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Overview

This document deals with micro fuel cell power systems or micro fuel cell power units based on proton exchange membrane fuel cell technologies, as well as their fuel cartridges. The fuel used is water-reactive compounds (UN Division 4.3) which solely evolve hydrogen gas upon contact with water (or non-hazardous aqueous solutions). This document covers additional fuel-specific requirements to ensure an adequate level of safety during normal use, reasonably foreseeable misuse, and transport and storage of these devices as cargo and by the user. This document is not a stand-alone standard, but is designed as a fuel-specific supplement to IEC 62282-6-101 and should be used in conjunction with it. Potential fuels that pose a subsidiary hazard risk, or which are not permitted to be transported by air according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Technical Instructions, or both, are excluded from the scope of this document. The standard differs from DIN EN 62282-6-100/A1 (VDE 0130-6-100/A1):2013-08 and DIN EN 62282-6-100 (VDE 0130-6-100):2012-06 as follows: a) the structure has been reorganized: IEC 62282-6-101 contains the general safety requirements that apply to all fuel types, while IEC 62282-6-102 and the subsequent parts of the IEC 62282-6-1XX series of standards deal with specific requirements for certain fuel types. A typical application example of this standard is the testing of the safety of micro fuel cells that release their fuel hydrogen from water-reactive solid compounds, for example with regard to tightness under reduced ambient pressure, as found in aircraft, or resistance to shocks and vibrations.

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Responsible national committee

DKE/K 384 - Brennstoffzellen