There is very little of what we do today that does not rely on a reliable supply of electricity. To ensure the reliability of the network that supplies it, at many locations there will be a battery that is the power source of last resort. This two day course is intended for anyone responsible for determining the operational status of that battery. As the logical way to make that determination is to use the data collected as part of a battery maintenance program. In this course the students will be introduced to all the parameters that can be measured, how they are measured, and how they relate to typical battery failure mechanisms. As no single parameter can definitively determine a batteries state of health, the limitations of the proprietary software supplied by the test equipment manufacturers will be discussed and how it could be improved, As the move from calendar based manual data collection to permanently installed battery monitors is accelerating there can also be a requirement to move the raw battery data into their existing management software for analysis. How to do that analysis will be demonstrated using a basic spreadsheet and the course will finish with the students carrying a series of battery evaluations to see if they can identify the battery that failed.
This course is offered in-person and virtual. Contact us to enroll!
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Topics Covered:
History of Ohmic Testing
Ohmic Testing Methods
Portable Instruments
Permanently Installed Monitor
Cell/Unit Connections
Analyzing the Collected Data
Analysis Objectives
Failure Mechanisms
Parameter Relationships
Analysis Methods
Analysis Software
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