Batteries: Always Expected to Perform but Why Don´t They?

Author

Pocock, R.N. ; Hamilton, E. Roy

Author_Institution

Saft America, Inc, North Haven, CT

fYear

2006

fDate

11-15 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

DC back-up power is vital to most refinery and oil production processes. The environment associated with many of these back-up supplies is usually aggressive. If the battery were to fail, the results would be costly. This type of problem is avoidable through the application of an alternative class of battery. This is but one aspect for consideration when selecting batteries. The authors will review real life scenarios of wrong choices and offer alternative solutions. The intent of the Paper is to offer suggestion when selecting batteries so as to avoid dramatic repercussions

Keywords

fuel processing industries; oil refining; petroleum industry; secondary cells; DC back-up power; batteries; oil production process; refinery; Batteries; Circuit testing; Costs; Inorganic materials; Petroleum; Production; Temperature; USA Councils; Uninterruptible power systems; Warranties; Reliability; battery maintenance; lead-acid; nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd); offshore platforms; open circuit failures; sealed batteries (VRLA); thermal runaway;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 2006. PCIC '06. Record of Conference Papers - IEEE Industry Applications Society 53rd Annual

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

ISSN

0090-3507

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0558-0

Electronic_ISBN

0090-3507

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCICON.2006.359700

Filename

4199060