APC Battery Management System manual Features of the System, Introduction

Battery Management System

USER’S GUIDE

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Features of the System

Introduction

The APC Battery Management System provides automated monitoring of large battery systems that supply backup for 120-, 240-, and 480-volt power systems. The Battery Management System provides battery management for nominal 2 V, 4 V, 8 V, or 12 V lead-acid batteries; or 1.2 V or 2.4 V nickel- cadmium batteries.

The Battery Management System is controlled through a network interface provided by a Network Management Card built into the master controller (the first unit in a group of up to 6 total units). This card uses the open standards Telnet, SSH, HTTP, SSL, RS-485 Modbus, RS-232 serial connection, e-mail, and SNMP to manage the Battery Management System.

For more information see Network Management Features and Network Menu.

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