The strength of the chain is in the weakest link
Data Centers, Banks, large corporations where power outages cannot be acceptable, depend on UPS. UPS with a Battery Bank is a mission-critical link in a vital system that should NEVER fail…are you sure your UPS is so doubtlessly reliable?
What if one of the batteries is about to fail and you are not aware!!! – Lets aware of Battery Health Monitoring
Over 65% of UPS interruptions and failures are attributed to battery failures. Continuous battery monitoring and testing of backup batteries can ensure protection and provide security of any UPS system. UPS systems are purchased with a maintenance contract that guarantees semi-annual battery testing; the rate at which any battery could fail leaves the UPS at risk during the months when the batteries go untested. During those absent months, if one or more begin to fail, the entire string will begin to over-compensate for the failing batteries. This, in turn, causes the “good” batteries to lose health and begin failing as well.
Efftronics Battery Health Monitoring System (BHMS) assures an uninterrupted performance of the backup battery power system. It monitors vital parameters on real time basis and alerts the key persons on criticalities well in time. Moreover, battery replacement decisions are based on data and predictive analytics rather than fear of failure. As a result, battery life can be extended, thus reduce UPS battery maintenance and replacement cost.
Some Use cases for your quick reference for Battery Health Monitoring:
Vizag Light House – Critical link in Shipping including those entering and leaving Vizag harbor. Faulty cells identified in time and saved from total failure.
Rungta Mines – Critical link in mining operations. Defective batteries were identified and replaced due to alerts.
According to Report by Ponemon Institute LLC, 2016 on Cost of Data Center Outages
- Average cost of a data center outage has steadily increased from $505,502 in 2010 to $740,357 by Jan, 2016.
- Downtime costs for the most data center-dependent businesses are rising faster than average.
- UPS system failure continues to be the number one cause of unplanned data center outages, accounting for one-quarter for all such events.
- According to Quality Power Solutions, Nov-2014,65% of UPS are failed due to battery failures.
Objectives of Battery Monitoring System:
- To provide confidence to user that there is enough battery backup to operate systems for certain time in case of power failure.
- To identify problems in battery bank (by monitoring cell’s parameters) early so that preventive maintenance can be done in safely and systematically.
- To ensure battery bank is maintained properly so as to achieve maximum life and performance.
Benefits of Battery Monitoring System
Avoid Financial Losses
– Avoid unexpected battery failures and eliminate costly down times data loss due to power failures.
Extend battery life
– By providing proper environment between charger and battery.
– Early replacement is costly to user and late replacement increases rise of loss of power during outage.
Improve Safety
– By reducing the need of physical contact with the battery bank
– Increasing the visibility of failures prior
Provide alarm notifications at any place and any time
– By providing alerts through SMS and email, service personnel can react in a timely and orderly manner.
Reduce Maintenance and Replacement cost
– Early identification of faults allows preventive maintenance to be undertaken promptly.
Save time and improve efficiency with accurate information
– For measuring battery parameters manpower is not needed, they are automatically captured and recorded.
– By providing all UPS battery bank data at central place in pictorial way for easy understanding, pinpointing failure specific batteries.
– Battery bank health can be seen in smart phones even when not in command center with notifications regarding alarms or faults.
Understand the behavior
– By providing vast historical data in server, it is possible to understand the change of the behavior of batteries.
This product is a result of our in-house R&D from a Company that has more than 60 innovations to its credit.
Our claim to Quality, reliability, accuracy and service:
ISO, RDSO, CMMI Lev 3 ver-2.0
For more details:
Visit : https://www.efftronics.com/battery-health-monitoring-system
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