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RST050

INSTALLATION

USER

MANUAL

Installation and User Manual

Backup Battery

RST050

Beam Communications Pty Ltd

8 Anzed Court, Mulgrave,

Victoria, 3170, AUSTRALIA

Information furnished by Beam Communications Pty Ltd (Beam) is believed to be accurate and

reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Beam for its use, or for any infringement of patents

or other rights of third parties, which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or

otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Beam. Beam reserves the right to change specifications

at any time without notice.

Product name: RST050

Manual revision: 05

Part Number USRMAN000405

Release date: Jan 2008

Summary of Contents for RST 050

Page 1: ...Battery Backup RST 050 Installation User Manual Supporting applications for Telephony and Data Ship Security Alert System SSAS Beam Communications Pty Ltd ...

Page 2: ...r no responsibility is assumed by Beam for its use or for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Beam Beam reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice Copyright 2008 Beam Communications Pty Ltd All rights reserved Product name RST050 ...

Page 3: ...00 INTERCONNECT CABLE 11 CUSTOMISATION 12 DESIGN INFORMATION FOR CUSTOMIZED POWER SYSTEMS 12 Power Requirements 12 Battery Sizing 12 Charging Efficiency 12 Operational Time for Defined Charge Periods 13 Cumulative Discharge 14 Excessive Discharge and Undercharge 15 Over Discharge Safety Cut out 15 Using the RST050 with other BEAM products 15 Solar Cell Sizing 16 SAFETY ISSUES 17 Introduction 17 Ga...

Page 4: ...international safety standards Warning Do not open equipment There are no user serviceable parts inside Return product to manufacturer for servicing If a DC power supply is to be used its output must comply with the Safety Extra Low Voltage SELV requirements of IEC60950 All connectors must only be connected to equipment ports which comply with the Safety Extra Low Voltage SELV requirements of IEC6...

Page 5: ...of individuals communities government agencies and the corporate sector providing voice and data access without the need for traditional wire line or mobile phone infrastructure As the Iridium satellite network is global Beam s products address global markets across the spectrum of rural and remote users including households motor vehicles telemetry maritime and emergency services Beam Communicati...

Page 6: ...gent standby power for telephony data geo location alert monitoring telemetry and advisory function for special applications The RST050 is used where the requirement is for full functionality to be provided by the Beam installation in the absence of normal power Figure 1 The RST 050 The RST050 Backup Battery is a simple product to install using the same mounting procedure and accessories as other ...

Page 7: ... connector cable supplied with the RST050 connect the Battery terminal to the Beam Satellite terminal as shown in figure 1 The AC power supply from the main terminal will now be used to supply power to the Battery Backup Figure 1 Step 2 Using the power supply that was supplied with the Beam Satellite terminal connect this to the Power Input connector of the RST050 Battery Backup as shown in figure...

Page 8: ...ing Battery Status Indication The RST050 Battery Back up has been designed with an intelligent charging system to ensure correct and efficient operation of the battery terminal The following information is important to understand how the Battery Back up effectively operates and in what state the LEDS will appear Status LED If the Battery Status LED is red with AC power connected this means that th...

Page 9: ...andby mode Amber Boost charging Red Flat battery charging Green Charged OK Red Not charged battery low Power Information The RST050 Battery Backup power requirements are detailed as follows Parameter Specification Supply Voltage Range 11 to 16v DC Supply Voltage Nominal 12v DC Supply Current Maximum 3A at 12v DC Supply Current Average 0 3A at 12v DC The RST050 is solar cell compatible The solar ce...

Page 10: ...ius and are temperature compensated Under initial charge the RST050 provides a constant current boost charge until the battery voltage reaches 24 7Vdc The RST050 will then provides constant voltage charging at this 24 7Vdc voltage until either o The current the batteries draw drops to C 100 50mA for the 5Ah cells used after which the charger switches to standby charge mode or o A total charge time...

Page 11: ...he RST050 Charging can only occur when the RST050 RSTx00 interconnect cable is plugged into the RST050 Once charged and if the RST050 is going to be shelved not connected to a system until required it is recommended to un plug the RST050 RSTx00 4 pin interconnect cable Having a green battery status LED when this cable is un plugged DOES NOT indicate the current charge level of the battery The RST0...

