Products - ALCAD Battery
Ultra-high reliability, Ultra low maintenance.
Alcad Vantage... a powerful combination of proven pocket-plate construction and advanced design from the world leader in industrial nickel-cadmium battery technology. With 20-year life and ultra-low maintenance requirements, Vantage has become the cost-effective first choice - worldwide - for trouble-free standby power in the most demanding applications.
More reliable
Vantage can continue to supply power for 20 years or more thanks to its corrosion-free construction and Alcad's tried and tested pocket plate technology. No physical plate degradation and no sudden death with resulting costly downtime.
Low Life-cycle cost
The cost of ownership of a battery system can be calculated across three district phases: the initial investment, including the cost of purchase and installation; on-going maintenance costs, including unexpected and expensive downtime periods; finally, the battery replacement costs, which include the expense of disposal as well as renewal. Vantage is the most cost-efrfective solution for any application - onshore or offshore - where long battery life, low maintenance costs, resistance to corrosion and total reliability are prime operating requirements.
More adaptable
Offshore oil and gas, emergency lighting, fire and security systems, railway signalling, process control, switchgear, telecoms, utilities, photovoltaics. You can depend upon Vantage for perfect peace of mind
No water filling
No water filling is necessary during the Vantage 20-year service life because if the controlled recombination and the valve regulated venting system (topping-up is possible if required)
More durable
Vantage will survive treatment which would destroy lead acid batteries. This battery can tolerate up to 0.2C5AIeff and can be over-discharged or reversed without damage. Prolonged abusive overcharge can easily be compensated by refurbishment with water.
More environmentally tolerant
Vantage performs in the most severe conditions and can operate over a temperature range from 0°C to +40°C (+32°F to +104°F). It can survive extremes of temperature from as low as -50°C to as high as +70°C (-58°F to as high as +158°F).
More manageable
Compact and lightweight, Vantage is easy to transport and install. It can be stored for one year without need of refresher charges
Float-corrected data
Many nickel-cadium batteries are used in stationary standby power applications where discharges occur infrequently and the battery is continuously charged by a float or constant potential charge. Under these circumstances there is a modification in the level of the discharge curve and allowances must be made for this when dimensioning the battery.
In order to simplify this pocess, the data Alcad supplies in this publication takes into account this phenomenon. The data published by Alcad is th performance after prolonged floating and it can be used directly to perform the battery calculation.
This phenomenon occurs with all nickel-cadmium batteries, but some other manufacturers of nickel-cadmium batteries may not take this effect into account in published data.
When calculating for deep discharges (0.65V and 0.85V) it is not necessary to take this effect into account.
Alcad recycle
Alcad also recycle old batteries as part of their responsibility to safeguardthe environment.
Meeting International standards
Alcad batteries are manufactured under a strict ISO 9001 regime. Highest quality materials and rigorous quality checking procedures ensure all relevant international standards are met, including IEC 60623 and 62259.
Vantage has been developed in line with the safety requirements of EN 50272-2, and components used (such as insulated cable connectors and end lug covers) are defined to ensure high protection against electric shocks (IP2) level. Further technical data are available on request.