These conditions can vary from a sudden battery under voltage to a trigger of specific alarms inside the UPS (i.e. a desaturation of a semiconductor device). These devices, thru a proper interface circuit, command the tripping unit of the BCB to disconnect the battery.
Parameters that influence the Fault current The Open Circuit Voltage (OCV). The internal battery parameters are strongly dependent by the state of charge and the aging of the battery. The OCV decreases and the internal impedance of the battery increases as the battery is discharged or as it gets older.
A protection device must be sized properly so that the energy flowing from the batteries during the failure will not cause damage to the batteries or other components along the short circuit path. The protection must clear the fault in less than 100 milliseconds. The impedance of the line is mainly resistance and inductance.
Battery circuit breakers can be equipped with a monitoring device connected to the UPS or BMS to warn if the breaker tripped. The selected breaker has to be DC rated with the DC voltage value coordinate with the battery voltage (e.g. 240 cells battery, 480Vdc nominal, CB rated at least 500Vdc).
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