| Session Name | Session Description | Session Date and Time |
|---|---|---|
| Implementing a NERC PRC-005 & TPL-001 Compliant Battery Maintenance Program | Interested in refreshing your knowledge or learning how to be compliant with the battery requirements of NERC PRC-005 & TPL-001? Then this session is the perfect fit for you. |
Sunday July 26th 8 AM – 12 PM |
| Stationary Battery Basics | This session is for the user who is fairly new to lead-acid and Ni-Cd batteries. It provides the basics of how these operate and how to take care of them. |
Sunday July 26th 8 AM – 12 PM |
| Beyond the Fundamentals | This course/workshop delves deeper into maintenance of lead-acid batteries. For those new to batteries, it is suggested that they take the Battery Basics course/workshop prior to taking Beyond the Fundamentals |
Sunday July 26th 1 PM – 5 PM |
| Hazard Mitigation Analysis (HMA) for an AHJ – Criteria, Process and Methodology | The recent version of NFPA 855 includes a range of BESS requirements and items that need to be submitted to the AHJ including an HMA which helps evaluate BESS safety characteristics and assess its performance. In light of the recent BESS fires, this has become a crucial undertaking to ensure that the BESS design considers all the predictable failure modes and includes mitigating measures. This session will highlight the need for an HMA and discuss the criteria, method and gap analysis that helps understand the process of creating an HMA. |
Wednesday July 29th 1 PM – 5 PM |
| DC Arc Flash and Electrical Safety | How much arc flash energy are you exposed to when working on batteries? This question drives requirements for personal protective equipment and so is critically important for planning and executing battery work. Arc flash hazard labels are also required on all stationary batteries by NFPA 70E. This tutorial will provide attendees with all the tools and methods needed to estimate the arc flash incident energy and arc flash boundary of battery equipment. We will start with back of the envelope calculations that can be performed in the field when arc flash labeling is not present. Best practices for battery data collection are included such as how to find and read dc fuse trip curves, and calculating short circuit current from battery discharge data. Several methods are discussed for how to calculate arc flash including max power, arc resistance, and self-extinguishing, along with references to how to use dynamic and multiphysics simulation software packages. The target audience for this tutorial is practicing engineers. There will be a lot of math so bring your calculator! |
Wednesday July 29th 1 PM – 5 PM |
Interested in refreshing your knowledge or learning how to be compliant with the battery requirements of NERC PRC-005 & TPL-001? Then this session is the perfect fit for you.
This session is for the user who is fairly new to lead-acid and Ni-Cd batteries. It provides the basics of how these operate and how to take care of them.
This course/workshop delves deeper into maintenance of lead-acid batteries. For those new to batteries, it is suggested that they take the Battery Basics course/workshop prior to taking Beyond the Fundamentals
The recent version of NFPA 855 includes a range of BESS requirements and items that need to be submitted to the AHJ including an HMA which helps evaluate BESS safety characteristics and assess its performance. In light of the recent BESS fires, this has become a crucial undertaking to ensure that the BESS design considers all the predictable failure modes and includes mitigating measures. This session will highlight the need for an HMA and discuss the criteria, method and gap analysis that helps understand the process of creating an HMA.
How much arc flash energy are you exposed to when working on batteries? This question drives requirements for personal protective equipment and so is critically important for planning and executing battery work. Arc flash hazard labels are also required on all stationary batteries by NFPA 70E.
This tutorial will provide attendees with all the tools and methods needed to estimate the arc flash incident energy and arc flash boundary of battery equipment. We will start with back of the envelope calculations that can be performed in the field when arc flash labeling is not present. Best practices for battery data collection are included such as how to find and read dc fuse trip curves, and calculating short circuit current from battery discharge data. Several methods are discussed for how to calculate arc flash including max power, arc resistance, and self-extinguishing, along with references to how to use dynamic and multiphysics simulation software packages.
The target audience for this tutorial is practicing engineers. There will be a lot of math so bring your calculator!
Priority registration for the pre and post conference sessions is given to attendees who are attending Battcon 2026.