Transporting power supply units

Attention: With the exception of the PSU DC (300529), the power supply units required to operate the 4-Channel Data Logger are classified as hazardous goods due to the installed rechargeable batteries or battery packs for which the following conditions must be observed during transport.

The guidelines that must be observed when transporting hazardous goods are dependent on the selected transport route and are designed as follows:

Transport by road: ADR Directive
Transport by air: IATA guideline
Transport by rail: RID guideline
Transport by ship: IMDG guideline

The following parties must observe these guidelines:

Shipping and packaging company
Haulage contractors
Air carriers and ground handling service providers (only if the IATA guideline is applied)
Security personnel (particularly if the IATA guideline is applied)

When it comes to transporting hazardous goods, the most important tasks of the shipping and packaging company are:

Classification / identification
Packaging
Marking and labelling (e.g. transport stickers)
Documentation (e.g. ADR transport documents or Dangerous Goods Declaration)

The energy stores of the power supply unit are lithium batteries. The following points must therefore be observed in conjunction with transporting lithium batteries:

Type of lithium battery
- Lithium ion battery
- Lithium metal battery
Battery energy content
- If the energy content is within the "exempt" level, this will make the transportation process easier.
- If the energy content is above the "exempt" level, the battery is classed as a "complete" hazardous material in accordance with the relevant guideline.
Scope of the delivered package
- Battery packed individually
- Battery packed with or in the equipment

Other matters that must be taken into consideration during transport preparation and processing:

Net weight per package
Involved air carrier (only if the IATA guideline is applied)
Destination country (only if the IATA guideline is applied)

Important: All of these points must be observed when compiling each delivery (including the interdependencies).

The "shipping and packaging company" can refer to the information provided in the following table to classify the power supply units and subsequently determine which transport guideline to apply.

Title of the PSU	Order number	Type of lithium battery	Energy [Wh]	Lithium content [g]	UN number
PSU413D+ AP	300524	Lithium ions	50,32 Wh		UN3480
PSU413D AP	300525	Lithium ions	48,84 Wh		UN3480
PSU713 BP	300526	Lithium metal		6,6 g	UN3090
PSU DC+	300798	Lithium ions	3,33 Wh		UN3480