C5-3 Issue 8.0

AUTHOR’S NAME: STEPHEN O’CALLAGHAN
BUSINESS UNIT: TELSTRA OPERATIONS

SUB BUSINESS UNIT: TELSTRA PROPERTY
ISSUE DATE: 13 JUN. 2017 | ISSUE NUMBER: 8.0
DOCUMENT NO: 007338 C5-3
MINIMUM BATTERY RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

D.C SERVICES
007338 - Power & Engineering Services

CORPORATE STANDARD
SUB-DOMAIN: D.C POWER
FUNCTION: The 007338 suite of standards is required to ensure that Power & Network
Facilities capacity and capability is delivered efficiently and consistently throughout the
business no matter where it is required. A cross-company consultative process is used to
formulate and maintain these standards. Compliance with these standards will ensure: (i)
efficient use of resources, (ii) alignment with Telstra’s strategic objectives, and (iii)
efficient ongoing management, planning, maintenance and operation of the Network
nationally.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: This Power & Engineering Services document is to be used by
network planners, designers and operators to plan, dimension, deploy, manage and
operate Power & Building Services infrastructure in order to meet Telstra’s Business
Objectives.
SUMMARY: This standard details the minimum required battery reserve for mains and non-
mains powered d.c. powered telecommunications sites operated by Telstra. The
requirements are based on prior history of operating the Network.
VERSION LABEL: Final
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: Telstra Unrestricted
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................... 4
2. SCOPE........................................................................................................................... 4
3. KEY STAKEHOLDERS....................................................................................................... 4
4. RELATIONSHIP WITH AS/NZS 3000 AND AS/NZS 3015 ...................................................... 5
5. BACKGROUND................................................................................................................ 5
5.1. BATTERY INSTALLATION BASIC STRUCTURE .............................................................. 5
5.2. MAINS POWERED TELEPOWER (48V D.C) SYSTEMS..................................................... 6
5.3. UPS ........................................................................................................................ 7
5.4. SOLAR SYSTEMS...................................................................................................... 7
6. RETROSPECTIVITY.......................................................................................................... 8
7. PLANNING CRITERIA ...................................................................................................... 8
7.1. APPLICATION .......................................................................................................... 8
7.1.1. TRIGGERS FOR POWER SYSTEM RESERVE ..................................................... 8
7.1.2. DESIGN LOAD ............................................................................................. 9
7.1.3. BATTERY RESERVES IN EXCESS OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STANDARD... 9
7.1.4. BATTERY RESERVES LESS THAN THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STANDARD ..... 11
7.1.5. BATTERY RESERVE AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY .............................................. 11
7.1.6. POWER SYSTEMS POWERING NBN CO INFRASTRUCTURE .............................. 11
7.2. GENERAL RESERVE REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................ 12
7.2.1. GENERAL .................................................................................................. 12
7.2.2. MAINS POWERED TELEPOWER (48V D.C) SYSTEMS ...................................... 12
7.2.3. SOLAR SYSTEMS ....................................................................................... 15
7.3. NETWORK SPECIFIC RESERVE REQUIREMENTS......................................................... 15
7.3.1. INTERCAPITAL & MAJOR REGIONAL REPEATER SITES.................................... 15
7.4. MOBILE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................... 16
7.5. CUSTOMER WIDEBAND/CUSTOMER PREMISES NETWORK SITES ................................ 17
7.6. ROADSIDE/KERBSIDE CABINETS............................................................................. 17
7.7. COMMUNITY IN ISOLATION AND MEDICAL EMERGENCY SITES ................................... 17
7.8. SMR AND RMR NETWORK SITES .............................................................................. 17
7.9. MODELS AND OTHER STAGING ENVIRONMENTS ....................................................... 18
7.10. MAXIMUM RESERVE CAPACITY AND NETWORK LOAD ................................................ 18
7.11. D.C/D.C CONVERTERS............................................................................................ 18
7.12. REMOTE POWERING ............................................................................................... 19
7.13. MULTIPLE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS ON A SINGLE POWER SYSTEM ........................... 20
7.14. SITE ‘AT RISK’ CATEGORISATION ............................................................................ 20
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8. DESIGN CRITERIA ........................................................................................................ 21
8.1. BATTERY SELECTION AND OPERATION .................................................................... 21
8.1.1. APPROVED BATTERIES AND ACCESSORIES .................................................. 21
8.1.2. BATTERY APPLICATION .............................................................................. 21
8.1.3. BATTERY CAPACITY ................................................................................... 22
8.1.4. BATTERY MAINTENANCE ............................................................................ 22
8.2. ELECTRICAL PROTECTION ...................................................................................... 22
8.3. EMERGENCY TERMINATION POINTS......................................................................... 23
8.4. RECTIFIER SYSTEMS .............................................................................................. 23
8.4.1. RECTIFIER CAPACITY ................................................................................. 23
8.4.2. A.C DISTRIBUTION TO RECTIFIERS SYSTEMS .............................................. 23
8.4.3. FLOAT VOLTAGE AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION .................................. 23
8.5. USE OF PARALLEL BATTERY STRINGS ...................................................................... 23
8.6. DUAL PLANE (TELEPOWER D.C) SYSTEMS ................................................................ 23
8.7. OPTIMUM SIZING .................................................................................................. 24
8.8. LOW VOLT DISCONNECTION ................................................................................... 26
8.9. MINIMUM SGP REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................... 26
8.10. MINIMUM DUAL REDUNDANT E-E POWER RREQUIREMENTS ....................................... 26
8.10.1. CONCEPTUAL ARRANGEMENT ..................................................................... 26
8.10.2. FOR ALL SYSTEMS ..................................................................................... 26
8.10.3. FOR CANDIDATE SYSTEMS USING ‘N+1’ SGP ONLY ...................................... 27
8.11. “COUP DE FOUET” (CDF) EFFECTS @ C1 RATE .......................................................... 27
8.12. CALCULATING DESIGN LOADS WITHIN MOBILES SITES ............................................ 28
9. PROVISIONS OF DBORS ................................................................................................ 28
10. EXEMPTIONS TO THIS STANDARD ................................................................................. 29
11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................. 29
12. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 29
12.1. 007338 ................................................................................................................. 29
12.2. EXTERNAL ............................................................................................................. 30
13. DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................... 31
14. ATTACHMENTS ............................................................................................................. 33
15. DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET ........................................................................................ 34
APPENDIX A: AUDIT CHECKLIST .......................................................................................... 36
APPENDIX B: NETWORK SITES EQUIPPED WITH ‘N+1’ SGP .................................................... 37
APPENDIX C: MEDIUM RATE BATTERIES EFFECTED BY “COUP DE FOUET” (CDF) EFFECTS AT
STARTUP @ C1 RATE.................................................................................................. 38
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1. PURPOSE
This standard details the minimum required battery reserve for mains and non-mains
powered d.c powered telecommunications sites operated by Telstra. The requirements are
based on prior history of operating the Network and supersede figures previously published
in Part B and previous issues of this standard.
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2. SCOPE
The requirements of this standard shall be met in the provision of battery reserve at all
Network sites and is independent of the battery technology (e.g.: VRLA, NiCad etc.) used.
Other 007338 standards including but not limited to C5-6, C12-3, C13-1, and C13-5 specify
battery reserve requirements. In the event of a conflict in requirements between another
007338 standard and this standard, the requirements of this standard shall apply.
This standard does not cover the following:
• Requirements for SGP starter batteries which are covered in D9-1.
• Power systems powering NBN Co infrastructure (Clause 7.1.6).
• Mains Powered Customer Premises equipment external to the Network boundary.
3. KEY STAKEHOLDERS
The following stakeholders (listed alphabetically) have reviewed and agreed to the content of
this document before issue:
NAME TITLE
Geoffrey P Cassano Contract Manager, Telstra Property, Telstra
Jon Curry General Manager, Network and Data Facilities, Telstra Property
Larry Goldman Network Manager, Wireless Delivery Program Office, Telstra
Allan Gontar National Energy Manager, Procurement, Telstra
Ross Hand 007338 Technical Editor, BSTEM, Telstra
Ray Heggie Senior Facilities Specialist, Telstra Service Operations, Telstra
Brian Hennessy General Manager BSTEM, Telstra Property, Telstra
Christopher Janssen Representing Visionstream, Visionstream
Mark Kelly Technology Team Mgr Network Standards & Compliance, Telstra
Vince Lopresti Technology Manager, BSTEM, Telstra
Stephen O’Callaghan Facility Manager, N&DCF, Telstra
David V Roach Divestments & Developments Manager, Telstra
Ron Rankine Data Quality Expert Analyst, Customer Service Delivery, Telstra
Jim Saribalas General Manager Fixed Network Site Optimisation, Telstra
NAME TITLE
Charles Verdugo Program Delivery Manager, N&DCF, Telstra
Mike Wall Facilities Planning Manager, N&DCF, Telstra

Table 1: Key Stakeholders for Latest Major Issue
4. RELATIONSHIP WITH AS/NZS 3000 AND AS/NZS 3015

Australian Standard AS/NZS 3000 sets out the (minimum) requirements for all electrical
wiring. In addition, Australian Standard AS/NZS 3015 sets out the (minimum) requirements
for telecommunications ELV (extra low voltage) d.c. power supplies, which are located in
restricted access locations such as Telstra's network buildings (e.g. telephone exchanges,
mains or solar powered microwave and optical fibre regenerators).
The function of this paper and other similar internal documents is to outline the standards
which Telstra will adopt, to at least meet, and where deemed appropriate, exceed the
minimum requirements outlined in AS/NZS 3000 and AS/NZS 3015. Hence, in addition to the
requirements detailed in this standard, the relevant requirements of both AS/NZS 3000 and
AS/NZS 3015 shall also be met in order to achieve compliance with this standard.
In the event of a conflict between AS/NZS 3000 or AS/NZS 3015 and an internal (Telstra)
standard, the relevant Australian Standard shall apply. Any such conflict (or apparent
conflict) shall be reported to the Technical Editor for this paper (refer page 1) before any
variation to the requirements of this paper are undertaken or initiated.
Refer to C1-3 for further details.
5. BACKGROUND
5.1. BATTERY INSTALLATION BASIC STRUCTURE
All battery installations are constructed from cells connected in series to create battery
strings of a specific voltage (e.g.:48V for most Telepower systems) and strings deployed in
parallel to obtain the required capacity and hence battery reserve in hours.
Ah
Ah
Volts
Wh = Ah x Volts More strings connected in Parallel gives a higher

capacity in Ampere-hours (Ah) and longer reserve time
increasing capacity
Power System +ve
0V
More cells connected in Series gives a higher voltage
(24 x 2 V cells = 48V used for Telepower systems)
Cell 2 V 2V 2V
No.1 Cel l C el l C el l
Battery String No.1
Battery String No.2
Battery String No.’n’
Cell 2 V 2V 2V
No.2 Cel l
Volts
C el l C el l
increasing voltage
Cell 2 V 2V 2V
No.3 Cel l Cel l C el l
Cell 2 V 2V 2V
No.24 Cel l C el l C el l
Power System -ve -48V

