THE PowerShield8 SOLUTION

The PowerShield8 battery monitoring system comes with a
Thermal Runaway Protection (TRP) option. It is designed to
detect when one or more blocks in a string go into thermal
runaway, and provide a method to mitigate it.

The PowerShield8 system detects thermal runaway by
monitoring the temperature difference between the
individual batteries and the ambient. When a notable
difference is detected, PowerShield8 raises an alarm’ and
starts a countdown timer.

If no action is taken by the operator before the end ofthe
countdown period, the PowerShield8 system sends a control
signal. Depending on the installed equipment, a battery
string breaker may be tripped? or the charger directed to step
down its voltage?. These actions remove the energy source
and breaks the thermal runaway cycle.

Enabling the output signal is by operator selection. In other
words, you’re in control of how your facility — and your
batteries— are managed.

Effective battery monitoring means keeping a close watch on
the status of your batteries at all times. With the PowerShield8
TRP feature, thermal runaway is automatically detected,
giving you the time you need to take corrective action.