Iranian Technicians Find Way to Monitor, Control Charging of Wireless Battery Cells

The system increases the battery’s lifespan to provide emergency power to industrial equipment at any time and ensures the integrity of the DC link of the battery cells to maintain power continuity.

“The battery monitoring system for battery cells and UPS is used in transmission and distribution substations, refineries, power plants, factories, telecommunication equipment and places with emergency battery cells,” said Mousa Ayati, a faculty member of the University of Tehran.

Noting that batteries are the most key element in the performance of UPSs and energy storage systems and emergency power, he said, “The main cause of 75 percent of UPS failures is energy storage systems or emergency power batteries; therefore, battery reliability is key in electrical systems, and accurate and detailed monitoring is vital.”

Ayati explained that the battery management system ensures maximum continuity of power supply for important loads and loads whose power supply should not be interrupted, adding, “Since the battery management is directly connected to the charging circuit, this system prevents overcharging of cells by balancing the batteries, thus increasing the life of the battery.”

“The battery management system prevents the failure of other batteries by quickly detecting the failure of one battery, and by measuring environmental parameters like temperature, humidity, and suitable environmental conditions for the operation of the batteries, and in the event of adverse conditions, appropriate measures can be taken and necessary warnings can be sent,” he said.

“On-site monitoring of the battery, modular structure, permanent power supply, permanent monitoring, cost savings, and expandability are among the advantages of the battery management system,” Ayati noted.

In relevant remarks in January, the director of Iran’s Nano Battery Network announced that the country was moving towards the production of a new generation of advanced lithium-ion batteries

“Lithium-ion batteries are a new generation of batteries in the world that have experienced significant growth in the last three decades. Now, some work has started in this field initially in Iran, but on a global scale, we have a big gap with leading countries. More investments and efforts are needed to be made in this field,” Mohammad Ali Baqerian told ANA.

“Fortunately, several knowledge-based companies have now entered this field and have been able to develop these technologies to a Technology Maturity Level (TRL) of six, and have even made innovations in some of these components that are notable on a global scale,” he added.

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