Accent_Monitoring_BACS_Discription_and_Specification_rev1313
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1. 0 ff fsa i300 soo thresholds 14 1360 415 80 Ta 1260 15 00 134 1360 15 00 K Accent 19 1360 15 80 75 1360 15 00 135 13 60 oo 6 Monitoring ri Nias Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 10 a GENEREX Systems When you are communicating directly with the Web manager via an IP address you will be able to see the BACS Battery Management and any Environmental products plus any UPS status conditions if connected This information will show you live data for all key measurement points within the system This information is stored locally and for the BACS Battery data is available for download to our BACS Viewer for management analysis B BACS VIEWER The BACS Viewer is the software Battery Management tool that provides Graphical information of History files and comprehensive Data on each of the batteries within the battery system and is free from the GENEREX Web site This will allow the User to view historical data for trending and analysis of Performance to manage the Battery system and any scheduling of the maintenance programs BACS 2 1 pe irings 64 Modules F Show yotage chat Showjemperaurechad 1 Show gurentchat F Show gndvat chart BACS VIEWER shows the individual battery voltage of all batteries at the end ofa discharge The red dotted line shows the voltages when power has returned In the lower bar graph is shown which batteries I E have colla2. 2004 Safety e GENEREX BACS products are the only battery management system within the market which is fuse protected Through the power cables fuses allow the system to automatically disconnect the measuring sensor from the battery in case of overheating or other massive failures of a battery and is therefore the only BMS sensor which is can be installed in hazardous locations Additionally all BACS sensors are coated against corrosive situations and are designed to work in industrial applications B Accent Monitoring eze Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 6 a A GENEREX Systems 9 MONITORED PARAMETERS WITHIN THE SYSTEM Individual battery voltage measurement during float e To determine the imbalance between an battery in a battery string to provide additional information that a potential battery is failing Individual battery voltage measurement during a discharge e To determine a potential battery that is failing String and battery voltage measurement e Provides an early indication that the battery is failing e Battery String Current shows differences between the strings during charge and discharge phase Individual impedance measurement e A major indicator for trending the performance of a battery for failure Individual battery temperature measurement e Mapping out the heat of the battery e Essential in the detection of potential thermal runaway e Important when cells a
3. GENEREX Systems Accent z Monitoring te Ze Group LLC GENEREX Systems The BACS Battery Management System Description and Specification GENEREX Systems Table of Content 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Introduction Who will benefit from this Document Battery Environments and Issues General Overview The BACS Battery Management system BACS Hardware Components System and Technical Data Key Features of the BACS SYSTEM Monitored parameters within the system Battery management and Alert System Software and Network Communication Regulatory approvals Test Documentation Manufacturing Capability and Quality Standards Delivery Requirements Monitored Data for Display and Software Tools Service TOOLS Documentation Training Spare Parts Page 10 10 10 10 12 13 14 14 GENEREX Systems 1 INTRODUCTION This document describes the detail and specification of The GENEREX BACS Battery Management System for Engineering Consultants and our Channel Partners who purchase and install our products This document also includes information on our documentation and training support for our Channel Partners 2 WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS DOCUMENT This document provides valuable information for Data Centre Managers Facility Managers Telecommunication site Managers Engineers Consultants and Service Providers who are involved in Battery back up Power applic
4. ations Who need a highly comprehensive Battery Management Solution to support their Power Systems 3 BATTERY ENVIRONMENTS AND ISSUES BACS is the most economic professional individual battery monitoring and management solution for stationary batteries used for avoiding UPS failures In the past considerable costs resulted from the regular replacement of lead acid batteries in UPS devices This was a precautionary measure since the user could not precisely determine the current status of the individual batteries and the performance data of the individual battery did not exist Those who did not replace the battery for cost reasons found themselves walking on a tight rope between security and the complete failure of the UPS system For static UPS devices the danger of undiscovered defect batteries is always present and once the need arises this will cause a total UPS failure Standby battery systems are a large and important part of the back up power for both UPS and telecommunication applications The constant high performance of each battery within a battery system is therefore vital to guarantee that the battery is able to support the load when required The continuous monitoring of each battery is therefore paramount to make sure that it performs when required The problems with VRLA Batteries are already well known sulphation of plates grid corrosion and excessive gassing to name a few The BACS system will be able to monitor and id
