Title :
Midpoint conductance technology used in telecommunication stationary standby battery applications
Author :
Troy, Michael E. ; Feder, David ; Hlavac, Mark J. ; Cox, Daniel C. ; Dunn, Jim ; Popp, William J.
Author_Institution :
Midtronics Inc., USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses the effectiveness of midpoint conductance monitoring on 48 V valve-regulated Pb-acid battery strings using a midpoint conductance transducer (MCT). Data from laboratory and MCT field installations is presented. The MCT accuracy in a stand-alone application, as well as with a remote monitoring system application, is examined. Results indicate that, in each configuration tested, midpoint conductance monitoring was effective in identifying capacity string failures
Keywords :
battery testers; electric admittance measurement; lead; monitoring; secondary cells; telecommunication power supplies; transducers; 48 V; Pb; Pb-acid secondary batteries; capacity string failures identification; electrochemical performance tests; midpoint conductance transducer; remote monitoring system; stand-alone application; telecommunication stationary standby battery; valve-regulated lead-acid battery strings; Batteries; Condition monitoring; Costs; Energy storage; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Remote monitoring; Telecommunication network reliability; Testing; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1997. INTELEC 97., 19th International
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3996-7
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.1997.646072