Every String must have the same number of Cells
Figure 1: Battery Cells in Series and Parallel
5.2. MAINS POWERED TELEPOWER (48V D.C) SYSTEMS
At mains powered sites, battery reserve is used to maintain telecommunications services
during times when utility power is unavailable. In order to optimise the balance between cost
and performance, battery reserve is often augmented by the use of SGP (refer to C4-9 for
SGP deployment rules).
The battery reserve values specified in the standard have been established using actual field
data from the Telstra Network and validated against supply utility availability data provided
by power retailers and distributors.
On this basis, the reserve values specified will assure no-break power to telecommunications
equipment for around 95% utility power failures. The remaining 5% will generally require
additional operational response such as provision of mobile SGP and/or additional fuel
reserves to cover rare protracted utility power outages at specific sites.
Figure 2: Typical Distribution of Utility Power Outage Duration
Data Source: An Investigation into the Reliability of the A.C Mains Electricity
Supply
by Michael Williams – 2005
Because an operational response is required in around 5% of utility power failures and the
ability to respond is limited by the size of the suitably trained field workforce, service
disruption due to utility power failure may occur where a significant number of sites are
affected simultaneously. Such a situation is defined as a Mass Disruption. Under current
contractual arrangements, a Mass Disruption is an event simultaneously affecting five or
more sites (irrespective of size) not equipped with SGP which are located within a single field
operative’s area.
Causes of Mass Disruptions include but are not limited to:
• Flooding
• Storms
• Utility Power Grid Load Shedding
Therefore, Network performance during such Mass Disruption events will be dependent on
the size of the event.
D.C
A.C Powered
Source Network
Equipment
'n+1'
Rectifiers
'n' Battery Strings (n>1)

Telepower System
Figure 3: Typical Telepower System Block Diagram
5.3. UPS
Like Telepower systems, battery reserve is used to maintain telecommunications services
during times when utility power is unavailable.
However, battery reserve is generally limited in commercially available UPS to between 15

and 30 minutes at full load. As most utility power failures exceed 15 minutes, UPS must be
deployed in conjunction with SGP to achieve any significant improvement in Network
availability.
Refer to the System Configurations in C2-2 for performance levels and C4-4 for deployment
rules for UPS.
Bypass
A.C
A.C Powered
Source Network
Equipment
Rectifier Inverter
UPS
Figure 4: Typical UPS Block Diagram
5.4. SOLAR SYSTEMS

Like mains powered installations, battery reserve is provided at solar installations to power
the load when the primary power source is not available. In the case of solar installations,
this will occur at night and during period of low solar insolation such as during overcast
periods.
However, because this occurs far more frequently than in mains powered installation, the
batteries are subject to a cyclic regime. Hence, in addition to sizing to cover for periods of
low/zero insolation, it is also necessary to size the batteries such that daily depth-of-
discharge levels are low enough to achieve a maximum battery operational life. Refer to C5-
6 for further details.
D.C
Powered
Network
Equipment
Solar Panels Regulators

Solar Power System
Figure 5: Typical Solar Power System Block Diagram
6. RETROSPECTIVITY
The requirements of this standard shall not apply retrospectively to existing installations.
However, where upgrade work is being carried out, in particular the installation of additional
battery capacity, the entire power system shall be retrofitted (if required) to comply with this
standard except where a Network Planning Strategic Building Plan specifies an alternative
strategy.
7. PLANNING CRITERIA
The audience of this Clause is primarily intended as the Network Planner engaged in the
preparation of an Equipment Area fitted with Common Station Facilities and Telepower.
However, users of this Clause must refer to the Design Criteria Clause in order to fully
understand and comply with the requirements of this Planning Criteria Clause.
7.1. APPLICATION
7.1.1. TRIGGERS FOR POWER SYSTEM RESERVE

When the design load changes, additional or fewer battery banks may be needed to account
for the change. The trigger point at which battery banks are added or removed shall be the
greater of:
• The half load capacity point of one battery bank or,
• 10% of total reserve.
For example, where there are two banks deployed a third bank will only be added when the
Design Load + CLI (Clause 7.1.2 refers) passes the capacity of two and a half banks (.5/2.5
= 20% is greater than the second trigger of 10%). This ensure that the statistical average of
battery reserves in the network will more closely align to that required by this standard.
For new installation, the same provisions apply.
Design Note: Where the load demand exceeds the capacity of one bank but is less than the
capacity of one and a half banks and a minimum of two banks are mandated
(E8-1 refers), consideration should be given to choosing a smaller sized
battery.
7.1.2. DESIGN LOAD
All battery reserve shall be based on the Design Load (refer to Clause 13 for definition) plus
any known committed load increases within 12 months subject to the triggers specified in
Clause 7.1.1.
A committed load increase (CLI) shall be that value specified by the Network Planner and
shall only include increases that have already been programmed to occur in the financial year
in question. Where possible an existing operating installation should be used to provide a
reasonable estimate of a committed load increase. Where an existing installation or
reasonable estimates are not available, the load for the purposes of calculating battery
reserve shall be based on 50% of the nameplate value (refer to Clause 13 for definition) of
the load unless the loads for the specific technology concerned are documented in 007338
Standards (typically in Parts C12 and C13). In other respects, for the purpose of calculating
conductor, switchgear and conversion equipment ratings the full nameplate value of the load
shall be used.
Design Note: Nameplate ratings will often include parameters such as Inrush Current,
Maximum Demand etc. and a generally based on a "fully equipped"
configuration. Therefore, it is important that average load current for the
specific equipment configuration in use is used to calculate required battery
capacity.
Reserve shall not be provided for forecast load.
Where the design load is forecast to reduce, consideration should be given to deferring
battery deployment until after the reduction has occurred in order to take advantage of the
reduced design load.
7.1.3. BATTERY RESERVES IN EXCESS OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STANDARD
7.1.3.1. MANAGING REDUCTION OF BATTERY RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

Issues 3.0 through 5.0 of this Standard have introduced reserve requirements for mains
powered Telepower system applications.
Where a reduced reserve is required this may be accommodated in one of two ways.
i. The replacement battery may consist of the same number of strings as original but
with reduced capacity. In this case there is no impact on the battery d.c distribution
rating.
Alternatively:
ii. One or more strings may be omitted while retaining the original nameplate capacity
per string. In some cases where fewer strings are used a reduced reserve may
require modification of battery distribution and/or protective device rating. The latter
will depend on the design load of the site at the time the change occurs and can be
accommodated in site design.
In situations where the d.c load on a Power ID is being increased and a new lower reserve
time to the previous one is applied; the excess battery strings should not be removed
subject to requirements of Clause 8.7.
In some cases, the battery distribution and battery models used in an existing installation
will not be able to accommodate the high rate discharge required by the new reduced
reserve times.
For example, where Medium Rate Discharge batteries are used (such as in most general
purpose Telepower systems), a minimum of 1 hour reserve is required to avoid the risk of
damage to the battery types and overloading of battery distribution. Hence, a DP1B system
where the DP1B has access to n+1 SGP and equipped with 4 strings to provide a 3 hours
reserve could be reduced to two strings instead of replacing the entire battery installation
with high rate discharge batteries.
In any case where it can be shown that the application of a shorter battery reserve is more
expensive than the retention of a longer reserve, the longer reserve shall be applied. The
reasons for the longer reserve shall be captured in the DBoRs (refer to Clause 9).
7.1.3.2. NEW INSTALLATIONS

While the requirements of Clause 7.2.2 below specify a minimum required battery reserve, in
some cases, planning or operational reasons may require the use of a reserve period in
excess of this.
The relevant Network Planner and Network Designer should consider such issues as: site
access times (refer Clause 13 below), climatic conditions restricting site accessibility at
certain times of the year, criticality of the site to Emergency Services during periods such as
natural disasters before making a decision on battery reserve time.
Where the Network Planner and Network Designer proposes to deploy a battery reserve in
excess of 150% of the value specified in Clause 7.2.2 below for a power system larger than
2.4kW, an Exemption Approval must be obtained prior to commencement of installation
work. Refer to Clause 10 for details of initiating and Exemption Request.
Extended reserves may result at small sites simply because of the unavailability of an
optimally sized battery as batteries are manufactured in discrete sizes (refer to Clause 8.7
for further information and documents in Section D5 for available battery sizes).
7.1.3.3. LIFECYCLE REPLACEMENT

When undertaking lifecycle replacement (LCR) of batteries, the required reserve shall be
obtained from the relevant DBoR (Clause 9 refers). The reserve requirement shall be
assessed taking into account infrastructure changes at the site to ensure that battery
capacity is not unnecessarily deployed. For example, if a power system has access to ‘n+1’
SGP (Clause 8.4.2 refers), the new battery installation shall be sized as such irrespective of
whether the battery installation being replaced had been sized based on accesses to ‘n’ SGP.
For battery LCR projects only, it is not necessary to re-justify additional reserve
requirements (Clause 7.2.2.5 refers) resulting from site access issues (e.g.: extended travel
time, flood prone, cyclone prone, bushfire prone etc) if they are recorded in the relevant
DBoR (Clause 9 refers) unless it is known that a significant change to site access
arrangements has occurred.
Where a reduced reserve is required this may be accommodated by either the same number
of strings with reduced capacity or a lower number of strings (see Clause 7.1.3.1).
Where a reduced reserve is required but only one of a number of parallel strings are due for
replacement, then:
i. Where possible, the replacement string should simply be omitted if the remaining
strings are able to provide at least the required new lower reserve time (subject to
adequate d.c distribution between individual battery strings and power system
rectifier/distribution rack).
ii. Where i. above is not feasible and the average age of the good strings are less than
50% (refer 007338 E8-1 clause 6.2.4) of their expected life, then the replacement
battery shall be like for like in accordance with the requirements of E8-1. The
expected battery life can be obtained from D5-1.
iii. Where i. above is not feasible and the age of the good strings are more than 50%
(refer 007338 E8-1 clause 6.2.4) of their expected life, then all strings are to be
replaced and matched to the new reserve time.
7.1.4. BATTERY RESERVES LESS THAN THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STANDARD

