RC watt's up WU100 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table of Contents I
1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................3
1.1 WHAT IT DOES................................................................................................................................3
1.2 BENEFITS.........................................................................................................................................3
2 FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................4
2.1 FEATURES........................................................................................................................................4
2.2 SPECIFICATIONS TABLES..................................................................................................................4
3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................5
3.1 SAFE OPERATION LIMITATIONS........................................................................................................5
3.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND WIRING..........................................................................................5
3.3 POWERING UP.................................................................................................................................5
3.4 LIMITS OF CONNECTED EQUIPMENT..................................................................................................6
4 BASICS OF ELECTRICITY............................................................................................................7
4.1 CHARGE..........................................................................................................................................7
4.2 CURRENT.........................................................................................................................................7
4.3 VOLTAGE........................................................................................................................................8
4.4 RESISTANCE.....................................................................................................................................8
4.5 POWER............................................................................................................................................9
4.6 WORK/ENERGY...............................................................................................................................9
4.7 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY.............................................................................................................9
4.8 ABOUT UNITS................................................................................................................................10
5 GETTING STARTED.....................................................................................................................11
5.1 MAKING CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................11
5.2 USING AUXILIARY POWER.............................................................................................................11
5.3 POWER UP CHECKLIST...................................................................................................................12
5.4 APPLYING POWER..........................................................................................................................12
5.4.1 Applying Power, Examples...................................................................................................12
5.4.2 Applying Power, Problems...................................................................................................12
6 INFORMATION DISPLAY...........................................................................................................13
6.1 STARTUP SCREEN...........................................................................................................................13
6.2 MEASUREMENT SCREEN.................................................................................................................13
6.2.1 (Current) Amps A, Peak Amps Ap........................................................................................13
6.2.2 (Voltage) Volts V, Minimum Volts Vm..................................................................................13
6.2.3 (Energy) Watt-hours Wh.......................................................................................................13
6.2.4 (Charge) Amp-hours Ah........................................................................................................13
6.2.5 (Power) Watts W, Peak Watts Wp........................................................................................14
7 USING WATT'S UP........................................................................................................................15
7.1 WHERE DO YOU CONNECT WATT'S UP.........................................................................................15
7.2 MAXIMUM CURRENT CAPABILITIES................................................................................................15
7.3 USING A WATT METER WITH INDUCTIVE LOADS LIKE MOTORS.....................................................15
7.4 RESETTING METER AND CLEARING ACCUMULATED VALUES..........................................................16
7.5 CONNECTION DIAGRAMS................................................................................................................16
7.6 INCREASING TRANSIENT VOLTAGE PROTECTION.............................................................................18
8 BATTERY CHARACTERIZATION............................................................................................20
8.1.1 Battery Charging..................................................................................................................20
8.1.2 Battery Discharging, Efficiency and Health.........................................................................20
8.1.3 Low Voltage Measurement...................................................................................................21
9 SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION...............................................................................................22
9.1.1 Testing & Troubleshooting Loads........................................................................................22
9.1.2 Capturing Current Peaks, Power Peaks and Voltage Minimums (sags)..............................22
9.1.3 Backup DC Voltmeter & DC Ammeter.................................................................................23
9.1.4 Calculating Relative Efficiency............................................................................................23
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