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Battery Monitoring Systems
If you’re operating mission critical systems and relying on the protection of a UPS and battery bank, then it makes sense to have a battery monitoring and management system. It’s about peace of mind – knowing that the batteries are healthy and being constantly monitored. Knowing that everything has been done, that can be done, to protect your enterprise from the consequences of a power failure.
PowerShield provides the most advanced and most cost-effective tool for monitoring and managing stand-by battery banks. PowerShield’s continuous data sampling, reporting and battery management capability delivers reduced costs, gives peace of mind and, most importantly, ensures that you have batteries that perform when needed.
Continuous battery monitoring has three primary roles:
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Identify faults and weaknesses in the battery bank early so preventative maintenance and replacement can be done in a safe and orderly way
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Ensure the battery bank is maintained in an optimum environment to maximise performance and life
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Provide operators with confidence there is sufficient battery capacity to maintain systems for the designated time in the event of a power failure.
Link battery management software
Link battery management software is a window into the health and performance of your battery systems. It enables you to make informed decisions quickly and proactively. Bundled with your PowerShield 8 system, the Link software application manages the Controller and records all battery readings in its database for viewing, trending and reporting.
Data is turned into actionable information in the form of alerts and dashboards. Link also sends key information to control room and facility management systems. Available across sites and to multiple users, Link comes with no additional licensing or costs.
The Controller
The Controller is an intelligent hardware device that at four second intervals captures, processes and stores all relevant data collected from batteries and the operating environment.
With regular monitoring comes the accumulation of data, the ability to report and spot trends, and make informed decisions. At the heart of this is the Controller.
The Controller captures, processes and stores data from the Hubs and mSensors. This includes battery voltage (DC and ripple), impedance and temperature, string voltage and current (DC and ripple), humidity, plus ambient temperature.
The Hub
A Hub on each battery string connects the various data points required to provide an accurate picture of your battery bank’s current and future state.
The Hub reduces the need for excessive cabling. It allows for more batteries to be added to every cable as well as being able to hold two roles (e.g. ambient temperature and current transducer). This reduces the clutter of a system and streamlines the configuration.
The Hub takes inputs from sensors at the battery rack and connects them through to the Controller. It also connects with external sensors to measure current and ambient temperature, and has an on-board sensor to gauge humidity, communicating this data to the Controller for aggregation.
The mSensor
mSensors enable you to quickly and accurately record data from every battery. Located at the battery, mSensors gather individual voltage (DC and ripple), impedance (Ohmic value) and temperature for VRLA, VLA and Ni-Cd batteries.
Advanced circuits in the mSensor drive fast data sampling and powerful measurement algorithms. 750Vdc optical isolation inside the mSensor keeps the dangerous voltages at the battery and away from the operator, while still ensuring battery data is passed to the monitoring system at speed.
Designed for use with batteries in racks or cabinets, mSensors come with pre-terminated harnesses, making them a simple ‘plug and play’ solution. This makes the hardware easy to install.
Available as separate components
The mSensor communicates via Modbus, meaning it can be easily integrated with existing site management devices. This allows expansion of your remote monitoring capabilities, without additional infrastructure. Alternatively, through a communication interface, battery data can be pushed direct to the cloud independent of existing equipment.
