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SECTION 5 |
Battery Charging in Evolution™ Series
NOTE:
Procedure described is to be used when the optional Remote Control EVO-RC-PLUS has NOT been plugged
into the RJ-45 Remote Control Jack
(7, Fig 2.1)
.
Please note if the Remote Control has been plugged into
the RJ-45 Jack, the above procedure cannot be activated and the ON/OFF of Equalization Profile will be
controlled by the Remote Control EVO-RC-PLUS.
5.10 2-STAGE CHARGING PROFILES
2-Stage Charging Profile may be used for charging Lead Acid, Lithium Ion and Nickel-Zinc (
Ni-Zn
) types of batteries.
In 2-Stage Charging Profile, the battery is charged in Bulk Stage first and then in Absorption Stage or Float Stage. There
is no 3rd Stage.
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The 2nd Stage i.e. Absorption Stage may also be referred to as Float Stage in some applications like charging
Lead Acid Battery with load
(battery backup application like in Telecom battery charging, Emergency
Lighting etc.)
. In this application, the voltage setting of the 2nd Absorption Stage is lowered to the level
corresponding to the Float Stage.
Please note that under this condition, the battery will not charge fully but
only to around 80%
.
The following 3 programming options are available for 2-Stage Charging:
1) Option 3 = 2 Stage Type 1:
Please refer to Srl. 1 of Table 5.3 for detailed description and Fig 5.3 for Voltage
- Current (V-I) Curves
2) Option 4 = 2 Stage Type 2:
Please refer to Srl. 2 of Table 5.3 for detailed description and Fig 5.4 for Voltage
– Current (V-I) Curves
3) Option 5 = 2 Stage Type 3:
Please refer to Srl. 3 of Table 5.3 for detailed description and Fig 5.5 for Voltage
– Current (V-I) Curves
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Please refer to Section 5.11 for more details regarding protections available in EVO
TM
Series when using
2-Stage Charging Profiles for charging Lithium Ion Battery Packs in association with their Battery Management
System (
BMS
).
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