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Load>150%(±10%), beeps 0.5s every 1s and Fault(Turn off) after 20s.
2.5.2 AC Charger
TPH Series is equipped with an active PFC (Power Factor Corrected) multistage battery charger. The PFC
feature is used to control the amount of power used to charge the batteries in order to obtain a power factor
as close as possible to 1.
Unlike other inverters whose max charging current decreases according to the input AC voltage, TPH-PV
series charger is able to output max current as long as input AC voltage is in the range of 164-243VAC
(95-127VAC for 120V model), and AC freq is in the range of 48-54Hz(58-64Hz for 60Hz model).
The TPH-PV series inverter is with a strong charging current of 120Amp (for 4KW,12V), and the max
charge current can be adjusted from 0%-100% via a linear switch at the right of the battery type selector.
This will be helpful if you are using our powerful charger on a small capacity battery bank. Fortunately, the
linear switch can effectively reduce the max charging current to 20% of its peak.
Choosing “0” in the battery type selector will disable charging function.
There are mainly 3 stages:
Bulk Charging:
This is the initial stage of charging. While Bulk Charging, the charger supplies the battery
with controlled constant current. The charger will remain in Bulk charge until the Absorption charge voltage
(determined by the Battery Type selection) is achieved.
Software timer will measure the time from A/C start until the battery charger reaches 0.3V below the boost
voltage, then take this time asT0 and T0×2 = T1.
Absorb Charging:
This is the second charging stage and begins after the absorb voltage has been reached.
Absorb Charging provides the batteries with a constant voltage and reduces the DC charging current in order
to maintain the absorb voltage setting.
In this period, the inverter will start a T1 timer; the charger will keep the boost voltage in Boost CV mode
until the T1 timer has run out. Then drop the voltage down to the float voltage. The timer has a minimum
time of 1 hour and a maximum time of 12 hours.
Float Charging:
The third charging stage occurs at the end of the Absorb Charging time. While Float
charging, the charge voltage is reduced to the fl oat charge voltage (determined by the Battery Type
selection*). In this stage, the batteries are kept fully charged and ready if needed by the inverter.
If the A/C is reconnected or the battery voltage drops below 12Vdc/24Vdc/48Vdc, the charger will reset the
cycle above.
If the charge maintains the float state for 10 days, the charger will deliberately reset the cycle to protect the
battery.
Table 2.5.1 Battery Charging Processes
Table 2.5.2 Battery Type Selector
