BATTERY CHARGER USER’S MANUAL PART- 2: THEORY OF OPERATION
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7.3.2 Alarms
The battery charger offers the possibility to detect and display many alarms, which can be assigned to a specific
relay (up to 24 relay). The list below shows all alarms that can be set and adjusted separately:
Battery High Voltage;
Battery Low Voltage;
Positive Ground Fault;
Negative Ground Fault;
AC Fail;
Rectifier Fail;
Rectifier High Voltage *;
High Voltage Shutdown *;
Rectifier Low Voltage *;
End of Discharge *;
Internal high Temperature *;
Internal Low Temperature *;
External High Temperature & Shutdown **;
External Low Temperature **;
AC High Voltage **;
AC Low Voltage **;
High Ripple *;
Rectifier Low Current *;
Rectifier High Current *;
Battery Low Current **;
Battery High Current **;
Battery High Capacity **;
Battery Low Capacity **;
Equalize Alarm *;
PCOM Communication Alarm **;
PM Communication Alarm **;
Frequency Fail *;
Unbalanced Battery or Cell Defect **;
Temperature Probe Alarm **;
Battery Discharge Alarm **;
Common and Audible Alarm **;
There can be up to 24 optional relays associated with different alarms. Each alarm has the following parameters to
be set:
Alarm
Enabled/Disabled
Threshold Enter value
Time delay 1-8191 sec.
Relay 1 to 24
Alarm Display Latched or unlatched
Relay operation Latched or unlatched
Failsafe operation ON or OFF (fail-safe (FS) is when relay coils are de-energized when
associated alarms occur)
Common Alarm ON or OFF (When common relay for all alarms is ordered)
Should any alarm occur, a message will be displayed and the Red LED will blink.
* : Included, enabled upon customer request only. Can also be field activated
** : Optional