Subject to optimum battery sizing as specified in Clause 8.7 , the requirements listed in
Clause 7.2 shall be regarded as the minimum required for any telecommunications service,
including major buildings.
Where a reduced provision from that indicated in Clause 7.2 is required for any reason, an
Exemption Approval must be obtained prior to commencement of installation work. Refer to
Clause 10 for details of initiating and Exemption Request which must include details of the
overall standby power arrangements. This request will be subject to a risk analysis by
Network & Data Centre Facilities group within Telstra Property and will be carried out in
consultation with Network Service and Facilities group with Telstra Service Operations.
7.1.5. BATTERY RESERVE AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY

It must be emphasised that battery reserve by itself should not be used as a system
reliability indicator. The main reason for this is that a one-to-one correspondence does not
usually exist between battery reserve and reliability of power, particularly at sites which have
a standby generator. In other words, doubling battery reserve generally does not double the
reliability or survivability, and may have an insignificant effect resulting in a false sense of
security. For this reason separate contractual arrangements with customers that include
additional battery reserve should be discouraged. The relationship is more complex and the
treatment of power reliability must be considered as a whole, with battery reserve being only
one element. As such, selection of battery reserves in this document has not been linked to
the importance of an installation.
Improvement of overall power system reliability can only occur if the “weak link” in the
system is identified and strengthened. Present statistical indications are that this “weak link”
exists in areas such as asset condition, alarm faults, adequate fault response and human
error.
7.1.6. POWER SYSTEMS POWERING NBN CO INFRASTRUCTURE

The requirements of this standard are not applicable to power systems powering NBN Co
infrastructure. Reserve requirements for such systems are set out in clause 3.3(c) of the
Exchange access Service module & Clause 2.2 of the schedule A to the Exchange access
Service module which sets out Telstra’s obligations and fitness rules in relation to electrical
reserves in Telstra’s buildings. Access to these documents is restricted but at the time of
issue of this document, the following was specified for power systems powering NBN Co
infrastructure:
SGP CONFIGURATION MINIMUM RESERVE
‘n+1’ permanent on-site SGP minimum 0.5 hours
permanent on-site SGP minimum 3 hours
No permanent on-site SGP minimum 8 hours *

* Additional reserve required where Site Access Time exceeds 2hrs or at “at risk” sites as described under the
parameter ‘P’ in clause 7.2.2.5
Table 2: Minimum Reserve Requirements for

Power Systems Powering NBN Co Infrastructure as at September 2012
However, as the Exchange access Service module in the agreement with NBN Co is subject
to change without notice, you should confirm required reserve levels with the General
Manger - NBN Exchange Construction, NBN Transit Delivery prior to deploying battery
installations to support NBN Co infrastructure.
Use of a particular Power ID for powering of NBN Co infrastructure can be identified using
Netpower as shown in Figure 6 below.
Figure 6: Identification of PowerIDs used by NBN Co in Netpower
7.2. GENERAL RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
7.2.1. GENERAL
1. Batteries are subject to specific HS&E and OH&S practices and
standards to assure safe operation. Compliance with such
practices and standards shall take precedence over the
requirements specified in this Standard.
2. All batteries shall be within their operation life as specified in

the relevant Section D5 document.
The general reserve requirements shall be applied for all applications unless covered by
alternative Network-specific requirements specified elsewhere in Clause 7.3.
Battery reserve requirements shall be assessed and assigned by the Battery Reserve
Working Group for each Power ID and recorded in the relevant DBoR (Clause 9 refers) to
ensure a consistent design methodology during future battery deployments for the Power ID.
Specific requirements shall be assessed prior to deployment of battery capacity (either for
growth or as LCR) to a Telepower system. For example, where a site has been upgraded
from ‘n’ SGP to ‘n+1’ SGP, subsequent battery deployments shall be assessed against the
requirements for an ‘n+1’ SGP which will generally reduce the battery capacity required.
Exemption Approvals must be obtained in accordance with the requirements of Clauses 7.1.3
and 7.1.4 for proposed battery installations which either exceed or are less than the required
battery reserve respectively
7.2.2. MAINS POWERED TELEPOWER (48V D.C) SYSTEMS
7.2.2.1. GENERAL
Battery reserve for all Telepower systems shall be calculated using the design load on the
system. Hence, use of power system capacity to determine battery reserve is only permitted
where the system will be fully loaded.
Deployment Note: For the purposes of this standard, a site may be fitted with alternative
reserve technology in addition to batteries to achieve the reserve
period specified in this standard. For example, a short battery reserve
may be deployed in conjunction with other approved technology such
as a d.c generator or fuel cell deployed in accordance with the relevant
application rules to obtain the required reserve period.
7.2.2.2. SITES WITH STANDBY ‘N’ GENERATING PLANT (‘N’ SGP)

Refer to “SGP” Clause 8.9 for details of SGP requirements that qualify an associated battery
system for SGP based reserves.
Reserve shall be provided in accordance with Table 3 below.
END-TO-END TYPICAL RESERVE REQUIRED

CONFIGURATION ARRANGEMENTS
Power IDs with Dual Current generation power 1 hour

Redundant E-E Power (refer systems at compliant PC1,
to Clause 8.10.2 ) PC2 and some PC3 sites.
Power IDs without Dual Single Plane or single a.c 3 hours

Redundant E-E Power (refer input power systems. *
to Clause 8.10.2 )
* For the purposes of this clause, single plane or single input power systems are limited to legacy systems such as
IPS or RPS. Where a system capable of Dual Plane operation (e.g.: PPS, MPS or LPS) has is to be deployed as a
single plane system, a written Exemption Approval (see Clause 10) is required to deploy a 3 hour reserve on such
systems.
Table 3: Reserve Requirements at Sites with ‘n’ SGP
7.2.2.3. SITES WITH A SITE LOAD 200A D.C OR GREATER AND NO STANDBY GENERATING
PLANT
Power system design on sites with a total d.c load exceeding 200A without provision
of onsite SGP is a non-preferred arrangement (C4-9 refers) and provision of SGP
must always be considered as the preferred option.
However, in the event of a total site load greater than 200A at a site without compliant SGP
(Clause … refers), an extended battery reserve of five (5) hours may be used in lieu of
provision of SGP subject to the site meeting all of the following criteria:
i. That the site Network function is for terminal equipment only (i.e.: not nodal, MTH,
Ethernet aggregation etc). End-to-End performance will generally be limited to PC3 or
below under this arrangement.
ii. That no Power ID at the site has been allocated a ‘SOS 1’ operation response rating.
iii. That the total site d.c load does not exceed 500A.
iv. That the thermal reserve in all parts of the site’s Network Equipment Area(s) exceeds
5 hours. This can be assumed to be the case provided that the Equipment Area is laid
out to either the legacy 300W/m2 cooling standard and/or primarily consists of H1 or
H2 suites (C3-8 refers). In the event that the Equipment Area accommodates three or
more adjacent H3 racks, a thermal reserve assessment for the site will be required to
determine thermal reserve for the site.
v. The site has safe and unimpeded all-hours access for a suitably size MEPP. MEPP
connectivity requirements will be added in a future issue of this Standard.
7.2.2.4. SITES WITH STANDBY ‘N+1’ GENERATING PLANT (‘N+1’ SGP)
Refer to “SGP” Clause 8.9 for details of SGP requirements that qualify an associated battery
system for SGP based reserves.
The deployment of sites with ‘n+1’ SGP is not a standard Telstra configuration and should
only be undertaken at sites where specific circumstances require the use of ‘n+1’ SGP. An
example of such circumstances is a site accommodating high heat dissipating equipment with
a very low thermal reserve (refer to C3-8 for further details).
Reserve shall be provided in accordance with Table 4 below.
END-TO-END TYPICAL RESERVE REQUIRED

CONFIGURATION ARRANGEMENTS
Power IDs with Dual Current generation power 30 minutes (0.50 hours)
Redundant E-E Power (refer systems at compliant PC1,
to Clause 8.10.3) PC2 and some PC3 sites.
Power IDs without Dual Single Plane or single a.c 60 minutes (1 hour)
Redundant E-E Power (refer input power systems. *
to Clause 8.10.3)
* For the purposes of this clause, single plane or single input power systems are limited to legacy systems such as
IPS or RPS. Where a system capable of Dual Plane operation (e.g.: PPS, MPS or LPS) has is to be deployed as a
single plane system, a written Exemption Approval (see Clause 10) is required to deploy a 3 hour reserve on such
systems.
Table 4: Reserve Requirements at Sites with ‘n+1’ SGP
Where existing battery installations not capable of the discharge rates required by this
clause are involved, refer to the requirements of Clause 7.1.3.1.
The selection of battery reserves at sites which have regularly tested auto-start stationary
standby generators is considered to be independent of site access time in the majority of
cases.
Refer to C4-9 for details of application rules for the deployment of SGP.
Deployment Note: For the purposes of this standard, a site will be deemed to be compliant to the
requirement for 'n+1' SGP where it is equipped with more than one SGP set
and automatic load shedding controls are fitted to ensure that sufficient other
building load can be shed to allow all Telepower system rectifier operation and
associated air-conditioning equipment to continue to operate in the event of a
single SGP set failure. All load shedding control systems must be deployed in a
fail-safe/diverse configuration to qualify the site as 'n+1' SGP compliant.
Refer to Appendix B for a list of Network sites equipped with ‘n+1’ SGP at the time of issue
of this Standard.
Deployment Note: Some power systems at 'n+1' SGP sites may not be suitable for the reserve
times specified in this clause because limitations in the site's a.c distribution
prevents the power system rectifiers accessing the 'n+1' SGP capacity (Clause
8.4.2 refers).
7.2.2.5. SITES WITHOUT STANDBY GENERATING PLANT

