e-GO!
The electronic “odometer” that measures cycle-life of truck batteries, compensating automatically for partial cycles and abuse conditions. It's the new-generation asset-management tool for battery fleets
In about three seconds, a summary of the entire life of a forklift battery can be downloaded to a PDA.
An eGO fitted to a battery records important data about how that battery is used throughout its lifetime. After running the eGO application on the PDA, simply point the infrared port of the PDA at the infrared window on the eGO and touch the screen to “Start a new download.” The download will never take longer than about three seconds regardless of how much history is recorded in the eGO.
Viewing Downloads From the Device
Each download consists of five separate screens of information. Each page displays the eGO identity number, download date and time at the top.
1. Instant Status
This displays the present condition of the battery at the moment of the download, including voltage, temperature and electrolyte information. It also includes the highest and lowest voltages during the last completed cycle.
2. Monitoring Information
This includes more detailed information about the usage of the battery, such as the number of complete cycles, and the equivalent number of full cycles applied proportionally to the amount of opportunity charging. Also displayed are the daily/monthly average temperatures and the chronological age of the battery.
3. Historical Information
Historical information includes the lifetime minimum and maximum voltages of the battery, and the corresponding days in which the high and low voltages occurred. It also shows the lifetime maximum temperature.
4. Abuse Indicators
This displays the amount of user abuse the battery has experienced. Information provided includes over-temperature and over-discharge. It also reveals if and when the eGO has been wrongfully disconnected. The history will show how often and how long the battery has been left with low electrolyte.
5. Derived Indicators
This page includes calculated information about how the battery has been used and what effect the usage and abuse will have on the life of the battery. The average number cycles per day is calculated and displayed for the entire life and the last 30 days. These values can be compared against the agreed usage of the customer to ensure customers are paying for what they use. An estimate of the battery life is displayed as a percentage. By evaluating all the age, use and abuse information, the eGO can display an estimate of the number of days that the battery will last before it requires replacement.
eGO! Life History Monitor
This monitoring unit for industrial batteries records the use and abuse of the battery throughout its life. When this information is downloaded to the PDA, the device will predict when the battery will require replacement.
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eGO! Life History Monitor with Automated Filling Water Control
Maintaining the electrolyte level over the lifetime of an industrial battery can often cost as much as the initial purchase of the battery. The Automated Water Filling eGO! can convert any industrial battery in to a heavy-duty, deep cycle, maintenance free battery.
In addition to recording the history and predicting the life expectancy of a battery, the eGO! knows both the electrolyte level and the state of charge of the battery. All the operator needs to do is connect the battery to a water supply at the same time as it is put on charge, and after charge is completed, the eGO! checks the electrolyte level and will then open the water control valve to add water to the electrolyte as necessary.
Automated water filling is delivered by a Stealth Float Valve in each cell, which ensures that each cell is filled to the correct level. When the correct level is reached the eGO! will close the water control valve so that even if a filling tube is broken, water spillage is avoided.
Maintenance free batteries have traditionally required implementation of valve regulated technologies. Both Gel and AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries of this type require no maintenance, but suffer severe penalties in performance and value: a typical valve regulated battery will be warrented to provide 30 to 40 percent fewer cycles than a similar size flooded battery - even though they substantially more expensive than flooded batteries.
Manufacturers specifications typically also require that discharge of valve regulated batteries is limited to only 60%, rather than 80% which is common with flooded batteries. In real terms this means that a valve regulated battery can only store half of the usable energy of a flooded cell before replacement is required.
eGO! Reader
The eGO! reader is a Windows mobile PDA pre-loaded with the eGO! download software. After running the eGO! application and following the menu instructions on the touch screen, the life history information of the eGO! will be visible on the screen.
Specifications, manufacturer and model may vary.
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