IEEE Recommended Practice for the Design of DC Power Systems for Stationary Applications

Name: IEEE Recommended Practice for the Design of DC Power Systems for Stationary Applications
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Updated 2026-10-13

Edition timeline. Editions recorded for this standard from the publisher's catalog. The filled dot marks the edition listed as current.

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Standard	Edition	Kind	Current	Record
IEEE Recommended Practice for the Design of DC Power Systems for Stationary Applications	2020	Edition	Yes	std.ieee-946.edition.2020

Data records

IEEE 946-2020 is the designation of the document titled IEEE Recommended Practice for the Design of DC Power Systems for Stationary Applications. Value: IEEE 946-2020. Source: IEEE 946-2020. Verified 2026-10-13. Record std.ieee-946.designation
IEEE 946-2020 is the 2020 edition of the IEEE document titled IEEE Recommended Practice for the Design of DC Power Systems for Stationary Applications, published on 2020-09-23. Value: 2020. Source: IEEE 946-2020. Verified 2026-10-13. Record std.ieee-946.edition.2020
The recommended practice covers the design of direct-current power systems built around lead-acid or nickel-cadmium batteries, static chargers and distribution equipment for generation, substation and telecommunication uses. Source: IEEE 946-2020. Verified 2026-10-13. Record std.ieee-946.scope
The IEEE catalog lists IEEE 946-2020 with the status Active Standard. Value: Active Standard. Source: IEEE 946-2020. Verified 2026-10-13. Record std.ieee-946.status
The publisher catalog gives the full title of IEEE 946-2020 as IEEE Recommended Practice for the Design of DC Power Systems for Stationary Applications. Value: IEEE Recommended Practice for the Design of DC Power Systems for Stationary Applications. Source: IEEE 946-2020. Verified 2026-10-13. Record std.ieee-946.title

Sources

IEEE 946-2020, IEEE Recommended Practice for the Design of DC Power Systems for Stationary Applications, 2020 edition, IEEE. Held as: Public page. Publisher page

Obtaining the documents

IEEE 946-2020: publisher catalog or sales page

Changelog (9 entries)

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2026-10-13		created (std.ieee-946.designation)
2026-10-13		created (std.ieee-946.edition.2020)
2026-10-13		reviewed (std.ieee-946.edition.2020)
2026-10-13		created (std.ieee-946.scope)
2026-10-13		reviewed (std.ieee-946.scope)
2026-10-13		created (std.ieee-946.status)
2026-10-13		reviewed (std.ieee-946.status)
2026-10-13		created (std.ieee-946.title)
2026-10-13		reviewed (std.ieee-946.title)

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