Sites not equipped with SGP or equipped with SGP that does not meet all requirements
specified under “SGP” in Clause 8.9 shall be equipped with reserve as specified below.
Where site access time is less than or equal to 2 hours:
Reserve (hrs) = 3 + P
Where site access time (AT – refer to Clause 13 for definition) is greater than 2 hours:
Reserve (hrs) = 1 + AT + P
Where P = 4 hours for bushfire prone sites
8 hours for flood prone sites
8 hours for cyclone prone sites
0 hours for all other applications
Refer to Clause 7.14 which indicates the site requirements to qualify for a
flood/cyclone/bushfire prone “At Risk” category.
Note that only one figure may be used for the variable P. The highest figure appropriate to
the site should be selected and substituted for the variable P in the above equation.
7.2.3. SOLAR SYSTEMS

For all Network sites (e.g.: repeaters), a minimum of 7-8 days (168 to 192 hours) battery
reserve to 80% capacity shall be provided based on the C100 and to an end-of-discharge
1.85vpc.
For solar power customer premises applications, the following minimum battery reserve to
80% capacity shall be provided based on the C100 and to an end-of-discharge 1.85vpc:
TROPICAL MIDDLE SOUTHERN

Any site north of latitude 18 Any site between Any site south of latitude 33
degrees south (Cardwell QLD – latitude 18 & 33 degrees south (Newcastle NSW –
Elliot NT – Broome WA) degrees Whyalla SA – Narrogin WA)
7-8 days 4-5 days 7-8 days

These zone allow for different levels of solar radiation, access time and the risk of cyclones and their
consequences.
Table 5: Battery Reserve at Solar Powered Customer Sites
7.3. NETWORK SPECIFIC RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
7.3.1. INTERCAPITAL & MAJOR REGIONAL REPEATER SITES
7.3.1.1. SOLAR POWERED SITES

A minimum of 10 days (240 hours) battery reserve to 80% capacity shall be provided (C100
to 1.85vpc for lead batteries).
7.3.1.2. MAINS POWERED SITES

Battery reserve in accordance with Clause 7.2.2.2 is required for sites within the shaded area
in Figure 7 below. All other sites require at least 72 hour reserve.
Refer to C4-9 for details of application rules for the deployment of SGP.
Figure 3: O&M Service Response Coverage
7.4. MOBILE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

The requirements of this Clause are not mandatory for Microcells.
At mains powered sites, where Fixed Network infrastructure shares the same power system
as Mobile Network infrastructure, the reserve provided shall be in accordance with the
requirements of Clauses 7.2 and 7.11.
At sites solely accommodating Mobile Network Infrastructure, battery reserve shall be

provided depending on the presence of coverage overlap as specified below:
COVERAGE/INFRASTRUCUTRE TYPE MINIMUM

RESERVE
Any site equipped with SGP (1)

1 hour
Non-country Significant Wireless Switch – Capacity Site (Netpower 1 hour

Site Priority: non-Country 3WS)
Wireless Regional Site Failure will not isolate communities (Netpower 1 hour
Site Priority: non-Country 4W)
Any non-country site with ‘on-tower’ work processes not requiring 1 hour
‘Sector By Sector Shutdown’
All Other Mobile Network Only Sites 3 hours (2)
(1) Applies irrespective of whether SGP is Telstra owned or operated

(2) Subject to the additional site risk provisions specified in Clause 7.2.2.5
Table 6: Reserve Requirements for Mains Powered Mobile Network Only Sites
Details of Site Priority and status as a non-Country site can be obtained for the relevant
Power ID from Netpower.
Figure 8: Netpower Screens Showing Site Priority and Country / Non-Country Zone
In all other respects the general requirements of this standard apply.
7.5. CUSTOMER WIDEBAND/CUSTOMER PREMISES NETWORK SITES

Sites within scope include but are not limited to 'Out-posted MDFs' and 'Indoor
RIMs' located within a customer premise providing internal communications to
the customer. This does include telephony, mobiles or other network services
located within a Telstra Network building or facility required to meet a USO.
Please refer to Clause 7.2.2 for details of battery reserve requirements at these
sites. Customer sites where Telstra has a contractual obligation to provide backup
power reserve are also not in scope. (i.e; some major customer sites).
For these Customer Wideband/Customer Premises Network Sites within scope of this clause,
no battery reserve is required at these sites.
Design Note: Some older rectifier systems purchased prior to 1990 require batteries
connected for correct operation. Where such a rectifier installation exists,
consideration should be given to replacing it instead of installing battery
reserve.
7.6. ROADSIDE/KERBSIDE CABINETS

All roadside/kerbside cabinets (e.g.: RCM, RIM, CMUS) shall be equipped with a 1 hour
reserve irrespective of location and SGP configuration.
7.7. COMMUNITY IN ISOLATION AND MEDICAL EMERGENCY SITES

Powered Network wireline, Radio Transmitter or Wireless sites without a compliant SGP
installed, that house Network equipment providing services to customers within an isolated
community or are supporting customers with a known medical emergency, shall have a
minimum battery reserve in accordance with clause 7.2.2.5)
The Global Operations, General Manager Power and Facilities, Telepower Interconnect and
Facilities, is responsible to identify sites within the scope of this clause.
7.8. SMR AND RMR NETWORK SITES

Telstra may have a contractual obligation with the State Government to provide an agreed
level of emergency power reserve including battery reserve at Selected SMR and RMR sites.
If these obligations are not met significant penalties may occur. This requirement is
documented within the Product document for SMR 007 338 C1201.
Refer to Clause 10 for details of initiating an Exemption Request for each individual site
which must include details of the overall standby power arrangements. This request will be
subject to a risk analysis by Network and Data Centre Facilities group within Telstra
Property and will be carried out in consultation with Network Service and Facilities group
with Telstra Service Operations.
Approved SMR and RMR power reserves for each individual site shall be captured within the
relevant DBoR. (Clause 9 refers).
Deployment Note: For the purposes of this standard, a site may be fitted with alternative
reserve technology in addition to batteries to achieve the reserve
period specified within the agreement. For example, a short battery
reserve may be deployed in conjunction with other approved
technology such as a d.c generator or fuel cell deployed in accordance
with the relevant application rules to obtain the required reserve
period.
7.9. MODELS AND OTHER STAGING ENVIRONMENTS

48V d.c powered models and other staging environments that do not carry Network traffic or
are otherwise not directly customer impacting shall be equipped with minimum battery
reserve of 15 minutes irrespective of site SGP configuration. However, subject to the written
agreement of the Environment Asset Owner, it is permitted to deploy such system without
battery reserve provided that the rectifier system used is an SPS, MPS or LPS. Older systems
may also be suitable but their use without batteries is subject to an Exemption Request
Approval (Clause 10 refers).
Design Note: Where Medium Rate Discharge batteries are used (such as in most general
purpose Telepower systems), a minimum of 1 hour reserve shall be provided
to avoid the risk of damage to the batteries. (Refer to clause 8.11)
A.C powered models and other staging environments that do not carry Network traffic or are
otherwise not directly customer impacting do not require battery reserve.
However, where there is a business benefit in equipping such systems with (additional)
battery reserve (e.g.: cost to restore operation, frequency of utility power failures etc), an
Exemption Request may be submitted requesting approval to deploy (additional) battery
reserve. An Exemption Approval may requested (Clause 10 refers).
7.10. MAXIMUM RESERVE CAPACITY AND NETWORK LOAD

Some applications such as Customer Wideband and curb-side cabinets provide a limited
amount of space for batteries which cannot be increased. In this case, Network equipment
relying on this battery shall be limited such that the battery string(s) are able to provide
reserve not less than the limits specified in Clause 7.6.
For example, it is common practice to deploy AM35 DSLAM technology into 3G RIM housings
which were originally designed for POTS style services requiring much less power. Therefore,
whilst it would be physically possible to deploy larger amounts of AM35 DSLAM, the amount
permitted is limited to that which when added to the RIM load does not exceed the battery’s
capacity to provide the specified reserve (generally 1 hour).
Deployment Note: Failure to comply with this requirement may also put the entire
installation at risk of overheating.
7.11. D.C/D.C CONVERTERS

Where D.C/D.C converter are deployed to derive a different voltage or polarity to the
standard -48V d.c voltage, they shall meet the following criteria:
i. All battery reserve capacity supporting equipment operating from the derived
voltage/polarity shall be located on the primary (i.e.: usually -48V d.c) side of the
D.C/D.C converters
ii. The D.C/D.C converter shall be deployed in an ‘n+1’ redundant configuration or

better.
Subject to compliance with the above, equipment operating from the derived voltage/polarity
shall be considered to be supported by the same reserve as equipment operating from the
primary voltage.
Primary
Voltage
A.C D.C
Source Powered
Network
Equipment
'n+1' Secondary
Rectifiers Voltage
D.C
Powered
'n' Battery Strings (n>1) Network
Equipment
Telepower System 'n+1'
D.C / D.C
Converters
Figure 9: D.C/D.C Converter System Block Diagram
7.12. REMOTE POWERING

Remote powering involves the use of spare CAN pairs to distribute power from a central
location such as a telephone exchange to remotely located equipment in the CAN.
This method uses of higher voltages in the order 180V or 200V in order to reduce the current
requirement and hence cable loses. Hence, this system requires additional d.c/d.c converter
equipment at the central location to convert nominal 48V d.c up to around 180V d.c and at
the remote end in the CAN to convert this higher voltage back to a usable 48V d.c level.
Many pair gain systems in use in the Network use this technology.
The benefit of this powering approach is that remote Network elements can take advantage
of high reliability power systems installed at the central location (e.g.: SGP) which would
normally not be cost effective to deploy at the remote end.
The remote end may be considered to be equipped with the same reserve as the central
(exchange) location only where all of the following criteria are met:
i. The d.c/d.c converter located at the central (exchange) location is provided in an

