Professional Documents
Culture Documents
as an Aid to Determining
Replacement Strategy
Youngdae Jun
Korea Thermo-Tech Co.,Ltd. Korea
March 30, 2004
Lead-Acid Battery Chemical
Reaction
+ - + -
CHARGE
PbO2 + Pb + 2H2SO4 2PbSO4 + 2H2O
DISCHARGE
Battery Routine Inspection
• 1. Visual Inspection
• 2. State of Charge (SOC)
– Open Circuit Voltage (OCV)
– Specific Gravity (S.G.)
• 3. State of Health (SOH) Percentage of
Capacity
Over 90% - Excellent
Over 80% - Good
Below 80% - No Good
IEEE Standard 1188-1996
Function Short period of time, big Long period of time, stable Long period of time, stable
current to start engine current when power is out current for driving forklift, etc.
3. 3. Conductance (G) is
calculated using Ohm’s Law: G
= IAC /VAC
100
95
90 % Rated Capacity
85
80
130
% Original Value
120
110
100
90 Conductance
80
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
% Life
Source: Johnson Controls Form 41-7271 Rev. 8/94
Conductance Correlation with Battery Capacity
Application in Auto Industry
N. America Europe Japan Others
The purpose of this Product Selection Notice is to inform the field of the
selection of the Midtronics Micro Celltron Conductance Battery Tester
for use in Bell Atlantic. The Micro Celltron is used for maintenance
testing of valve regulated batteries in the outside plant, at customer
locations or in other applications where valve regulated batteries are
used. The Micro Celltron Tester provides a quick and accurate way to
identify battery deficiencies by imposing a small signal during test and
measuring the resulting AC current against a reference value. The test
causes little change o the dynamics of the battery and can therefore
be repeated as desired. The Micro Celltron Tester replaces the
Midtronics Celltron Plus Tester for new purchases for in-service
measurements of the condition of valve regulated batteries.
Verizon
(USA)
“Battery Conductance Testing M&P” (method and procedure release)
April 23, 2002
This M&P is emphasizing the importance of battery conductance testing
at remote terminal sites and customer premise locations equipped
with battery backup. The Midtronics’ Micro Celltron conductance
Meter is the test set of choice for battery testing because it is non-
intrusive, intuitive, accurate, and quick compared to other forms of
battery testing. Consequently, these test results will provide reliable
battery health data, which will enable Verizon to manage its annual
budget forecast more efficiently.
“Battery Vendor will charge the battery for a period of 72 hours before
shipping to site, and prior to shipment, will test each battery with a
Micro Celltron Conductance test set. Additionally, the vendor will
place a label on the battery with the following information:
conductance reading, PO#, battery type, related volt reading and
amp hour capacity.”
Micro Celltron CTM-300 Kit
• IR Printer
• Spare Batteries
• Spare Fuses
Celltron Ultra BSU-6000 Kit
• BSU-6000 Complete Kit includes:
• IR Printer
• Temp Sensor
80% Capacity versus %
Conductance
Battery Industry : Capacity < 80% Replace
• New Technology:
DFIS (Discrete-Frequency
Immittance Spectroscopy)
• New Products:
onGUARD & inGEN
Thank You!
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