Decommission or Move the Battery Breaker Box to a New Location

Shut down the UPS completely – follow the instructions in the UPS operation manual.

Lockout/Tagout all breakers in the switchgear in the OFF (open) position.

Lockout/Tagout all battery breakers in the switchgear/battery solution in the OFF (open) position.

For battery solutions with no individual battery breaker upstream of this battery breaker box, disconnect the battery cables from the battery solution.

DANGER
Hazard of electric shock, explosion, or arc flash Disconnect the battery cables from the battery solution. Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury.

Open the front door of the battery breaker box.

Lockout/Tagout the battery breaker in the OFF (open) position.

Front View of Battery Breaker Box

Loosen the three screws and open the dead front panel.

Loosen the screws of the protection covers and lift the protection covers up and out of the battery breaker box.

Front View of the 20-80 kW Battery Breaker Box

Front View of the 100-200 kW Battery Breaker Box

Measure for and verify ABSENCE of voltage on each DC busbar before continuing.

DANGER
hAZARD OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, EXPLOSION, OR ARC FLASH Measure for and verify ABSENCE of voltage on each DC busbar before continuing. Failure to follow these instructions will result in death or serious injury.

Front View of the 20-80 kW Battery Breaker Box

Front View of the 100-200 kW Battery Breaker Box

Disconnect and remove all power cables from the battery breaker box.

Disconnect and remove all signal cables from the battery breaker box. See Connect the Signal Cables for details.

Reinstall the inner covers.

Remove the four M10 screws from the wall and remove the battery breaker box from the wall.

CAUTION
Heavy load The battery breaker box is heavy (35 kg). Use appropriate tools to safely lift the battery breaker box. Failure to follow these instructions can result in injury or equipment damage.

Close the dead front panel and fasten with the three screws.

Close and lock the front door of the battery breaker box.

For transport:

WARNING
TIPPING hazard For transport of the battery breaker box ensure: that personnel performing the transport have necessary skills and have received adequate training; to use appropriate tools to safely lift and transport the product; to protect the product against damage by using appropriate protection (like wrapping or packaging). Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

WARNING

TIPPING hazard

For transport of the battery breaker box ensure:

that personnel performing the transport have necessary skills and have received adequate training;
to use appropriate tools to safely lift and transport the product;
to protect the product against damage by using appropriate protection (like wrapping or packaging).

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

Transportation requirements:

Mount the battery breaker box in a horizontal position in the center of a suitable pallet with minimum pallet dimensions: 840 mm x 1220 mm. The pallet must be suitable for the weight of the battery breaker box (35 kg).
Mount the battery breaker box to the pallet with appropriate means of fixation that can withstand vibrations and shocks during loading, transport, and unloading.
The original shipping pallet in combination with the original transportation brackets can be reused, if in undamaged condition.

WARNING
Unexpected equipment behavior Do not lift the battery breaker box with a forklift/pallet truck directly as it may bend or damage the battery breaker box. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment damage.

Perform one of the following:

Decommission the battery breaker box, OR
Move the battery breaker box to a new location to install it.

Only for installing the battery breaker box in a new location: Follow the installation manual to install the battery breaker box in the new location. See Installation Procedure for installation overview. Reinstallation and startup must only be performed by qualified personnel.