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Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverte r/Charge r Sy ste m Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc.
19009 62
nd
Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA
Page 46 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019
MATE - ADVANCED / CHARGER
The CHARGER section allows for adjustment of the battery charger’s operation to match the requirements of the batteries used.
OutBack’s default battery charging set points may not be correct for the type of batteries being used. Please contact the battery
manufacturer for correct ABSORB, FLOAT and EQUALIZE voltages. See the BATTERY CHARGING INSTRUCTIONS on page 23 for
guidelines on how to set some of these values.
The FX’s battery charger includes five stages. BULK raises the battery voltage to the ‘Absorb Setpoint’. ABSORB sustains the battery
voltage for the ‘Absorb Time Limit’. The charger then goes into SILENT mode (no charging) until the battery voltage drops to the ‘Float
Setpoint’. FLOAT sustains this battery voltage for the ‘Float Time Period’. The charger then goes into ‘Silent’ mode until the battery
voltage drops to the ‘Refloat Setpoint’. REFLOAT will start another FLOAT charge. There are additional screens for “Equalize
Setpoint’ and ‘Equalize Time Period’. An equalize charge must be manually started. The time limits that it spends in the various stages
are adjustable to provide control and maximize the performance of the battery charger and battery system.
ADV-----------------
choose product:
FX MATE
↓
ADV/FX/PAGE1--------
choose category:
ADV INV CHGR PG2
↓
ADV/FX/CHARGER---P00
charger 4.0 aac
limit
DOWN INC DEC PORT
↓
ADV/FX/CHARGER---P00
absorb 14.4 vdc
setpoint
DOWN INC DEC PORT
↓
ADV/FX/CHARGER---P00
absorb 01.0 hrs
time limit
DOWN INC DEC PORT
↓
ADV/FX/CHARGER---P00
float 13.6 vdc
setpoint
DOWN INC DEC PORT
↓
ADV/FX/CHARGER---P00
float 01.0 hrs
time period
DOWN INC DEC PORT
↓
ADV/FX/CHARGER---P00
refloat 12.5 vdc
setpoint
DOWN INC DEC PORT
↓
ADV/FX/CHARGER---P00
equalize 14.4 vdc
setpoint
DOWN INC DEC PORT
↓
ADV/FX/CHARGER---P00
equalize 01.0 hrs
time period
DOWN INC DEC PORT
↓
ADV/FX/CHARGER------
charger programming
completed
TOP ADV MAIN
Once the password has been correctly entered, the ADV - CHOOSE PRODUCT is displayed.
Selecting
<FX> allows adjustment of the FX’s advanced programming.
Selecting
<CHGR> allows adjustment of the battery charger set points and operation.
The
CHARGER LIMIT is the maximum amount of AC current that will be used by the FX to power the
battery charger. In most systems this setting will not need to be changed.
This setting has a range as
low as 0.0 aac and as high as 6.0 aac to 10.0 aac (depending on the model) in 0.5 aac increments.
The
ABSORB SET POINT is the voltage that the batteries will be charged to during the first stage of
the charging process. This stage of charging raises the battery voltage higher than the nominal battery
voltage and allows the batteries to regain their charge. The ‘Absorb Time Limit’ must be long enough
for the batteries to regain 100% of their charge.
The
ABSORB TIME LIMIT can be adjusted to provide enough time at the ‘Absorb Setpoint’ to achieve
a fully recharged battery. For large batteries a longer time may be required – small batteries may
require a lower setting. The FX automatically reduces the ‘Absorb Time Limit’ when the charger is
connected to a partially charged battery.
This setting has a range between 0 hours and 24 hours in 0.1
hour increments.
The
FLOAT SET POINT is the voltage that the batteries will be ‘trickle’ charged to. This charge will
finish the charging process by putting the last few percentage points of charge into the batteries. This
set point can be adjusted to match the specific requirements of the batteries being charged. This
setting has a range between 12.0 vdc and 15.0 vdc in 0.1 vdc increments.
The
FLOAT TIME PERIOD can be adjusted to set the amount of time that the battery is held at the
‘Float Setpoint’. For large batteries a longer time may be required – smaller batteries may use a lower
setting. Once the battery has been held at the ‘Float Setpoint’ for the ‘Float Time Period’, the battery
charger goes silent and provides no charge to the battery.
This setting has a range between 0 hours
and 24 hours in 0.1 hour increments.
The
REFLOAT SET POINT voltage is used to “trigger” the battery charger back into another FLOAT
cycle when the battery voltage falls to this set point. This can provide maintenance charging of
batteries and is also useful when intermittent DC loads are operated from a battery system and an AC
source is available. This setting has a range between 12.0 vdc and 13.0 vdc in 0.1 vdc increments.
The
EQUALIZE SET POINT voltage can be set for a high voltage to de-stratify the batteries on
occasion. The user can start an equalization charge through the AC IN “hot” key. The batteries must
be supervised throughout the equalization process. Consult the battery supplier as to specific
instruction on the battery equalizing process. This setting has a range between 14.0 vdc and 17.0 vdc
in 0.1 vdc increments.
The
EQUALIZE TIME PERIOD can be adjusted to limit the amount of time that the battery is
equalized. The timer starts to advance once the battery voltage exceeds the absorb voltage set point.
Once the timer reaches the equalize time period, the charger goes into the silent stage of the charging
process. This setting has a range between 0 hours and 24 hours in 0.1 hour increments.
Selecting TOP returns the user to the top of the ADV/FX/CHARGER menu section. Selecting ADV
returns you to the advanced screen to allow selection of another product connected to the MATE.
Selecting MAIN returns the display to the MAIN screen.