Exide Industries Ltd has been an integral part of the Indian storage battery landscape for over 65 years. As industrial India evolved after independence, Exide provided crucial standby power support. Exide felt the pulse of the growing market from its grassroots. Critical market inputs were researched to produce a range of batteries that even today provides life support to any industry that requires stable and reliable standby power. As the demand for standby power grew rapidly, so too did Exide. Today, Exide has nine world-class manufacturing facilities spread across India. Its branch and vendor support network has penetrated the remotest corners of the country. The company's redoubtable R&D hub has been recognized both by the Government of India and the world. Exide is the largest lead acid storage power battery manufacturer in South and Southeast Asia and one of the largest globally. All this experience, reach, track record of excellence, range of products and proven leadership in R&D qualifies Exide to offer 360o support to Indian industry in this millennium. Only Exide has a wealth of data on the design, supply, commissioning and maintenance of every type of standby battery for different applications and different service conditions.

The Formidable Five

For the industrial segment, Exide has a standalone range of five standby batteries benchmarked to the highest international standards. Referred to as 'the formidable five' in industrial circles, these are the top of the line Exide Plante' batteries with transparent SAN Container, Exide TBS tubular batteries in transparent SAN container, Exide SMF Powersafe VRLA batteries, Exide HR tubular batteries (both HDP and NDP) in hard rubber containers and Exide Gel Tubular batteries. These are the heart of core industries like power, oil and gas, steel, cement, telecom, railways, it, financial institutions, materials handling and non-conventional energy systems.

Exide Plante' A By-word for Reliability

Plante' batteries have become synonymous with reliability and are the first choice in power plants, sub-stations and core industries - wherever reliable standby power is absolutely essential for critical operations. With proper maintenance, Plante' batteries can last for 20 years or more.

Purity for Extra Long Life

Exide Plante' batteries use 99.99% pure lead in the positive plate and low antimony lead alloy in the negative plate. The absence of leachable impurities in the positive plate, along with stated technological innovations, ensures long life as also ruggedness under extreme conditions. Exide Plante' is versatile enough to handle extreme temperatures. Exide Plante' has excellent discharge capabilities and can operate within a narrow voltage of charge-discharge.

Easy Maintenance

Exide Plante' batteries with their distinctive, transparent SAN containers are easy to monitor visually. The health of the cell can be determined by checking both the electrolyte level and its colour as also the colour of the plates and the condition of the separators. The vent system ensures that physical measures, such as for specific gravity, can be measured with ease. By monitoring the specific gravity, one can know the state of charge of the battery.

Exide TBS Tubular Batteries

A truly reliable standby battery needs to consider a divergent mix of variables like load, its duration and DC bus voltage window, expected frequency and depth of discharge, ambient temperature, criticality of operations and charging facility. The Exide TBS tubular battery is a genuine choice, which is tailored to meet all these expectations. It is a rugged battery with Exide Torr tubular technology. The positive tubular plates of the TBS battery are cast at a high pressure of 100 bar on imported HADI machines, making them resistant to corrosion. The cells are housed in transparent SAN containers for clear visual monitoring. Coupled with the facility of measuring specific gravity of the electrolyte, voltage and temperature of cells - any anomaly can be detected well in advance. This makes preventive maintenance very easy. Thus, the readiness of the emergency discharge is always ensured.

The Exide TBS battery provides a service life of around 15 years in diverse standby float applications. The batteries have been designed to be user-friendly and require very low maintenance. The battery withstands high ambient temperatures.

Exide HR Tubular Standby Batteries (HDP & NDP)

Exide Tubular batteries in HR containers are time tested and with an outstanding track record. Their tubular plates are specially cast in high pressure HADI machines to battle corrosion effectively and ensure longevity. These low maintenance batteries are extremely abuse resistant and can operate under arduous conditions with great reliability and efficiency.

Reliability

Exide tubular cells have built their reputation on their long standing ability to provide instant power to equipment. These batteries have excellent discharge performance besides offering long and reliable service life. They are ideal for frequent charge/discharge cycles and have low self-discharge, superior all round voltage profile and energy (Wh) output. These tubular batteries recharge rapidly and have higher ampere-hour and watt-hour efficiencies. The batteries conform to IS 1651:1991.

Application

Exide tubular batteries are ideal for cyclic applications and very commonly used in Transmission and Distribution, Power, Cement, Steel, Oil and Gas and Petrochemical sectors.

Futuristic Exide Gel Tubular Batteries

Standby power backup must be 100% reliable at all times to meet the sophisticated requirements of integrated mining operations, beneficiation plants, cement plants, fertilizer complexes, petrochemical plants, refineries or any other complex manufacturing and service application.

A new generation international class standby battery has to operate in high and low ambient temperatures, deliver high current for short durations or low current over long periods and also operate at partial state of charge.

Suitability for frequent discharge-charge cycling is a must. Other criteria are low or zero maintenance and low footprint.

Additional parameters are user friendliness, excellent discharge performance, superior all-round voltage profile and energy (Wh) output and rapid rechargeability. Lastly, such a standby battery must deliver high Ampere-hour/Watt-hour efficiency and have a long and reliable service life.

The Exide Gel Tubular battery offers a robust energy storage solution that does not need topping up and performs in high ambient temperatures. Exide Tubular Gel batteries offer a very low footprint and can be stacked one above the other inside modules. These batteries are highly suitable for deep cycling applications.

The Exide Gel Tubular battery has carved a niche in a clutch of vital sectors like Power plants, Distribution stations, signalling, control and instrumentation, data processing systems, airports, emergency lighting, alarm systems and telecommunications. The Exide Tubular Gel battery conforms to IEC 60896-21/22 and IEC 61427.

Triumph of Exide R&D

The Exide R&D hub is world-renowned facility that has time and again come up with game changing solutions that are customer friendly.

The runaway success of the total standby range of Exide batteries is a magnificent triumph for Exide R&D and offers the organisation the ultimate advantage to face the future with confidence.