The ADVERC BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
THE ONLY VIABLE SOLUTION
Adverc BM, Ltd, UK, recognized as the authority on battery charging and charging system designs, was approached by the National Health Services Ambulance Operation in New Hamsphire to assist in designing an electric system that would meet their requirements on reliability, safety and utility. The absolutely outstanding solution is shown in Spec. 270. 1 AJ. (Opens in new window.) This Spec not only documents the sophistication of the ADVERC Engineers but it also attest to the freedom afforded by the ADVERC Battery Management System to utilize the excellent products and devices available on the market to for this very demanding application. The drawing is dated Jan 27, 2003. I will present pictures of the same type of ambulance taken in May 2006. The reason for using this ambulance is this. The NHS (Health care) is a government identity in England, and there is NO WAY that such an agency would install a device in their emergency vehicles, without the venodor demonstrating that the product corresponds to very stringent safety and reliability demands. An ambulance in itself, by its very operation, presents one of the most difficult demands on battery and charging systems. The ADVERC System having proven itself a paragon of reliability is the only System Available that can fulfill these demands. There is a level of understanding of batteries and battery capacities present (as in this case) in the UK and the European countries, that permits an exchange of ideas and solutions to battery charging applications between ADVERC, conversion designers and end-users. The ADVERC Team is very often called upon for their expertise in these fields.
  
In North America, however, this basic understanding of batteries and battery performance is all but non-existent. It has long been up to marketing sound bites to classify batteries as good or better or best. Solutions to charging problems and battery performance are being thrown at you as AGM’s, Optimas and Trojans or when did you last hear, “This battery was developed for the Air force” or even better “Man this battery was developed for NASA!!!! Honestly, what has batteries for the Air Force and NASA got to do with your Sprinter? Think about it.
The problem you have as conversion designer and customer is that you have nothing else than the above nonsense to base your decision on. You are unable to make an economic calculation based on facts, which is necessary for decision making. I recommend you to go back to our article on Trucking, where there is a comprehensive explanation as to how to calculate battery capacity, electrical demands etc.
The unit to be used for the actual electricity available in a battery is measured in Amperes Hours (Ah). The energy consumption is also expressed in Ah. Once you know how many Ah a battery contains, it is possible to calculate the cost for every Ah in the battery and then also the cost for the Ah used in each particular case. If this approach is used, it is possible to compare the economy and practicality of the choice that is being offered. I will use two battery types: LEAD-ACID WET DEEP CYCLE EXCIDE BATTERY and the “NASA” TYPE AGM ODYSSEY.
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| Excide | Price: $99.95 | Ah: 130 | Cost/Ah: $0.77 |
| Odyssey | Price: $277.00 | Ah: 100 | Cost/Ah: $2.77 | Four Battery Installation | | Four Battery Installation
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| Exide + Adverc | | Odyssey w/o Adverc |
| Batteries: $399.80 | | Batteries: $1108.00 |
| Adverc: $595.00 | | Adverc: Not installed |
| Bosch Regulator: $119.00 | | Bosch Regulator: Not installed |
| TOTAL COST: $1113.80 | | TOTAL COST: $1108.00 |
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| Total Ah: 520 | | Total Ah: 400 |
| Cost/Ah: $2.14 | | Cost/Ah: $2.77 |
| Capacity after 6 mos: 100% | | Capacity after 6 mos: 70% |
| Ah after 6 mos: 520 | | Ah after 6 mos: 280 |
It is my belief that all these different battery types have been developed to somehow overcome the ever present problem of insufficient battery performance. There might be some minute differences in recharging these different types of batteries but basically they are all subject to same law that governs the physics of battery charging, which simply put is this. The transfer of amperage is a result of the difference in voltage between alternator output and battery voltage through the resistance.
It is generous to rate the Odessey battery at 70% after six months. Our experience shows that batteries charged by conventional systems loses capacity much more quickly and deteriorate at an increased pace until they have to be replaced. The regular battery combined with the ADVERC Controller will last for several years. the ADVERC System is not only about charging batteries but it will make all your devices and appliances work as expected.
Installers and handy persons we can show you how to adapt the existing BOSCH regulator to be able to fit the ADVERC Controller.
The ADVERC neatly installed under the seat.
For a complete SPRINTER installation you can order the following on this web site:
Product code 3AA03K Adverc Mk.IV Truck Kit 12v neg - $595.00
AR09M Tandem Reg. Bosch 12v MK- $119.00
Plus shipping and handling of $34.95.
Prices are subject to change without notice.
Get your ADVERC System now for your Sprinter van!... FIT IT AND FORGET IT!
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