Advanced Battery Management
Technology Prevents Premature
Failure and Significantly Extends
Battery Service Life
Batteries are the most critical component
in the reliability of any
UPS, but they face
three fundamental challenges:
All Batteries Need Charging
But extended charging significantly shortens
battery life. Most batteries are charged
with a trickle-charging process (a constant
voltage feeding a low current to the
battery). This method dries the electrolyte
and corrodes the plates, reducing potential
life by up to 50%.
Batteries Take Time To Recharge
Users can’t wait. During prolonged power
outages, the
UPS batteries will discharge
and not recharge until the power returns.
When there is a subsequent power
failure before the batteries recharge,
the computer will not have full backup
time. Overly rapid charging can cause
premature
battery failure, so the
trick is to
charge at the fastest rate that is safe for
the
battery.
All Batteries Will Eventually Fail
The question isn’t “Will it happen?” but “When will it happen?” Because
UPS batteries are
valve-regulated, sealed lead acid, there has previously been no practical way to provide the
user with any meaningful advance notice that batteries need to be replaced. In the past, the only
way to know when the batteries were dead was when the power failed and took your computer
down with it. Until now, typical
UPS batteries have required replacement every two to three
years.
Our exclusive ABM technology solves these
UPS battery problems. It significantly increases the
life of
UPS batteries (see Figure 1), provides the fastest safe recharge time, and provides reliable
advanced notice when the batteries need replacement. By extending
battery life and virtually
eliminating this major cause of surprise load crashes, we are able to offer the industry’s longest
and most inclusive warranties on all products that incorporate ABM. No other manufacturer can
make this statement.
ABM technology is available on
Powerware 5115, 5125,
9120, 9125, 9140, 9155, 9170+, 9355, and
BladeUPS UPSs.
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