Building upon Core SWX’s wireless battery communication platform, Voltbridge streamlines
the process of determining what V-mount and Gold mount battery packs are viable, and
which should be inspected more closely by simultaneously monitoring multiple chargers and
those batteries connected to it. It also offers the ability to sort, highlight and select hundreds
of connected battery packs’ based on a variety of smart data so users can quickly identify
packs with diminished service life or cell imbalance, providing an opportunity to test and
evaluate the packs through the system. Once the test and calibration is completed, the user
can view or email the results of the pack, to maintain a service log. Prior to this innovation,
service technicians were required to review each charger’s display manually, and the most sophisticated charging systems’ LCD would only display the data for up to four battery packs
at a time.
Lithium-Ion battery packs are the most prevalently used batteries in the production industry
today, however there are well documented, inherent risks with the chemistry. The quicker
you learn of a potential issue, the better the chance battery capacity can be restored through
Core SWX’s proprietary cell balancing algorithm. This helps maximize the ROI and service
life of the pack, as well as preventing a potential future battery related concern. The
Voltbridge Fleet battery management system also allows users to remotely initiate Core
SWX’s SafeFly mode to discharge packs to under 30 percent charge capacity, which is the
current Lithium-Ion threshold for safe transport according to the FAA and IATA.