5. d in Hamburg Germany and Madison USA All shipments will include the User and installation documents with full manuals available from the GENEREX Web site 16 MONITORED DATA FOR DISPLAY AND SOFTWARE TOOLS GENEREX provides two methods for viewing the BACS Battery management data live via the Web manager or data that is downloaded to the BACS Viewer for performance analysis and battery trending of data A BACS WEBMANAGER data display UPS Status UPS STATUS OK BACS Status All Batteries OK Sensor Status BACS web server displays here the battery status of 140 batteries Any BACS Status CS121 Status String 4 String 2 String 3 System amp Network Status Volt Temp Resist State Volt Temp Resist State Volt Temp Resist State change in impedance tatus M FC mA M rO mO M C mA 1 13 60 15 80 61 13 60 15 00 1421 13 50 15 0 0 ECEE texas Kase me temperature and voltage is 3 13 60 15 80 63 13 60 15 00 123 13 60 15 00 i aso as 00 ME os sxc0 15 00 PM iz so i oo displayed and stored 5 1360 15 80 65 1360 15 oo 125 13 60 15 o0 6 1360 15 80 os 1300 as oof fis 1300 15 oo Status LEDs show a 7 1360 15 80 67 13 60 15 00 427 13 80 15 00 i 81380 15 80 68 1360 15 00 f fis 1360 15 oo change of color if any 9 13 60 15 80 69 13 60 15 0 0 129 13 60 15 0 0 10 1360 15 80 70 13 60 15 00 130 13 60 15 0 0 1 ee E battery drifts beyond 12 1360 15 80 72 1360 15 oo 132 13 60 15 00 as 60 MP ro taco te 0
6. date current status at anytime and help with the diagnostic of a problem situation that will allow the engineer Sey Accent Monitoring sia i Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 12 GENEREX Systems to take the appropiate actions No other network management system can do this UNMS II is available for networks of different sizes 10 50 150 250 500 and for those with over 1000 objects and the management of BACS Battery Management systems This is a very powerful service tool to help the User and the Service Company to manage the Battery systems and to plan predictive maintenance GENEREX DATACENTER INTERNET INTERNET SITENANAGER ASROUT UNMS Teleservice Network LAN BACS Connection between the monitoring devices and the UNMS Management Software can be established in 4 different ways A TCP IP Network connections via LAN B VPN tunnel via secured Internet connection C Wireless GSM EDGE network connection via VPN tunnel by the GENEREX DATASERVER portal D In the push mail mode Email Trap with the usage of SMTP The UNMS II can run on all 4 modes at the same time and therefore all installed devices of an end user can be monitored from anywhere 18 DOCUMENTATION Full document for the BACS Battery Management System is available for downloading from the GENEREX web site that include e GENEREX Corporate Brochure e User and Technical Manual e BACS Data sh
7. eets e BACS Viewer user Manual W Accent Monitoring 1 A So Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 13 GENEREX Systems 19 TRAINING GENEREX provides a very comprehensive training programme to support its Channel Partners Training is part of all our Channel Partners Programme to be certified to sell and install our BACS systems This training course will include e BACS system Overview e Installation requirements e User set up including alarms e Web manager display data analysis e BACS Viewer analysis and trending review e Interpretation of Battery data 20 SPARE PARTS Spares parts are available for existing and past systems and documents of the list are available ey Accent z Monitoring in igs Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 14
8. entify the cause of the problem before the failure has an impact on the overall battery performance and also able to overcome many of the identified battery problems Battery Monitoring systems that are on the market today are just monitoring systems that just show a mix of measurement information Voltage differences rising impedance etc but since they are only a monitoring system they provide no counter reactions The GENEREX BACS system offers you a Battery Management System with its Patented Conditioning process to increase durability and reliability of the whole system recent z Monitoring a ae Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 1 a A GENEREX Systems 4 GENERAL OVERVIEW Our Channel Partners will supply a complete BACS Battery Management System for monitoring and managing lead acid batteries VRLA Wet and NiCad The system consists of all the hardware and software components plus cabling to install a safe system that will collect and display the battery battery data 5 THE BACS BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The patented BACS Battery Analysis and Care System is the 3rd generation Battery Monitoring and Management system that is integrated into the network It periodically checks the internal resistance temperature and voltage of each individual battery In addition it can regulate the loading charge of each battery and monitor the ambient conditions temperature air humidity externa
