WITH CHARGE COMBINER FORCED ON,
ALL 12V SUPPLY CIRCUITS ARE CONNECTED
TOGETHER, REGARDLESS OF CHARGE AVAILABILITY.
HIGH SUSTAINED CURRENT MAY SERIOUSLY DAMAGE
EQUIPMENT AND DISCHARGE ALL BATTERIES
NOTE:
GEN SET START BATTERY RECEIVES
SMALL MAINTENANCE CHARGE FROM
BATTERY CHARGER BUT GEN SET ALTERNATOR
IS PRIMARY 12V SOURCE FOR ITS OPERATION
120VAC CIRCUITS BELOW
12VDC CIRCUITS ABOVE
12V CURRENT - BLUE ARROW
120V CURRENT - MAGENTA ARROW
12V DISTRIBUTION BREAKERS
O
N
O
N
O
N
LIMIT
12V LOADS
LIMITED TO
ESSENTIAL
SERVICES
12V
ALTERNATOR
12V
ALTERNATOR
TYPICAL
"A" BUS LOADS
"B" BUS
ON
SHORE 1
30 AMPS
120V LOADS
ON
TYPICAL
"A" BUS LOADS
"A" & "B" CIRCUITS CAN NOT
BE SUPPLIED FROM INVERTER
INVERTER FUNCTION
BYPASSED
TYPICAL
INV. BUS LOADS
PARALLEL
A & B
TYPICAL
"A" BUS LOADS
120V SOURCE
SELECTION
SHORE 2
30 AMPS
TYPICAL
"A" BUS LOADS
GENERATOR
50 AMPS
ON
SWITCH POSITIONS
ON
ON
"INV" BUS
TYPICAL
INV. BUS LOADS
TYPICAL
"A" BUS LOADS
ON
TYPICAL
INV. BUS LOADS
TYPICAL
"B" BUS LOADS
ON
INVERTER OFF
TO AVOID HIGH
12VDC CURRENT
DRAW
ON
TYPICAL
"B" BUS LOADS
ON
ON
ON
"A" BUS
ON
TYPICAL
"A" BUS LOADS
ON
TYPICAL
"B" BUS LOADS
SHORE
POWER #1
ON
INVERTER/CHARGER
PERFORMS EITHER
FUNCTION, NOT
SIMULTANEOUSLY
CONVERTS
120V TO 12V
CONVERTS
12V TO 120V
GEN SET
INVERTER
BATTERY
CHARGER
ONLY THE THREE UPPER RIGHT
CIRCUITS COMPRISING THE
INVERTER BUS CAN OPTIONALLY
BE SUPPLIED BY THE INVERTER,
SEE CONDITIONS 4 & 5
START
BATTERY
START
BATTERY
SHIP'S SERVICE
BATTERY BANK
SOLAR
PANELS
SOLAR PANELS CONTRIBUTE
LOW CURRENT VARIABLE CHARGING
START BATTERIES
MAY BECOME
DEPLETED
WHEN AUTO
FUNCTION IS
OVERIDDEN
12V POWER
RESERVOIR
ISSUED MAR. 19, 2009
TC
CONDITION 14:
CHARGE COMBINER
FORCED "ON" EMERGENCY
POWER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION
FROM START BATTERIES FOR LIMITED
EMERGENCY POWER,
EG. RADIO TRANSMISSION, NAVIGATION
THIS CONDITION ILLUSTRATED AS A
CONTINGENCY FOR TEMPORARILY
RESOLVING 12VDC POWER
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ONLY.
ANTARES 44 ELECTRICAL
POWER FLOW DIAGRAMS
EL-04-14
IF ONE OR BOTH START
BATTERIES ARE
DEPLETED, STARTING
MAY BE ASSISTED FROM
SHIP'S SERVICE BANK
OR OPPOSITE START
BATTERY
SWITCH MOVED FROM
AUTO TO ON
TEMPORARILY
PROTECTION OF CHARGING EQUIPMENT
AND BATTERY ISOLATION WILL BE LOST
DURING FORCED ENGAGEMENT OF THE
CHARGE COMBINER.
THE SWITCH MAY BE HELD IN THIS
POSITION FOR BRIEF INTERVALS IN
AN EMERGENCY, ENSURE THAT
12V LOADS ARE REDUCED TO A MINIMUM.
MONITOR CABLES FOR OVERHEAT IF
ATTEMPTING PROLONGED ENGINE START
120VAC FROM
SHORE OR GEN
WILL EVENTUALLY RECOVER
ALL BATTERIES THROUGH
THE CHARGER AND COMBINER
SET TO "AUTO" MODE. THIS
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS
THE PREFERRED PROCEDURE
WHENEVER POSSIBLE
AUTO
OFF
ON
ON
AUTO
OFF
CHARGE COMBINER
NO CURRENT - GREY ARROW