batterydaq.co m Making the Case for Remote Telecom Battery Monitoring AFFORDABLE RELIABILITY “It’s Nice to Know”
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1. batterydaq.com Making the Case for Remote Telecom Battery
Monitoring AFFORDABLE RELIABILITY Its Nice to Know
2. batterydaq.com Whats in it for Me? What if carriers could:
Save money on the front end by lowering the cost of maintenance and
extending the life of batteries at remote sites? Save money on the
back end by remaining operational during power outages, no matter
how large the geographic area, while minimizing recovery costs?
Excel at customer service because calls go through during outages
at a greater rate than its competition? Monitor and trend every
battery at every site on a 24/7 basis, from anywhere, at anytime?
Have a database of critical battery data for all of its stationary
batteries that begins from the date they were commissioned? Roll
trucks on an as needed basis with prior knowledge of battery
health? Report to the FCC that it is on the cutting edge of backup
power reliability and has set itself as the example for other
carriers to emulate? Its Nice to Know
3. batterydaq.com Whats the Word? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.
regulators may require telecommunications companies to do a better
job of safeguarding the 911 systems that are used to call for
emergency help, according to an official at the Federal
Communications Commission. The agency criticized some 911 providers
for suffering outages that resulted from "avoidable" problems as
basic as a lack of backup power, following a freak 2012 storm.
"9-1-1 communications were disrupted in large part because of
avoidable planning and system failures, including the lack of
functional backup power, notably in central offices," said the
report, which was issued by FCC's Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau. The changes envisioned would require audits of 911
circuits to ensure the companies know where they are in the
network, backup power at main offices, regular maintenance and
testing, and a requirement that companies notify emergency workers
when the network is down, the official said. January 09, 2013 | By
Diane Bartz and Steve Orlofsky | Reuters Its Nice to Know
4. batterydaq.com Whats the Word? Statistics compiled by the
FCC show that, within the ten-state area impacted by Sandy, at
least 25% of cell sites were rendered inoperable and 25% of cable
customers were left without service in the storms immediate
aftermath Pointing to losses of more than 500,000 fixed lines and
up to 60% of cell sites throughout New York City and Long Island,
an official of the New York State Department of Public Service
stressed the importance of improved coordination between
communications and power networks as he urged states to work with
the FCC and the industry to mitigate network outages during
emergencies. A report released on Wednesday by Cisco Systems, Inc.
predicts a staggering 13-fold increase in global mobile data
traffic over the next four years that translates into a compound
annual growth rate of 66% worldwide and 56% in North America. -
Current Telecom Developments, Paul Weiss.com, February 2013
Batteries are a bit of magic in a bottle. These amazing devices are
built to a set of quality standards, but there can be huge
variances in quality from vendor to vendor and from one type of
battery to the next and even from one battery to another from the
same assembly line. - Spencer Baker, SBS Power Solutions Its Nice
to Know
5. batterydaq.com Whats the Word? If youre in an area that
experiences multiple, short duration power losses, VRLA batteries
have been known to fail in as little as a year. And, of course
failures occur most often when they are put under a load; in other
words, when theres a power failure and theyre most needed. Since
battery cells are connected in series, like those little Christmas
lights, if one cell fails to open (the usual condition), battery
power stops immediately! Remedy? Dual or multiple battery strings
and either automatic or regular battery testing. -
SearchDataCenter.com, 2013 Unfortunately, the days are gone when
you had a battery specialist or a subject matter specialist (SME)
thats one of the downsides of early retirement. - Jim McDowell,
Saft Business Development Its Nice to Know
6. batterydaq.com Whats the Word? How Important is measuring
Internal Resistance? Test results provided us with data that
consistently showed that higher than average string resistance
cells failed most of the time. Only cells above the individual
battery internal resistance baseline failed. There were 0% failures
in cells that were below the individual battery internal resistance
baseline. From 0%-5% above baseline there was a 0% failure rate.
From 5%-9% above baseline there was a 57% failure rate. From 9% and
23% above baseline there was a 66% failure rate. Above 23% of
baseline there was a 100% failure rate. Monitoring internal
resistance values within a system is more accurate than using a
universal ohmic baseline value to detect possible weak and failing
batteries. - William Bullis, Reliability Specialist, Chevron Its
Nice to Know
7. batterydaq.com PM vs. 24/7 Monitoring Costs Cost of PM: $700
Cost of Lower PM Cost: $500 Cost of BatteryDAQ Monitor & Annual
Data Plan Included $0 $15,000 $30,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 Yearly PMs 4
Yearly PMs 24/7 Moniroing with Lower Cost PMs Its Nice to Know
8. batterydaq.com What Extended Life Means to You 12 Batteries
@ $500 per Battery = $6,000 Chart begins Year 2 of Battery Life
Cost of BatteryDAQ Monitor & Annual Data Plan Included $0
$5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4 Year Replacement 6 Year Replacement with
Monitoring Its Nice to Know
9. batterydaq.com Extended Life and Fewer PMs 12 Batteries @
$500 per Battery = $6,000 Chart begins Year 3 of Battery Life Cost
of BatteryDAQ Monitor & Annual Data Plan Included Cost of PM
w/o Monitoring: $700, with Monitoring: $500 $0 $10,000 $20,000
$30,000 $40,000 $50,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Quarterly PMs with 4 Year
Replacement Semi-Annual PMs with 4 year replacement 24/7 Monitoring
with 6 Year Replacement Its Nice to Know
10. batterydaq.com Why BatteryDAQ? Compact, accurate, and Cost
Effective Over Two Decades of Proven Technology Anywhere, anytime
data platform views Easily manage from 1 to 1 million+ sites Data
Storage, Trending Analysis, and Report Generation Customized site
prioritization by remaining battery capacity Real-time control
without a change to BAU operations Rapid Return On Investment (ROI)
Sentry Series of Monitors Its Nice to Know
11. batterydaq.com MyBattery Platform Screen Shots Its Nice to
Know
12. batterydaq.com Whats my Point? The Point is: 24/7
comprehensive battery monitoring for remote sites is not only
available, it is an instant best practice. The BatteryDAQ Sentry is
a revolutionary leap from manual testing to the point where they
almost cannot be compared. Battery information will go well beyond
simply state-of-health to places never before considered: Proactive
strategic planning for expected events Priority ranking for
important locations based upon real-time interactive data Battery
manufacturer negotiations and warranty claims Site performance
evaluation by number of occurrences and backup longevity Bolster
utility relationships Exceptional budgeting for annual replacement
estimations Its Nice to Know
13. batterydaq.com Contact Information Corporate Office: 7309
York Road Towson, MD 21204 410-337-5233 Office 484-687-9904 Fax
www.batterydaq.com [email protected] 410-227-3823 Cell Its
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