This research facility in Mumbai , India , develops , analyses and tests lubricants , special fluids and fuel additives for the automotive , off-road and industrial sectors and also provides technical advice .

TotalEnergies ’ laboratory experiments in Mumbai often need to run continuously over months . Any power outage could lead to a test failure , disrupting the laboratory ’ s research and delaying the introduction of a new product to the market .

The site ’ s researchers wanted to improve efficiency and reliability by upgrading the existing decentralised uninterruptible power supply ( UPS ) with a single centralised system . They turned to Saft for a system to deliver 250 KW for up to 15 minutes . Partners were able to integrate their technologies smoothly and produced a system for TotalEnergies within a tight timescale of less than four weeks .

“ We want complete reliability from our backup system so that we can plan our research programmes with confidence ,” said Amandine Racaud , Head of TotalEnergies ’ Technical Centre for Asia Pacific . “ Being safe and reliable , Saft ’ s Flex ’ ion batteries are ensuring power continuity to keep our experiments on track . Flex ’ ion systems are also recognised for their lower environmental footprint , in line with TotalEnergies sustainability approach .”

Flex ’ ion batteries were developed for high-performance UPS applications where space and safety are vital . Housed in five cabinets , the battery system is compact enough to fit into the limited space available . Also , Saft ’ s patented lithium-ironphosphate electrochemistry and battery design ensure the safest battery solution .

Flex ’ ion Lithium-Ion battery technology can operate reliably at high temperatures

BEING SAFE AND RELIABLE , SAFT ’ S FLEX ’ ION BATTERIES ARE ENSURING POWER CONTINUITY TO KEEP OUR EXPERIMENTS ON TRACK .

( 35 º C ), which reduces the Heating , Ventilation and Air-Conditioning ( HVAC ) requirements , minimising energy bills and carbon emissions . Lithium-Ion batteries are six times lighter than valve-regulated lead-acid batteries .

Furthermore , with its robustness , design life of over 20 years and maintenancefree characteristics , Flex ’ ion is a solution that offers one of the lowest Total Costs of Ownership ( TCO ) of the system .

Once delivered , Saft ’ s team in India provided support to ensure installation and commissioning was completed smoothly in six days . The battery system ’ s smart monitoring capability will enable TotalEnergies to have full confidence in its condition and calendar life .

The project builds on Saft ’ s successful delivery of battery systems for TotalEnergies , which has Flex ’ ion batteries running in their offices in Singapore and at the High-Performance Supercomputer Centre in Pau , France . In India , Saft has also delivered nickel technology batteries to TotalEnergies for industrial backup applications at the Dhamra LNG terminal and for the Adani Green Solar Parks . � intelligent POWER AND COOLING www . intelligentdatacentres . com

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