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Telecom Battery Maintenance vs IEEE. Presented by Curtis Ashton CenturyLink Sr Lead Power Maintenance Engineer Phoenix Plaza February 4-8, 2019. Overview. IEEE Recommendations for Battery Routine Frequencies are Generally Overkill for Telecom
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Telecom Battery Maintenance vs IEEE Presented by Curtis Ashton CenturyLink Sr Lead Power Maintenance Engineer Phoenix Plaza February 4-8, 2019
Overview • IEEE Recommendations for Battery Routine Frequencies are Generally Overkill for Telecom • Comparing IEEE 450 (VLA), 937 (PV lead-acid), 1106 (NiCd), 1184 (UPS), 1188 (VRLA), and P2685 (Engine Starting) to ATIS-0600035 • For Engine Start Batteries a Comparison to NFPA 110 Recommendations was also done • ATIS-0600035 was Developed in Response to an FCC Order on 911 Reliability (Derecho) that asked us to follow “manufacturer’s routine practices” • Manufacturer and IEEE Practices Default to the Most Critical application (Typically Nuclear Generation), which is overkill for Telecom • Next Edition of IEEE 1188 Hopes to Address The Criticality/Frequency Issue With an Annex • Missing Items from IEEE Standards that are Covered in ATIS Document • Perhaps the various IEEE WGs listed above should Add some? • Battery Monitors (see IEEE 1491) Can Reduce Visit Frequency? • Something for the various IEEE WGs listed above to Consider?
Meaning of the Frequency Acronyms • W = Weekly • M = Monthly • Q = Quarterly • S = Semi-Annually (once every 6 Months) • A = Annually • 2 = bi-annually (every 2 Years) • 3 = once every 3 Years • 5 = once every 5 Years • n/a = Not Applicable • TBD = still To Be Determined (standard in progress/process) • never = Not Done • rare = only on demand • see prior = follow guidelines of IEEE 450, 1106, and 1188, as applicable • ? = not really absolutely “required” or there are alternatives • ? = probably needs to be added to this particular document?
Battery Maintenance Tasks Frequency Comparison for DC Plants and UPS (page 1)
Battery Maintenance Tasks/Tests Frequency Comparison for DC Plants and UPS (continued – pg 2)
Telecom Annual Partial Discharge Test Prediction for VLA (Telcordia/Bellcore Patented Algorithm)
Engine Start Battery Systems Maintenance Tasks/Tests Frequency Comparison
Battery Monitors Reduce Site Visit / Task Frequency Need? • For Example, we went from Quarterly UPS VRLA Ohmic Readings to Annual when Battery Monitor was Installed • Annual Ohmic Check Simply to Verify Accuracy of Monitor Readings • If a Permanent Monitor is Monitoring All my Battery Temperatures and Voltages, Why Do I Need to Doublecheck them by Hand Any More Frequently than Annually?