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Canadian / US deviation

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Note 1: Additional information for hybrid systems containing hydrogen fuel cell equipment can be found in CSA TS-601.

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For the purposes of this Technical Specification, hybrid traction systems are categorized as follows:

a) Non-plug-in hybrid system:

A traction system in which the onboard rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) is intended to be charged only by energy generated or recovered onboard the vehicle (e.g., from an onboard power generation unit or through regenerative braking).

A non-plug-in hybrid may include a physical charging interface intended exclusively for maintenance, commissioning, or emergency use. However, such an interface shall not be used in normal service operation and shall not be considered a means for routine traction battery charging.

b) Plug-in hybrid system:

A traction system in which the onboard RESS is designed to be charged both from onboard energy sources and from an external electric power supply intended for regular operational use.

This document applies to batteries which are used for traction power at any time, whether the batteries provide additional functions as well.

Notes:

This document does not apply to batteries solely used for auxiliary power as these batteries are covered by UL 1973 and NFPA 130.

This document is limited to the scope indicated above and it is assumed that integrators apply other standards and regulations as needed, for example AAR MSRP-M and AAR M-1004 (for freight applications) or APTA PR-PS-WP-007 (for passenger applications), etc.

The document does not include requirements for other batteries chemistry beyond the lithium-ion family.

This document does not apply to the recharging interface to the wayside connector.

This document does not apply to any wayside batteries.