EnerSys Alpha Cordex CXC HP - Configure the Battery Temperature Sensors

Cordex®CXCHPControllerSoftwareManual|5-DCpowersystems
1. ConnectaPolariumProtocolBridgeontheCANbus,andensurethePolariumbatterymodulesare
connectedtotheprotocolbridge.
2. Whenaddingpolariummodulesforthefirsttime,removethedefaultbatterysysteminorderto
addonethatiscompatiblewithpolariumbatteries.Todothis,gotoSystems > DC System >
Inventory > Battery.Ifabatteryalreadyexists,removeit.
3. LaunchtheAdd Battery wizard,andselectAdd Polarium Battery fromthedropdownlist.Finish
thewizard.
4. ThePolariumBatteryModulesconnectedviatheprotocolbridgeswillbegintoappearinthe
Polarium Battery Modules table.Ifthemodulesdonotappear,theprotocolbridgesmaynotbe
assignedtothebattery.Ifthisisthecase,usetheConfigure Polarium Battery wizardtomanually
assigntheappropriateprotocolbridgestothebattery.
5. Byselectingthedetailsbuttonforagivenbatterymodule,thedetailspageforthatbatterymodule
willbedisplayed.Here,theNameandDescriptioncanbesetifdesired;thiscanbehelpfulto
recordthebatterymodulereplacementdate,forexample.
5.3.13. Configure the battery temperature sensors
Thebatterycanhaveanynumberofbatterytemperaturesensors.Theseshouldbeaddedatthebattery
stringlevel.
Inpreviousreleases,itwaspossibletoaddtemperaturevaluesattheoverallbatterylevel.Ifyouupgrade
fromareleasethatallowedthatandyouhadtemperaturesensorsattheoverallbatterylevel,thosewill
bemaintainedandcanstillbeused,butnonewtemperaturesensorscanbeaddedatthatlevel.You
shouldaddnewtemperaturesensorsontheindividualbatterystrings.
AddingtemperaturesensorscanbedoneusingtheAdd Multiple Temperature Values to Strings wizard
fromtheoverallbatterypage.Otherwise,theycanalsobeaddedmanuallyfromtheindividualbattery
stringpages.Dependingonyourrequirements,youcanchoosetohaveonlyasingletemperaturereading
foryourbattery,oroneforeachbatterystring,block,orcell.
5.3.13.1. Add multiple temperature values to strings
To add multiple temperature values use the Add Multiple Temperature Values to Strings wizard:
1. Inthefirststepofthewizard,youcanchoosewhethertoaddtemperaturesensorstoasingle
string,ortoallofyourbatterystrings.Thefollowingdescriptionwillassumeyouchosetoaddto
allyourstrings,butthestepstoaddtoasinglestringareverysimilar.ChooseAdd the same
number of temperature sensors to all your battery strings. fromthedropdownmenuonthe
firstpageofthewizard.SelectNext
2. Choosehowmanysensorsyouwouldliketoaddtoeachstring.Thesamenumberwillbeadded
toeachofyourexistingbatterystrings.SelectNext
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