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Battery Monitoring with Remote Services Ensures Critical System Availability

Josh Johnson September 15, 2014

Milind Paranjape, Marketing Manager – Service Solutions
Emerson Network Power, Liebert Services

According to focus groups conducted by Emerson Network Power in 2012, IT managers, facility managers and C-level executives want UPS features that help them maintain and manage their critical spaces on a day-to-day basis. More specifically, they expressed a need for more information to do the following: predict, prevent, respond to, and recover from downtime risks; justify their capital requests; and answer questions posed to them by their senior management regarding failures and overall performance. Read more about Battery Monitoring with Remote Services Ensures Critical System Availability …

Vermont Passes Primary Battery Recycling Legislation; Other States to Consider Similar Legislation in 2015

Josh Johnson August 4, 2014

George Kerchner, Executive Director, PRBA – The Rechargeable Battery Association

In late May, Vermont became the first US state to enact a primary battery recycling bill requiring the development of a program for collecting and recycling primary batteries. The statute puts that burden on battery and some battery-powered manufacturers who place batteries on the market in the Green Mountain State. Read more about Vermont Passes Primary Battery Recycling Legislation; Other States to Consider Similar Legislation in 2015 …

Mitigating the Risk of Battery Failure: Monitoring Is Ideal for Critical System Protection

Josh Johnson July 9, 2014

Scott Baer, Marketing Manager – Batteries
Emerson Network Power, Liebert Services

The UPS that supports critical systems is only as reliable as its batteries. While seemingly low-tech, they require the utmost in care and attention to avoid the costly consequences of unplanned downtime. Emerson Network Power customer surveys have shown that more than a third of down units are due to battery failure. In fact, a single bad cell in a string of batteries could compromise the entire backup power system and leave an organization without protection. Read more about Mitigating the Risk of Battery Failure: Monitoring Is Ideal for Critical System Protection …

Primary Lithium Batteries for AMI/AMR Systems

Josh Johnson July 9, 2014

Shridhar Pandey, Country Manager
Ramway Technology Co. Ltd.

Nowadays, primary lithium batteries plays a fundamental role in AMI/AMR systems. Because the failure of battery can lead to many problems such as service calls that effects the profit of metering and utility companies and gives the negative impact or impression. Read more about Primary Lithium Batteries for AMI/AMR Systems …

Marking and Labeling Batteries for Transport Operations

Josh Johnson June 2, 2014

Paul Burgess, DGSA, CDGP
Labelmaster

Given the sensational media coverage last year of the problems affecting the Boeing 787 aircraft’s introduction into service, and the variety of transport incidents over the last decade that appear to be at least potentially related to batteries of one sort or another, it should come as no surprise to anyone that the proper and safe classification, packaging, marking and labeling of these important commodities has assumed greater prominence in the transport industry. Read more about Marking and Labeling Batteries for Transport Operations …

Tesla is the Name on the Industry’s Lips at Battery Japan

Josh Johnson June 1, 2014

Robert Gibbison, Global Director of Marketing
Ashland Specialty Ingredients

When British pop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) sang of ‘Tesla Girls’ in 1984, the Toyota Prius was still some 13 years away and the automotive world seemingly in no hurry to move from the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE). Read more about Tesla is the Name on the Industry’s Lips at Battery Japan …

Required or Recommended: Understanding Battery Maintenance Standards for Critical System Protection

Josh Johnson May 17, 2014

Wally Vahlstrom, Director Technical Services
Emerson Network Power, Electrical Reliability Services

Batteries are critical components in any uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Whether we consider an industrial facility, a data center, or the critical power supply to relays and control components of utility systems, the performance of batteries is instrumental to ensuring system availability. Without proper attention and care for batteries, critical infrastructure is put at risk as battery failure is the number one cause of UPS problems. To protect against battery failure and expensive downtime, preventive battery maintenance is key. Read more about Required or Recommended: Understanding Battery Maintenance Standards for Critical System Protection …