9. impedance tries to hoist the voltage at the on going charging current the BACS module activates a bypass and through this redirects the charging current from this battery to others which may require extra charge Thus the voltage of this battery remains constant around this set point and will follow in any change as soon as the central unit alters this set point Through this optimized charging of each battery a The free BACS VIEWER Sp iste software shows the CONDITIONING of a battery shown as bold violet line during a discharge recharge process BACS CONDITIONING avoids that this battery gets overcharged since other batteries still require further charging ors ort 0756 CE 0605 oe 0616 wz Drucken Sie Fi um die Hitfe anzuzeigen via the BACS Conditioning process full charge level of every battery in the battery string is archived which results in a up to 18 high battery capacity compared with non Equalized system Furthermore it avoids that a single battery will be overcharged avoids gassing or dry out or undercharged Due to the above mentioned care charging of the battery a dramatic higher service life and reliability is possible The charging difference until a replacement is possible will be fully balanced through the BACS Conditioning process b Alarm Alert Systems The system can be configured to raise alarms when key parameters both early warning or risk le
10. l alarms hydrogen gas content and so on and the different loads UPS inverters and other devices The constant monitoring and controlling of the individual charging voltages for each battery will ensure the availability of the battery at all times and it will notify the user immediately of the quality of the battery being used in comparison to each other BACS is suitable for all lead based batteries AGM GEL closed and sealed batteries The GENEREX Patented Conditioning function harmonizes the individual battery voltages in the strings and therefore avoids overcharges or undercharges which results in a longer lifespan of the complete battery system INTERNET Remote monitoring centre y Accent Monitoring oeats Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 2 A a sty GENEREX Systems 6 BACS HARDWARE COMPONENTS The BACS WEBMANAGER is the central control unit for the system where all information will be interpreted and stored The central unit provides control and information not only for the Battery Management system but also for the UPS status and any Environmental products connected within the system For the battery management system the BACS Web manager calculates constantly the reference value of the charging voltage ensuring every battery has the correct overall voltage If any battery deviates from the average charging voltage the BACS WEBMANAGER sends a correction comma
11. mental sensors and alarm contacts as well as a BACS Battery Management System UNMS II runs as a system service on Windows 2003 2008 XP and Windows 7 and collects the status information of all system objects and determines the status of their condition and alarms The status of the alarm devices are displayed on different graphic levels and can be configured to execute any user defined actions in case of an alarm UNMS II is completely web based and can be operated from any WAN LAN workstation User groups can be defined and configured for controlling the authorization of different users restricting certain parties to monitoring only and giving authorized users administration privileges For example the central administrator can monitor and if necessary take action to manage all of the processes in the network One unique feature of UNMS II is its ability to allow system administrators to freely design its user interface making it simple and intuitive enough that even users with practically no network experience can use it easily The individual usage of backgrounds and different graphical representations on various levels i e overview country city building room UPS quickly guide users to the source of problems in even the most complex systems and on the other side makes the installation of integrating single devices into such complex systems much easier This is an ideal product that any service operation should have installed to give you up to
12. nd to the specific BACS module to manage this battery This individual charging discharging of batteries is our patented Conditioning process The values for the internal impedance the voltage and the temperature will also be collected and monitored through the BACS WEBMANAGER The BACS WEBMANAGER has an internal Flash ROM of at least 32MB BUDGET version which is able to store all battery data up to 2 years depending on the number of batteries The system can be configured to raise alarms when key parameters both early warning or risk levels are reached These alarms will be logged with all the data and routed via the network email SMS SNMP or RCCMD or optional modem The alarm system provides an audible sound via a local buzzer and an Alarm LED plus dry contacts for external interfaces Alarms are also readable in the MODBUS format at one of the serial interfaces and or MODBUS over IP The new BACS Web manager version Il can manage and control up to 300 battery modules The battery modules can be split into 10 parallel strings The current state of the batteries and the UPS if the UPS is serial connected are displayed via the web browser and optically and acoustically through an LED and a buzzer and on the dry contact alarm output The BACS WEBMANAGER provides a web interface and several other interfaces to remotely access the stored data and to send out alarm message network message modem email SMS SNMP MODBUS and the opti
