Emerson Alber BDSi Brochures and Data Sheets

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 specically 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 efcient 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 eld installation

kits available for Liebert UPS battery
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

Complete factory installation

eliminates requirement of eld
installation

Ideally Suited for:

Liebert UPS external battery cabinets

Liebert NXL
Liebert NX
Liebert APM
Liebert 16V battery cabinet

Simple hardware conguration

The Alber BDSi system consists of two units: a Controller, and a Data Collector

User-friendly software
provides easy to
interpret data

Battery Monitor Data
Manager (BMDM) Computer
Software is included with
every system. With the
software you can program
thresholds, view graphs
and trends to identify
failing batteries, set alarms
notications and distribute
reports. The reports have
built-in decision support
that analyzes the data and
provides suggestions for the
best corrective action.

Module/Load Module (DCM/LM).

The DCM/LM unit collects individual cell

data and performs the resistance test.

The Alber BDSi

Controller stores
the data, provides
alarms, power and
communication
connections

Easy to interpret graphs
make data understandable
and manageable

The rst battery cabinet includes both an Alber BDSi Controller and Alber BDSi
DCM/LM. Each additional battery cabinet uses only an Alber BDSi DCM/LM unit
linked to the single Controller Unit in the rst battery cabinet. A Controller can
communicate with up to six DCM/LM units or battery cabinets. Communication
options are by Ethernet network card, RS-232 or dial-up modem.

Liebert NXL battery cabinet with Alber
BDSi Battery Monitor. First battery
cabinet (center) with Controller and
DCM/LM. Additional battery cabinet
(right) with DCM/LM only.

Liebert APM battery
cabinet with DCM/LM
(top) and Controller
(bottom)