Battery Sizing Nicd
Battery Sizing Nicd
Battery Sizing Nicd
Step1:CreateaLoadprofileandEstimatetheinitialcapacityofthebattery
Tobefollowedinconjunctionwiththeloadprofileandmanufacturerstechnicalcatalogue
Capacity
Total
Duration
Period
Loads
Removed
Amperes
(min)
(Ah)
1 L1+L2+L3
127
5 10.583333
2 L1+L2
15
115
28.75
3 L1+L2+L4
60
10
10
4 L1+L2
15
170
42.5
5 L1+L2+L5
22
60
22
6 L1+L2
15
120
30
7 L1+L2+L6
127
5 10.583333
8 L1+L2
15
115
28.75
TotalAHcapacityremoved
183.16667
Step2:FromtheManufacturerscatalogueselectthetypeandmodelofbattery(inthiscase200Ahwithfinaldischargeof1.1vpercellmodelno:KLP200hasbeenselected)
CellType C(AH)
KLP200
200
10hrs
18.8
Kfactor(Kt)
10.6383
8hrs
23.8
5hrs
36
3hrs
58.2
2hrs
80.6
1.5hrs
95
1hr
112
30mins
132
20mins
148
15mins
160
1.25
10mins
175
1min
252
30secs
260
Step3:CreateaworksheetforCellsizing"CellSizingWorksheet"
Step4:Basedonthetimeofdischargecalculatetheratingfactorfortherequiredtimeastablebelow;
Timeforwhichratingfactoristo
becalculated(t)(mins)
Time(t1)
Time(t2)
Ratingfactorfortime
(Kt1)
Ratingfactorfor
time(Kt2)
Ratingfactorfortime
(Kt)
595
485
470
365
360
355
240
230
185
130
125
115
480
480
300
300
300
300
180
180
180
120
120
90
600
600
480
480
480
480
300
300
300
180
180
120
8.403361345
8.403361345
5.555555556
5.555555556
5.555555556
5.555555556
3.436426117
3.436426117
3.436426117
2.481389578
2.481389578
2.105263158
10.63829787
10.63829787
8.403361345
8.403361345
8.403361345
8.403361345
5.555555556
5.555555556
5.555555556
3.436426117
3.436426117
2.481389578
10.54517552
8.4964837
8.245149912
6.583929868
6.504824152
6.425718436
4.495990836
4.319396716
3.524723177
2.640562335
2.560975956
2.418701841
Step5:UsetheRatingfactorcalculatedtosizethecapacityofthebatteryusingthedesireddesignmarginaswellasagingfactor.
5mins
206
ChangeinLoad
(1)
(Amperes)
(2)
(Amperes)
(3)
A1
127
127
LoadPeriod
DurationofPeriod
TimetoEndofSection
MinimumCellVoltage 1.1V/Cell
TempDerating RequiredAHforSection
CapacityRatingfactor
Factor
Tt
(Kt)(Ah/Amps)
(minutes)
(minutes)
(4)
(5)
(6)
SECTION1(IfA2>A1gotoSection2);FirstPeriodOnly
5
5
0.970873786
SECTION2(IfA3>A2gotoSection3);FirstTwoPeriodsOnly
(7)
(8)=(3)x(6)x(7)
1@25degC
123.3009709
A1
A2
A1
A2
A3
127
15
60
127
112
45
SubTotaltoSection2
SECTION3(IfA4>A3gotoSection4);FirstThreePeriodsOnly
5
130
2.640562335
115
125
2.560975956
10
10
1.142857143
SubTotaltoSection3
SECTION4(IfA5>A4gotoSection5);FirstFourPeriodsOnly
127
112
45
45
7
SubTotaltoSection4
SECTION5(IfA6>A5gotoSection6);FirstFivePeriodsOnly
5
360
6.504824152
115
355
6.425718436
10
240
4.495990836
170
230
4.319396716
60
60
1.785714286
SubTotaltoSection5
SECTION6(IfA7>A6gotoSection7);FirstSixPeriodsOnly
0
335.3514165
286.8293071
51.42857143
99.95068081
A1
A2
A3
A4
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
127
15
60
15
22
0
826.1126673
719.6804648
202.3195876
194.3728522
12.5
126.8789379
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
SubTotaltoSection6
DesignTemperature(degC) 25
Load
ChangeinLoad
(1)
(Amperes)
(2)
(Amperes)
(3)
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
127
15
60
15
22
15
127
127
112
45
45
7
7
112
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
127
15
60
15
22
15
127
15
127
112
45
45
7
7
112
112
AR
127
127
LoadPeriod
DurationofPeriod
TimetoEndofSection
MinimumCellVoltage 1.1V/Cell
TempDerating RequiredAHforSection
CapacityRatingfactor
Factor
Tt
(Kt)(Ah/Amps)
(minutes)
(minutes)
(4)
(5)
(6)
SECTION7(IfA8>A7gotoSection8);FirstSevenPeriodsOnly
5
485
8.4964837
115
480
8.403361345
10
365
6.583929868
170
355
6.425718436
60
185
3.524723177
120
125
2.560975956
5
5
0.970873786
SubTotaltoSection7
SECTION8(IfA9>A8gotoSection9);FirstEightPeriodsOnly
5
600
10.63829787
115
595
10.54517552
10
480
8.403361345
170
470
8.245149912
60
300
5.555555556
120
240
4.495990836
5
120
2.481389578
115
115
2.418701841
SubTotaltoSection8
RandomEquipmentLoadonly(ifneeded)
5
5
0.970873786
(7)
(8)=(3)x(6)x(7)
1079.05343
941.1764706
296.2768441
289.1573296
24.67306224
17.92683169
108.7378641
260.4805684
1351.06383
1181.059658
378.1512605
371.031746
38.88888889
31.47193585
277.9156328
270.8946062
191.5616659
123.3009709
Uncorrectedsize=Maximumsectionsize+Randomsectionsize
Batterysize=UncorrectedsizexDesignmarginxAgingFactor
FinalCalculations
Uncorrectedsize
383.7815393
Batterysize
527.6996165
Batterysize
623.6450013
AlternativeCalculation
Uncorrectedsize
260.4805684
Batterysize
358.1607815
423.2809236
Batterysize
(ConsideringDesignmarginof1.1andAgingfactor1.25)
(ConsideringDesignmarginof1.3andAgingfactor1.25)
(WithouttheRandomload)
(ConsideringDesignmarginof1.1andAgingfactor1.25)
(ConsideringDesignmarginof1.3andAgingfactor1.25)
LOAD PROFILE
130A
LEGEND
L1
L2
Emergency Lighting
L3
L4
Interlocking Circuits
L5
DS Motor Circuit
120
110
Current (Amp)
100
90
80
70
45 Amp,10min
60
50
Load Description
40
30
20
7 Amp
4 Amp
10
11 Amp
60
120
180
240
300
360
420
Time (min)
480
540
600
Section
Load Details
Load (amp)
Time
Duration
(min)
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
L1+L2+L3
L1+L2
L1+L2+L4
L1+L2
L1+L2+L5
L1+L2
L1+L2+L3
L1+L2
127
15
60
15
22
15
125
15
5
115
10
170
60
120
5
115