Battery pack for an industrial instrument in a process control system and method

A system comprising:

• a housing;
• one or more inputs operable to receive data associated with an industrial process;
• an instrument operable to perform one or more functions using the data;
• and
• a battery pack comprising:
• battery terminals operable to be electrically coupled to one or more batteries;
• a printed circuit board electrically coupled to the battery terminals, the printed circuit board operable to provide operating power to the instrument;
• and
• a removable carrier attached to the printed circuit board, the removable carrier operable to be inserted into and removed from the housing in order to insert the battery pack into the housing and remove the battery pack from the housing.

A method comprising:

• inserting a battery pack into a housing associated with industrial equipment, the industrial equipment used to produce or process one or more products;
• supplying power to an instrument using the battery pack, the instrument producing or processing data associated with operation of the industrial equipment;
• and
• replacing one or more batteries in the battery pack without replacing the entire battery pack.