13. ons PROFIBUS and LONBUS The control of the charging and discharging activity of each battery during the Conditioning process and the measuring of the actual state of the battery Voltage Temperature and Impedance is transmitted through the BACS C modules which are mounted on every battery The accordant C module for your battery system is dependent on the battery type Voltage The modules are available for 2V 4V 6V 12V amp 16V batteries For technical details about the BACS system please refer to the latest data sheet available provided by Accent Monitoring Group LLC BP Accent Monitoring PEANY is Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 3 if LULI a s a GENEREX Systems BACS C Module Pluggable with with Velcro to fix modules measuring and Temperature on batteries communication Voltage and cables impedance measuring on every battery Fuse to protect system against high impedance batteries special cables to protect against EMI Patented Patent Conditioning process that balances the string voltage of each battery ey Accent z Monitoring in igs Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 4 GENEREX Systems 7 SYSTEM AND TECHNICAL DATA The BACS system has unlimited capacity to support any battery configuration A Web manager can support up to 300batterieswith 1 10 parallel strings that could include current senso
14. psed earlier than m a others and have been i fo SES discharged to a very low level E i These batteries are a risk to the i complete system CTT WT PUTT ll AA ih The Benefits Reduces the time required to review Battery Data e Allows for easy Graphical Analysis and Data Interpretation e Becomes a planning tool for scheduling Maintenance work e Reduction in resource required to gather the System Data Features Communicates with Multiple Web managers via LAN or Internet offline SD Card email transfer of logfiles import of logfiles e Captures Archives Reports and Graphically Displays Data by Location e Uses a database to store information for easy retrieval e Displays Voltage Temperature Current and Impedance trends e Provides trending data per cell on Conditioning Impedance and Temperature e Displays Logging data of Events and Parameter settings e All Measurements displayed by Day Month Quarter Year e Allows for Trending Analysis against High Low and Avg cells B Accent lt Monitoring di Bins Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 11 3 GENEREX Systems 17 SERVICE TOOLS A System Installation BACS is a plug and play system easy to install using pre assembled power measuring and bus communication cables The system provides you with automatic addressing and default thresholds for most battery types It provides optical isolated bus system and several fuses for p
15. re installed in a battery cabinet Additional key areas that are monitored e Conditioning voltage of all individual batteries e Discharge and Re charge current e Ambient and Humidity measurement e Additional sensors for measuring environmental situations ie what is the fuel level in the generator and can switch this on remotely Yes All the above measurement points have pre programmed levels that if any of these monitored points exceed pre determined limits the BACS system creates an alarm alert condition This information will be stored in Log register and then communicated via a pre set of communication methods BP Accent Monitoring hve Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 7 y Ot a S24 a ssi a GENEREX Systems 10 BATTERY MANAGEMENT AND ALERT SYSTEM a Conditioning of voltages within a Battery string The BACS system uses an auto adaptive control process to provide individual charging and discharging voltage of every battery within the battery system The BACS Web manager control unit collects the voltages of every single battery via the communication bus and sets a target voltage level for every battery The BACS modules will now cooperate to equalise the voltage of all batteries to reach this final target level at the same time not leaving any battery behind or allow batteries to drift beyond tolerate voltage thresholds That means if any battery with higher
16. rotection against high impedance batteries wrong setup or other damages at the battery or the installation itself B Control Cabinets GENEREX provide OPTIONAL fully enclosed Control Cabinets for housing the Web manager and power units if required The units provide optical and audible display on the outside door protection class IP 56 Only the power supply and Ethernet cables have to be provided by the Channel partner Easy connection of input and output through a strip terminal C The GENEREX Service Tools C 1 Remote Monitoring and System Control with our Service Tools GENEREX provides a wealth of Software Management Service Tools to help its Channel Partners in providing performance data and control information to help them run their operational service group to support their Customer base These tools allow our Channel Partners to monitor and manage many system devices remotely via their own commard centre in live situations providing their engineers with critical data to make a discussion on the course of actions to be taken These tools are a vital part of any service operational strategy that not only increases productivity but also Customer level of satisfaction C 2 UNMS Management Software UNMS Il is a network monitoring and management software system that can be individually customized to manage your service operational requirements Not only can UNMS II manage UPS systems and other power supply devices but also things like environ
