Battery Monitoring System Components
The Alpais Battery Monitoring System has 3 main hardware components; Battery Module, String Module, and Control Module. Alpais BMS is a modular solution that consists of
• 1 Battery Module for each battery, 1 String Module for each string,
• 1 Control Module for up to 4 String Modules.
• 1 String Module can connect up to 120 Battery Modules
• 1 Control Module can monitor up to 480 Battery Modules on up to 4 String Modules.
For the battery packs that consist of more than 120 batteries/cells, please take a look at the
Industrial Battery Monitoring Solution details.
ALPAIS BMS COMPONENTS
Battery Module
Battery Modules are designed for lead-acid batteries and NiCd batteries. There are different types of Battery Module: 6V, 12V and 1.2V/2V.
• Every Battery Module measures Internal Resistance, Battery Voltage and Battery Temperature.
• The Battery Module has a transparent cover and 3 LEDs for quick on-site detection.
• A key feature is AUTOMATICALLY ADDRESSING which reduces install/maintenance time and cost.
String Module
• The String Module shares the same case with 3 LEDs.
• It measures String Voltage, String Current, Ambient Temperature/Humidity and charge/discharge cycles.
• Environment and charge/discharge cycles are monitored as standard in Alpais BMS.
• It also transmits Battery Module data to the Control Module.
Control Module
• The Control Module is the center of the system; it collects/processes data.
• It has 4 string ports (up to 480 batteries on 4 parallel strings) and supports SNMP, Modbus RTU/TCP, etc.
• Provides up to 10 years of historical data and Ethernet connectivity.
There are 2 types of Control Module. The main difference is that one of them has an Embedded Server. The Control Module with an Embedded Server has pre-installed Alpais Software in it. Also, the data is stored in the Control Module. Thus, there is no requirement for installing Alpais Software on an external server or PC. This solution is developed to decrease the time of the commissioning process. Besides this, the Control Module with an Embedded Server provides Cyber Security to the user
To understand the capabilities, see the
Alpais Battery Monitoring Software page.