Grant agreement no. EIE/07/119/SI2.466271
Project acronym
Green Post
Full title of the action
Green Alternative Postal Vehicle Project
Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE)
WP
TITLE
LEADER
WP4 Planning and hardware preparation
DE POST/LA POSTE
COUNTRY
BE
DERIVERABLE D6
”Recharging and storage infrastructure assessment reports”
Project website www.greenpostproject.eu
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Introduction ................................................................................................ 3
Criteria of identification of parking sites .......................................................... 3
Set the site – Electrical network, charging systems, fire detection systems,
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hydrants and sprinklers, etc. ...............................................................................4
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3.5
3.6
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Electrical and Lighting Systems .......................................................................... 4
Charging battery system - “light” version ............................................................ 4
Charging battery system - “monitoring” version ................................................... 5
Earthing plant .................................................................................................. 5
Mechanical Ventilation ...................................................................................... 6
Installation of fixed fire detection system and alarm ............................................. 6
Hydrants and sprinklers .................................................................................... 6
Mobile devices for firefighting ............................................................................ 6
Horizontal and vertical signs .............................................................................. 7
Manage the site ........................................................................................... 7
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1 Introduction
This guideline aims to provide technical tools to identify, set and manage
in the safest way the parking sites for hybrid and electric vehicles called FREE
DUCK.
These are special vehicles for postal delivery service, electric powered,
also available in hybrid version, actually in use in the city of Perugia (Italy),
Bruges (BE), Szentendre (HU) and Rousse (BG).
2 Criteria of identification of parking sites
Vehicles Free Duck, hybrid version as electric one, need adequate space
for their park.
Each Free Duck has the following dimensions:
Length: 1.75 m
Width: 1.32 m1
Height: 1.63 m
Consequently, each quadrycicle needs
an estimated parking area of at least 2.70
square meters per vehicle, allowing for the
proper park (1.80 meters x 1.50 meters),
keeping an easy enter and exit by half.
The maximum number of vehicles in the
site should be evaluated according to the total
surface available, including the internal driving
lanes, featured by a minimum width of around
3 meters.
The site must present a perfectly flat floor, free from cracks or
roughness, both for safety reasons, both for paint yellow markings on it.
In Italy, as required by national laws, all structures should be fire
protected for at least 60 minutes.
In Europe, each country should follow EN standards accordingly with
national laws.
Any eligible communication with locals such as offices, shops, and so on,
forming part of the building in which the parking area could be set, must be
protected with solid metal doors close automatically.
Further:
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Including mirrors
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Are prohibited communications with places for storage or use of
explosives and/or flammable;
The area of natural ventilation must be not less than 1/30 of the
plant surface in the site;
The height of the site must be not less than 2 meters.
3 Set the site – Electrical network, charging systems, fire
detection systems, hydrants and sprinklers, etc.
3.1
Electrical and Lighting Systems
Electricity supply will take the form of a three-phase low-voltage 400V
distribution system.
The Main Electric Cabinet (MEC) of the site, located within the site, must
be equipped with LED lights to check voltage presence, or better with a digital
multifunction instrument.
The distribution lines will be installed in appropriate steel cable-trays and
rigid PVC or galvanized steel pipes, where it is needed to prevent crushing by
the same means.
All equipment such switches, single-phase sockets (2P + T)/230 V,
three-phase sockets, etc. would get plastic insulation element.
The lighting system will be built using
ceiling devices, single or multiple fluorescent
tube, to ensure the average illumination of 75
lux minimum required by the standard EN
12464-1.
Moreover, parking areas will be equipped
with emergency 1h autonomy self lamps.
IP protection of each equipment should
be set in compliance with the reference IEE
rules.
3.2
Charging battery system - “light” version
This includes charging cabinets installed along the perimeter of the
parking place or on the pillars, consisting of electrical sockets with a singlephase 2P+T socket, individually linked to the three-phase local network and
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protected by appropriate circuit breakers (magneto-thermal-residual current
switches).
They will be installed to an height between 1.80 and 2.15 meters, for
easy access also to shorter postmen (Postwomen).
At the end of the working day, the operator will connect the plug of the
FREE DUCK with the matching socket.
3.3
Charging battery system - “monitoring” version
A solution that will be used if you intend to assess over time the energy
performance of vehicles, which must be provided with an hardware/software
system that allows you to track energy consumption
also supported by individual vehicle and check the
status of the batteries in order to measure the useful
life.
Unlike the previous system, this solution involves
the installation of energy meters, LAN ethernet
connection, network concentrators, personal computer
for data processing, appropriate software.
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Earthing plant
This plant is necessary for the safety of the operators and to prevent any
electrical accident, or shock.
It’s important to make a strong connection with the (existing) plant when
a new one has to be done inside the parking place.
The measures and/or instrumental checks should be easily performed
thanks to an accessibile and visible testing point on the earthing plant.
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3.5
Mechanical Ventilation
In Italy the law provides for such places, as before indicated, an area of
natural ventilation not less than 1/30 of the total area of the place.
If you are not in the above assumptions, you must:
- Identify an alternative place, or:
- Install an air ventilation duct system (In compliance with the national
Firefighters rules) with a command of automatic release in case of fire.
3.6
Installation of fixed fire detection system and alarm
In Italy the law does not provide for any obligation to install such devices
and hydro-network in these kind of parking places.
If you want to proceed with the installation of this facility, you should
follow the European Standard TS 54-14 "Fire detection and fire alarm systems
- Part 14: Guidelines for planning, design, installation, commissioning, use and
maintenance" accordingly with national laws.
3.7
Hydrants and sprinklers
In Italy the law does not provide for any obligation to install such devices
and hydro-plant in these kind of parking places.
They are required only when the places are over the second floor level or
over the fourth-ground, if closed, and beyond the fifth floor above ground,
where open.
If you want to proceed with the installation of these facilities, you must
follow the national technical rules.
3.8
Mobile devices for firefighting
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In general, in such places mobile fire extinguishers must be installed on
the wall, at the entrances and/or in position visible and easily accessible, and
regularly maintained.
The type and the number of the extinguishers should be defined in
compliance with national laws.
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Horizontal and vertical signs
The markings provide the exact location of single vehicle, with yellow
stripes and the numbers matching with the vehicle.
Vertical signs should identify the exact location of mobile fire
extinguishers, exodus ways, emergency exit doors, any warning signal.
It’s recommendable to install fluorescent signs, visible even in the
darkness.
4 Manage the site
It 'important to program a regular maintenance of the technology
installed and cleaning floors.
Any place will be equipped with emergency kit for oil and fuel spill, to be
used in accordance with the existent procedures.
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