Clasification Society Provisional Rules - Provisional Rules for Direct Current Distribution Systems, January 2015 - Chapter 1 Provisional Rules for Direct Current Distribution Systems - Section 6 Testing and trials
Section 6 Testing and trials
6.1 Testing
6.1.1 Testing in accordance with Pt 6, Ch 2, 21 Testing and trials of the Rules for Ships is to be carried out as applicable.
6.1.2 Where required by the Rules for Ships, items are to be constructed under survey.
6.1.3 Materials are to be approved, manufactured and tested in accordance with a standard acceptable to LR.
6.1.4 Short-circuit behaviour of the system is to be demonstrated during a practical test on the system or a modelled system. Short-circuit current carrying capability of the equipment and components is to be verified during the testing.
6.1.5 Voltage tolerance testing of the system and the components is to be carried out to prove the equipment is capable of operating under the variations specified by the system designer.
6.1.6 Where considered necessary by LR, additional testing may be required.
6.2 Trials
6.2.1 Trials in accordance with Pt 6, Ch 2, 21 Testing and trials of the Rules for Ships are to be carried out as applicable.
6.2.2 Satisfactory operation and load testing at the manufacturer’s works, in harbour and during sea trials, are to be witnessed by LR.
6.2.3 Measurements are to be taken as part of the trials to verify that the installation will provide a quality of power supply in accordance with the values declared by the system designers. See also Ch 1, 5.2 Systems of supply and distribution 5.2.2.
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