… 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-
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.
As a result of important R&D efforts and constant focus on the market requirements BattMaster® is the first wireless Battery Monitoring System (BMS) that continuously measures and logs the voltage, temperature, internal resistance and current (optional) of lead acid batteries (2V, 6V or 12V nominal voltage) as individual cells / blocks or within a battery string. This easy to use and install system will dramatically improve your systems' reliability and operating cost.
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BattMaster® is composed of: |
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CU (Central Unit) |
Collects the DAM and IDAM data, manages communication with the PC |
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1~1024 |
DAM (Data Acquisition Module) |
Measures voltage, temperature and internal resistance of the battery |
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0~64 |
IDAM (Current DAM) Optional |
Measures current of the battery (or string) |
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1 |
PC with BattMaster SW installed Optional |
Displays data and configures the system |
Note: the CU supports a total of 1024 DAMs and IDAMs (max. 64 IDAMs).
It can be integrated with any remote supervising system based on LAN, GSM, Internet or other communication means.
ADVANTAGE
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FEATURES & BENEFITS
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
Battmaster® system consists of individual monitoring devices that are wirelessly connected to the central unit (CU). The communication is in the 868 MHz-
BATTERY DATA LOG
Battmaster® continuously measures and logs battery data including:
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The raw data sampling rate is high (few ms), the data base refresh rate is user settable (from minutes to hours). All relevant values are recorded; no one can be missed, independently of the set refresh rate.
BATTERY PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
Battmaster® tracks and logs individual battery activity, but displays also the string's parameters (e.g. the string's average voltage or temperature). The end-
ADVANCED USER INTERFACE
The CU can be interfaced through a USB or a LAN port to a PC that operates the user friendly, features rich Battmaster® application SW (Windows based).
LOW COST / HIGH PERFORMANCE
Battmaster® is a high performance, low cost alternative to existing BMS solutions. It ensures that users are provided with the critical data needed to increase battery system reliability.
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CENTRAL UNIT (CU) |
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DATA ACQUISITION MODULE (DAM) |
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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-
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
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Example
SMS content
Example
Switzerland, Manno
Evaluation system at The Swiss Center for Scientific Computing
Switzerland, Manno
Detail of final implementation at The Swiss Center for Scientific Computing -
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