Philips 279C9 User Manual
Albér™ BDSUi and
Albér™ BDSU-50
Battery Monitoring Systems
For UPS Battery Cabinets
Albér™ BDSUi and Albér™ BDSU-50
Maximize Your Uptime with an Albér Battery Monitoring System
How Confident Are You That Your Batteries Will Be Available When
You Need Them?
Unplanned data center outages present a diicult and costly challenge for organizations.
While eliminating downtime altogether is a challenging undertaking, organizations can
start with the most frequent cause of unplanned outages – uninterruptible power supply
(UPS) battery failure.
In most cases, the ability to keep critical systems running through power outages is
dependent on the UPS. However, a UPS is only as reliable as the batteries that support
it. Batteries are one of the most “low-tech” components supporting today’s missioncritical data centers but they are the most vulnerable part of an UPS system.
While the vast majority of unplanned outages last less than ten seconds, a single bad
battery cell can cripple a data center’s entire backup system, particularly if adequate
UPS redundancy has not been implemented.
Ponemon Institute Study on Data Center Outages. Top root cause of unplanned
outages experienced during the last 2 years
Root causes of unplanned outages
Comparison of 2010, 2013 and 2016 results
Albér™ Battery Monitoring Systems
Have Been Proven To Increase
Critical Power Reliability
According to a recent analysis of actual
field results of batteries in real-world UPS
environments by Vertiv’s service
organization, data centers with Albér
battery monitoring systems installed
on-site had a reduced rate of outages due
to bad batteries.
The use of Albér battery monitoring
systems by customers increased the
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
by more than double when compared
to preventive maintenance alone. While
outages still occurred at some of
these sites, most of these incidents
were isolated to human error where
customers were not watching the
alarm data provided by the battery
monitoring system.
UPS/Battery failure
Cyber crime (DDoS)
Accidential/human error
Water, heat or CRAC failure
Weather related
Generator failure
IT equipment failure
Other
25%
24%
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2016 2013 2010
29%
The remote use of Albér battery
monitoring systems by Vertiv technical
experts resulted in no outages due to bad
batteries. Not only does remote
monitoring lift the burden of monitoring
from internal personnel, but in many
cases, it also integrates onsite and remote
preventative maintenance activities in
order to maximize battery availability.
While batteries are one of the most “low-tech” components supporting today’s mission-critical data
centers, they are the most vulnerable part of an UPS system.
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Battery Monitoring
The Eect of Battery Monitoring Systems on Critical Power System Reliability*
The use of Alber™ battery
monitoring by customers
increased the MTBF by more
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than double when compared to
preventative maintenance alone
battery monitoring by Vertiv
technical experts resulted in no
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outages due to bad batteries
The remote use of Alber™
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Outages Per Million Hours
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On-Site PMs
On-Site PMs with Alber™
Battery Monitoring
On-site PMs with Remote
Monitoring using Alber™
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Albér Monitoring Systems Substantially Increase Battery Availability
*Analysis base d on more than 450 m illion operating hours over a 3 .5 year perio d for more than 24,000 strings of
batterie s under Vertiv co ntract prior to the end of their expected service life.
Features and Benefits
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Helps you proactively address battery related issues that you could never see before
by allowing you to visualize all critical information and know the real state of health
of your batteries at all times (in real-time or historical trending)
User Benefits Albér™ Battery Monitoring System Features
Increased Availability
• Detects open and shorted batteries
• Provides advance warning of an impending battery failure
• Eliminate the risk of human error
Helps you make more informed decisions,
faster by analyzing data and utilizing
built-in decision support functions that
determine what matters and what doesn’t
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Reduced Maintenance
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Reduced Replacement
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Increased Safety
Improved Compliance
• Enables extended maintenance intervals by basing maintenance on
the condition of the batteries rather than arbitrarily timed schedules
• Automates all of the IEEE recommended practices for battery
maintenance and testing except visual inspections
• Enables extended replacement intervals by basing replacement on the
condition of the batteries rather than arbitrarily timed schedules
• Provides documentation to support warranty claims
• Detects and mitigates catastrophic conditions including thermal runaway
• Minimizes shock , arch-flash, burn and chemical risks by reducing
personnel exposure to bat teries
• Meets the rigorous safety requirements for test and measurement
equipment under UL 61010-1
• Allows users to comply with International Fire Code (IFC) 608.3 by
providing the ability to detect and control thermal runaway
• Provides documentation to demonstrate compliance with
regulatory standards
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Helps you take the right action with
confidence at the right time by
recommending the best corrective action
Albér™ Batter y Monitoring S ystems provide the ability to make
smarter and faster decisions resulting in higher availability,
reduced costs, and ultimate confiden ce in your batter ies.
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