Energy Storage System Caterpillar


Abbreviations and Acronyms

Usage:

ES18H2.25 ZA5
AC - Alternating current

APU - Auxiliary power unit (alternate term for ESS)

ATS - Automatic transfer switch is used to transfer between AC power sources, usually grid, or generator.

BMU - Battery management unit

BUS - Refers to the common connection point for power connections

CAN - Controller area network

CMU - Cell management unit that is embedded in the power cell.

DC - Direct current

DG - Diesel generator

EBMS - Energy battery management system

EMS - Emergency module stop

ESS - Energy storage system

FET - Field-effect transistor

FST - Field service tool - user interface to monitor ESS and adjust parameters

HB - Heartbeat, that relates to the heartbeat LED lights on the PC boards

HKPS - Housekeeping power supply for the LED lights on the PC boards.

LED - Light emitting diode

LIN - Local interconnect network, ribbon cable that provides a connection between the EBMS and each cell in an energy module.

NCL - Non-critical Load

NOC - Network operations center

NRG - Energy PCB connected to the system bus, used to reduce voltage fluctuation during transitions from charge to discharge.

OTAC - Over the air command - used to read and write firmware parameters from a remote location

PBMS - Power battery management system

PCB - Printed circuit board

PIT - Power and interface termination, used inside cell to connect and disconnect electrodes.

SIM - Subscriber identity module

VDC - Volts direct current

VRLA - Valve Regulated Lead Acid

WO - Work order

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