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installation and maintenance purposes, and the system panels must not be blocked.
The following locations are not allowed for installation:
◆habitable rooms;
◆ceiling cavities or wall cavities;
◆on roofs that are not specifically considered suitable;
◆access / exit areas or under stairs / access walkways;
◆Places where the freezing point can be reached, such as garages,
carports or other places as well as wet rooms;
◆places where salty and humid air can penetrate;
◆seismic areas - additional security measures are required;
◆sites higher than 3000 meters above sea level;
◆places with an explosive atmosphere;
◆locations with direct sunlight or a large change in the ambient temperature;
2.1.2 Restricted Locations
The BESS shall not be installed:
(1) within 600 mm of any heat source, such as hot water unit, gas
heater, air conditioning unit or any other appliance.
(2) within 600 mm of any exit;
(3) within 600 mm of any window or ventilation opening;
(4) within 900 mm of access to 220/230/240 Vac connections;
(5) within 600 mm of side of other device.
BESS installed in any corridor, hallway, lobby or the like and leading to an emergency exit
shall ensure sufficient clearance for safe egress of at least 1 meter.
2.1.3 Barrier to Habitable Rooms
To protect against the spread of fire in living spaces where the BESS is mounted or on
surfaces of a wall or structure in living spaces with a BESS on the other side, the wall or
structure shall have a suitable non- combustible barrier. If the mounting surface itself is
not made of a suitable non-combustible material, a non-combustible barrier should be
placed between the BESS and the surface of a wall or structure. If the BESS is mounted
at a wall or at least distance of 30 mm from the wall or the structure separating it from
the habitable space, the distances to other structures or objects must be increased.
The following distances must remain empty: