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Batteries

Batteries are the part of the standby power chain that ages first. We handle the full battery scope on behalf of UPS manufacturers and their channel: change-out, testing and monitoring, all the way to certified disposal. Every brand, every chemistry, lead-acid as well as lithium.

Scope
Change-out · Monitoring · Testing, on behalf of the OEM
Chemistry
Lead-acid and lithium (VRLA, Li-ion)
Coverage
Netherlands & EMEA
Disposal
Certified, incl. ADR
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Complete battery replacement, string by string.

A battery change-out is the replacement of complete battery strings: the old fleet out, new blocks in, connected and verified per battery. In Germany we are replacing 11.600+ batteries across 50+ UPS systems this way, from 1.140 kW units to smaller systems, string by string, so the remaining capacity stays available. In the Netherlands we placed 912 AGM blocks on the existing racks.

01Lead-acid and lithium, VRLA and Li-ion
02Planned per string, capacity stays available
03Verification per battery before release

The condition of every battery, measured and recorded.

Per battery we log voltage and conductance: the internal conduction that drops as a battery ages. Thermal imaging shows poor connections and blocks running warm. This way we measure the condition of 36.000+ batteries every year. The measurements are periodic and planned, within the windows of a live data center.

01Voltage and conductance per battery
02Thermal imaging on strings and connections
03Report per site within a week
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Battery monitoring set up: from sensor to report.

If the client wants fixed measuring equipment on the strings, we supply and install brand-independent sensors, per block, on existing and new systems. We configure the thresholds and the alerting: a notification goes to your own organization or to the manufacturer. We deliver periodic reporting, so replacement can be planned ahead.

01Brand-independent sensors, per block
02Alerting on your escalation route
03Periodic condition reporting

Certified disposal of your old batteries.

The removed equipment goes to certified processing through our recycling partner. Lithium travels under ADR: the European regime for transporting dangerous goods, with the packaging and paperwork that come with it. The client receives a processing certificate that closes the file.

01Certified disposal through our recycling partner
02Lithium under ADR
03Processing certificate for the client
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The complete work package

Change-out

Replacement of complete battery strings, lead-acid and lithium. Dismantling of the old fleet, installation of the new blocks on existing or new racks, connected with insulated connectors and terminal covers.

Testing

Voltage and conductance per battery, plus thermal imaging. Planned periodically, within the windows of a live data center, preferably on a non-live system.

Sensors

Supply and installation of brand-independent sensors, per block, on existing and new systems. Whatever the brand of the UPS or battery.

Alerting

Thresholds set per system, escalation route agreed together. A notification goes to your own organization or to the manufacturer.

Reporting

A report per site with the status, the findings and a replacement forecast: which batteries need attention first. Delivered within a week after a measurement round.

Disposal

Certified disposal of the removed equipment through our recycling partner, lithium under ADR. Processing certificate for the client.

Change-out
Complete strings, lead-acid and lithium
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Dismantling of the old fleet, installation of the new blocks on existing or new racks, connected with insulated connectors and terminal covers.

Testing
Voltage, conductance and thermal imaging
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Planned periodically, within the windows of a live data center, preferably on a non-live system.

Sensors
Brand-independent, per block
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Supply and installation on existing and new systems. Whatever the brand of the UPS or battery.

Alerting
Thresholds and escalation route
+

Thresholds set per system. A notification goes to your own organization or to the manufacturer.

Reporting
Report per site, with forecast
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Status, findings and a replacement forecast: which batteries need attention first. Delivered within a week after a measurement round.

Disposal
Certified, incl. ADR
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Certified disposal through our recycling partner, lithium under ADR. Processing certificate for the client.

How we run battery work

Four steps, from baseline to handover. Planned with the manufacturer or their channel, executed within the windows of a live data center.

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01

Survey & baseline

We map the fleet: systems, strings, chemistry. The first measurement round is the baseline, the reference for everything that follows.

02

Plan & window

Change-outs and measurements are planned per system and string, coordinated with the client, so capacity stays available.

03

Work on site

Our own engineers carry out the change-out or measurement round, ESD-safe: protected against static discharge.

04

Report & handover

A report per site with a replacement forecast. Disposal comes with the processing certificate. Then we hand over to the client.

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Want to know where your battery fleet stands?

Call us or request a quote. We plan a measurement round or a change-out, coordinated with the manufacturer or their channel.

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