Eaton EBC-S User And Installation Manual

Eaton Small External Battery Cabinet (EBC-S)and Large External Battery Cabinet (EBC-L) User’s and Installation Guide© Eaton Corporation plc 2015. All rights reserved. Revision: 002 Document ID: P-164000504 18 (37)3.2 Installation considerationsThe battery cabinet installation must meet the following guidelines.• Install the system on a level floor suitable for computer or electronicequipment.• Install the system in a temperature and humidity controlled indoorarea free of conductive contaminants and with sufficient airexchange.The battery cabinet dimensions are shown in Figure 2.Figure 2. EBC-S and EBC-L dimensionsA DC-rated circuit breaker within each cabinet provides protection andservice isolation.The battery cabinets use convection cooling to regulate internalcomponent temperature. Air inlets are at the bottom of the door and inthe large battery cabinet also at the bottom of the back wall and outletsare on the rear of the cabinet. Allow clearance in front and rear of eachcabinet for proper air circulation.The clearance required around the battery cabinet is shown in Table 1.