Saft demonstrates advanced battery technologies for Vietnam’s rapidly evolving telecom markets

Visitors to stand J09 in Booth 1 can see a number of Saft battery technologies that can help telecom operators and OEMs to sustain growth by ensuring continuity of service for their fixed, wireless, cable or cell networks should the main power supply be interrupted. Three main ranges of Saft batteries for telecom backup power applications are on display: Tel.X Ni-Cd for outside plant; Sunica.plus Ni-Cd for hybrid power; Intensium 1 Power Plus lithium-ion (Li-ion) for specialized high technology applications.

Tel.X Ni-Cd battery for outside plant
Saft has developed its Tel.X Ni-Cd battery to ensure an exceptionally long service life in both wireline and wireless backup power applications, especially in the high cabinet temperatures (over +40°C) encountered in outdoor plant in hotter regions of the world such as the US, Asia, Pacific and the Middle East. Tel.X is ideally suited for the telecom infrastructure deployed in industrialized countries such as cabinets and end terminals in fibre-optic ‘triple-play’ networks as well as BTS (Base Transceiver Station) and BSC (Base Station Controller) installations. In contrast to lead-acid batteries, which can suffer from sudden death, Tel.X features a high integrity, non-corroding, mechanical construction that ensures maximum reliability and a long, predictable service-life. Sunica.plus Ni-Cd batteries – for hybrid power installations

Saft Sunica.plus Ni-Cd batteries are adapted for hybrid telecom installations, especially in developing areas of the world, that rely on various methods of generation, such as PV, wind-power and diesel generators used in combination to power telecom networks. Their key feature is excellent chargeability that enables highly efficient operation under fluctuating charging conditions. They also offer good cycling capability to withstand daily and seasonal cycling at variable depths of discharge and state of charge.

Intensium 1 Power Plus – for new generation installations Saft’s Intensium 1 Power Plus telecom range of Li-ion batteries is aimed at the new generation of specialized high-technology telecom applications, now being introduced in industrialized countries, that demand reliable, short duration, high power backup, such as wireless micro and medium sized BTS installations as well as fuel cell starting. In addition to their compact, zero-maintenance design, Intensium 1 Power Plus batteries ensure a long service life at high temperatures (10 years at +40°C) so they are ideally suited for installations that aim to reduce energy consumption and system complexity by replacing air conditioning systems with passive cooling. The compact, lightweight design of all Saft telecom batteries offers the capability to increase the useable installed capacity in the space available, so that outside plant footprints can be utilized more efficiently. This also makes them easier to transport, handle and install.

Performance and reliability – the common theme Saft’s telecom batteries are designed to provide OEMs and operators with the ideal combination of high-performance, maximum reliability, long-life, efficient operation over a wide temperature range, safety throughout the installation life-cycle and reduced maintenance requirements (ranging from low to zero).