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HBS Operating Instructions

Version 1.0

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State

Display

Capacity-Indicating LED's: depending on battery state with
INVERTED DISPLAY

Internal Status-LED: blinking / flashing (1180ms on /
100ms, then flashing)

Storage-Mode

no external voltage

Status Output: flashing (30ms on, 1500ms off)

Capacity-Indicating LED's: blinks with 10Hz

Internal Status-LED: blinks with 10Hz

Center tap missing

Error Condition

Status Output: blinks with 10Hz

Capacity-Indicating LED (90%): blinks with 10Hz

Internal Status-LED: blinks with 10Hz

Over Voltage

Error Condition

Status Output: blinks with 10Hz

Capacity-Indicating LED's: depending on battery state

Internal Status-LED: blinks with 10Hz

Temperature
exceeded

Error Condition

Status Output: blinks with 10Hz

16. HBS Block Diagram

Summary of Contents for PowerCube HBS

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Page 2: ...HBS Operating Instructions Version 1 0 Page 2 of 36...

Page 3: ...10 External Status LED 19 11 Mounting Examples 19 11 1 Electrical Powered Model 20 11 2 Electrical Powered Model with Dual Supply 20 11 3 Combustion Engine Powered Model 21 11 4 Combustion Engine Pow...

Page 4: ...Extensive optically and electronically end tests for every system which leaves our house assure that you our customer acquire an absolute reliable product which considerably increases the reliability...

Page 5: ...y and moisture The HBS must have sufficient distance to neighboring areas in order to allow for good heat dissipation Improper handling of the HBS can result in serious damage injury to property or pe...

Page 6: ...bundled interbred or mixed In this case it relates to the voltage supply of the receiver equipment or other components in a RC model or UAS Unmanned Aerial System The supply voltage of the HBS is gen...

Page 7: ...HBS Operating Instructions Version 1 0 Page 7 of 36 4 HBS Connection Scheme Rear Hint The HBS can get very hot depending on withdrawn power Therefore the total aluminum housing is used as heat sink...

Page 8: ...ith a 2S LiPo buffer battery Hint The HBS is a totally new system and therefore remains under legal protection of registered designs at the German patent office Nr 20 2013 000 114 2 First the function...

Page 9: ...rging of the receiver battery is eliminated as well as cell matching which is done by the HBS too The flight battery supplies the HBS The DC DC converter in the HBS reduces the voltage of the flight b...

Page 10: ...of the battery is not fully utilized in order to increase life duration Extremely high Currents The difference to a regular BEC without receiver battery is that due to the usage of a 2S Lipo battery...

Page 11: ...ated charging station in combustion engine powered model Due to the circuitry design of the HBS a fully electrically isolation galvanic separation of the input voltage Input and the output voltage Out...

Page 12: ...s compensated by the smaller batteries Battery State Indication The charging state of the receiver battery which is connected to the HBS is displayed by five LED s operating state by 2 additional LED...

Page 13: ...automatically Due to this function the life performance of the battery is increased tremendously Cooperation with DLR The HBS Hybrid Battery Supply was developed in close cooperation with the DLR Deu...

Page 14: ...er with storage function Quiescent current lower than 1 5 A Therefore no discharge of the batteries during longer breaks Unlimited number of parallel HBS possible The outputs are electrically isolated...

Page 15: ...2400mAh PC4230 JR UNI battery patch cable Variant 30cm long PC4230 JR UNI battery patch cable Variant 50cm long PC4240 PowerCube battery charging balancing cable Variant 10cm PC4240 PowerCube battery...

Page 16: ...n the HBS a normal JR Uni battery patch cable or a servo cable with disconnected pulse line suffices The wire cross section for low input voltages should be up to 20 volts 0 5mm AWG21 for higher volta...

Page 17: ...available cells from KOKAM This assures for very long life performance The capacity indication of the HBS is calibrated to PowerCube LiPo batteries and shows the most precise results for them Supply...

Page 18: ...rging discharging current Life performance of the batteries is tremendously increased by this lowered charging end voltage because relevant values of the DOD Depth of Discharge for life performance ar...

Page 19: ...utput switches 5 volts and can be loaded with a maximum of 60mA The EMCOTEC charging socket with status LED Part No PC4205 has two integrated LED s which illuminate the outer ring of the charging sock...

Page 20: ...rical Powered Model In this example the receiver set is powered by a receiver battery Switches and so on are not shown 11 2 Electrical Powered Model with Dual Supply In this example the receiver set i...

Page 21: ...e fuselage s sidewall After each flight connect an external charging cable Part No PC4220 The charging cable on the other hand is directly connected to a car battery or any other DC voltage source Not...

Page 22: ...l charging socket Part No PC4205 which is best mounted in the fuselage s sidewall Noteworthiness of the gray dotted lines in the draft from the HBS to the charging socket In this case one LED in the c...

Page 23: ...ty of the LiPo battery Here charging and recharging is differentiated i e depending on state charging recharging another characteristic curve is displayed This serves for a very precise display Chargi...

Page 24: ...ol whether a receiver battery is even connected because the receiver set is supplied power from the receiver battery only for the first couple of minutes this continuous until the charging system turn...

Page 25: ...ly available if no external voltage source is connected to the HBS i e no external supply for charging the battery Turn on the HBS using button Test After a few seconds the charging state of the conne...

Page 26: ...nected battery it can take several hours to reach this state When the correct cell voltage is reached the HBS turns itself off Hint Of course the battery is balanced during active Storage Mode i e bot...

Page 27: ...nce The power off process is extended for another 2 minutes as soon as the HBS starts balancing Safety Functions If the center tap of the battery is missing the charging system is turned off after 5 s...

Page 28: ...roken if its voltage drops below 2 0 volts A missing center tap is detected if the voltage of the battery cell drops below 0 2 volts The qualifying time is 200 milliseconds 15 LED Codes Error and Stat...

Page 29: ...f the LED blinks symmetrically and constantly 1 time per second the battery is charged more than 90 and the model can take off No need to wait for a constantly lit LED Hint Charging of a LiPo battery...

Page 30: ...tally off when battery deeply discharged Internal Status LED blinks with 10Hz Capacity 10 no external voltage Status Output blinks with 10Hz Capacity Indicating LED 20 blinks with 10Hz Internal Status...

Page 31: ...rger active Status Output 2 800ms on 800ms off then 1600ms pause Capacity Indicating LED 90 continuously on others off Internal Status LED blinks 1000ms on 1000ms off Capacity 90 external voltage conn...

Page 32: ...500ms off Capacity Indicating LED s blinks with 10Hz Internal Status LED blinks with 10Hz Center tap missing Error Condition Status Output blinks with 10Hz Capacity Indicating LED 90 blinks with 10Hz...

Page 33: ...l Equalizing Current Max 90mA per channel Trickle Charge Mode battery voltage 5 60V Re Switch On Voltage Charger battery voltage 7 80V Safety Functions Temperature Shutdown T 80 C repeated Switch on T...

Page 34: ...4 of 36 Connectors Connector Supply Voltage Input JR UNI spacing 2 54mm 3 pin Connector LiPo Battery Output JST EH Series spacing 2 5mm 3 pin Connector Plug Status Out JST PH Series spacing 2 0mm 2 pi...

Page 35: ...ed for any damages during transport If repair is needed the equipment must be sent to the appropriate service center of the respective country or directly to EMCOTEC GmbH The guarantee shall only be v...

Page 36: ...separate waste collection system 21 Legal Instructions Trademarks The following names are registered trademarks EMCOTEC DPSI PowerCube Other product names mentioned in this manual may also be trademar...

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