A regular maintenance plan extends the life of both the UPS and batteries. Since UPS batteries wear out within 3-5 years depending on their environment and usage, it is crucial they get inspected on a regular basis. An improperly maintained battery system is a leading contributor in downtime when the UPS is called upon to provide power for your critical equipment and load. Your battery system is as strong as its weakest link. Incorporating a regular battery maintenance program is vital in keeping your UPS back up system reliable. By coordinating a scheduled maintenance program, deviations among weak batteries can be easily spotted and detected. Once detected the weak battery can be taken out of service and replaced prior to any anomalies.
Inline Power checks the state of health of your battery system by conducting impedance testing on each individual battery in the system using an industry recognized impedance tester. Impedance testing method is recognized and endorsed by the IEEE 1188 standard for SVRLA batteries. It is a reliable and harmless test conducted online without cycling the battery or disrupting normal operation.
Upon viewing results an increase in impedance signifies a reduction of the expected capacity of the battery. This is an early warning sign that the battery is starting to degrade and needs to be replaced in due time. By having an early detection and warning it allows for replacement of a bad or weak battery before it contributes to a catastrophic failure. Corrective action can be taken on proactive basis instead of a reactive basis by scheduling replacement of bad batteries under non-emergency conditions.
Benefits utilizing impedance testing include:
- Immediate results
- Less time consuming and damaging than a full capacity discharge test
- Accurate and easily repeatable
- Ease of trending battery values over time
- Inexpensive
- Detailed Reporting
Another key benefit in utilizing impedance testing is the ability to record and trend measurements that allows for a strategy to be put in place for replacing weak batteries in a timely and efficient manner. Trending avoids hefty replacement costs before a full battery replacement is due. If one cell in a battery string fails then the load cannot be supported by that string of batteries. It is imperative to find weak or failing cells before a major failure occurs.
Do not wait until it is too late or to allow an actual outage to if verify your battery system will be there when you need it most. Contact InLine Power today to get started to ensure your battery system is reliable.Full Battery String Replacement
When the time comes to replace your batteries, InLine Power offers cost effective full battery string replacements. We can save you money on batteries and replacement costs. We offer full string removal and disposal service.
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