本推荐规程仅限于可用于优化固定应用阀控铅酸（VRLA）电池寿命和性能的维护、测试计划和测试程序。它还提供了确定何时更换电池的指南。 本推荐规程中描述的维护和测试计划代表了基于本文件编制时审查的信息的“最佳计划”。用户应该 根据他们的操作经验、操作条件、制造商的建议、资源和为给定应用制定维护计划的需求，评估这些实践。 这些维护和测试建议的制定没有考虑经济性、测试设备和人员的可用性或应用的相对重要性。为特定应用制定维护和测试计划需要考虑所有问题，而不仅仅是本文件中考虑的技术问题。 固定循环应用，如替代能源应用中的应用，也超出了本推荐规程的范围。本推荐规程不包括直流系统的任何其他部件，也不包括直流系统的监督和测试，即使电池是该系统的一部分。尺寸、安装、鉴定、选择标准以及其他电池类型和应用也超出了本推荐规程的范围。

This recommended practice is limited to maintenance, test schedules, and testing procedures that can be used to optimize the life and performance of valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries for stationary applications. It also provides guidance to determine when batteries should be replaced. The maintenance and testing programs described in this recommended practice represent "the best program" based on the information reviewed at the time this document was developed. The user should evaluate these practices against their operating experience, operating conditions, manufacturer's recommendations, resources, and needs in developing a maintenance program for a given application. These maintenance and testing recommendations were developed without consideration of economics, availability of testing equipment and personnel, or relative importance of the application. Development of a maintenance and testing program for a specific application requires consideration of all issues, not just the technical issues considered in this document. Stationary cycling applications, such as those found in alternative energy applications, are also beyond the scope of this recommended practice. This recommended practice does not include any other component of the dc system nor surveillance and testing of the dc system, even though the battery is part of that system. Sizing, installation, qualification, selection criteria, and other battery types and applications are also beyond the scope of this recommended practice.