Battery Specification 1
Battery Specification 1
for
1. Battery Bank:
Supply of 8 string of batteries. There will be 108 batteries each in each string. Total 864
batteries.
3. Battery Type:
The battery shall be a lead-calcium, VRLA, reduced maintenance type (C&D type msEndur,
Hoppeck, Enersys)
4. Warranty:
The battery shall be warranted for Seven (7) years full in float service applications.
5. Alloys:
Grids for both positive and negative plates shall be manufactured of lead-calcium alloys to
assure long battery life and consistently low gassing rate over the entire service life. All
internal wetted parts shall be of similar non-antimony lead to preclude interfacial corrosion at
the bonded area.
6. Plates:
Both positive and negative plates shall be of the flat-pasted plate design to assure highly
reliable electrical performance throughout the life of the battery system. Positive plates shall
be thick enough to withstand 15 years of life at 23degC of battery room temperature. Both
positive and negative plates shall be wrapped in with fibrous retention mats to inhibit the
loss of active material and moss-shields shall be used as further protection against internal
shorting. Positive plate must have additional protection against shorts at plate bottom,
opposite to lugs, with the use of plastic boots. Physical support of the positive plate group
shall be via a suspension system, which allows for normal plate expansion and which shall
not cause stress to the jar to cover seal or to the post seals during normal life.
7. Plate Compression:
Plate compression shall be through a gravity compression or pressure plate design.
8. Thermal Management:
The battery system shall incorporate airflow between all cells (molded-in jar ribs) in order to
facilitate thermal equilibrium between all cells.
9. Terminals:
Terminals shall have copper inserted terminal posts allowing connector torques of 160-inch
pounds and a copper-to-copper interface with the inter-cell connectors. Terminals shall be of
sufficient strength to support normal inter-tier or inter-step cabling without additional bracing.
12. Container:
The cell container and cover shall be of a flame-retardant material with a minimum oxygen
index (L.O.I.) of at least 28, meeting UL 94-V0. One-way safety relief valves allow gas to
escape and prevent the ingress of oxygen.
14. Accessories:
In addition to Inter-cell connectors noted above, the battery shall come complete with the
following accessories as required to completely install the battery, exclusive of across-aisle
cabling: Inter-tier or inter-rack (contiguous racks only) cable connectors, battery and across-
aisle terminal plates, corrosion resistant stainless steel connector bolt assemblies,
instruction labels, caution labels, instruction manual and a detailed wiring diagram.
15. Racks:
Batteries shall come with suitable racks to accommodate 108 cells in each battery bank.
Racks shall be of steel assembly with acid resistant paint or epoxy coating and should be
designed to seismic racks for UBC zone 4. It should be suitable to be accommodated inside
existing battery room.
16. Packaging:
All positive posts must be protected from contact from personnel or equipment during
transit. All Inter-tier and inter-cell connections shall be left undone to preclude hazardous
voltage conditions.