Architecture of a compact battery plant system designed for the diverse customer premise market

Because bulk architectures lack the flexibility and the cost effectiveness that future telephone networks will demand, the importance of distributed, remote power systems will continue to increase. Two apparently contradictory trends will influence future compact battery plants. The first is increasing product complexity due to the remote and sometimes harsh environment of electronic enclosures. The second is intense competitive pressures for lower cost. The only way to address both concerns simultaneously is for the power vendors to invest substantial development time into a carefully thought out architecture, to create a well engineered and thoroughly tested system solution. A dual voltage architecture capable of providing or omitting a large number of features that must be available in future compact power systems is outlined