Hydrogen Compressors – Safety

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
CSA B100
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
ICS code(s):
23.140
71.100.20
Status:
Proceeding to development
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
Posted On:

Scope:

Note: This NOI (originally published on August 15, 2023) was reissued by the responsible SDO on July 30, 2024. 

 

 

1.1 Inclusions

This Standard defines the minimum construction and safety requirements for hydrogen compressors. This Standard applies to newly manufactured equipment designed primarily to provide compressed hydrogen gas.

Hydrogen compressor types covered by this Standard include, but are not limited to, reciprocating compressors, integrated combustion engines and compressor packages, and hydraulic intensifier compressors.

1.2 Exclusions

This standard does not apply to:

a) Vehicle Fueling Appliances for vehicular fuel applications (CSA HGV 5.1); or

b) Compressor packages hydrogen dispensing stations (CSA HGV 4.8)

Project need:

The development of this standard will support the safe deployment and the use of hydrogen compressors. This new standard will be a conformity assessment including the minimum safety design requirements hydrogen compressors. It will meet the strategic needs of the following key interests: a) ensuring that the latest innovative/technology/safety features are available for users, b) addressing needs of regulators by providing suitable requirements; and c) supporting certification bodies.

Note: The information provided above was obtained by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and is provided as part of a centralized, transparent notification system for new standards development. The system allows SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), and members of the public, to be informed of new work in Canadian standards development, and allows SCC-accredited SDOs to identify and resolve potential duplication of standards and effort.

Individual SDOs are responsible for the content and accuracy of the information presented here. The text is presented in the language in which it was provided to SCC.