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Enclosure design: don’t chance equipment failure, choose the right battery and house it properly

12 January 2023 | ICEE Managed Services Ltd

Enclosure design: don’t chance equipment failure, choose the right battery and house it properly

In equipment enclosures that partly or fully rely on battery power this essential resource is often taken for granted. However, not considering enough factors, specifying the wrong type of battery or not housing it properly may severely affect the performance of equipment it supports.


WHEN A BESPOKE EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE is specified by a customer, we notice two kinds of approach. First, those who are highly specific about exactly what they want in terms of the battery or batteries. Second, those who provide an outline requirements specification only and leave us to find a complete solution, (which we are perfectly willing and able to do). Common to both cases is that details for accommodating or housing one or more batteries is mostly left to us. That’s because we have the experience and access to expert advisers and suppliers to propose the right solution, or options. In enclosures requiring a battery, it may either be the primary source of rechargeable power for the equipment (or a fail-safe backup for emergencies),or is part of a multi-source power supply system. An example of this kind of power system is pictured below.

The battery must always be utterly reliable, safe and perform properly to specification over its designed lifetime. It will only do so if 1) the battery housing or accommodation within the enclosure meets the battery manufacturer’s recommended upper and lower limits on ventilation, temperature, humidity and other key factors and 2) the right type of battery is selected for the application or requirements of the equipment it supports.

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