Flyability Elios 3 - Battery Use; General Operation; Battery Management System; Extreme Temperature Operations

Flyability ELIOS 3 Smart Battery Safety Guidelines
2. Battery Use
2.1. General Operation
- Store batteries between 15ºC and 30ºC at all times.
- The battery’s performance and reliability are guaranteed for 50 charge/discharge cycles or 6
months. Do not use batteries with more than 50 charge/discharge cycles.
- Make sure the batteries are fully charged before each flight.
- Always check the battery, lever and connector mechanical integrity before any operation. There
should be no battery deformation or opening in the plastic casing.
- Immediately land the aircraft when the battery critical warning appears in Flyability Cockpit.
- In addition to the battery percentage, pay attention at all times to the voltage displayed on
Flyability Cockpit – land at 23V. At 22.3V, the aircraft must be on the ground, disarmed.
- Do not wait for too long before unplugging the battery after a flight, as it will further discharge
while the drone is idle on the ground.
- If the battery’s voltage drops at any time below 18V the battery might be damaged. When the
battery has suffered irrecoverable damage it will display a red LED. Do not try to charge or use
the battery anymore and dispose of it as described in the Battery Disposal section below.
- In case of any unusual behavior, keep the battery in a battery safe bag, store the LOG file for
analysis, and contact Flyability.
- The battery MUST solely be used with genuine Flyability products certified to work with this
battery.
2.2. Battery Management System
The battery is equipped with a battery management system which keeps track of the number of various
battery parameters:
- Internal resistance
- State of charge
- State of health
- Number of discharge cycles
- Cells imbalance
- Temperature
This information is available via the Cockpit app while the battery is connected to the drone.
For reliability reasons, the drone will not arm if:
- The battery is permanently failed (in an irrecoverable damaged state).
- Communication with the battery cannot be retrieved as well as any information from the
battery.
2.3. Extreme Temperature Operations
The ELIOS 3 drone can be used from 0°C to 50°C, however, special precautions must be taken with
regards to the battery when flying in temperatures below 10°C and above 40°C.
Ideally the battery must be between 20 and 25°C before a flight.
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