Field glossary

BMS

Battery management system, the electronics that monitor, balance, and protect lithium cells and report state of health

Used across 7 Anvilfield field guides, most in Datacenter.

Also defined as

Electrical: Battery management system, the protection and monitoring that balances cells and trips the battery offline on over-voltage, overcurrent, or over-temperature
Battery management system, which balances cells and trips on over-voltage, over-temperature, and over-current

Where this shows up

DatacenterRack BBU and ride-through DatacenterLithium-ion thermal runaway safety ElectricalBattery energy storage (BESS)DatacenterBattery monitoring for VRLA and lithium DatacenterData center battery and storage types DatacenterDCIM and asset management DatacenterBESS commissioning punch list

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