‘n+1’ redundant configuration or better.
ii. The d.c/d.c converter located at the remote (CAN) location is provided in an ‘n+1’
redundant configuration or better.
iii. The CAN cable pairs used to power the remote end are provided in an ‘n+1’
redundant configuration or better.
VA D.C
A.C limiter 'n+1' Pairs Powered
Source channels Network
Equipment
'n+1'
Rectifiers

Remote End
Telepower System Exchange End Converter Converter
Telephone Exchange Building Remote Site
Figure 10: Remote Powering Block Diagram
7.13. MULTIPLE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS ON A SINGLE POWER SYSTEM

In some cases where a single Large Power System or Central Power System is shared be
multiple Network elements and platforms, there may be conflicting requirements for battery
reserve. For example, where a power system powers both fixed Network and Mobile Network
equipment there will be differing reserve requirements.
If more than one reserve requirement is applicable to a specific power system, the power
system’s battery reserve shall be dimensioned to the longest reserve requirement applicable.
For example, if Mobiles and Fixed Network equipment are powered from a single power
system at a site without SGP, the Mobiles equipment could have a reserve requirement of
one (1) hour (C12-5 refers) and the Fixed Network equipment could have a reserve
requirement of three (3) hours (Clause 7.2.2.5 refers). In this case, the power system’s
battery reserve must be dimensioned to three (3) hours.
Where there is more than one reserve requirement at a site and one reserve time
requirement exceeds the other by at least 300%, consideration may be given to the
deployment of an additional power system to minimise the deployment of extended battery
reserve to equipment not requiring it.
Operational Note: Deployment of additional power systems at a site will increase the site's
operational maintenance costs.
7.14. SITE ‘AT RISK’ CATEGORISATION

All Power IDs within a site shall inherit the site ‘At Risk’ category.
The default Risk Category is ‘No Risk’. However, sites at risk of specific environmental events
may be categorised with one of the following categories:
• Bushfire prone
• Flood prone
• Cyclone prone (as identified by the Bureau of Meteorology)
The Risk Category is used to determine additional reserve requirements under specific
circumstances describer in the Standard (e.g.: at site not equipped with SGP as described in
Clause 7.2.2.5) and should only apply to sites that have been directly affected by an
environmental event (i.e.; prolonged loss of utility power).
A site may only be allocated one of the above ‘At Risk’ categories (i.e.:
bushfire/flood/cyclone prone) if it meets all the following requirements:
i. Is not equipped with Standby Generating Plant.
ii. Has had at least two events (specific flood/cyclone/bushfire) events in the previous 20
years as recorded in Telstra Operational Records such as Thiess’ Maximo/NER
Database or is identified as such in the Battery DBoR (Clause 9 refers).
Operational Note: A flood/cyclone/bushfire event qualifies for the purposes of this

requirement only if the event resulted in the prolonged loss of
utility power.
iii. Has been directly affected by flood/cyclone/bushfire event, including the loss of power
for a period greater than the standard battery reserve (refer to clause 7.2.2).
Operational Note: With the onset of global warming, flood, fire and cyclone Mass
Disruptions now applies to a much larger zone area. Not every
Network site within that zone area will be directly affected by
this event. This standard shall only apply to sites “at risk”
(i.e. loss of power) within that Zone. If the environmental event
has not previously caused a prolonged disconnection to the
utility power supply at the site in question, then there is no
requirement to change the battery reserve at that site.
8. DESIGN CRITERIA
The audience of this Clause is primarily intended as the Network Designer including Telstra
service providers or their nominated contractor. However, users of this Clause must refer to
the Planning Criteria Clause in order to fully understand and comply with the requirements of
this Design Criteria Clause.
8.1. BATTERY SELECTION AND OPERATION
8.1.1. APPROVED BATTERIES AND ACCESSORIES

The only batteries and accessories permitted for use under this standard are those which are
included in Product and Service Description documents under Section D5. Refer to D1-1 for
further information. Further, any specific deployment, design and installation requirements
specified in the relevant Section D5 document shall be complied with in order to achieve
compliance with this standard.
Where Section D5 does not include a battery suitable for the intended application, the
process specified in D1-1 shall be followed before installation of the proposed equipment
commences. It is not permitted to install any unapproved (i.e.: not documented in Section
D5) batteries or accessories unless specific approval has been obtained under the D1-1
process.
8.1.2. BATTERY APPLICATION

The battery application needs to be considered when selecting a suitable battery. Such issues
include but are not limited to:
• Intended for float duty or cycling (solar use)
• Intended for high rate discharge (applications of less than 1hr)
• Proposed accommodation for the battery
• Minimum permitted number of battery strings (E8-1 refers)
8.1.3. BATTERY CAPACITY
Battery capacity shall be determined from the data provided in the relevant Section D5
Product and Service Description standard and using the calculation methods specified in E8-
3.
The minimum values for end-of-discharge voltage shall not be less than that specified in
Table 7 below.
APPLICATION END-OF-DISCHARGE VOLTAGE
Mains Powered Telepower (48V d.c) System Batteries 1.85V/cell
Solar System Batteries 1.85V/cell
Table 7: Minimum End-of-Discharge Voltage
Design Note: It is particularly necessary to comply with these limits for Solar and
Telepower applications as well as the voltage drop limits specified in E5-3 to
ensure that Network equipment is not subjected to a lower voltage than the
limits specified in C8-3 and C12-10 which may cause the Network equipment
to fail prior to the end of the battery discharge.
Where a system undergoes a change or lowering of battery reserve involving a reduction in

the number of battery strings, care shall be exercised to ensure that the requirements for
battery protection (Clause 8.2 refers), battery distribution voltage drop (E5-3 refers) and
parallel battery operation (E8-1 refers) are maintained. This may necessitate installation of
additional battery distribution cables and/or may require a change in trip setting or rating of
the battery protective device. In the event that the cost of such works exceeds the saving
expected from deploying the reduced reserve, the installation should be maintained with its
existing battery distribution and in this case, a reserve larger than that specified in the
Standard is permitted.
8.1.4. BATTERY MAINTENANCE

All battery infrastructure shall be subject to regular maintenance routines as specified in
relevant documentation including but not limited to:
i. Battery Product Description documentation in Section D5.
ii. Network Services Operation Routine Standards.
8.2. ELECTRICAL PROTECTION

Electrical protection and isolation facilities for ELV (48V d.c) systems shall be provided as
follows:
i. Shall comply with the requirements of AS/NZS 3015 “ELVDC Power Supplies for
Telecommunications”.
ii. Separate protection/isolation shall be provided for each battery string.
iii. The protective device shall be capable of interrupting the maximum prospective fault
current at its location with the power system.
iv. Isolation facilities shall be capable of switching the maximum design load of the
power system.
8.3. EMERGENCY TERMINATION POINTS
Emergency termination points shall be provided on all mains powered systems except UPS in
accordance with E5-12.
8.4. RECTIFIER SYSTEMS
8.4.1. RECTIFIER CAPACITY

Adequate rectifier capacity will be required to ensure that batteries are recharged after a
mains or rectifier system failures. Refer to E7-1 for details of these requirements.
8.4.2. A.C DISTRIBUTION TO RECTIFIERS SYSTEMS

Where a sub 1 hour reserve is to be deployed in a Telepower system at sites equipped with
‘n+1’ SGP (Clause 7.2.2.3 refers), the a.c distribution to the Telepower system’s rectifiers
shall be assessed to confirm that it does have access to ‘n+1’ SGP via the sites a.c
distribution either directly or using automatic load shedding arrangements (e.g.: transfer
switching).
Where the a.c distribution to the Telepower system’s rectifiers does not provide access to the
site’s ‘n+1’ SGP, consideration shall be given to upgrading the a.c distribution to provide to
provide such access. Where this cannot be done cost effectively, battery reserve shall be
deployed in accordance with the requirements for an ‘n’ SGP site.
8.4.3. FLOAT VOLTAGE AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION

In addition to maximising operational life, application of correct float voltage to all batteries
is essential to ensure that expected battery reserve is available when needed.
For Solar and Telepower systems, to ensure that correct float voltage is applied to all
Network battery installations, float voltage shall be provided in accordance with the
requirements specified in C5-1 and E8-4.
For UPS systems, float voltage shall be provided in accordance with the UPS and battery
manufacturer’s requirements.
8.5. USE OF PARALLEL BATTERY STRINGS

Parallel battery strings shall be provided within the limits specified in E8-1.
8.6. DUAL PLANE (TELEPOWER D.C) SYSTEMS

Dual plane power system battery reserve shall be dimensioned to meet the minimum reserve
times as specified in Clause 7.2 based on total system capacity (i.e.: ‘A’ plane plus ‘B’ plane
assuming both planes have equal loads) and the same battery capacity shall be installed in
each plane.
Therefore, to determine the total load, add ‘A’ plane load to ‘B’ plane. Use the total load
value to calculate total battery capacity (e.g.: Ah) required. Conversely, to determine the
battery capacity (e.g.: Ah) required on each plane, divide the total load by 2.
Design Note: When practical to do so, the plane load on each plane should be equal,
but for some legacy systems where the load is significantly higher on
one plane, the plane with the greatest load should be used to
determine the individual plane load and the total load. In this case
multiply the greater plane load by 2. This is particularly important to
systems requiring a one hour battery reserve or less to ensure an
adequate battery reserve is maintained across both planes. (Also refer
to Clause 8.11)
EXAMPLE 1; EXAMPLE 2;
LOAD BATTERY LOAD BATTERY

SYSTEM SYSTEM
(A) RESERVE (AH) (A) RESERVE (AH)
A 250 250 A 150 300

B 250 250 B 300 300
Table 8: Dual Plane Battery Reserve
An appropriate battery to meet the capacity requirement per plane shall be selected from the
relevant Section D5 standard in accordance with the Optimum Sizing requirements specified
in Clause 8.7 and the minimum / maximum number of permitted strings as specified in E8-1.
For further information regarding dual plane configuration and operation, refer to C5-4.
8.7. OPTIMUM SIZING

