Battery Monitoring
For Business-Critical Continuity™
Alber® BDSi™
Battery Monitoring System For UPS Battery Cabinet Integration
Alber technologies by Emerson Network Power are designed
to prevent battery failure , optimize useful battery life, reduce
maintenance costs and increase safety.
The Alber BDSi is designed specifically for factory integration into Liebert
UPS battery cabinets for 12 and 16 volt battery applications. A factory
installed monitor continuously scans and reports all critical battery
parameters, providing detailed reports that allow proactive battery
management The result: a reliable, effective system that is efficient to
deploy.
Key Features of Alber BDSI:
Flexibility
Web-based monitoring interface allows
easy user access to data and reports.
A single controller unit communicates with
up to six DCM/LM units, for monitoring of a
total of six battery cabinets.
Factory installed, or field installation kits
available for Liebert UPS batter y cabinets.
Higher Availability
Alber BDSi Battery
Monitoring provides
real time information
for proactive battery
management
Factory installation and testing ensures
proper operation at start up.
Data tracking and detailed reports allow
analysis for proactive prevention of battery
failure.
Lowest Total Cost of Ownership
Replace batteries when they are at the
end of their service life — not by calculations that could result in premature or late
replacement.
Liebert APM battery
cabinet with DCM/LM
(top) and controller
(bottom)
Complete factory installation eliminates
requirement of field installation.
Ideally Suited for:
Liebert UPS external battery cabinets
Liebert NXL
Liebert NX
Liebert APM 16V batter y cabinet
Liebert NXL
battery cabinet
with Alber BDSi
Battery Monitor.
Controller (left)
and DCM/LM
(right).
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Simple, economical hardware configuration
Emerson Network Power
The Alber BDSi system consists of two units: A Controller, and a Data Collector
Module/Load Module (DCM/LM).
The Alber BDSi Controller
stores the data,
provides alarms, power
and communication
connections
The DCM/LM unit collects
individual cell data and
performs the resistance
test.
Each additional battery cabinet uses an Alber BDSi DCM/LM unit linked to a single
Controller Unit. A Controller can communicate with a total of six DCM/LM units.
Both Integral Ethernet network card and dial-up modem are standard.
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and completeness in this literature, Liebert Corporation
assumes no responsibility, and disclaims all liability for
damages resulting from use of this information or for any
errors or omissions.
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Printed in USA
The web-based
user interface
makes data
understandable
and manageable
Informative, user-friendly reporting and trending
Battery Monitor Data Manager Computer Software is included with every system.
With the software you can program thresholds, identify problem batteries, trigger
alarms and distribute as soon as abnormal conditions are detected. The report has
built-in decision support that analyzes the data and provides suggestions for the
best cause of action.
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