Eliminating battery failure - two new leading indicators of battery health - a case study

摘要: In the backup power industry, reliable is a must. A large and growing installed base of lead acid batteries supply mission critical to hospitals, banks, mobile telecommunication sites, receiving transmission utility countless other industrial commercial installations. Despite importance these mission-critical, systems remaining healthy, in most cases customer testing their does not accurately show battery health. This mainly due fact that only electrical properties have been measured using conventional test equipment. Consequently, sites are adequately protected, preventative maintenance costs remain high, replaced frequently. The World Energy Labs' Interrogatortrade Electrochemical analyzer solution available today for Storage Power Conversion industries with ability measure both chemical state battery. Two processes, dryout (loss water from valve-regulated cell) sulfation (a build up over time sulfate on plates) two leading causes failure systems. Proprietary CEL-Scantrade algorithms allow Electrical Chemical (Electrochemical) parameters within batteries. has proven be capable detecting significant degradation cells before more usual ohmic measurements any variation baseline values. results Dryout Sulfation remarkably good correlation actual discharge or load results, some eliminating need perform testing, which time-consuming unsafe. Failing can caught earlier serviced; prolonging life, reducing replacement costs, amount hazardous materials going into recycling plants. Although developed stationary market, fields application actually wider now finding use motive areas.