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Albér Battery Monitoring
Full Monitoring And Reporting Of Battery Status: Wet Cell Battery
The Importance Of Battery Monitoring For Large Applications
Downtime in your mission-critical data center, even a few
critical minutes, can cost you millions of dollars. As a
precaution, many large enterprises invest heavily in backup
power systems with highly sophisticated UPS systems—
systems that are completely dependent upon full-
functioning batteries. If these batteries fail, power and
valuable data and communications will be lost.
Albér BDS-256 XL Battery Monitoring System
For Large UPS Systems
The Albér BDS-256 XL battery monitoring system
continuously monitors and diagnoses all critical
battery parameters for large UPS systems and is
uniquely adaptable for wet cell applications. It
identifies potential problems by continuously
monitoring parameters such as cell voltage, overall
string voltage, current and temperature.
Automatic periodic tests of the battery's internal
resistance will verify the operating integrity of the
battery. If resistance values exceed set thresholds, the
user can take the proactive action of replacing a bad
battery before it affects others in the string.
The BDS-256 XL is composed of the Controller,
the Data Collection Module and the Resistance
Test Module.
The Controller is the brain of the system and
coordinates alarms and traffic to and from the other
components in the system. The built in power supply
provides 24VAC for all components in the system.
The Data Collection Module (DCM) is a scanning
voltmeter that acquires overall voltage, cell voltage,
current and temperature readings from the
monitored battery strings. When the DCM has
captured the data, it compares all parameters with
preset thresholds and alerts the user via the
Controller if any of these parameters are violated.
The last component of the system is the RTM
(Resistance Test Module), which provides the load
during the patented resistance test. This unit
provides the high reliability and repeatable test
results that are required.
Albér BDS-256XL Battery Monitoring System in battery room application.