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Jun 03, 2019

Meeting NFPA-110 Requirements To Ensure Healthcare Standby Power

Critical Power, Utilities, Battery Testing, Security, Service Providers

The aging grid infrastructure, increased power consumption and increasingly unpredictable weather conditions have made power outages a more common occurrence. In order to better regulate these systems within health care facilities, The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) established stringent requirements for generator and standby power system testing.

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May 20, 2019

Critical Power in Healthcare

UPS, Batteries, Battery Monitoring, Battery Testing, Critical Power

Continuing our series of critical power needs beyond the data center, which we typically think of when discussing uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, this month we are going to focus on the healthcare industry.

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May 20, 2019

Simple Solutions to NERC PRC-005-6 Compliance

Batteries, Battery Monitoring, Battery Testing, Utilities, Service Providers

NERC educates, trains and certifies industry personnel for system awareness. More utility companies are appointing internal NERC compliance officers to further guarantee they are following the guidelines.

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May 13, 2019

NERC PRC-005 Compliance

Batteries, Critical Power, Utilities, Battery Monitoring, Battery Testing

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a not-for-profit regulatory organization operating in the United States, Canada, and the northern part of Baja California, Mexico. NERC ensures reliability of the bulk power system by developing and enforcing system standards.

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May 06, 2019

How to Determine a Reference Value

Batteries, Battery Testing

A conductance baseline reference value is a benchmark value based on data collected from known good batteries. Reference values provide an estimate of where a reading should be, although they are not absolute. The trending of actual measurements is the best method of interpreting conductance measurements.

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Jun 14, 2018

The Difference Between Stationary Batteries and Engine Start Batteries

UPS, Batteries, Battery Monitoring, Battery Testing, Critical Power, Telecommunications, Utilities, Broadband, Security, Service Providers

Not all batteries are made equal. Did you know every battery type serves a specific functionality? The two main battery types are stationary batteries and “starting” batteries. It is very important that you find the correct battery for your particular application, as the wrong choice can affect both the battery’s efficiency as well as its lifespan.

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Jun 07, 2018

The Critical Role Of Fork Trucks & The Batteries That Power Them

Batteries, Critical Power, Battery Testing

Fork trucks play an often invisible, but critical role in today’s e-commerce driven economy. However, these workhorses are only as capable as the batteries that power them, and those batteries can be something of an enigma for the distribution center manager and the material handler alike.

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Jan 19, 2018

Taking The Temperature On Critical Power Batteries

UPS, Data Center, Batteries, Critical Power, Telecommunications, Utilities, Battery Testing, Broadband

Regular preventative maintenance, such as capturing battery temperatures, can spot problematic batteries before they fail. Monitoring this factor along with monitoring charger functionality can reduce the potential for thermal runaway or a catastrophic system failure.

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Dec 06, 2017

Who Is Watching Your VLA Battery Electrolyte Levels?

Batteries, Critical Power, Telecommunications, Utilities, Battery Monitoring

Vented lead-acid battery electrolyte levels are affected during the charge and discharge cycle due to the chemical reaction taking place inside the cell. A battery that is starved of electrolyte will not perform as expected.

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Nov 29, 2017

Top Reasons for Critical Power Battery Failure

Data Center, Battery Monitoring, Battery Testing, Critical Power, Service Providers, UPS, Batteries, Telecommunications, Utilities, Broadband, Security

Failure modes for stationary power Vented Lead Acid (VLA) batteries and the cause of failure in Valve Regulated Lead Acid batteries (VRLA) have been increasingly understood as the industry has continually utilized them in Telecommunications, UPS, and Utility applications at a growing rate.

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