As batteries are manufactured in discrete sizes (refer to Section D5 standards for available
battery sizes), an optimal battery for an installation may not be available. This can result in
extended battery reserves (particularly at smaller sites) when a larger battery is selected
because of the unavailability of an optimally sized battery providing adequate capacity.
In the event that reserves specified in this standard or a reduction in site load renders one or
more battery strings surplus to the number required, these string(s) should be left in situ
unless:
i. They present an OH&S risk.
ii. They do not meet the technical requirements for operational battery systems (for
example, including but not limited to: with respect to age, battery protection and
maximum permitted number of strings).
iii. They are occupying rack space or floor space (including the “no-load zone” required
due to the presence of the batteries) needed for another function.
However, when lifecycle replacement of batteries is undertaken, optimally sized cells shall be
selected to most cost effectively meet the reserve requirements of this Standard.
The trigger points in the tables below align with sizing planning requirements stated in
Clause 7.1.1. These are based on the provision of additional battery strings only where at
least 50% of the new battery string’s capacity is required to meet the reserve requirements
of this standard.
Use of a battery system not meeting the requirements specified in Clause 7.1.6 is permitted
as follows:
i. In the case of an existing battery installation, the reserve offered by the existing
battery is different from that specified by Clause 7.2 by an amount not exceeding
values show in Table 9 below or at least 90% of the required reserve as specified in
Clause 7.2.
SITES WITHOUT SGP (3 HOURS BATTERY RESERVE)
TRIGGER TO ADD A TRIGGER TO PROVIDE ONE
NUMBER STRING, EXPRESSED AS A LESS STRING, EXPRESSED AS A
OF % OF THE “RATED BATTERY % OF THE “RATED BATTERY
STRINGS POWER”* OF THE NUMBER POWER”* OF THE NUMBER OF
OF STRINGS STRINGS
<=2 125% 75%

3 117% 83%
4 112% 88%
>=5 110% 90%
SITES WITH <=1 HOUR BATTERY RESERVE
TRIGGER TO ADD A TRIGGER TO PROVIDE ONE
NUMBER STRING, EXPRESSED AS A LESS STRING, EXPRESSED AS A
OF % OF THE “RATED BATTERY % OF THE “RATED BATTERY
STRINGS POWER”* OF THE NUMBER POWER”* OF THE NUMBER OF
OF STRINGS STRINGS
>=1 110% 90%

* Rated battery power is the value (watts) a battery system (all strings) can deliver for a specified reserve time.
Table 9: Trigger Points for Up/Down Sizing of Battery Strings
For example if there are 3 batteries installed capable of providing 100kW for 3 hours
reserve, the trigger point for an additional battery is 117kW of design + CLI load
and the trigger point for providing one less battery string is 83kW of design +CLI
load.
ii. In the case of a new battery installation, the reserve offered by the nearest battery
size available as listed in the relevant Section D5 standard is with the limits specified
in Table 10 of the required reserve as specified in Clause 7.2.
SITES WITHOUT SGP (3 HOURS BATTERY RESERVE)

NUMBER OF STRINGS ALLOWED VARIATION OF THE
RATED BATTERY POWER OF NEW
BATTERY STRINGS
<=2 75% - 125%

3 83% - 117%
4 88% - 112%
>=5 90% - 110%
SITES WITH <=1 HOUR BATTERY RESERVE
NUMBER OF STRINGS ALLOWED VARIATION OF THE
RATED BATTERY POWER OF NEW
BATTERY STRINGS
>=1 90% - 110%
Table 10: Trigger Points for Sizing New Batteries
Design Note: The reserve shall be reviewed each time installation of additional equipment
occurs at the site and shall include assessing the option of SGP deployment
where appropriate.
Formula: Sites without SGP; Maximum Load (W) = [load for 1 string] x (1+0.5/
[number of strings*]) *where the number of strings is between the range of 2 and 5
Formula: Sites with <= 1 hour battery reserve; - Maximum Load (W) = [load for 1
string] x [number of strings] x 1.1
8.8. LOW VOLT DISCONNECTION

Low volt disconnection (LVD) involves the use of hardware such as solid state switches to
electrically disconnect a battery string or strings from the Network load to prevent the
battery being damaged due to excessive discharge. With shorter battery reserves, the
probability that a battery strings will be subject to such deep discharges is increased.
LVD hardware shall be deployed in accordance with the requirements of C5-2.
8.9. MINIMUM SGP REQUIREMENTS

For the purposes of this standard, SGP shall meet the following criteria for associated battery
systems to qualify for SGP based reserves:
• SGP shall be located permanently at site.
• SGP wiring shall form part of the site’s LV fixed wiring distribution (i.e.: use of
plug/socket assemblies is not permitted).
• All associated a.c transfer switching is automatic (e.g.: protective devices,

switchgear such as ATSs etc.) shall be subject to regular inspection and testing to
assure correct operation.
• SGP shall be configured for auto-start operation.
• SGP shall be subject to periodic/regular scheduled testing as specified in SGP

Network Routines processes or specific contract KPIs and shall be sufficient to
assure a Network-wide start rate of at least 98.75%. Testing at the frequency listed
below will meet this Network performance requirement:
o For priority 1 sites or sites with N+1 SGP testing shall be conducted at a
minimum every month for a minimum duration of 1 hour.
o For all other sites testing shall be a minimum every 3 months for a
minimum duration of 1 hour.
8.10. MINIMUM DUAL REDUNDANT E-E POWER RREQUIREMENTS
8.10.1. CONCEPTUAL ARRANGEMENT
Figure 11: Conceptual Dual Redundant E-E Power Configuration
8.10.2. FOR ALL SYSTEMS

For the purposes of applying reduced battery reserves according to this standard a “dual
plane system” must meet the following criteria:
• Two d.c outputs (“planes”) that are diode-combined at the critical load (Dual Plane
Telepower).
• Two or more battery strings (in accordance with E8-1) on each of the d.c outputs.
• Rectifier redundancy in accordance with E7-1 (generally a minimum of ‘n+1’) when

considering all rectifiers on both planes.
• Two or more a.c supplies to the Telepower system from separate protective devices.
Technology Note: All standard PSA MPS and LPS systems (including variants) provide the
input connectivity for provision of this functionality.
8.10.3. FOR CANDIDATE SYSTEMS USING ‘N+1’ SGP ONLY

For the purposes of applying ‘n+1’ SGP based battery reserves according to this standard a
“dual plane system” must meet the following criteria:
• All criteria specified in Clause 8.10.2.
• Rectifier redundancy in accordance with E7-1 (generally a minimum on ‘n+1’) when

considering all rectifiers on both planes.
In practice in order to meet the a.c redundancy requirement specified in the next
dot point the rectifier redundancy may need to be up to 2N depending on the a.c
configuration (e.g. the use of split-feeding of rectifiers etc.).
Where there is only a single a.c feed supplying rectifiers on one plane, rectifiers on
each plane should be configured as “n”.
• A dual-redundant a.c distribution system that is arranged and rated such that the
failure of a single point anywhere on the a.c distribution will not cause a battery
discharge to commence.
A “single point” includes any a.c switchgear (and associated controls) or conductor
including circuit breaker, fuse, ATS, switchboard, cable, busbar, busway. A
switchboard having two electrically separated internal main busbars is not regarded
as a single point even if the board is a single physical construction.
ATS may be present at any point in the AC distribution provided they are no single
point critical.
8.11. “COUP DE FOUET” (CDF) EFFECTS @ C1 RATE

Low to medium rate batteries with large capacity (ie; Enersys 500MJ, 1000MJ,
Century Yuasa UXL range, Battery Energy PowerLYTE PL4V500T, PowerLYTE
PL2V1000T) that the manufacturer has stated a minimum end-of-discharge voltage
for C1 rate that is lower than the allowable minimum voltage (refer to clause 8.1.3),
the battery sizing and calculated reserve time should not be less than the
manufacturer’s recommendation at 80% of battery capacity. This is to ensure this
minimum voltage is not exceeded where Standards require a one hour design
reserve (or less).
These low to medium rate batteries (refer to Appendix D) are to be sized such that
reserve times provide a minimum of one hour + 20% (1.2hrs) to account for
possible “coup de fouet” (CDF) effects and capacity loss. Otherwise, sizing is as
presently carried out.
8.12. CALCULATING DESIGN LOADS WITHIN MOBILES SITES
Network load within the Mobiles Network is considered to be transient and therefore
difficult to calculate at any point of time as it fluctuates up or down depending on
the volume of customer connections. For bulk issued Battery LCR projects (no
design) across multiple sites, to calculate battery reserve and battery sizing
providing backup power to Mobiles equipment, the total installed on line rectifier
capacity of each power system will be used. (Note; rectifier dimensioning is based
on the design load calculation in accordance to C12-5 clause 7.4.1 Rectifier
Dimensioning). This should not include rectifiers supporting battery charging and
redundancy.
Battery LCR Design Load = RC – BC
Where RC = Installed Rectifier Capacity
Where BC = Reserved rectifiers for Battery Charging & Redundancy
Design Note: Some legacy power IPS systems supporting Mobiles equipment may
still exist that have excessive rectifier capacity serval time greater that
the possible maximum Network load. With these systems and for
individual site calculations for growth projects the Mobiles Planner is
still to be consulted to provide the calculated Design Load. (Refer to
007 338 C12-5)
9. PROVISIONS OF DBORS
In order to ensure an orderly and auditable transition to new network battery reserves,
DBoRs as outlined in the following shall be required and kept up to date against each Power
ID:
i. Design load, Date of Measurement & Change By
ii. Committed load increase, Date of Change & Change By (to be obtained from FTDB &
updated at LCR forecast time & design time – designer should verify update time prior
to project commencement)
iii. PSA Battery Type, Date of Change & Change By (declaring this allows for
programmed up or down-sizing in the LCR system – default implementation of sizing
will be like for like – this should not be taken as the final battery selection only as the
preferred battery size)
iv. PSA Battery Type Flag – Mandatory, Optional. This flag determines if the selection
under the PSA Battery Type field is regarded as optional (proposed) or mandatory.
v. PSA Battery Type Notes – used to provide supporting reasons for a mandatory
selection of the PSA Battery Type Flag. For example batteries in pits require water-
proof terminations etc.
vi. Battery Reserve Time, Date of Change, Change By
vii. Site Access Time using a standardised O&M approved method for determining site
access time.
viii. Site Battery Reserve Classification – Normal, At Risk Bushfire, At Risk Flood, At Risk
Cyclone, Non-Standard Reserve
ix. Non-Standard Reserve Notes – commentary to explain a non-standard choice of
reserve, for example the application of a shorter reserve would have incurred a higher
cost than the selected longer reserve
x. Mobile Cell Site (Has Overlap/Does not have overlap).
Operational Note: Maximo, managed by the NIFM Contractor (Visionstream) is the official
DBoR for battery reserve. Maximo updates Telstra internal databases
Netpower and the Planning NFP database at regular intervals. The
above information can be viewed via directly in Maximo or via Netpower
or the NFP databases.
10. EXEMPTIONS TO THIS STANDARD

