circuit watts and the circuit VA) Multiply each of these by the quantity of luminaires Find the total Circuit wattage requirement and the total circuit VA requirement. Add an allowance (recommend a minimum of 20%) for voltage drop due to cabling or future expansion Select a unit from the product list opposite which is capable of supplying both the required VA rating and the required wattage rating.

Central Battery Design: Size of System

Central Battery Design: Size of System

Central Battery Design: Battery & Cable

Battery Valve Regulated Lead Acid Battery (SLA) Nickel-Cadmium Battery Lead Acid Plante
Cables Fire Protection of cables

Conclusion

CBS works in conjunction with Fire Engineering Systems Depending on the building layout, a modular approach help reduce cost. E.g. a 100kVA CBS is more expensive than a 5x10kVA CBS

Efficient CBS : Design and Maintenance Central Battery Systems help save LIVES