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Flex’ionTM Gen2
Li-ion Battery
System
For Mission Critical
Applications
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Flex’ionTM Gen2 main benefits

Main
assets
LOW
OPERATES
40% MORE HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL
AT 35ºC
POWER SAFETY FOOTPRINT

Up to 220 kW UL 9540A Low cobalt Electricity and

per cabinet UL 1973 < 1% water saving

FLEX’IONTM (20+ YEARS) VS. VRLA LIFETIME FLEX’IONTM (20+ YEARS) VS. VRLA LIFETIME
FLEX'IONTM (20+ YEARS) VS. VRLA LIFETIME
30,0
Ambient Flex’ionTM VRLA lifetime
Temperature lifetime (years) (years) 22,5
Lifetime (years)

20°C 24,5 10 15,0

25°C 19,1 7,0
30°C 12,0 5,0 7,5

35°C 10 3,8
0,0
20°C 25°C 30°C 35°C

Ambient Temperature
Flex'ionTM VRLA

From cell to module and system

LI-ION CELLS FLEX’IONTM GEN2 FLEX’IONTM GEN2 SYSTEM
BATTERY MODULE

A wide range of modular configurations

Up to 4 MW
Up to 302 kWh
Up to 598 VDC
Suitable for either 2-wire or 3-wire (midpoint) UPS designs.

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Cabinet
• IP 20, seismically tested &
certified
• Door can be left or right hand
hinged and has a maximum
opening angle of 170°.

Battery module
• Stores electrical energy ready
for use during mains failure

Battery Management
Module (BMM)
• Manages safety functions
at string level
• Allows string to discharge
if charging is interrupted
• Manages internal system-level
& external communications

7’’ HMI
Large touchscreen display
providing system information

LED Button
Controlled system start/stop
& battery status

Battery-stop Button
Opens the main breaker
in each string to isolate
the battery system

Door Handle
Lever design & lockable

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Flex’ionTM Gen2 key differentiators

The highest commitment to safety 6x lighter than VRLA
20+ years calendar life Advanced remote monitoring
Ability to operate at high temperatures High reliability
Exclusive 5-year warranty The cabinets can be transported with
A modular and scalable architecture the modules already assembled.

Air freight capability

Dedicated structure Dedicated Flex’ion™ business line, from sales to

to support your production, from engineering to installation and
commission
market request
Engineering support directly from the battery
SHORT manufacturer, tailoring the battery solution to the
LEADTIME customer needs

European production
Lower installation time, once the cabinet arrives
in the field with the modules already assembled.

Modular &
scalable battery Optimized configuration based on each load profile
configuration
Supporting 2 and 3 wires (neutral / midpoint) UPS
2-WIRE &
architecture.
3-WIRE UPS
Easily upgradable to support project expansion

Flexible architecture

Mission critical Ability to discharge even when charging is

design for maximum interrupted
availability
Black-start function & continuous monitoring of
the battery status thanks to self-powered system
BLACK-START
FUNCTION Fast recharge, right after a complete discharge,
for highest system availability
Continuous monitoring

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 FRONT FACE
HMI

Advanced
High operating temperature allowing less HVAC technology
requirements and consumption
Saft’s patented super iron phosphate chemistry
(SLFPTM) HIGH ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
The optimum balance of safety, power density
and calendar life Sustainable & cost effective

Data direct access via HMI touchscreen on the

Smart monitoring
cabinet front door
& user-friendly
Remote access to battery information and data access
troubleshooting ability
State of charge (SoC), state of health (SoH), FRONT FACE
temperature, alarms, etc. HMI

Multiple protocols embedded (Modbus, CanOpen,

Data direct access
TCP-IP) for communication with UPS and/or
building management system

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Flex’ionTM Gen2 product range

4 sizes of cabinet answering your specific needs

CABINET 1 2 3 4*
TYPE

Height (mm/in) 1300/51.2 1850/72.9 2050/80,7 2310/90.9

Width (mm/in) 610/24.1

Height
Depth (mm/in) 520/20.5

Weight (kg/lb) 100/220 128/282 138/304 150/330

Nominal voltage (VDC) Up to 230 Up to 414 Up to 506 Up to 598

Maximum number
5 9 11 13
of modules

Cabinets are seismically tested and certified

Cabinets can be shipped with the modules already assembled
Depth *Cabinets with height 2,300 mm may be configured for two strings of up to five modules each, suitable
for either 2-wire or 3-wire (midpoint) UPS designs.
Width

LVD directive 2014/35/EU EMC directive 2014/30/EU Dir.2011/65/EU

EN 62477-1 EN 61000-6-2
CE MARKING Including environmental bellow EN 61000-6-4

IEC 600068-2-2 IEC 600068-2-78 IEC 60068-2-6

UL MARKING /
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION
UL 1973 UL 9540A UL 991 UL 94 V0 UL 1998
TO
ENVIRONMENTAL REACH RoHS
STANDARDS
SEISMIC BC 2018 CBC 2019 IEEE 693 Bellcore GR-63, zone 4 EC ISS AC 156
FCC, Title 47,
SAFETY IEC 61508 IEC 62619 NFPA 855 IFC 2018
PART 15, sectionB

PERFORMANCE IEC 62620

TRANSPORTATION MIL STD 810

UN 3480 rev. H

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HIGH POWER

FLEX’ION™ 46PFe-G2
46 VDC - 28 Ah

Proprietary cell chemistry Super Lithium Iron Phosphate

Cell type VL30PFe-G2
GENERAL Module type Flex’ionTM 46PFe-G2
CHARACTERISTICS Nominal (V) 46
Capacity (Ah) 28
Module
Energy (Wh) 1294
Width (mm/in) 445 / 17.5
MECHANICAL Height (mm/in) 131 / 5.2
CHARACTERISTICS Depth (mm/in) 292 / 11.5
Weight kg/lbs) 18.5 / 40.7
Maximum recharge current (I)
4C5Ah
RECHARGE Intelligent charging
CHARACTERISTICS Maximum recharge current (I)
0.2C5Ah
System Conventional charging

SHORT-CIRCUIT
Amperes (A) 5,400
CURRENT (I)

Professionally engineered solutions

Please contact your local

sales representative for your
customized project sizing (load,
backup time, temperature,
voltage window, etc.)

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We energize
the world.
On land, 
at sea,
in the air 
and in space.

Saft is committed to protecting and preserving the environment. We are

engaged in a sustained effort to use resources responsibly and to act in a
way that clearly demonstrates our great respect for the planet.

As part of its environmental commitment, Saft gives priority to recycled raw

materials over virgin raw materials, reduces its plants’air and water releases
year after year, minimizes water usage, reduces fossil energy consumption
and associated CO2 emissions, and ensures that its customers have recycling
solutions for their spent batteries.

Regarding industrial batteries, Saft has set up a network of Bring Back Points
(BBPs) which receive end-of-life nickel-based batteries from end users free of
charge. These batteries are then shipped by these BBPs to our recycling facility
in Sweden or to fully permitted recycling companies, in compliance with the
laws governing trans-boundary waste shipments.

The recycling efficiency of these recyclers exceeds 75% of the nickel-based

battery weight (a level which exceeds the mandated recycling efficiency of
65% applicable to lead-acid batteries), and recycled materials are reused as
secondary raw material for industry.

This network of Bring Back Points comprises over 30 entities and provides
services in all of our major markets in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.
The list of BBPs and their contact details are available on the Saft website.

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