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"health status" value reported by UPS is unclear (help wanted) #19

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mathisloevenich opened this issue Feb 24, 2021 · 1 comment
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The health status is likely the remaining lifetime of the single UPS's based on:

https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/products/backup-power-ups-surge-it-power-distribution/backup-power-ups/eaton-ups-battery-tech-brief-bat14fxa.pdf

The relevant information found in this document that lead to an interpretation of the health status:

  • (Section 7 on page 3)
    7. What is the average lifespan of UPS batteries?
    
    The standard lifespan for VRLA batteries is three to five years; for
    wet-cell batteries it’s up to 20 years. However, expected life can
    vary greatly due to environmental conditions, number and depth
    of discharge cycles, and adequate maintenance. Having a regular
    schedule of battery maintenance and monitoring will ensur
    
  • (Grey highlighted text on page 3)
    Although batteries are sold with a variety of published life
    spans, the fact is, some demonstrate a useful life of as little
    as three to five years. Eaton’s exclusive ABM tech
    
@mathisloevenich mathisloevenich added documentation Improvements or additions to documentation help wanted Extra attention is needed question Further information is requested labels Feb 24, 2021
mathisloevenich added a commit that referenced this issue Feb 24, 2021
- change description of health status as this is likely showing the remaining lifetime in years (related to #19)
mathisloevenich added a commit that referenced this issue Feb 24, 2021
reference issue to #19 correctly
@aqw aqw changed the title health status is uncertain (leave for contribution) health status is uncertain (help wanted) Jul 28, 2021
@aqw aqw changed the title health status is uncertain (help wanted) meaning of "health status" value is unclear (help wanted) Jul 28, 2021
@aqw aqw changed the title meaning of "health status" value is unclear (help wanted) "health status" value reported by UPS is unclear (help wanted) Sep 18, 2021
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Wanted to just mention that in the new firmware, this value comes back as a string. Mine is just "ok".

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