Page 12: ... sized to reach their end point voltage at the end of a 22 2 discharge cycle for the RSR100 starting from a fully charged state That is it is considered that the batteries are discharged after delivering 3 3W x 24h 79 2Wh Charging Efficiency Under a 0 2C constant current only charging scheme the batteries used in the RST050 would recover 80 of their lost capacity in 4 hours and 90 in 5 hours As th...

Page 13: ...allowed That is the time the RST100 may be operated for no overall energy loss by the RST050 This information is of use where the RST050 is installed as a UPS for the RST100 and the backup time is to be estimated at times subsequent to a power outage Charge Period hours Total Energy Supplied to RST050 Wh Energy Returned to Batteries Wh Backup Time hours Total Operational Time hours 1 30 10 3 03 4 ...

Page 14: ... following table shows the remaining operating hours at the end of each day for the RST050 under conditions of permanent 22 2 RST100 load for different charge periods It is assumed that the RST050 starts the first day with 100 charge and that charging takes place around the middle of the day Elapsed Days 1 2 3 4 5 1 4 5 2 8 3 12 0 4 16 8 5 5 20 16 5 12 5 8 5 Charge Period Hours 6 24 24 24 24 24 In...

Page 15: ...sing the RST050 with other BEAM products The RST050 may be used with other BEAM products such as the RST200 and RST600 Both of these products have lower power requirements than the RST100 and a proportional increase in backup time can be obtained The table below shows the power consumed by different Beam equipment In normal applications the RST050 will supply power on a 22 2 basis i e 22 hours of ...

Page 16: ...ockhampton of Latitude 24 Longitude 150 yielded a worse case Insolation kWh m2 day of 3 3 in May using the 10 Year Average Minimum With a conversion efficiency of 15 this is approximately 500Wh m2 day Total requirement is 180Wh day Dividing the energy requirement by the available energy gives 180Wh day 500Wh m2 day 0 36m2 Note that this energy is only available for around 6 hours a day worst case ...

Page 17: ...er charge conditions will normally dissipate rapidly into the atmosphere Hydrogen gas is difficult to contain in anything but a metal or glass enclosure It can permeate a plastic container at a relatively rapid rate Because of the characteristics of gases and the relative difficulty in containing them most applications will allow for their release into the atmosphere If the RST050 is required to b...

Page 18: ... a potential fire hazard Particular caution should be used when the person working near the open connector terminals of the RST050 such as during installation is wearing metal rings or watchbands Inadvertently placing these metal articles across the connector terminals could result in severe skin burns It is a good practice to remove all metallic items such as watches bracelets and personal jewelr...

Page 19: ...k or poured concrete surface let the cement completely dry before you mount the RST050 5 The RST050 is heavy If mounting on a wooden surface make sure the wood is structurally sound 6 Leave enough room around the RST050 to allow unhindered access to the rear panel 7 Do not install the unit in a permanently concealed recess You must be able to access and remove the unit should future service be req...

Page 20: ...ets securely to a suitable structure making sure the space between the brackets is wide enough to smoothly slot in the RST050 2 Secure the RST050 unit to the mounting brackets using supplied screws 3 Carefully slot the RST050 between the two mounting brackets and secure with the retaining screws ...

Page 21: ... Power 11 16Vdc 2 5A Rear Panel Visual Indicators Input Power LED Front Panel Output Overload LED Front Panel Battery State LED Front Panel Connectors Power Input Ring type 2 pin Rear Panel Power Output Ring type 4 pin Rear Panel Backup Time RST100 22 Hours Standby 2 Hours Call talk RST200 42 Hours Standby 4 Hours Call data RST600 66 Hours Standby 6 Hours Call data Protection Over current Short Ci...

Page 22: ...RST050 INSTALLATION USER MANUAL 22 Physical Size 225x271x45mm Weight 5 Kg Operating Temperature 0C to 55C Storage Temperature 30C to 70C Operating Humidity 85 non condensing ...

Page 23: ...ns to the Customer Beam Communications will repair or replace at our option any defective product provided that our analysis and or inspection discloses that such defects developed under normal and proper use 4 This warranty does not extend to goods subjected to liquid or particulate ingress extreme humidity misuse neglect accident or improper installation or to maintenance or repair of products t...

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