UPS BATTERY MAINTENANCE

AND REPLACEMENT
Maintenance Services

Secure your Investment Maintaining Maximum Uptime

Vertiv’s proactive services
Batteries are an integral part of your critical power system and in for Total Battery Care
order to maintain maximum uptime and protect your Vertiv offers a full range of
maintenance services for UPS
investment, regular inspections are advised. battery systems, designed to
maximizing battery performance
Vertiv’s battery maintenance, replacement and upgrade programs are carried out by
and unit uptime.
expert, certified Customer Engineers and adhere to IEEE Standards as well as OEM
specifications and requirements. Vertiv offers both battery
replacement and battery
Customer Engineers inspect batteries for:
maintenance programs for
yy Loose connections customers with any form of
yy Corrosion battery supported UPS. Our
yy Leaking or cracked cells dedicated Customer Engineers
work closely with approved
yy Swelling
supply chain partners to assess
yy High temperature specific customer requirements,
yy Potential load loss. creating a replacement or
All battery-related services also include system testing and maintenance. maintenance program
Vertiv™ offers full-string replacement of battery systems, including expert installation incorporating suitable battery
of new cells, as well as certified recycling of used batteries via certified contractors. types, lifespan and performance
characteristics, as well as
All battery maintenance and replacement work including disposal is also compliant
replacement or maintenance
with all local relevant environmental requirements.
schedules that maximize
business continuity. This service
will protect battery supported
equipment, ensuring it can rely
on adequate battery back-up.

BENEFITS

yy Ensuring the continuity and

availability of UPS battery
system
yy Maintenance and replacement
programs serviced by our
trained Customer Engineers
yy Maintain the best
performance for your
applications.
UPS BATTERY MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT

Comprehensive Preventive A battery maintenance contract Proactive Replacement

Maintenance Capabilities with Vertiv™ means: Services
Vertiv’s battery maintenance-related yy On-site inspections Service life of a battery is limited
services include preventive yy Periodic testing and assessment and depends on many factors
maintenance, inspections and testing of batteries including age, usage, environment
for both vented lead acid (VLA or yy Operating environment check and maintenance. IEEE standards
“flooded”) and valve regulated lead acid including ambient temperature recommend replacing a battery
(VRLA) batteries. measurement when its capacity is inferior to 80%.
Our on-site visits and maintenance yy Battery cleaning A single compromised battery cell,
programs ensure batteries are operating yy Measurement of internal cell in a string of batteries, has the
correctly and in line with the impedance test, for battery potential to put the entire back up
manufacturer’s specifications. aging status system at risk.
Maintenance is the single largest yy Load bank testing Vertiv offers full-string
difference between normal battery life replacement of battery systems,
yy Infrared inspection to detect
and premature failure. There are many possible battery overheating including expert installation of
factors affecting the life of a battery new cells, as well as certified
yy Battery disposal and certification.
such as: recycling of used batteries via
A proactive battery maintenance certified contractors and in
yy High operating temperatures
service will help maximize battery compliance with all local relevant
yy Corrosion efficiency and minimize risk of environmental requirements.
yy Undercharging and overcharging downtime.
Our replacement and installation
yy Shorted or open cells Furthermore, by planning a regular service supply includes:
yy Dryout preventive maintenance schedule,
yy Valve Regulated Lead Acid
yy Ageing. you will benefit from extended VRLA batteries
battery life and you will also be able
yy Vented Lead Acid (VLA or
to formulate an adequate
“flooded”) batteries
replacement schedule.
yy Generator starting batteries
yy High Voltage tripping
batteries
yy NiCd batteries.
Proactively replacing batteries
assists back-up systems in
running to specifications and
maximizing the uptime of
business operations.

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