Techno-Economic Analysis of the Implementation of the IEC 62034:2012 Standard—Automatic Test Systems for Battery-Powered Emergency Escape Lighting—In a 52.8-Meter Multipurpose Vessel
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Escape lighting is a type of emergency lighting designed to help people safely exit or facility during an emergency. This type of lighting is crucial for guiding occupants to safety when the normal lighting system fails. Since it is automatically lighting up when the main and the emergency power supplies are loosed, it is important to have a correct preventive maintenance. In this regard, one of the aspects regulated by the IEC 62034:2012 standard (Automatic test systems for battery powered emergency escape lighting) relates to automatic test systems for battery-powered emergency escape lighting. It sets out the performance and safety requirements for these systems, ensuring they function reliably during emergencies when battery-powered lighting is crucial. According to this, the present work focuses on a techno-economic analysis of the implementation of the 62034:2012 standard in a multipurpose vessel. The implementation of the IEC 62034:2012 on board reduce the preventive maintenance and ensures a proper operation of the escape lighting. It was found that the proposal is recommended on the basis of the economic values obtained. Although a 52.2 m multipurpose vessel was analyzed in the present work, these results can be extrapolated to any vessel with escape lighting.
Source: Eng—Advances in Engineering
DOI: 10.3390/eng6060110
Authors: Luis García Rodríguez, Laura Castro-Santos, María Isabel Lamas Galdo
Institutions: Universidade da Coruña, Universidad de Cantabria
Language: English
Topic: Marine and Coastal Research
Subfield: Ocean Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,448
OpenAlex ID: W4410628289