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Battery Testing: Preventing Failure! |
The
batteries are by far the most likely component in any UPS
to fail. Loss of the batteries results in a power outage
to your load as soon as the next power failure occurs.
With most UPS's you don't know you have bad batteries
until such a power outage occurs, which is too late.
Mesta incorporates the most advanced battery diagnostic
tools available in the market to detect battery problems
before a power outage occurs. This allows the faulty
batteries to be replaced before they cause your critical
loads to crash! To test any battery, one must draw
current from the battery while measuring the voltage
output of the battery. A battery that has reduced
capacity will exhibit a reduced voltage compared to a
good battery. Even worse than a reduced capacity battery
is a battery that has very high impedance. Such a battery
may not be able to deliver any sizable amount of current.
It is important to detect such problems as soon as
possible; otherwise, the critical load is at risk of
crashing at the next aberration in the utility voltage.
The Mesta UPS includes comprehensive battery tests that
allow early detection of such battery problems. During
these battery tests, current is drawn from the batteries
without having to turn off the utility. Should a problem
be observed during the test, the UPS immediately stops
drawing current from the batteries and resumes
recharging. The UPS will draw current from the batteries
up to the amount needed to support the load.
The scheduler allows you to set the time and day of the
week that the battery tests are to be performed. The
results of each test are stored and can be easily
recalled to the front panel display. If any faults are
detected in the batteries, a warning light indicates that
there is a threat to your critical load.
Only Mesta can provide this power to a UPS system, with
its line interactive, highly efficient design, to ensure
your power is never interrupted. |
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