| BFAS - Battery Failure Alarm System |
 For customers who want just a basic battery string monitor and do not need a battery monitor that measures and records every cell in a battery string, we offer the BFAS System. This is a low cost system that will tell personnel that the battery string has developed a problem so that personnel can check out the string. This system does not give in depth information on where the problem is in a battery string, maintenance personnel will be required to analyze the battery string to determine where the problem is located. |
Battery Monitoring is design to help customers determine when they have a potential problem with a battery string that could lead to a loss of service of the battery string. If one battery in a battery string has a problem then the whole battery string can be render inoperable and keep the UPS system from being able to support the critical load.
Even through customers maintain their batteries properly the batteries can develop failures between maintenances periods that would not be detected until the next maintenance period or during a loss of power when the UPS tries to go to battery operation. With a battery monitor the battery string is constantly being monitored for potential problems and will alert personnel when they are detected. Battery monitors can alert personnel to batteries that have reached their end of life and also to terminal connection problems.
UPS manufactures have found that the majority of problems encounter with a UPS system is due to some type of failure in the battery system. These failures are the result of lack of maintenance on the battery system or a battery cell going bad due to age or improper installation. A battery monitor will be able to help prevent battery system failures.
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