Enerdrive Lithium Power Pack Series, Owner'S Manual

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and created a COMPLETE Lithium Battery & Installation System so your Li-Ion battery bank is fully
protected. Most importantly, our system is designed to give the maximum performance, longevity and
SAFETY in your valuable installations.
Be aware that the market is abuzz with the hot topic of Lithium Ion Batteries; and we can tell you from
our testing to date that all the hype of their performance and capabilities is TRUE. However what we
can also inform you is that all the stories of their ‘Issues’ are unfortunately also true. However the so
called “issues’ of lithium can be avoided with some very basic rules about protection.
• Never go over voltage whilst charging them
• Never let them go ‘Dead’ Flat
• Keep the individual cells ‘Balanced’
What this lesson taught us is if we were to develop our lithium program – IT HAD TO BE DONE RIGHT.
So we developed our own Lithium Power Pack for the Australian market with the emphasis on ‘built
like a tank’; and even to the extent of being a little bit ‘overkill’ on the packaging and protection.
So how does our system actually work?
The Advance BMS relay driver is designed to take multiple signal input connections from the ePRO
Plus battery meter for low state of charge (SOC%) & system voltage & Hi/Low Cell voltage from the
batteries Active Cell Balancer unit and control all charging and discharging sources connected to the
lithium battery system.
System Program Selection Switch;
The Enerdrive Advanced BMS Relay Driver has 2 pre-programed settings.
In the event of low SOC% and/or voltage reaches the pre-set level, the program will shut down the
charging sources (solar/vehicle) and the inverter/charger before disengaging the main battery relay,
turning off the whole electrical system to protect the battery. The program will then switch on the
signal for all charging sources. When AC power is applied to the Combi, the AC charger will start once
the main latching relay is re-engaged. To re-engage the main battery relay, press in the Yellow button
on top of the main battery relay.
PROGRAM A:
FOR SYSTEMS INSTALLED WITH ePOWER AC, DC2DC CHARGERS & ePOWER INVERTERS:
This program isolates the charging sources (solar/vehicle/mains charger) in the event of a battery cell
voltage being too high without turning the whole electrical system off. The Enerdrive Advanced BMS
Relay Driver will activate the TOR & output contacts that will cut out all charging sources for 10 minutes.
If the cell has not come back within range before 10 minutes, it will stay active for another 10 minutes and
repeat until the cell/s are within range. This setup allows the system loads to still be powered.
In the event of low SOC% and/or voltage, the main battery relay will disengage to protect the battery. All
charging sources (solar/vehicle/mains charger) will still be active to recharge the battery providing the sun is
up or the chargers are plugged in. To re-engage the main battery relay, press in the Yellow button on top of
the main battery relay. The Enerdrive Advanced BMS Relay Driver will turn the main battery relay OFF every 6
minutes if the SOC% on the battery monitor is still below the set point. So this may need to be reset a few
times before the SOC% set point reaches its re-engagement point.
FOR SYSTEMS INSTALLED WITH COMBI INVERTER/CHARGERS:
After 2 years of research, testing and proving, and a further 6+ years of infield sales, Enerdrive has designed