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Cordex®CXCHPControllerSoftwareManual|5-DCpowersystems
whereT isthedischargetimeinhoursandI isthecorrespondingdischargecurrentinamps.Both
T andI areoftenavailableinthebatteryspecificationsheet.
9. UndertheBreaker/Fuse Source,selectthedigitalinputontheADIOmodulethatisconnectedto
monitorthebreakerorfuse.
10. Optional:ConfiguretheMidpoint Voltage Source ifyourADIOmoduleiswiredtoreadthebattery
midpointvoltage.
11. IntheAlarms table,configuretherelatedalarms.
5.3.11.2. Configure battery strings wizard
Abatterystringcanbeconfiguredbyeditingthenecessaryvaluesmanually,orbylaunchingtheAdd
Battery String wizard.
To add a new battery string:
1. IntheBattery Strings table,selecttheAdd Battery String buttontolaunchthewizard.
2. UnderBattery Parameter Source,choosethesourceofbatteryparameters.Youcanchoose
tosettheparametersbasedonthebatterymodelorcopythemfromanexistingbatterystring.
Thefollowingstepswillassumethatyouhavechosentosettheparametersbasedonthebattery
model,asthisisthemostcomplexcase.ChooseUse Parameters based on Battery Model and
selectNext.
3. OntheSelect Battery Model page,choosethebatterymanufacturerandbatterymodel.Ifyoursis
innotonthelist,choosethemostsimilarbattery.Oncecompleted,selectNext.
4. OntheVerify Battery Parameters page,reviewthebatteryparameters.Thevalueswillbepre-
populated.Thenumbersmaybeeditedatthissteptomakesurethattheymatchyourbattery
string.SelectNext.
5. OntheNumber of New Strings page,selectthenumberofstringsyouwishtoadd,thenselect
Next.
6. Ifyouhavechosentoaddmorethanonestring,youwillgetbetakentotheClarify Mappings
page.Clarifythevoltagesourceandshuntinformation,thenselectNext.
7. OntheName the String(s) page,enteranameforeachofthenewstrings,ifdesired.SelectNext.
8. OntheMap the String(s) pageyouwillbeabletomapavoltagesource(eitheroneperstring,or
anoverallvoltagereading).Youcanalsomapamidpointvoltageforeachstringandabreakeror
fusesourceforeachstring.Ifyouchosetoaddacurrentsourceforeachstring,thatfieldwillalso
beavailabletoedithere.
9. TheResults pagewillshowwhethertheadditionofthebatterystringswassuccessful.Select
Done toexitthewizard
5.3.11.3. Update system parameters based on battery parameters
Whenasystemiscreated,defaultvaluesareusedforbatteryparameterssuchasFloatVoltage,Equalize
Voltage,TemperatureCompensationSlope,andChargeCurrentControlmaximumcurrent.Battery
stringsusuallyhavetheirownrecommendedvaluesfortheseparameters,availableinthebatterydata
sheets.Forbatterymodelsoftenusedwiththecontroller,thesevaluesarepre-populatedintothebattery
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