What is BS EN 60952-1 - Test requirements and performance levels for aircraft batteries about?
BS EN 60952 discusses standards for testing procedures for aircraft batteries.
BS EN 60952-1 defines the test procedures for the evaluation comparison and qualification of batteries and states the minimum performance and environmental levels for airworthiness. Where specific tests are defined with no pass/fail requirement (to establish performance capability), the manufacturer’s declared values, from qualification testing, are used to establish minimum requirements for ongoing maintenance of approval for that design of the battery.
To provide representative examples, BS EN 60952-1 utilizes voltage and current values based upon an aircraft electrical system nominally rated at 28 V d. c. additionally, the nominal values for cell voltage are assumed to be 1,2 V per cell for nickel-cadmium batteries and 2,0 V per cell for lead-acid batteries.
The specific topics addressed in BS EN 60952-1 serve to establish acceptable quality standards required to qualify a battery as airworthy.
It is recognized that additional data may be required by other organizations (national standards bodies, AECMA, SAE, etc.). BS EN 60952-1 can be used as a framework to devise tests for the generation of the required data.
Who is BS EN 60952-1 - Test requirements and performance levels for aircraft batteries for?
BS EN 60952-1 on test requirements and performance levels for aircraft batteries:
- Aerospace and defence industries
- Quality control personnel for aircraft batteries
- Manufacturers of aircraft batteries
- Aircraft designer
- Design engineer for aircraft batteries
Why should you use BS EN 60952-1 - Test requirements and performance levels for aircraft batteries?
Aircraft batteries are used for many functions (e.g., ground power, emergency power, improving DC bus stability, and fault clearing). Most small private aircraft use lead-acid batteries. Most commercial and corporate aircraft use nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries.
BS EN 60952-1 provides you with the general test conditions and measuring apparatus, electrical requirements, design construction and material, and quality assurance requirements.
BS EN 60952-1 also provides you with a test procedure that assists in determining the battery performance.
BS EN 60952-1 provides greater flexibility to the design engineer while designing safe nickel-cadmium (NiCd) and lead-acid batteries.
BS EN 60952-1 is structured such that the necessary level of quality is achieved, consistently maintained, and the high reliability of the product assured.
By adopting BS EN 60952-1, you can demonstrate the reliability of your aircraft batteries and build trust in their use throughout the aerospace supply chain.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 60952-1:2013 supersedes EN 60952-1:2004, which is withdrawn. BS EN 60952-1:2013 has included additional test requirements to meet the needs of the regulatory airworthiness authorities for both product performance and qualification with respect to EN 60952-1:2004.
