… helping you to take the right decision

Modern industrial, energy generation and distribution, medical, telecom and transportation systems depend more and more on batteries.

Here are some reasons why:

• deregulation of the energy production and distribution decreases the quality of grid power supply, making the use of back-up systems more needed than before

• battery technology is mature

• today’s power electronics allow extensive battery use for many purposes

• green power generation (e.g. solar and wind) involves consistent use of batteries

• Telecom’s huge expansion requests high volume of batteries

For many of the high reliability systems the battery is a critical part.

Batteries have a limited life time and number of charge/ discharge cycles.
They present various fail causes like aging, high environmental temperature, deep discharge, incorrect charging (overvoltage or overcurrent), overload, mechanical stress or just bad quality.
For most of the batteries the change of some parameters can predict a failure. Monitoring of voltage, temperature, internal resistance and current gives precious information about the risk of failure of a battery.

When evaluating a BMS the potential user must consider the following:

• is the application critical?

• are the batteries a weak point of the application?

• If “yes” to 1) and 2) what is the risk/cost of the possible damage caused by a battery failure?

If the estimated cost of the damage is higher than the cost of a BMS, then a BMS must be used.

Remember:
 

• DO NOT compare the cost of the batteries with the cost of the BMS! A failure of a relatively cheap battery can create an enormous damage. Always look at the BMS as an insurance against serious troubles.

• DO NOT avoid a BMS even if you use high reputation batteries. Like any other products batteries can present unexpected problems.

• DO NOT consider a BMS just as a COST! A BMS may save you money not only by predicting critical failures, but also by avoiding unneeded replacement of good batteries.

• DO NOT consider a BMS as the DECISION MAKER regarding the replacement of batteries into your system. It is just a USEFUL TOOL in helping you take the right decision. You are the ULTIMATE responsible for your system’s reliability.

BATTMASTER® is based on  latest technologies and answers to most of the requirements of a modern BMS.   

Software Specifications

• License free (Microsoft Windows XP, 7)

• Real Time Logging  and Monitoring software

• Keeps all logged data in Microsoft SQL database

• Battery history review software

• Allows remote battery supervision via LAN or Internet

• Generates e-mails and SMS in case of battery alarms (PC required)

  • Multiple data exporting possibilities

   

  

  

  Intuitive organization of the system elements
  Tree View

  Battery specifications and alarm settings
  Voltage, temperature, operating time, no. of discharges, alarms and intallation date

  

  

  Graphical battery parameters representation
  Voltage, temperature, operating time, no. of discharges, alarms, current and measured internal resistance

  Comparative measurements
  Voltage, temperature and Ri can be selected for comparison

  

  

  Logs
  Events and alarms history screen

  E-mails content
  Example

  

  

  SMS content
  Example

  Data history graphical review
  Current, voltage, temperature and Ri can be selected for review
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  Switzerland, Manno
  Evaluation system at The Swiss Center for Scientific Computing

  

  Switzerland, Manno
  Detail of final implementation at The Swiss Center for Scientific Computing - 396 batteries
   

  

  Switzerland, Quartino
  System installed at NEWAVE (UPS manufacturer)

  

  Switzerland
  Evaluation system in a railway control center

  

  Switzerland,
  DAMs placed in an APC UPS

  

  Switzerland,
  Small UPS battery monitoring