Cordex®CXCHPControllerSoftwareManual|5-DCpowersystems
Configuration table
TheConfiguration tablehasthefollowingfields:
• Power Save:Enableordisablethepowersavefeatureonasystem.
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Module Power for Maximum Efficiency: Providesapercentageatwhichthemoduleshouldbe
loadedtoachievemaximumefficiency.Power Save workstogetasclosetothisvalueaspossible.
Refertothemodule’sinstallationmanualtogetinformationforbestperformance.Ifyoudon’thave
thisinformation,usethedefaultvaluebasedontherectifiersused.
• Rotate One Module Every:Alengthoftimeindays.Aftertheconfigurednumberofdays,the
modulethathasbeeninstandbylongestwillbeturnedon,themodulethathasbeenonthe
longestwillbeturnedoff.Modulerotationoccursat3am.
Status table
TheStatus tabledisplayswhichvaluesPower Save calculates.Theseincludethefollowingfields:
• Power Save:Providesthegeneralstatuswhichmaybeactive,disabled,insufficientredundancy
orinvaliddatasuspended.Power Save cannotoperateifinabatterytest,ifAChasfailedorifany
requireddataisunknown.
• Average Power:Providestheaveragemoduleoutputpowercomputedforthesystem.Power
Save willtrytogetthisvalueascloseaspossibletotheModule Power for Maximum Efficiency
(setintheConfiguration table).Forexample:iftheefficiencytargetis80percent,andthe
averagepoweris72percentandturningoffarectifierwouldmaketheaveragepower83percent,
thenPower Save willturnoffarectifiertogetclosertotheefficiencytarget.
• # Modules Supplying Power:Thenumberofmodulespresentlysupplyingpower(orcapableof
supplyingpower).Modulesthatarefailed,commslostorhavederatedoutputforanyreasonare
notincludedinthiscount.
• #Modules in Standby:Thenumberofmodulespresentlynotsupplyingpowerbutcanbeturned
ontosupplymorepowerasneeded.
• Module Rotates In:Provideshowmanyhoursleftuntilthenextmodulerotation(alwaysoccursat
3am).
• Estimated Time to Rotate All Modules:Providestheestimatednumberofdaysuntilallmodules
inthesystemwillberotated.Thisvaluechangesdependingonnumberofrectifiersandrotation
period.
• Estimated Required Capacity:Providesthecapacityrequiredtosupplytheloadandchargethe
battery.Forexample,ifyourloadis100Aandyourbatterychargecurrentlimitis10A,thisvalue
wouldbe110A.
• Estimated Available Capacity:Providestheestimatedavailablecapacityofallmodulesthatare
Supplying Power (modulesIn Standby arenotincluded).
• Estimated Redundant Capacity:Providestheestimatedextracapacityofallmodulesthat
aresupplyingpowerinthesystem.InasystemoperatinginFloat mode,somemodulesareIn
Standby, andsomeareSupplying Power. ThemodulesSupplying Power maybeloadedat
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