LEM announces Sentinel III; a set of components for a battery monitoring solution that addresses the needs of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and battery providers, as well as Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and Systems Integrators. Sentinel III components are used to create a solution for continuous battery monitoring within mission critical installations such as hospitals, airports and data centres. The Sentinel solution comprises transducers, data loggers and software components to create a Standby Battery Monitoring solution (SBM).

In order to extend the functionality of the existing Sentinel, LEM has developed the S-BOX; a data logger featuring an embedded webserver, which enables administrators to monitor installations remotely. The measurement and data logging features of the S-BOX include Bloc, String and Battery Voltage measurement, Bloc temperature and impedance measurement, discharge performance and discharge/charge current. The S-BOX also measures ambient temperature, a key factor affecting battery life. The transducer is designed to reduce installation time, offering DIN-rail mounting and an external temperature patch.

Users can set up an alarm for each of the parameters measured by the transducers connected to the S-BOX. As well as instant alarms the S-BOX can also provide a weekly report to the administrator, containing all daily measurements and critical system information. The S-BOX is DIN rail mounted for installation and includes software for configuration and remote monitoring.