New Energy Battery Annual Inspection Equipment

Measure the electrolyte temperature of 10% or more of the battery cells. At least once per year, the quarterly inspection will be augmented as follows: In the case of a lead-antimony battery, measure and record specific gravity and electrolyte temperature of all cells.

When the battery shows signs of degradation (decrease in 10% from last test) or is below 90% of the manufacturers rated capacity it is recommended that the batteries be capacity tested annually.

While the IEEE Standards reflect the ideal level of maintenance, Eagle Eye recognizes that battery users may have more stringent or less strict requirements and these can be accommodated and if necessary, a custom maintenance procedure can be written.

A properly implemented maintenance program will aid in prolonging battery life, prevent avoidable battery failures, reduce premature battery replacement, ensure that the battery systems is charged properly at full capacity and deliver it the stored energy to the load when required.

If any anomalies occur, disassemble the connection, clean and retorque. A battery capacity test will consist of a controlled current discharge of the battery systems in order to determine the capacity at the rate determined by the load reserve time requirements or at the manufacturer's claimed performance rate for a specified time.

According to the standards, it is recommended that VLA (flooded) batteries be capacity tested within the first two years of service, with additional testing to take place every 5 years (This is more frequent for VRLA batteries).