Samlex Europe PST-300S-12E, Owner'S Manual

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- 85% State of Discharge (15% State of Charge) at very high C-rate discharge
current of C/3 Amps.
- 100% State of Discharge (0 % State of Charge) at high C-Rate discharge
current of C/5 Amps.
- 100% discharged (0% State of charge) at lower C-rate Discharge current of C/10 Amps.
It is seen that at DC input voltage of 10V / 20V, the battery is completely discharged for
C-rate discharge current of C/5 and lower.
Temperature of the battery further complicates the situation. All the above analysis is based
on battery electrolyte temperature of 80°f. The battery capacity varies with temperature.
Battery capacity is also a function of age and charging history. Older batteries have lower
capacity because of shedding of active materials, sulfation, corrosion, increasing number of
charge / discharge cycles etc. Hence, the State of Discharge of a battery under load cannot
be estimated accurately. However, the low DC input voltage alarm and shut-down functions
are designed to protect the inverter from excessive current drawn at the lower voltage.
7.13 USE OF EXTERNAL PROGRAMMABLE LOW VOLTAGE DISCONNECTS
The above ambiguity can be removed by using an external, programmable Low Voltage
Disconnect where more exact voltage threshold can be set to disconnect the battery
based on the actual application requirements. Please consider using the following
Programmable Low Battery Cut-off / “Battery Guard” Models
- BG-40 (40A) - For up to 400W, 12V inverter or 800W, 24 inverter
- BG-60 (60A) - For up to 600W, 12V inverter or 1200W, 24 inverter
- BG-200 (200A) - For up to 2000W, 12V inverter or 4000W, 24 inverter
- BGB-250 (250A) - For up to 3000W, 12V inverter or 6000W, 24 inverter
7.14 DEPTH OF DISCHARGE OF BATTERY AND BATTERY LIFE
The more deeply a battery is discharged on each cycle, the shorter the battery life. Using
more batteries than the minimum required will result in longer life for the battery bank.
A typical cycle life chart is given in the Table 7.6:
TABLE 7.6: TYPICAL CYCLE LIFE CHART
Depth of Discharge
% of Ah Capacity
Cycle Life of Group
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Cycle Life of Group
8D
Cycle Life of Group
GC2
10 1000 1500 3800
50 320 480 1100
80 200 300 675
100 150 225 550
NOTE: It is recommended that the depth of discharge should be limited to 50%.
SECTION 7 | General Information on Lead Acid
Batteries
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