System Operation
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Configuration
Set the following parameters.
If the bus voltage drops below this value during
an ac supply failure, then Fast Charge starts when
the ac supply is restored. Fast charge can also be
started based on the Start Ah Threshold.
SC200: Control Processes >
Fast Charge
DCTools/Web: Control
Processes > Fast Charge
If Ah Discharged exceeds this value during an ac
supply failure, then Fast Charge starts when the
ac supply is restored. The threshold is given as a
percentage of installed C10 battery capacity. Fast
charge can also be started based on the Voltage
Threshold.
The ratio of ampere-hours recharged to the
ampere-hours discharged. Fast Charge stops
either when the Ah recharged equals the Ah
discharged x Recharge Percentage, or after
Maximum Duration. Recharge Percentage only
applies if Stop Ah Threshold is set to zero.
Set Maximum Duration so that the battery will
fully charge but not overcharge.
This value is set so that Fast Charge will stop
before the battery is fully charged. This is used
when Fast Charge is used to control a generator
and the generator should be stopped before the
battery is fully charged (thereby saving fuel).
Stop Ah Threshold is the discharge percentage at
which the charging stops, e.g. 10% means that
Fast Charge will stop when the battery is 90%
charged. If Fast Charge is not used to control a
generator then this value should be set to zero.
The bus voltage maintained during a Fast Charge.
The rated 10 hour capacity of the installed
battery strings. Zero means no battery is
installed.
SC200: Battery > Battery >
Battery Capacity
DCTools/Web: Batteries
Fast Charge may also be used to trigger the Generator Control Output. See details on page 65.
To avoid excessive fuel use or shortened battery life, it is important that the settings are correct in
a hybrid generator/battery power system (cyclic charge/discharge).
Voltage Threshold should be set so that when a fully charged battery is discharged, the
Start Ah Threshold is reached before the Voltage Threshold.
Maximum Duration should be set so that in a typical recharge, Ah Discharged reaches
zero before Maximum Duration is reached.
Master Configuration files will typically meet these requirements, but the values must
be checked against battery discharge/recharge curves in the cyclic application.