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SECTION 5 | Battery Charging in Evolution™ Series
15
14
13
12
11
10
0
30
28
26
24
22
20
0
Battery Voltage, VDC
TIME
BATTERY CURRENT
(% VALUE = % OF BULK CURRENT “Io”)
100%
60%
0%
BULK
STAGE
ABSORPTION
STAGE
“ABSORP TIME”
CHARGER
OFF
Displayed as:
“3-Bulk Stage”
Displayed as:
“3-Absorption Stage”
V=”ABSORP VOLTAGE”
”
I
”
BULK CURRENT,
I
=”
Io
”
Displayed as:
“3-Charger Off”
“RESET TO BULK”
24V Battery
12V Battery
LEGEND for Fig 5.3
—————
Voltage (V) Curve
•••••
Current (I) Curve
Io
Bulk Stage Current. Please see Section 5.7.1.1
"3-Bulk Stage",
"3-Absorption Stage",
"3-Charger Off"
This coded information relates to the active Charging Prole and Charging Stage and is displayed in the 2
nd
line of
the Charging Mode Display Screens of EVO-RC-PLUS Remote Control. Please see Table 3.2 under Section 3.6.4.3
of EVO-RC-PLUS Remote Control Manual
NOTES for Fig 5.3
1. Please see Srl. 1 of Table 5.3 for details of charging process
2. Voltage (V) and Current (I) curves show the battery voltage and current.
3. The Voltage (V) and Current (I) curves shown are based on the following operating conditions:
a) The battery is being charged exclusively by the Battery charging Section of EVO and that there is NO external charging source that is
charging the battery / battery bank
b) There is no external DC load on the battery / battery bank (the entire current delivered by the Charging Section of EVO is being used
to charge the battery / battery bank)
Fig 5.3 Voltage – Current (V-I) Curves for "2-Stage Type 1" Charging Prole