The front page outlines the importance of compliance with the requirements of this
standard. However, the complexity of the network means that 007338 standards may not
always cover all scenarios. Exemption requests are an important mechanism for
documenting non-standard installations, identifying gaps in standards and triggering
reviews of standards. For this reason, any variation from this Standard must be
documented and accompanied by an approved Exemption Request.
Exemptions Requests and associated justification material must be submitted via the
following web form:
http://www.in.telstra.com.au/ism/007338/exemptionrequest.asp
To ensure the best opportunity to receive an Approval to your Exemption Request, please
ensure you provide full details of scope of the request and all business benefits associated
with it in the Justification Document.
11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The following contributors (listed alphabetically) are acknowledged for their assistance in the
preparation of this document.
NAME ORGANISATION
Chris Baran- Kamp 007338 Technical Editor – Telstra Property (deceased)
Frank Bodi Reliability Manager – Mission Critical Assets, Thiess
Ee Hui Lim Reliability Manager – Mission Critical Assets, Thiess
Stephen O’Callaghan Facility Manager – Telstra Property
Table 8: Acknowledgements
12. REFERENCES
12.1. 007338
All 007338 active Standards are available online to Account-01 users from Telstra’s Intranet
at URL:
http://func.collab.in.telstra.com.au/rep/func/0000547/Published%20Standards1/Forms/All%
20Active%20Standards.aspx
DOCUMENT TITLE
NUMBER
C1-3 Document Hierarchy Rules
C3-8 Suite Based Cooling
C4-4 Permitted A.C No-break Configurations
C4-9 Standby Generating Plant Application Rules
C5-1 Battery Float Voltage
C5-4 D.C Distribution Criteria
C5-6 Solar Power System Design Criteria
C8-6 Network Engineering Standards for Facilities Access to Telstra

Equipment Buildings
C12-5 Mobile Network Power & Environment
C12-10 Power and Environment Principles for New Technology Deployments
C13-1 Inter-capital & Major Regional Transmission Power System Design

Criteria
C13-5 Access Radio Power System Design Criteria
D1-1 Required Use of PSA Material
D5-1 Standby/Float Batteries
D5-2 Battery Accessories
D5-3 Solar Batteries
D5-4 UPS and Cranking Batteries
D9-1 Standby Generating Plant (20kVA – 939kVA) – Cummins
E5-3 D.C Distribution Voltage Drop Limits
E5-12 Emergency Termination Point Configuration
E7-1 Rectifier Dimensioning/Redundancy
E8-1 Parallel Operation of Battery Strings
E8-3 Calculating Battery Capacity
E8-4 Temperature Compensation of Battery Float Voltage
12.2. EXTERNAL
DOCUMENT TITLE
NUMBER
AS/NZS 3000 Australian wiring rules
AS/NZS 3015 Electrical Installations – Extra low voltage d.c. power supplies and
service earthing within public telecommunications networks
13. DEFINITIONS
The following words, acronyms and abbreviations are referred to in this document.
TERM DEFINITION
AT See Site Access Time
ATS Automatic Transfer Switch (a.c)
Battery The time (measured in hours) that a battery will be able to power a constant
Reserve power Design Load as calculated by the Design d.c Load Requirement.
CAN Customer Access Network
Cell A single battery cell is the smallest component of a battery string and is governed
(battery) by the battery technology. For VRLA technology (the most commonly used
battery technology in Telstra) a cell has a nominal voltage of 2V.
Constant A load that at any voltage represents a fixed power load to the power system (as
Power Load measured in Watts) irrespective of input terminal voltage. However, this value is
not necessarily constant over time.
Most new technology which includes any technology that employ embedded
(internal) d.c/d.c converters will present a constant power load to the power
system and its distribution.
Coup De A dramatic initial voltage drop followed by a recovery when a battery is first
Fouet (CDF) discharged after having been on float charge for a period of time. The voltage
recovers after a short time once the electro-chemical discharge process stabilises.
Cxx Battery capacity at the discharge rate specified in’ xx’, e.g. C3 for 3 hr discharge
rate; or C10 for a 10hour discharge rate.
Design d.c. The Design Load should be based on the assumption that the load is “constant
Load power”. That is, the design load value is calculated in amps for legacy systems,
Requirement and watts for PSA systems, at the nominal float voltage (54.5V). Also, it should
be noted that “constant power” loads are not necessarily fixed over time (C12-10
refers).
The Design Load of a power system is then defined as the load that is exceeded
each day for a period equal to one-third of the battery reserve time.
Figure 4: Definition of D.C. Design Load Value
Design Battery Reserve = 3 hrs Design Battery Reserve = 1 hr

Therefore, the Design Load is 680A.
Load exceeds 675A @ 54.5V for 1 hr Load exceeds 680A @ 54.5V for
per day 20min per day
Therefore, the Design Load is 675A.
TERM DEFINITION
Therefore, the Design Load is

680A.
DP1B Distribution Power 100A Power System
DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer.

Definition DSL technology located at exchanges or in roadside cabinets that takes
the copper lines from a customer premises and converts signals on/off them into
high speed, e.g. for internet access
ELV Extra Low Voltage. All Telepower systems are ELV systems.
FTDB Facilities Tracking Database (Telstra Power requirements and Floor space usage
Network Planning DBoR)
IPS Integrated Power System (Legacy large single plan power system using phase
control rectifiers)
LCR Life Cycle Replacement
LPS Large Power System
Maximo IBM Maximo Enterprise Asset Management System. Thiess database for tracking
and management of Telepower and other Network Facilities infrastructure.
Monobloc A battery case accommodating one or more cells connected in series. Typical
VRLA battery monoblocs are available in 2V, 6V, 8V and 12V sizes.
MEPP Mobile Emergency Power Plant
MPS Medium Power System
Nameplate The maximum demand of a specific item of Network infrastructure. This value will
Load typically be the rating of the Network infrastructure’s internal power conversion
hardware or the maximum heat that the sub-rack can dissipate and hence will be
higher than the actual load of the Network infrastructure. Further, specific
configurations of the Network infrastructure by Telstra will generally result in a
further reduction in actual/typical power demand.
n+1 An assembly of devices operating parallel which will allow for failure of a single
redundancy device without impacting the assembly’s ability to supply full rated output.
PPS Packed Power System
PSA Product Sourcing Agreement
RIM Remote Integrated Multiplexer
RPS Rack Power System
SGP Standby Generating Plant
Site Access Site Access time may be summarised as the time from when the power alarm is
Time raised, to when first-in maintenance staff arrive at site. Access times to sites may
vary depending on remoteness, seasonal variations e.g.:
• Variable load conditions
• Storms
• Wet season
TERM DEFINITION
• Staff availability etc
For the majority of sites however, the access time could be taken to mean that
time which could be applied in 95% of cases for any given site. Extra battery
reserve can then be programmed according to special site circumstances (refer
Clause 7.1), but not included as access time.
Site Priority Site Priority is determined by the number of services and Network type. These
Classification classification are listed by the GOC located in Netpower
P1 – ASN Major Transmission Hub
P2 – Node/Host or Site with >500m trans
P2E - EAP Ethernet Access Point or HFC Head End
P2L – LAS local Access Switch >10,000 SIO
P2S – Other Significant Access Switch
P3 – Single point of Transmission /Community Failure
P3S – Significant Switch
P3WS – Significant Wireless Switch – Capacity site
P3WC – Singular Wireless Coverage site
P4 – Terminating Only Site
P4W – Wireless Regional, Site Failure will not isolate communities.
P5 – Customer Site
P10 - Undetermined
SPS Small Power System
String A number of battery cells connected in series to form a battery string of a

(Battery) specified voltage. Typically, 24 2V VRLA cells are connected in series to form a
48V battery string.
USO Universal Service Obligation
vpc Volts per (Battery) Cell
VRLA Valve Regulated Lead Acid

(battery)
14. ATTACHMENTS
DOCUMENT NUMBER TITLE
Appendix A Audit Checklist
Appendix B Network Sites Equipped with ‘n+1’ SGP
Appendix C Medium Rate Batteries Effected By “Coup de Fouet” (CDF) effects at

startup @ C1 Rate.
15. DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET
Contact for Enquiries and Proposed Changes
If you have any questions regarding this document contact:
NAME: STEPHEN O’CALLAGHAN
DESIGNATION: TELEPOWER CAPACITY PLANNER
PHONE: (03) 8649 5603
EMAIL: Stephen.OCallaghan@team.telstra.com
If you have a suggestion for improving this document, please contact the person listed above or complete the
online Change Proposal Form at http://www.in.telstra.com.au/ism/007338/feedback.asp
Document Created with 007338 Template V3.0 Rev25a of October 2015
ISSUE DATE APPROVED NATURE OF AMENDMENT

NO.
November 27, Zach Kernich NM,

1.0 Supersedes B8-1
2008 Stds & Compliance, FP
Zach Kernich NM, Specific reserve requirements for Models added. Revised
February 15,
2.0 Stds & Compliance, reserve for n+1 SGP/high rate discharge battery
2010
INP installations added.
Additional requirements added where it is proposed to

George Bradilovic GM
exceed the minimum battery reserve. Requirements
3.0 June 30, 2011 – N/work Fac. Mgmt,
changed for d.c powered models and Staging
N&AT
Environments.
Update of Planning triggers for battery reserve

George Bradilovic GM
assessment and provision of battery capacity.
4.0 July 24, 2012 – N/work Fac. Mgmt,
Introduction of new DBoR requirements for site specific
N&AT
reserve data.
Full revision of all reserve requirements to adopt

Stephen O’Callaghan
September 27, proposed reserves specified in Silcar Report SNA-ASD-
5.0 A/g GM – N/work Fac.
2012 RP-00262. Additional criteria added to qualify for use of
Mgmt, N&AT
new reserve times.
Chris Baran-Kamp
October 22, Clarification of Dual Redundant E-E Power Requirements
5.1 007338 Technical
2012 added
Editor
George Bradilovic A/g Change to rules covering removal of batteries that are
6.0 March 21, 2013 Director – N/work surplus to reserve requirements under the new standard.
Infrastructure Mgmt Clarification of the definition of a Cust. Wideband site.
Clarification of requirements to qualify a site as “at Risk”.