17. rs in each string and a ambient temperature and humidity sensor This is apart from a connection to a UPS unit to provide status information and a Sensor manager for multi sensor input output connection for Environmental Monitoring There is an a unlimited number of Web managers that could be connected onto a LAN WAM network each with its own unique IP address The BACS components provide the following measurement ranges The voltage measurement range for modules are from NiCad 2vDC to 16v DC witha measurement tolerance of less than 0 5 The modules internal resistance measurement tolerance for each battery is less than 10 The temperature sensor within the module operations from 1 85C and the measurement tolerance is less than 5 The MTBF for all the modules is 70 000 hours 8 years The Web manager has a 32 Bit RISC processor with 32 MB storage and 64 MB RAM e All BACS components are capable of operating temperature conditions of 0 60 C max anda humidity of 90 8 KEY FEATURES OF THE BACS SYSTEM Conditioning e Brings over and under charged batteries to a balanced voltage level e Provides the ideal utilisation of the battery capacity up to 18 more capacity and increases the lifespan Individual cell voltage measurement e To determine the imbalance between cells in a battery string to provide additional information that a potential cell is failing String and battery voltage measurement e Provides an earl
18. sis and trending of performance over time This software runs on Windows software 12 REGULATORY APPROVALS The BACS GENEREX System has UL CSA and CE approvals a For electrical noise emissions and susceptibility International Test results e EN55022 2006 A1 2007 North America Test results FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B for Digital Devices e ICES 003 Issue 4 February 2004 b For electrical safety CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 UL60950 1 IEC60950 1 2rd ED 205 12 BP Accent 5 Monitoring Ite a ae Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 9 GENEREX Systems 13 TEST DOCUMENTATION Accent Monitoring Group is able to supply you with copies of the system test report and quality approval documentation 14 MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY AND QUALITY STANDARDS GENEREX has two manufacturing supply locations for all hardware and software products to support our world wide Channel Partner Network Our manufacturer in Germany is e INTEG Integrationsbetrieb f r Behinderte GmbH Groppendiek 2 33014 Bad Driburg Germany Our manufacturer in USA is Advanced Assembly Inc 5901 Research Park Blvd Madison WI 53719 USA Both manufacturers are certified and currently registered with a National Quality Approval Agency for ISO9002 15 DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS GENEREXxX is able to ship to its Channel Partners all hardware and software products from its two distribution centres base
19. vels are reached These alarms will be logged with all the data and routed via the network email SMS SNMP or RCCMD or optional modem Profibus and Lonbus The alarm system provides an audible sound via a local buzzer and an Alarm LED plus dry contacts for external interfaces Alarms are also readable in the MODBUS format at one of the serial interfaces and or over MODBUS over IP 4x Monitoring Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 8 GENEREX Systems 11 SOFTWARE AND NETWORK COMMUNICATION Through an IP address and the internet and a LAN WAN network connection to a remote computer you can communicate with any of the Web managers to view the status of the UPS system BACS Battery Management and any Environmental products When communicating direct with the Web manager you are able to display live data for all the key system measurement points plus all data which is stored locally on the Web manager The system can be configured to raise alarms when key parameters both early warning or risk levels are reached When any of the threshold values are exceeded corresponding alarms will be communicated using e mail SMS SNMP RCCMD MODBUS and optionally a Modem PROFIBUS or LONBUS GENEREX also provides a Battery Management Software Tool the BACS Viewer as a database for storing history files that are downloaded from the Web manager The information provides graphical display for batteries and batteries data analy
20. y indication that the cell is failing e Battery String Current shows differences between the strings during the charge and discharge phase Individual impedance measurement e A major indicator for trending the performance of a cell for failure BP Accent Monitoring a ae Group LLC BACS Battery Management Statement of Requirement Page 5 GENEREX Systems Individual cell temperature measurement e Mapping out the heat of the battery e Essential in the detection of potential thermal runaway e Important when cells are installed in a battery cabinet e Auto switch off of Power breaker Progressive alarm management e Fully programmable for key parameters that indicate an issue needs to be addressed e Settings on Voltage Temperature and Impedance Easy to Install e Installation is fast and inexpensive with snap in pre terminated cables History Trending and Performance Analysis e Provides user with historical information to review performance of the cells e Trending of impedance data over time can be vital in detecting a failing cell Discharge and recharge performance data e Float and discharge current measurements per string e Different current values between strings can indicate failing cells Storage of cell information during a discharge for view later Innovative technology e GENERExX is the first to introduce the Conditioning process for batteries based on an auto adaptive control logic which was patented in
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