Exide Technologies adds mobile remote monitoring for C&I and utility BESS fleet

Exide Technologies has released a new mobile application that provides asset owners, facility managers, and operators with remote, real-time monitoring and analytics for its battery energy storage systems (BESS).

The E/ Mega CTRL application, available on iOS and Android devices, extends the manufacturer’s desktop cloud environment, known as Exide Cloud, to smartphones and tablets. Developed in collaboration with ICT Applied Solutions, a division of Netherlands-based industrial technology firm ICT Group, the software is built on top of ICT’s ISO 27001-certified ConNXT IoT cloud architecture. Hosting data on EU-based ConNXT servers may suit European C&I and BESS customers seeking data security.

Through the interface, site managers can track live system status, state of charge (SoC), real-time power flow, and historical energy usage across single installations or multi-site portfolios. The application also pushes instant fault, error, and warning notifications to operators in the field, with Exide aiming to cut response times and reduce system downtime.

It functions strictly as a read-only visualization and fault-alert service, and has no functionality that covers, for example, active dispatch.

Exide launched its modular Solition Powerflex lithium iron phosphate (LFP) system for C&I applications this month, featuring an integrated 125 kW power conversion system, 261 kWh of capacity, and a nominal round-trip efficiency of 86%.

Where Exide may find advantages in a difficult market is through bundling localized O&M service packages with proprietary and flexible EU-hosted fleet monitoring.