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Data record tests.battery-charger-performance.equipment.battery-vrla.acceptance

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Battery Charger Performance is specified for valve-regulated lead-acid batteries in acceptance testing at clause 7.18.1.3.B.2 of ANSI/NETA ATS-2025. The clause calls for the charger float and equalizing voltage levels to be measured, and the next step for the charger functions and alarms to be verified.

Value: valve-regulated lead-acid batteries

ProvenanceANSI/NETA ATS-2025 supports data record tests.battery-charger-performance.equipment.battery-vrla.acceptance, which is cited on the entry Battery Charger Performance.SOURCEANSI/NETA ATS-2025ANSI/NETA ATS-2025Licensed standard, clause 7.18.1.3.B.2DATA RECORDtests.battery-charger-performance.equipment.battery-vrla.acceptancetests.battery-charger-pe..Verified 2026-10-29ENTRYBattery Charger PerformanceBattery Charger Performa..No revisions
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SourceANSI/NETA ATS-2025Licensed standard, clause 7.18.1.3.B.2
Data recordtests.battery-charger-performance.equipment.battery-vrla.acceptanceVerified 2026-10-29
EntryBattery Charger PerformanceNo revisions
Subject
Battery Charger Performance (Test methods)
Kind
Equipment fact
Source
ANSI/NETA ATS-2025, clause 7.18.1.3.B.2, Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems, NETA. Publisher page for ANSI/NETA ATS-2025Publisher information page
Also stated in
  • FIST 3-6, section 4.4.1, page 56 (April 2020).
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    4.0 Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Batteries (Gel Cells) - 4.4.1 Float Charge

    "Correct battery float voltage is critical for valve-regulated cells. The float voltage must be within the manufacturer's recommended limits compensated for temperature. See the manufacturer's literature for temperature compensation of float voltages."

    FIST 3-6, section 4.4.1, page 56, April 2020. Agency copy of FIST 3-6

    The current standard governs; this passage is a public-domain description of the practice dated April 2020.

  • FIST 3-6, section 4.4.3, page 57 (April 2020).
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    4.0 Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Batteries (Gel Cells) - 4.4.3 Charger

    "A VRLA cell charger must have at least two capabilities: (1) Extra electrical filtering to protect the cells from AC ripple, which may lead to thermal runaway; and (2) temperature compensation to prevent thermal runaway. Do not try to charge these cells with a charger designed for flooded lead-acid cells."

    FIST 3-6, section 4.4.3, page 57, April 2020. Agency copy of FIST 3-6

    The current standard governs; this passage is a public-domain description of the practice dated April 2020.

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