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Why do the battery system maintenance?

Periodic Maintenance assures:

Maximum System Reliability
Longest Battery System Life
Indication of When to Adjust the “System”
Indication of When to Replace a Cell
Indication of When to Replace the System
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IEEE 484 Installation Design – Vented (Lead-Acid)

IEEE 1187 Installation Design – VRLA

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Safety

1 1 (Electrolyte)

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Epoxy
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0.5 1.25 cm.

Inter Connector

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Rack

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Polarity check
x
0V
CB
/ - (Date code) - DC/AC - DC/AC -
DC/AC - - Ohmic - . .– – -
1. Digital Multi Meter (DMM)
2. Clamp meter
3. Thermometer
4. Hydrometer
5. Torque wrench & block set
6. Ohmic tester Safety
7. Dummy Load

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 IEEE standard

IEEE 450 Maintenance – Vented Lead-Acid (Flooded)

IEEE 1188 Maintenance – VRLA

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Battery Maintenance-VRLA

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Battery Maintenance-VRLA

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Battery Maintenance-VRLA
 System voltage

System voltage (Vdc)

(Temperature compensation)
Equalize

CB / / /

Ripple voltage (Vac)

0.5% Vdc 100Vdc Vac < 0.5Vac
 Individual cell/block voltage

Cell voltage (Vdc)

(
)

±0.05V cell ( Vav = 2.205V ; 2.155-2.255 V/cell )

VRLA
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 Individual cell/block voltage

Cell/block voltage (Vdc)

Shorted cell Opened cell

 Individual cell/block voltage

Cell/block ripple voltage (Vac)

Vac
Vac (+50%)
Vdc Ohmic

20 mVac 18 mVac 100 mVac 22 mVac

 Battery current

Battery current (Adc)

100mA/100Ah

Open cell CB /
/ / / /
 Battery current

Ripple current (Aac)

5% Ah 100Ah Ripple current < 5Aac
Ripple current
UPS Aac

Capacitor filter UPS

Open cell CB /
/ / / /
 Temperature

Ambient temperature
20 -25 C
Thermal runaway

Battery temperature

1 C
3 C
 Ohmic

Resistance/Impedance ( )

+30 +50% /

Conductance (Siemens, Mhos)

-20 -40%
/
 Capacity test

Capacity test or Discharge test

(Heater)

Ta ( )
%Capacity = X 100%
Ts ( )
 Capacity test

Capacity test or Discharge test

3 Equalize

VRLA Ohmic
Dummy load
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5 1
2 3 4 4:30 5
Equalize 0.1C
 Capacity test

Capacity test

Ripple voltage
IEEE VRLA 1-2
Ni-Cd 5
85%
 Battery Performance-VRLA

Acceptance Test : 1 %Capacity

90%
Performance Test
Design Life
25% Expected Life 2

Design Life 10 20 C 30 C
Expected Life = 5 5*0.25 = 1.25
1
85% Expected Life
90%
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Battery Performance-VRLA

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Maintenance Plan

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 VRLA VLA Ni-Cd

Float @ 25 C 2.25 – 2.30 V/cell 2.20 – 2.30 V/cell 1.40 – 1.45 V/cell
50-60mA/100Ah
Float 40-80mA/100Ah 20-30mA/100Ah
(< 0.5A /100Ah)
Current Limit (A) 0.1C10 – 0.2C10 0.1C10 – 0.2C10 0.1C5 – 0.2C5
Ripple Voltage
0.5% 0.5% -
(Vac/Vdc)
Ripple Current (A) 0.05C10 0.05C10 0.2C5

20 – 25 C 20 – 25 C 20 – 25 C
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Thank you & Any questions?

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