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To derive maximum performance benefit from a UPS battery it is important to pay attention to the sizing details and selection of battery type. Equally important are the installation practices employed. An attempt is made here to provide some insight into these aspects.
In order to have a check on the utmost output that is expected out of an AGM battery, be it a UPS Battery or an inverter Battery, one must make a note on the 12V Monoblock battery size in accordance to their requirements.
Battery Selection
There are two steps to calculate the battery Ah capacities for UPS application or single load duty requirements.
Load current (Idc)
Ah capacity calculation
Load Current
IDC = KVA rating x Load Power factor x 1000
End cell Voltage/Avg. Discharge Voltage x Number of cells x Inverter efficiency
Note:
Load current can also be calculated if the rating is given in watts as below:
IDC = Watts/system DC voltage
Ah Capacity Calculation
Ah = IDC x K-factor x Design margin x T- factor x Aging factor
K-factor:
Depending upon the End Cell Voltage & Back-up duration, the k-factor shall be selected to arrive at the required capacity at standard rate of Discharge and these factors are manufacturer dependent.
T-factor:
Necessary Temperature correction factor needs to be considered for temperatures below 27°C to support the duty cycle requirements even at low temperature operation. You may also refer the manufacturer published data for this purpose.
Aging factor:
In line with IEEE recommended practice of sizing Lead storage batteries, it is recommended that a battery be replaced when its actual capacity drops to 80% of its rated capacity. Therefore the battery’s rated capacity should be at least 1.25 times the load expected at the end of its service life. This factor of 1.25 is known as aging factor or life factor (L).
Design Margin:
It is prudent to provide a capacity margin to allow for unforeseen additions to the DC system and less than optimum operating conditions of the battery due to improper maintenance, recent discharge, temperature variations or combination these factors. A method of providing this design margin is to add 10% to the cell size determined by calculations.
Choose the nearest highest capacity available from the range based on the calculated Ah capacity in the above steps.
Quanta Constant Power Discharge Ratings in Watts per Battery
1.8ECV
Duration
MODEL
5 min
10 min
15 min
20 min
30 min
60 min
2 hrs
3 hrs
5 hrs
8 hrs
10 hrs
20 hrs
12AL026
910
638
498
408
302
193
116
79
53
34
29
13
12AL042
1395
1010
800
672
505
305
180
130
89
58
50
23
12AL065
2270
1595
1250
1025
775
475
295
210
142
93
80
36
12AL078
2582
1888
1521
1246
934
534
335
253
170
111
96
47
12AL084
2747
2008
1618
1326
994
568
357
270
181
119
102
50
12AL100
3310
2420
1950
1598
1198
685
430
325
218
143
123
60
1.7ECV
Duration
MODEL
5 min
10 min
15 min
20 min
30 min
60 min
2 hrs
3 hrs
5 hrs
8 hrs
10 hrs
20 hrs
12AL026
1010
707
538
440
320
202
118
80
54
35
30
14
12AL042
1555
1092
842
693
520
320
185
132
90
59
50
24
12AL065
2520
1763
1351
1095
825
504
302
213
145
94
81
37
12AL078
2863
2067
1680
1295
967
569
348
257
175
115
104
47
12AL084
3046
2199
1789
1378
1029
606
370
274
187
122
104
51
12AL100
3670
2650
2155
1660
1240
730
446
330
225
147
125
61
1.6ECV
Duration
MODEL
5 min
10 min
15 min
20 min
30 min
60 min
2 hrs
3 hrs
5 hrs
8 hrs
10 hrs
20 hrs
12AL026
1067
716
557
456
340
211
120
82
56
36
30
15
12AL042
1639
1136
882
715
565
330
192
134
91
60
51
25
12AL065
2645
1710
1400
1122
852
515
310
215
147
96
82
38
12AL078
3042
2143
1761
1322
1032
589
358
262
181
118
99
48
12AL084
3237
2281
1874
1407
1098
627
381
279
192
125
105
51
12AL100
3900
2748
2258
1695
1323
755
459
336
232
151
126
62
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