IP rating
IP rating in the SpeicherCampus context: important for outdoor installation. Technically, the term is usually described as protection against dust and water.
What does IP rating mean?
The IP rating (International Protection) uses two digits to describe how well an enclosure is protected against solid objects/dust and water. IP54 means dust-protected and splash-proof; IP55 adds protection against water jets — in practice the difference between “covered outdoor siting recommended” and “open weather exposure possible”.
Storage systems often carry several ratings at once: container IP55, battery pack IP67, cooling room IP20 — what counts is the figure for the relevant system level.
What matters in practice
- match the rating to the installation site, not the other way round
- read multi-level specifications: system level vs. pack level
- IP says nothing about temperature range or corrosion protection (C4/C5 separately)
- cable entries and retrofitted drill holes can destroy the rating
Practical example
A coastal business chooses between two cabinets: IP54, and IP55 with C5 corrosion protection. Because of salt spray and open exposure, the choice falls on the second system — the IP rating was a site question here, not datasheet cosmetics.
The SpeicherCampus perspective
SpeicherCampus always assesses the IP rating together with installation site, weather and corrosion class — as a package, never as a single number.