Technology Overview

The evolution of battery technologies has had a great affect on' people's life styles.

In general, we classify batteries by types, capacity ranges, applications etc. Our technologies serve the following applications:

1) Backup batteries for mission critical systems;

2) High power batteries for electric vehicles, locomotives and marine applications.

3) Start-up batteries for emergency power generators.

Almost all of today's portable devices come with batteries. ( cell phones, iPods, laptops, video cameras etc.) Most of them have fuel gauges, which while often not accurate, indicate the remaining energy in the battery. As you charge the battery, the fuel gauge goes up until indicating fully charged. As the discharge goes on, the remaining hour or percentage is estimated by taking account of capacity, current and voltage etc. (BATTERYDAQ PRODUCTS DO NOT SERVE THIS MARKET.)

With regard to backup batteries, they are usually at a fully charged state. In the event of a power loss, the batteries supply the energy to support the continuous running of critical systems. But just like an exhausted battery pack in a laptop,which while still showing 100% full at charge condition, the backup battery may last for a very short time after when called upon to supply power. The whole set of functional looking batteries may disappoint you when you need them the most. One compromised battery may lead to the failure of the whole battery system. These types of unexpected failures are often expensive. (Click to see some extreme examples.)

Monitoring a battery's state-of-health will help to weed out the compromised battery at an early stage.

We have invented and improved the core technology - online internal resistance measurement. Combined with our many other proprietary technologies and expertise, our products provide comprehensive battery monitoring and management.

The main measurement parameters are:

  • Online IR (internal resistance or ohmic value*) measurement for each cell/battery
  • Connection resistance measurement
  • Cell/battery and string voltage
  • Charge/discharge current
  • Ambient temperature
  • Cell/Unit temperatures

Based on the above measurements, the state-of-health is reliably estimated by data trending.

Internal Resistance Trending

Our IR online measurement technology provides unsurpassed resolution and accuracy when compared to other online technologies available on the market. No need for discharge.

   

* Ref to IEEE Std. 1491-2005

IEEE Guide for Selection and Use of Battery Monitoring Equipment in Stationary Application

Volume, Issue, 2005 Page(s):0_1 - 33
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/IEEESTD.2005.97891
Summary: Monitoring and measurement of battery parameters is an important element of maintaining a fully operational battery system. This guide presents and discusses measurable parameters of batteries used in stationary battery systems and the utilization of such observations. This guide does not give a listing of commercially available systems, but it does provide a means of establishing specifications for the desired parameters monitored

3. Definitions

3.3 internal ohmic value: Any value of resistance, conductance, or impedance derived from the relationships between changes in voltages and currents in a stationary battery under various conditions and used as an indicator of a battery's state of health.

Our Clients

Notice to our clients:
This list is based on installation of our monitoring system. If you have any concern, please let us know.

Financial Center

Credit Suisse First Boston
HSBC (HONGKONG)
HKBEA BANK (HONGKONG)
Standard chartered Bank (Hongkong, Shanghai)
CICC (China International Capital Corporation Limited)
Shanghai Stock Exchange
China Bank (Shanghai Data Center)
China Unionpay (Guangzhou)
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Telecommunication
BSNL (Indian Mobile)
China Telecom
CMCC (China Mobile)
China UNICOM
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Broadcast
Shanghai East TV
Guangzhou Broadcast
CCTV
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Electric Utility
National Energy Grid of China
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Petrochemical
Nantong Cellulose fibers
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation
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Transportation
Guangzhou Subway
Nanjing Subway
Shenzhen Subway
Taiwan MRT
Beijing Public Transportation
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Others
TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor manufacturing Company (Taiwan)
Formosa Plastics Corporation (Taiwan)
XINHUA News Agency
Microsoft (Beijing, Shenzhen)
Siemens (Beijing)
CISCO China
IBM TAIWAN
EVermont USA
Industrial Battery & Services, USA
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