First Case measures the condition of 36.000+ batteries each year, spread across multiple data centres in the Netherlands. Voltage and conductance are logged per battery, with thermal imaging, a report and a replacement forecast.
Condition of 36.000+ batteries across multiple data centres, measured and forecast every year.
A battery that fails at the wrong moment takes down the standby power. Across an estate of multiple data centres and 36.000+ batteries, manual oversight is impossible and condition measurement is the only way to stay ahead of failure. The operator wanted a single party to measure the entire fleet, document it and deliver a substantiated replacement forecast. Measurements are preferably done on a non-live system, within the windows of a live data centre.
The scope: one measurement round per year across all sites, with reporting within a week per location. Some of the sites run on continuous software monitoring; the rest are measured by hand, battery by battery.
Visual inspection of the external battery system and its environment: temperature, air flow and dust.
Voltage and conductance are measured per battery, against the type-specific limit value as reference.
Thermal images of the room, batteries and connectors detect excessive heat.
A site-specific report records status, findings and recommendations per location.
A replacement forecast shows which batteries or sites need attention first.
Before measurement starts, the reference value is determined per battery type and model and entered into the tester. That way every measurement is judged against the correct limit. At the same time, First Case records the environment: temperature, air flow and dust.
Voltage and conductance are measured per battery, and per test session the temperature is recorded at the terminal as a reference. If a value exceeds the limit, the measurement is repeated up to twice for verification. Thermal images detect hotspots on cells and connectors.
Within a week of the measurement, a site-specific report follows with status, findings and recommendations. Production and installation dates are included where known. The forecast shows which batteries need replacing first, so the operator can plan and budget ahead.
A fixed rhythm: inspect, measure, report, completed per location.
Reference value determined per type and entered into the tester.
Visual inspection, conductance and voltage measurement per battery, thermography.
Exceeding values re-measured up to twice for confirmation.
Site-specific report with status, advice and replacement forecast.
Each year we measure voltage and conductance on 36.000+ batteries, plus thermal imaging. Within a week each site gets a report with status, findings and a replacement forecast, which the operator uses to plan and budget.
Planned electrical work on the entire electrical installation of a hyperscale data centre in the Netherlands with a fixed supervisor-led crew, more than 200 planned working days over several months.
12 UPS systems placed and fully DC-cabled in a colocation data centre in the Netherlands, 144 cables of 95 mm², every conductor labelled.
A 1 MW loadbank positioned and connected to a new busbar system: both feeds loaded separately and in steps, five units under a single remote control.
With multiple data centres and 36.000+ batteries, condition measurement is the only way to stay ahead of failure. The operator wanted one party to measure, document and forecast.
One round per year, a report within a week per site. Some on software monitoring, the rest measured by hand.
One party measures, documents and forecasts the entire battery fleet.
Visual inspection of the external battery system and its environment: temperature, air flow and dust.
Voltage and conductance are measured per battery, against the type-specific limit value as reference.
Thermal images of the room, batteries and connectors detect excessive heat.
A site-specific report records status, findings and recommendations per location.
A replacement forecast shows which batteries or sites need attention first.
Before measurement starts, the reference value is determined per battery type and model and entered into the tester. That way every measurement is judged against the correct limit. At the same time, First Case records the environment: temperature, air flow and dust.
Voltage and conductance are measured per battery, and per test session the temperature is recorded at the terminal as a reference. If a value exceeds the limit, the measurement is repeated up to twice for verification. Thermal images detect hotspots on cells and connectors.
Within a week of the measurement, a site-specific report follows with status, findings and recommendations. Production and installation dates are included where known. The forecast shows which batteries need replacing first, so the operator can plan and budget ahead.
Reference value determined per type and entered into the tester.
Visual inspection, conductance and voltage measurement per battery, thermography.
Exceeding values re-measured up to twice for confirmation.
Site-specific report with status, advice and replacement forecast.
Each year we measure voltage and conductance on 36.000+ batteries, plus thermal imaging. Within a week each site gets a report with status, findings and a replacement forecast, which the operator uses to plan and budget.
Planned electrical work on the entire electrical installation of a hyperscale data centre in the Netherlands with a fixed supervisor-led crew, more than 200 planned working days over several months.
12 UPS systems placed and fully DC-cabled in a colocation data centre in the Netherlands, 144 cables of 95 mm², every conductor labelled.
A 1 MW loadbank positioned and connected to a new busbar system: both feeds loaded separately and in steps, five units under a single remote control.
One address, from transport to handover. A response within 24 hours.