Standard for Safety for Single Site Energy Systems

Designation Number:
ANSI/CAN/UL 3010
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Sub-Type
Joint Canada-U.S. National Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
ICS code(s):
27.160
Status:
NOI withdrawn
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SDO Comment Period End Date:
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Scope:

Single Site Energy Systems (SSES) may be comprised of distributed energy sources such as PV arrays, rotating generators, wind turbines, energy storage systems, grid interface equipment and related equipment.  This standard covers the safety, performance and power quality of the SSES, interface with premises wiring, and any potential interaction with outside power systems.  This standard covers systems that provide energy to single site electrical loads, such as a single family dwelling or single commercial building and may export power to an external power system.  An SSES may operate permanently in stand-alone mode or transition between stand-alone mode and parallel operation with an outside power system such as a utility grid.

Project need:

To develop a Joint Canada-United States National Standard for Safety for Single Site Energy Systems because there is an existing standards gap for this application. UL 3010 covers the safety of the single site energy systems (SSES) operating as a system. It will be part of a suite of standards addressing the larger microgrid arena. UL 3010 will cover smaller (residential and light commercial) systems since that application is not covered by the following standards in development: UL 3005 (safety of distributed energy resource management systems) and UL 3001 (larger systems such as corporate & university campus, neighborhood, military base, etc.). Single Site Energy Systems (SSES) contain multiple sources of energy that, even when evaluated to their component or sub-system standards, have the potential for additional hazards not addressed in the component or sub-system standards.

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