Better battery utilisation
September 1st 2009 Exide Technologies (CMP Batteries)
is helping to keep the fleet running
at Sainsbury's eco-friendly Swan
Valley DC.
Exide's power systems at the site
include 269 Low Maintenance
Liberator Silver Vented Lead Acid
Batteries with Air Agitation, 105
High Frequency Chargers, Exide's
2100.Net Battery Management
System, two transfer car systems and
water filling systems.
"Exide's 2100.Net system
monitors the charging profile of
each battery and instructs the
operator which battery to take next,
i.e. one that has reached the end of
its charge cycle," says Derek
Boghurst, Sainsbury's Material
Handling Manager – Logistics. "If a
battery is taken that has not been
fully charged, then an audible
warning system is activated. I receive
regular management reports from
the 2100.Net system, which tell me
the condition of the battery fleet and
monitors our power usage. It can
also indicate if there are any
problems with any of the batteries
and also warn us if we are likely to
be under-resourced during the
critical Christmas run-up."
The 2100.Net system has enabled
Boghurst to reduce Sainsbury's
battery to charger ratio – which cuts
capital and running costs both on
installation of the battery change
system and the number of
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