Standard No.:	GB/T 36288-2018
Chinese Name:	燃料电池电动汽车 燃料电池堆安全要求
English Name:	Fuel cell electric vehicles—Safety requirement of fuel cell stack
Professional Classification:	K82 Electrochemical power source
ICS Classification:	27.070
Issued by:
Issued on:	2018-06-07
Implemented on:	2019-01-01
Status:	VALID
Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	4000 words
Price(USD):	120 (USD)
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1 Scope

This standard specifies the safety requirements of fuel cell stacks for fuel cell electric vehicles in terms of hydrogen safety, electrical safety and mechanical structure.

This standard is applicable to proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack for vehicles. This standard is only involved with hazards to the human body and the outside of fuel cell stacks, and not involved with protection of its inside, assuming that such internal damage won’t cause a hazard to the outside of fuel cell.

2 Normative References

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

GB/T 18384.1 Electrically Propelled Road Vehicles - Safety Specifications - Part 1: On-board Rechargeable Energy Storage System (REESS)
GB/T 18384.3 Electric Vehicles - Safety Specification - Part 3: Protection of Persons against Electric Hazards
GB/T 20042.2-2008 Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell - General Technical Specification of Fuel Cell Stacks
GB/T 24548 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles - Terminology
GB/T 28816 Fuel Cell - Terminology

3 Terms and Definitions

For the purpose of this standard, the terms and definitions specified in GB/T 24548 and GB/T 28816 as well as the following apply.

3.1
fuel cell stack for vehicle
fuel cell stack providing driving electrical energy for fuel cell electric vehicles

Note: this standard is applicable to proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack using hydrogen as fuel.

4 General

4.1 The fuel cell stack for vehicle (hereinafter referred to as "fuel cell stack") shall have a protective case to prevent its components from being exposed to the external high-temperature components or environment. The case of fuel cell stack shall be provided with structure not easily harmful to the human body.

4.2 Where the fuel cell stack contains flammable, explosive gases or harmful substances, it shall be clearly marked in the obvious position.