George Bradilovic GM Further clarification of Mobile Network reserve
7.0 June 28, 2013 – N/work Fac. Mgmt, requirements. Addition of reserve requirements with site
N&AT load >200A d.c and no SGP. Limitation of scope of
default reserve for single plane systems added.
Clarification of reserve scope of ‘n’ SGP sites. Reference

Chris Baran-Kamp
to Maximo added in Definitions Clause. Decision Tree
7.1 October 2, 2013 007338 Technical
updated to highlight the 5hr reserve at large no SGP sites
Editor
as non-standard as per Clause 7.2.2.3.
Clarification of requirement for Exemption Request
requirements for single plane systems. Correction of
Chris Baran-Kamp
Clause and Standard cross references. Note added re
7.2 April 1, 2014 007338 Technical
MEPP connectivity requirements. Clarification of the
Editor
Deployment Note covering load shedding to qualify for
‘n+1’ SGP status.
Clarification of NBN Co requirements. Update of internal

Chris Baran-Kamp Clause references. Clarification of Single Plane reserve at
7.3 June 20, 2014 007338 Technical ‘n+1’ SGP sites. Clarification of Dual a.c supply for Dual
Editor Redundant E-E requirements. Clarification of “at Risk”
event count criteria.
Jon Curry, General

Update to incorporate revised operational practices that
Manager, Network
8.0 June 06, 2017 have evolved primarily as a consequence of the revised
and Data Centre
reserve times that were introduced back in 2012.
Facilities.
APPENDIX A: AUDIT CHECKLIST
Audits using this standard shall include but not be limited to the following:
007338 C5-3 AUDIT CRITERIA 007338 C5-3 RESULT

CHECKLIST NO. REFERENCE
1. Telepower systems at Mains powered 7.2.2.2, 7.11 &

sites with SGP equipped with sufficient 8.7
battery reserve.
2. Telepower systems at Mains powered 7.11 & 8.7

sites with ‘n+1’ SGP equipped with
sufficient battery reserve.
3. Sites defined as having ‘n+1’ SGP meet 0

the required criteria
4. Telepower systems at Mains powered 7.2.2.5, 7.11 &

sites without SGP equipped with sufficient 8.7
battery reserve.
5. Solar systems equipped with sufficient 7.2.3 & 8.7

battery reserve.
6. Inter-capital & major regional sites 7.3.1 & 8.7

equipped with sufficient battery reserve.
7. Models and Staging Area fitted with 0

sufficient battery reserve
8. D.C/D.C Converters correctly configured 7.9
9. Remote Powered site infrastructure 0

correctly configured
10. Required Electrical Protection provided 8.2
11. Rectifier float voltage correctly set and 8.4

sufficient rectifier capacity provided
12. Correct use of parallel battery strings 8.5
13. Battery capacity equal on both sides of 8.6

dual plane systems
Note: Auditors and inspectors reserve the right to assess installations/sites against any
requirement in this standard. Failure to meet any requirement of this standard may be
deemed as failure of the installation/site to meet the requirement of this standard may be
deemed as failure of the installation/site to meet the requirement of this standard as a
whole. In this case auditors/inspectors may require remedial action to be taken before
accepting that the installation/site complies with this standard.
APPENDIX B: NETWORK SITES EQUIPPED WITH ‘N+1’ SGP
As at July 2012, the following Network sites were equipped with ‘n+1’ SGP:
SITE ‘N+1’ SGP AVAILABILITY STATE
Chatswood Exchange Full NSW
Charlotte Exchange Full QLD
Exhibition Exchange Full VIC
Flinders Exchange Full SA
Kent Street Exchange Full NSW
Lonsdale Exchange Full (subject to load VIC

shedding of City West)
Pier Street Exchange Full WA
Pitt Street Exchange Full NSW
Waymouth & Franklin Full SA

Exchanges
Windsor Exchange Full VIC
Wellington Exchange Full WA
Woolloongabba Exchange Full QLD
APPENDIX C: MEDIUM RATE BATTERIES EFFECTED BY “COUP DE
FOUET” (CDF) EFFECTS AT STARTUP @ C1 RATE.
Clause 8.11 applies to the follow preferred battery types currently on PSA.
Battery Energy, PowerLYTE PL4V500T, 4.00v, 503Ah

Battery Energy, PowerLYTE, PL2V1000T, 2.00v, 1025Ah
Century/Yuasa, UXL1100-2C, 2.00 V, 943.00 Ah
Century/Yuasa, UXL550-2, 2.00 V, 482.00 Ah
ENERSYS, 2T1000MJ, 2.0 V, 980.0 Ah
ENERSYS, 4T500MJ, 4.0 V, 490.0 Ah
Clause 8.11 applies to the follow legacy battery types.
Century Yuasa, SSMF600, 2.0, 600.0 Ah

Century/Yuasa, UXL600S, 2.00 V, 472.00 Ah
Emerson, T2V1000/A Batt, 2.00 V, 1010.00 Ah
Emerson, T2V300E/A Batt, 2.00 V, 301.00 Ah
Emerson, T2V500E/A batt, 2.00 V, 503.00 Ah
EnerSys, 2T500/2, 2.00 V, 456.00 Ah
EnerSys, 2T500/6 BATT, 2.00 V, 478.00 Ah
EnerSys, 2TM1000A, 2.00, 969.00
Fiamm, 2SLA1000, 2.00 V, 980.00 Ah
Fiamm, 2SLA580, 2.00 V, 563.00 Ah
Hawker, 2HI500, 2.00 V, 468.00 Ah
Hawker, 2HI500LD, 2.00 V, 456.00 Ah
Hawker, 2T1050, 2.0 V, 1,000.0 Ah
Hawker, 2T275 Batt, 2.00 V, 251.00 Ah
Hawker, 2T400/2, 2.00 V, 365.00 Ah
Hawker, 2T500/2, 2.00 V, 456.00 Ah
Hawker, 2VH17, 4.00 V, 500.00 Ah
Hawker, 4T525, 4.00 V, 500.00 Ah
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AUTHOR’S NAME: STEPHEN O’CALLAGHAN

BUSINESS UNIT: TELSTRA OPERATIONS

MINIMUM BATTERY RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

007338 - Power & Engineering Services

SUB-DOMAIN: D.C POWER

VERSION LABEL: Final

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: Telstra Unrestricted

TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED (ABN 33 01 775 556) | ISSUED: 13 JUN. 2017

This document uses hyperlinks and colour.

This standard does not cover the following:

• Requirements for SGP starter batteries which are covered in D9-1.

• Power systems powering NBN Co infrastructure (Clause 7.1.6).

• Mains Powered Customer Premises equipment external to the Network boundary.

Geoffrey P Cassano Contract Manager, Telstra Property, Telstra

Larry Goldman Network Manager, Wireless Delivery Program Office, Telstra

Allan Gontar National Energy Manager, Procurement, Telstra

Ross Hand 007338 Technical Editor, BSTEM, Telstra

Ray Heggie Senior Facilities Specialist, Telstra Service Operations, Telstra

Brian Hennessy General Manager BSTEM, Telstra Property, Telstra

Christopher Janssen Representing Visionstream, Visionstream

Vince Lopresti Technology Manager, BSTEM, Telstra

Stephen O’Callaghan Facility Manager, N&DCF, Telstra

David V Roach Divestments & Developments Manager, Telstra

Jim Saribalas General Manager Fixed Network Site Optimisation, Telstra

Charles Verdugo Program Delivery Manager, N&DCF, Telstra

Mike Wall Facilities Planning Manager, N&DCF, Telstra

4. RELATIONSHIP WITH AS/NZS 3000 AND AS/NZS 3015

Refer to C1-3 for further details.

Wh = Ah x Volts More strings connected in Parallel gives a higher

Battery String No.2

Battery String No.’n’

Power System -ve -48V

Figure 1: Battery Cells in Series and Parallel

Figure 2: Typical Distribution of Utility Power Outage Duration

Causes of Mass Disruptions include but are not limited to:

• Utility Power Grid Load Shedding

'n' Battery Strings (n>1)

Figure 3: Typical Telepower System Block Diagram

However, battery reserve is generally limited in commercially available UPS to between 15

Figure 4: Typical UPS Block Diagram

5.4. SOLAR SYSTEMS

Solar Panels Regulators

'n' Battery Strings (n>1)

Figure 5: Typical Solar Power System Block Diagram

7.1.1. TRIGGERS FOR POWER SYSTEM RESERVE

• The half load capacity point of one battery bank or,

• 10% of total reserve.

For new installation, the same provisions apply.

Reserve shall not be provided for forecast load.

7.1.3. BATTERY RESERVES IN EXCESS OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STANDARD

7.1.3.1. MANAGING REDUCTION OF BATTERY RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

7.1.3.2. NEW INSTALLATIONS

7.1.3.3. LIFECYCLE REPLACEMENT

7.1.4. BATTERY RESERVES LESS THAN THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STANDARD

7.1.5. BATTERY RESERVE AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY

7.1.6. POWER SYSTEMS POWERING NBN CO INFRASTRUCTURE

SGP CONFIGURATION MINIMUM RESERVE

‘n+1’ permanent on-site SGP minimum 0.5 hours

permanent on-site SGP minimum 3 hours

No permanent on-site SGP minimum 8 hours *

Table 2: Minimum Reserve Requirements for

Figure 6: Identification of PowerIDs used by NBN Co in Netpower

7.2. GENERAL RESERVE REQUIREMENTS